Cursed

Chapter Thirty-Seven

I was full of rage, about to spill over. Dara was lying on the ground, a crumpled mess. My guilt and sadness was pure wrath. These people were going to pay. Sarah Good wasn't here so they would have to do. I screamed the sound ear piercing. It wasn't a question to use or not use the power from the Amulet. With one hand I grabbed the Amulet tightly and the other I extended towards Raven. 

"Tell me where Thana and Vayne are. I swear, I will kill you." The light that omitted from my hand wrapped around her neck, strangling her. As I clenched my hand, not quite making a fist, it constricted more around her neck. Her eyes bulged as blood vessels broke. 

Ivelyn and Mir ran towards me, trying to stop me. I think they all were yelling for me to stop, but I didn't really hear them. All I could hear was the blood pumping in my body. I was the maddest I have ever been to. It was unlike me to do something like this, but I was done playing nice.

"They left," she choked out. Raven's face was starting to turn purple. Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw Forrest, Storm, and Zane try to leave. Forrest turned back to grab Luce, who fought against him. 

I released the hold I had on Raven.

"Stop!" My voice commanded, shaking the ground. They skidded to a halt and faced us. "No one is leaving," I told them.

"Cornelia, you need to really calm down. It's not their fault." Mir tried to tell me. She was right, but I couldn't admit that. Someone needed to pay for Dara's death. 

"Where did they go?" I strode towards Raven. She was choking on the ground. 

"I don't know, I was just supposed to make sure Thana didn't bail. Thana thought she was going to be the vessel of Lucifer, but it was that Sarah chick the whole time." Her voice sounded different, due to the Amulet. As the power and rage subsided, I started to feel bad. I shouldn't have tried to kill Raven. She looked so vulnerable on the dirt covered ground.

"Fine," I turn away from her.

Daniel and Giu stand menacingly by the members that tried to escape. 

"We need to call the police," I state loudly, so everyone could hear me. The sun was starting to rise. 

"W-why are you calling them?" This came from Zane who looked small. 

"Because you all are going to tell them that you were digging up the bodies. You won't say anything about us or the whole magic part of it. You all were just bored and stupid and thought you could get away with it." I make sure to look at each of them. Except for Trevor and Jarius who are still knocked out. 

"Why wouldn't we tell them about you guys?" Luce asked delicately. 

"I think we do tell them about you and y'all get locked in the looney bin like the freaks you are." Raven tries to get up, but I see the fear in her eyes. She's all talk -- not dangerous at all. I smile at her and turn my back to her.

"You won't because you won't remember us." This comes from Giu, she gets really close to Forrest's face and he looks like he's going to puke. 

Honestly, I had been bluffing about the part where they wouldn't say anything about us. I thought we could blackmail them into not saying anything. I hadn't realized Giu and Daniel could do that.

Storm wet his lips, his hands shook. I almost forgot how they all had drugs and alcohol in their system. No one would believe them anyway.

"Corn, if we call the police what about Dara?" Erik asks. I feel the pit of my stomach drop again.

"I'll make something up," I mutter.

"Um, guys!" Addie sounds panicked behind us. We all look at the cause of her urgent tone. It's Dara! Addie had been holding Dara, who now was opening her eyes.