Page 290 of My Unexpected Mate

I focused on projecting an image of a cliff toward Victor. Aria focused on projecting pain. As soon as our spells hit him, he staggered back. His magic lost its intensity and his attack stopped.

I was relieved. I took a deep breath and focused on keeping my image inside his head. Aria lowered her shield and increased the pain.

All of it lasted for a few seconds.

I was shocked when I felt Victor push us out of his head. He raised a mental block and blasted his magic right at my sister.

The blast knocked her up in the air and she flew a few feet back.

“ARIA!” all of us screamed at the same time.

I watched her fall back down. She hit her head on the ground, and my blood froze. I gasped and turned around to look at the fucker. I blasted my magic toward him. He didn’t see it coming, and he fell with a grunt.

I turned back around and saw Aria sitting up, holding her head. Nick was next to her, trying to get her to stand up. He was eyeing Victor the whole time.

I raised the magic shield around us, and my eyes glanced at the forest.

Where the fuck is Patricia?

“You put up a good fight,” I heard Victor’s voice behind me.

I turned around and watched him get off the ground.

“The fight isn’t over,” I said.

Victor laughed. “It will be soon.”

“But we have another surprise for you,” Nick said, cocking his head to the right.

Victor looked at him and smirked. He lifted his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.

I followed Nick’s gaze and saw Patricia standing behind a tree, glaring at Victor. She was behind him, so he hadn’t seen her yet.

I smirked and looked back at Victor. My shield was still up, protecting us from any magic he could send our way.

I took the opportunity to glance over at the battle between Cora and Petra. The sky above them was still dark. The rain was pouring down on them, and all four of them were soaked. Strong winds came from their direction. Cora looked exhausted, but she was still fighting. Mike and Annie were a distraction. They were attacking Cora, so she would direct her magic toward them, creating an opening for Petra to finish the job. They were very good, but Cora was strong. I was looking at Annie’s wolf, trying to find any injuries. I was relieved when I didn’t see any major ones. She had a couple of scratches and bites, but nothing major. Her wolf looked exhausted but strong. I was so proud of her.

“Maybe you should turn around, fucker.” Jake said coldly, bringing my attention back to our fight.

Victor narrowed his eyes and laughed. He raised his hands and sent another blast toward us. My shield held it back, but it was a hard one. I was panting, trying to keep the blast away. As soon as the blast was over, my shield fell down. I couldn’t hold it up. Victor smirked and riled up his magic again. I didn’t have the time to raise a shield, but Jake and Aria reacted. They knocked Victor’s spell out of the way.

“You should have listened to the boy, Victor,” Patricia said.

Victor froze with his hands up in the air. He was about to hit us with another blast when Patricia walked out of the forest.

She stood in front of Victor, and I could see the color drain from his face. I couldn’t see Patricia because her back was turned to us, but I was sure she was smirking.

“You were dead,” Victor mumbled, his eyes never leaving Patricia.

“I am very much alive, thank you,” she chuckled.

“I felt the bond break,” he growled, raising his hand toward Patricia.

Nick was fast. He put up a shield around us.

“I broke it,” Patricia said, calmly.

Victor gasped. “No. That is impossible.”

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