Chapter 52

[A few minutes before Scarlet moved.]

Thunder has had his full attention on Scarlet since the beginning, which is why he sees everything that happens. 'I must be patient if I am to save her. He waited for the opportunity with this in mind.

"The moon is at its fullest, and now is the time!" Thunder's wrist was slashed as the priestess declared. While placing the necklace on the tree's root, she pours the blood into a black goblet.

The priestess began to mutter as the moon's rays struck the very centre of the tree. Scarlet also makes her move at this point.

"Scarlet Dimitri!" Elizabeth screamed angrily when she saw her subordinate's form--it was the same as Esme's when she died. That's why the bottled-up and suppressed rage finally erupted. She dashed toward Scarlet at breakneck speed, her claws poised to slash.

Thunder appeared just as Elizabeth's claws struck Scarlet's neck.

"The last time we met, I told you Scarlet was mine! You would have died l