smile. "But when she's gone, I'll make sure you have someone to keep you company. I promise we could do things together that you never could with her."
Red-hot rage consumed me. "Do you really think that anyone would want to be with someone like you?"
"What the hell does that mean?" Rose pulled in a ragged breath as she took a step in my direction.
"It means you hate yourself so much that you take it out on everyone else." I was tired of being pushed around and manipulated. I'd thought as long as I didn't go for the crown, I'd be fine, but this bitch had been doing those very things to me the entire time I knew her. "You do realize you'll never be happy, not with how you let hate and anger control your life."
"Do you think that I care?" Rose lifted her head and stared me right in the eyes. "I'm Queen of the vampires. My father was so stupid, calling himself a prince when he could have been King." She huffed in disgust. "And soon, I'll be Queen over the wolves too."
"How do you figure that?" She was more psycho then even I realized.
"Well, when you're dead, your mate’s right to the throne will be jeopardized. Or I could kill him." Rose scanned the fight scene all around us. "And then, Richard will be king. We'll be married and crowned together all at one time."
"Have you lost your damn mind?" Agnes closed the distance between us and stood on my other side as we faced down her sister together. "Do you really think you can rule as Queen of the vampires and wolves?"
"Of course, I can, and I will." Rose smirked as she tossed her black hair over her shoulder. "And then we'll take down all the witches and have you recognize us as your true leaders as well."
"That will never happen while I'm alive." Agnes’s hands quivered with rage.
"Now, that can be arranged." She lifted her arm and pushed it out toward Agnes again.
Fortunately, Agnes spun, and the magic didn't hit her. Countering, she moved her arms and slid her hands outward, causing Rose's feet to be knocked out from underneath her.
We need to do something while Rose is distracted. I tried not to overthink things and ran straight at the witch.
Dammit, Elena. Mason began to shift, and soon he was running right beside me in wolf form. Remember you can't shift.
Shit, he was right. I was pregnant and couldn’t risk miscarrying our baby girl.
"Ah, you wanna join the fun?" Rose's lips began to move, but there was no sound.
All of a sudden, excruciating pain filled my mind. I cried out as I tripped, falling to my knees.
Mason leaped at her, going for her throat, but she lifted her hand, and her power had him slamming to the ground instead.
A huge smirk filled her face until Agnes threw her hands up, causing her to stumble and drop the magical hold she had on me.
I quickly glanced at the fighters around us, thankful that our group still seemed to be holding their own. However, there was a wolf in trouble that must have been part of James's pack. Wait ... It was Alec.
Ella came bounding out of the woods in her wolf form, heading straight toward us.
While Rose was still down, I glanced at Ella. "Please, go help Alec." The last thing we needed was to lose a close friend.
When her eyes followed where my finger pointed, she ran off without any hesitation.
Agnes appeared right beside me again and still had her magic flowing out, keeping Rose down. "We need to kill her." Even though her words were strong, her eyes filled with tears.
She still loved the version of Rose she used to know as a child and a sister. Obviously, someone else needed to be the one to do it. "Got it."
The wind around us began to blow, and soon Rose was back on her feet. "Did you think it would be that easy to keep me down?"
Hey, Mason, Agnes and I are going to distract Rose. I need you to strike at the first opportunity. I had to figure out a way that allowed him to attack.
What I already understood was that she wanted my blood. I did the only thing I knew to do. I raised my wrist to my mouth and bit down so hard that blood began pouring down my hands.
"What are you doing?" Rose’s entire demeanor changed.
"I figure if you want