CHAPTER 30

-Chapter Thirty-

*First Person's Perspective*

~Enise~

It had been two days since I left Luca's mansion. I was still hurting from the turn of events, but Anna had dragged me downstairs to cheer me up. The three of us spoke about a lot of things and slowly my mind drifted away from all that was bothering me, unitil suddenly, the air tightened. Leaves rustled outside and a cold breeze caressed my skin. The hairs on my body stood up and goosebumps decorated all of my skin

I wasn't the only one who could feel the tension in the room building up like a storm on the horizon. Everyone else, could

There was a presence, a presence that I have become so familiar with. The wind continued and little things arranged at the corners of the living room began to fall. My lips twisted into a frown

"Enough, Diana," I said, my voice shaking with anger and frustration. "You need to stop whatever this is and leave us alone."

But Diana didn’t move, didn’t even flinch. The presence was still there. Instead, she knocked down a vase, that action sent shivers of anger down my back, and then something fell to the ground,

A piece of paper.

It landed with a soft thud, and for a moment, I stared at it, uncertain. Then I picked it up. The words on it were simple, yet they felt ominous. The paper read,

*If I were you, I would stay calm and listen to what I have to say*

I felt a rush of anger boil inside me. Who did she think she was? What right did she have to order me around like this? I stepped forward, my hands clenched at my sides, but my voice was steady when I spoke.

"I don’t want to hear whatever it is you have to say, Diana," I said, every word laced with defiance.

The wind whistled and another piece of paper fluttered to the group

*"Too bad,* it read *"You’ll have to listen anyway. Because you really don’t have a choice."*

And then, as if to prove that she didn’t care about my refusal, she did something that made my blood run cold.

She appeared.

One moment she was standing in front of us, her presence like a shadow lurking in the corner of the room. The next, she was right in front of me, almost within reach. I didn’t know how she had done it. She hadn’t moved, but suddenly she was standing there, as if she had stepped out of nowhere.

Anna gasped, her eyes wide with shock. She took a step back, looking at Diana like she had seen a ghost. "How… how did you—" she started, but her words trailed off as she struggled to process what had just happened.

Diana laughed softly, the sound chilling in the silence that followed. "You should be careful what you say, Anna," she said, her voice dripping with amusement. "The more you ask, the more you’ll regret it." What the hell? The nerve of this woman to act like she called the shot around here. I closed my eyes and sucked in a deep breath to calm my nerves

"How can you do this?" Anna demanded, her voice steady "How are you even here right now?"

Diana's gaze flicked to Anna with an amused smile. "Well, it's not really important how. What matters is why." She turned to face both of us now, her posture perfectly composed, her eyes glinting with something dark and calculating. "I’m not just anyone, you know. You might want to know who you’re dealing with before you decide to mess with me."

Lucian, who had been silent until now, finally stepped forward, his expression grim. "I think that statement should be directed to you. You think pulling this stunt is enough for us to fear you? Oh she can materialize herself. She can teleport herself, let's bow down to the queen so she doesn't inflict her wrath upon us" Lucian mocked

Her smile didn’t waver, though something about her eyes darkened. "That's your number one mistake" she said, her voice low and steady. "You think that's why you should fear me, but it's not. I am a hybrid"

I blinked, confusion washing over me. "A hybrid?" I repeated, my voice unsure. Did this mean she was a vampire blood mixed with werewolf? Or maybe a witch?

Diana didn’t respond immediately. Instead, she seemed to savor the moment, letting the word hang in the air like a threat. I could see the tension in Lucian’s shoulders, the way his muscles coiled in preparation for whatever might come next. He didn’t trust Diana, and neither did I, but something about the way she was carrying herself, the confidence in her every word, made me uneasy.

"I’m half werewolf," she said at last, her voice casual, as if revealing that little detail wasn’t a big deal at all. "And half warlock."

I froze. Half werewolf? Half warlock?

The words didn’t make sense. It was like she was speaking a different language altogether. "Wait, what?" I managed to say. "A werewolf? A warlock? Are you serious right now? How is that even possible? How did that come about?"

Diana’s lips curled into a cruel smile. "Oh, I’m very serious, Enise," she said. "I’m exactly what I say I am. A hybrid. And that’s why I can do what I do, and many more that you would never see coming"

I stared at her, my mind trying to process the impossible. Werewolves and warlocks? Those were just things you heard about in stories, in fairy tales. They didn’t exist in real life. But the way Diana stood there, so calm and composed, it was as if she had dropped a bombshell, and there was no going back.

