602 It’s Not Yours

A second root pierced Ashleigh’s body, and the Dark Queen lifted her off the ground, bringing her close.

She tilted her head, looking over Ashleigh with consideration.

‘You cannot break your oath!’ one of the alphas shouted.

The Dark Queen sighed.

“Of course not,” she replied, dropping Ashleigh to the ground. “She’s weakened… now’s the time, boys.”

One long tendril pulled away from the Dark Queen’s body as she felt the presence of the three alphas move deeper inside Ashleigh’s mind. The tendril sat hovering just above Ashleigh and ready to pierce her chest.

“Though… if you are simply not fast enough to take control of the body… and it bled out…” she whispered. “It wouldn’t be my fault that it died.”