7. Things Weird

Early the next morning, the entire Elena family was slaughtered without a trace of blood at the scene, and their heads were missing. However, all the doors and windows were locked. In a fit of rage, Massimo barged into Kathy's room, where she was blushing and lying on top of Alex, who was in the midst of thrusting.

Ignoring their naked bodies, Massimo roughly pushed them apart and threw Kathy to the ground.

"Isn't being in solitary confinement enough for you? What do you want?" he growled.

Kathy trembled in fear, covering her chest with her hands and barely wrapping herself in a carpet.

"Father, yesterday he impersonated a guard to deliver food to me and drugged me. He's the one who framed me for all this," she pleaded.

Massimo sighed at Alex. With Elena's family, only he remained as the last legitimate heir. Massimo didn't want to punish him too severely.

"Listen carefully, Alex. Since this is your first offense, I'm reassigning you to a prison job on the third floor. You are never to approach Kathy again," he ordered.

Alex's gaze was fixed on Kathy with a complicated expression.

"I want to marry Kathy. I love her. I'm willing to stay with her forever," he suddenly declared.

Massimo waved his hand, and a group of guards rushed in and took Alex away.

Massimo opened his hand, and a mirror floated in the air. It was a magical mirror, and it showed a video of the Elena family's brutal murder.

"You're really brave, aren't you? You're the one who slaughtered the entire family. You don't have me in your sights anymore, do you?" he accused Kathy.

Kathy trembled all over. She had been in solitary confinement yesterday and hadn't done anything. She didn't have the time or opportunity. How could it be her? Who was framing her?

"No, it's not me. Father, you took the keys away in front of so many people yesterday. I can't do magic and couldn't get into their house. It couldn't be me," she cried desperately.

Massimo grabbed Kathy by the throat with a fierce expression.

"The whole family knows you have a grudge against Elena. I trust you, but will they? Will your new pet Alex? Tonight might be your last," he threatened, tightening his grip.

Kathy's eyes widened in fear. She patted Massimo's arm, and he seemed to sense she had something to say, loosening his grip slightly.

"Father, we still have Laura! She could be the one who did it!" she gasped.

Massimo's hand relaxed somewhat.

"She's been acting strange recently, very strange. Let's use her as a scapegoat to attract attention. While the real culprit lets down their guard and shows their true colors, we'll catch them red-handed," he suggested.

Finally, Massimo released his grip, and Kathy fell heavily to the ground, coughing violently. He crouched down and touched her face.

"You're my only daughter. Well done," he praised, snapping his fingers.

Charlotte walked out with a blank expression, muttering, "Laura did it. I woke up in the middle of the night to prepare a midnight snack and saw her kill everyone with her own hands. Then she carried their heads and fled through the window. It was Laura. I saw it with my own eyes. It was Laura..."

Kathy was surprised. It seemed like Charlotte had been brainwashed.

There were spells in ancient books to brainwash people, but they required werewolf blood. What had her father gone through?

Massimo handed her a bottle of purple potion.

"Give this to Laura and take her to Elena's house before dawn. Don't let anyone see you," he instructed.

Kathy noticed that her father's palm didn't have any hair. According to legends, werewolves had hair on their palms. This should still be the father she knew. She took a deep breath, accepted the potion, and said, "Laura's abilities have been growing recently. She might be up to something behind our backs. Please be careful, Father."

"I got it. I know," Massimo replied, waving his hand and leaving with a group of servants who all had different appearances and blank expressions, muttering something.

It was very strange. Kathy furrowed her brows as she watched them leave. She had a bad premonition that Massimo was practicing some forbidden magic.

Meanwhile, Laura was sitting in Jhon's room, holding Ned in her arms. Beside her were the corpses of the Elena family and Jhon.