Anna stepped back, her hands, her eyes narrowing in suspicion. "I don't believe you. You're a witch and just saying this to cover up. You don't want us to report you to the Alpha" She said . Yeah, that made much more sense to me

Diana chuckled, the sound almost mocking. "The Alpha? You still refer to him as your Alpha?" She chuckled again

"One would think that since you all are such high ranking Werewolves, it would be easy to differentiate between a witche's sent and a warlock's scent. But then, I don't care about that anyway, so let's go straight to the reason why I'm here"

I looked at Lucian, who seemed as stunned as I felt. He opened his mouth to speak, but Diana didn’t give him the chance. She continued on, as if she was used to people’s disbelief.

"I’m on your side, Enise," she said. "Believe it or not, I am. I want you to go back to the house. That’s the only way I can monitor Lucas. He’s made some mistakes—big ones—and I need to keep an eye on him. If you go back, I can make sure he doesn’t get too far out of line."

I shook my head, still trying to wrap my mind around everything she had just said. "Just because you're a hybrid doesn't make you better than any of us. Don't forget once think that any of this would scare us. And I'm warning you now. Stay away from me, cause if you push me too far, I'll be forced to retaliate in ten folds" my voice was cold and menacing. I see why she thought she was so untouchable now.

Diana’s gaze hardened, her voice sharp. "I am not here to start a fight with you, Enise — she was saying but I cut her off

"That's Dr Denise to you" I said and she rolled her eyes — "I am on your side. I want to help you" I scoffed

Lucian didn’t like what he was hearing. He stepped forward, his eyes narrowing with suspicion. "Hold on a second," he said, his voice low and dangerous. "You’re telling me that you want Enise to go back to the house so you can monitor Lucas? And you expect us to just trust you, just like that?"

Diana laughed, and this time, it was colder than before. "Oh, Lucian," she said, her tone dripping with sarcasm. "You’re still as hot-headed as ever. I knew it would be like this."

He stepped closer to her, his hands clenched into fists. "You’re playing a dangerous game, Diana. You don’t know who you’re messing with."

She tilted her head to the side, her smile never faltering. "And you don’t know who you’re dealing with either, Lucian. Be careful what you say. You might not like the consequences."

Anna looked between us all, her voice shaky as she asked, "But why are you so against Lucas if you’re on his side? If you’re his friend, why would you want him under surveillance?"

Diana’s expression flickered for just a moment, as if the question had caught her off guard. But then, she recovered and stepped back, folding her arms across her chest.

"It’s a long story," she said, her voice suddenly quieter. "But the short version is that Lucas made a mistake. A huge one. And it cost me my family. He doesn’t know that, but I do. He ruined everything. And now, I’m here to make sure he doesn’t do it again."

"Wait," Lucian said, his eyes narrowing. "What mistake? What are you talking about?"

Diana didn’t answer right away. She just looked at us, her face unreadable. "It doesn’t matter," she said finally, her voice tight. "What matters is that Enise needs to go back to the house. It’s the only way we’ll be able to keep Lucas in check."

I felt a knot form in my stomach as I remembered Miracle. I couldn't bring myself to go back to that house. I would never be able to be at peace. I didn't want to face rejection from my daughter again as that would break me entirely

Lucian groaned in frustration. "I’m not letting you boss me around, Diana," he muttered under his breath. "You might be a damn hybrid, but you’re not the one calling the shots here."

Diana’s expression shifted, her smile darkening. "Oh, Lucian," she said softly. "I’m not trying to boss you around. But trust me, if I wanted to, I could."

I could feel the heat rising in the room, the tension so thick it was suffocating. But it wasn’t just Diana’s words. It was the way she was standing there, so confident, so sure of herself, as though she knew something we didn’t. Something she wasn’t telling us.

Before we could say anything more, Lucian rushed forward, his fists clenched, his eyes burning with anger. He wanted to hurt her, I could see that. But just as quickly as he had charged, he stopped. His body froze in place, his expression shifting from anger to confusion.

Diana wasn’t there anymore.

Not physically, at least.

Her presence could still be felt and a chilling laughter erupted from all corners of the living room.

This was insane. It was never the plan. She was coming in our way and I didn't like it. We need to do something else, she would destroy everything we've worked so hard to come up with