Chapter 341. Sacrifices

Aurora’s POV

I shook my head, my chest tightening as the thought dug deeper into me. “No... no, this is impossible,” I said, my voice sharper than I intended. “For you to even dream of achieving something like this, you’d need sacrifices.”

Ashton’s eyes didn’t waver. He nodded slowly, almost too calmly. “You’re right,” he said. “We do need sacrifices.”

Caroline, who had been silent until now, snapped out of her shock. Her voice cracked as she demanded, “What the hell do you mean by that? Sacrifices of what? Of who?”

Ashton turned to her, his expression unflinching. “Witches aren’t the only ones with magic running through their veins,” he replied.

Caroline’s brow furrowed, her voice rising with disbelief. “Stop talking in riddles, Ashton! What the hell are you trying to say?”

His lips curved into something between a smirk and a grimace. “Wolves,” he said simply. “Wolves are not just animals. They are mythical creatures, born from the essence