"Killing the Elena family leaves four more families. This is too slow. I could have wiped out your whole clan with a snap of my fingers. I'm losing patience," Laura said, looking at Ned's unusually thick hair and couldn't help but gently press it against his scalp. "You werewolves love to feast on flesh and blood, don't you? There's so much here. How could you ever finish it all?"

Ned looked down at the pile of corpses with contempt and grabbed Laura by the chin. "We only feast on the flesh and blood of the purest bodies. We wouldn't touch this filth."

Laura looked at his handsome face in the firelight and was momentarily captivated. Remembering their previous kiss, she tilted her head back and licked her lips.

Suddenly, Ned frowned and pulled away from her.

"Don't even think about developing feelings for a werewolf. You're just my food supply," he snarled.

Laura's eyes widened in shock, and her pupils constricted. She remembered her helplessness from the last time and tried to suppress her fear. Instinctively, she wanted to grab Ned by the neck, but he swatted her hand away, splitting her skin and revealing bone beneath.

"You think the same trick can trap me twice? You underestimate me," Ned sneered, ripping open Laura's shoulder and latching onto her with his fangs. Laura closed her eyes and allowed Ned to feed.

She felt weak all over but managed to retain a sliver of consciousness.

How could she control Ned?

An Alpha werewolf with mysterious powers. How could she control him? It seemed impossible.

According to the plan, Laura drank the tea laced with Kathy's potion and fell unconscious. Kathy took her to Elena's doorstep and was about to leave when she was hit over the head with a blunt object and knocked unconscious. The figure was tall and slender, wearing black tight clothing and a mask. They placed a large metal box in Kathy's arms and vanished in a flash.

Laura opened her eyes and whistled. Ned appeared. "You think I'm a dog, do you? Summoning me with a whistle," he teased as a pack of wolves ran towards them, their green eyes glowing eerily in the dark. They drooled on the ground, panting excitedly.

Laura picked up the stick and led the way, with the wolves following closely behind, wagging their tails.

"Let's go. It's time for the next family," she ordered.

Laura entered the adjacent drawing room, where several nobles were playing bridge while their wives nibbled on pastries, pretending to be elegant. They were horrified to see the pack of wolves and screamed in panic.

Ned flew swiftly around them, quickly slashing their vocal cords with his sharp claws. The wolves eagerly pounced on them, gnawing on their flesh and bones. The screams intertwined, making for a hair-raising scene.

Laura closed her eyes and quickly exited the room, kneeling on the ground and dry-heaving.

"I thought you would have gotten used to it after all this time," Ned whispered in her ear as he hovered close to her.

Laura looked confused. "I still can't accept this vicious act of revenge. Let's stop after dealing with Massimo and Kathy," she pleaded.

Ned said coldly, "Innocence is a crime. Forgiving your enemies is better than sacrificing yourself. You might as well offer yourself to me and reunite with your mother."

Laura clenched her fists, remembering her mother's injustice and everything Massimo and Kathy had done to her.

"No, I have to avenge my mother's death. If she's still alive, I have to find her and reunite with her," she declared determinedly.

Laura was about to return to the drawing room when Ned suddenly pulled her and Kathy into Elena's house.

"Massimo's coming. Quickly recite the spell," he urged.

Laura chanted the spell and fell into a fake death-like state. Ned hid in the darkness.

Massimo entered the drawing room with his followers, and the wolves pounced on the remaining nobles, leaving only bones. Seeing Massimo and his group, they immediately turned on them but strangely avoided Massimo, even seeming fearful of him.

Ned found it odd that Massimo seemed to have werewolf blood but didn't exhibit any werewolf characteristics. His eyes weren't centered, and he had no hair. Could it be that his transformation wasn't complete?

Massimo took the sword and hit the dog, causing it to scatter and run away.

A sudden loud bell sounded, and no one knew who had sounded the alarm. It was particularly ear-splitting in the night, and the tribe members were awakened and fled frantically. Massimo didn't have time to cover up, and was seen by many of the tribe members.

One child shouted:

"Murdered! Murdered!