The lighting around her became loose and vanished into thin air. The first thing she did was to run towards Dmitri. Sitting next to him, she softly picked up his head and placed it on her lap. Then, she created a bubble around them to protect his body from the harsh rain that was falling on them. 

She stroked his hair and said, "I asked you not to come out." Even though she was anxious, she assured him, "It will be alright. I am right beside you." 

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Cy and his men were being pushed far away. They were doing their best to put up a good fight against the beasts, but they became more and more weak as more of Cy's team got taken down. 

While this was happening, Cy noticed a large army of wizards and witches flying towards them. They surrounded him and his remaining men. Following them were wolves who immediately surrounded their alpha and queen. 

Fleur had arrived by then and the moment she tracked down Cy, she directed her team to follow him. But Cy wasn't an easy person to take down; he was the strongest military general in the wizard kingdom. Cy managed to run away with three of his men while the rest of his men were captured. 

As soon as the battle ended, Fleur went to meet her queen. It was the first time she had met Adrianna. She had prepared so much to introduce herself to her queen, but at that point in time, all she saw was a young girl sitting next to her lover - her mate - with dejection and misery etched on her face. Fleur couldn't bring herself to say a word. Slowly, Adrianna lifted herself up off the ground as she lifted Dmitri up into the air. She walked out of the cave and all the wild beasts surrounded her. She held back the tears in her eyes and walked with her head held high, followed by all the wolves, the wizards, and the witches. 

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It had been two days, but Dmitri still hadn't woken up. The healers of various packs had been called in to treat Dmitri but they couldn't wake him up. Adrianna continued to watch over him as she sat next to him on the bed. She wouldn't even eat her food. She held his hand all the time as she stared at his pale face.

Cora was panicky. Even though she was worried, she wouldn't let go of any opportunity to berate and insult Adrianna. Adrianna would only listen to her quietly. She was nothing without her alpha; she thought she would go insane without him. 

On the second day, when Dmitri didn't wake up, Cora once again came into their room and shouted, "Adrianna, you pathetic woman. Because of you, my son has to bear so much pain. Why can't you just leave him be? You should have just died in that battle! Do you even know how to do what is best for those who care for you? Just leave us so that we can return to our normal lives. Life was so much better without you Adrianna. My son was only ever interested in uniting all the wolf clans. Ever since you came, all he is interested in is running around you. Have you used one of your witch charm spells to trap my son? He was never like this before." 

Sometimes, Keisha would accompany Cora in her visits to Dmitri's room and Keisha would sit next to Dmitri. She would hold his hand or stroke his hair and say, "Come back dear Dmitri. It is lonely without you." 

Cora would then go to Keisha and pat her or soothe her. "Keisha, don't worry. He will be back with us soon enough... And then we will make sure that this witch leaves us forever!" 

Adrianna would cry even more, but she was getting tired of Cora's sudden outbursts whenever she came to see Dmitri. 

One day, when Cora was, as usual, hurling her insults at her, she broke and lashed back. "If you want to hurt me Cora, you should show some empathy. Just yelling and shouting your frustrations will never help your cause. I will stand firm in my resolution to be with Dmitri forever and I will not give in to your tempestuous voice. Only one thing can break me, and that is Dmitri. I was there to save him, and he was there for me. We are each other's angels and warriors. Dmitri gives me strength. Remember that anyone who abuses me is no friend of mine, and I owe them nothing."

Then, Adrianna glared at Cora and said, "Now that you know that I am half witch, you should fear me." 

Keisha was standing right next to Cora. Slowly, she sneaked out of the room, fearing that Adrianna might harm her again. 

Cora became all the more furious. She yelled, "You dare threaten me Adrianna? Wait until Dmitri wakes up. I will tell him about your audacity to speak to me like that. Remember that I am Dmitri's mother!"