CHAPTER 134~3RD PERSON’S POV~The rays of the morning sun shot through the window in Maria and Derren's bedroom and fell on Maria's face. Her eyes slowly opened, and as her vision cleared up, she met face-to-face with Derren, who was staring at her silently.Her eyes widened in shock, and she jumped off the bed quickly, yelling, “Whoa! Who are you?”“What do you mean by that? I'm your husband,” Derren replied, sitting up.“You’re supposed to be dead! I mean… How are you alive right now?” Maria asked, backing up against the bedroom wall.“I didn't actually die; I was trapped in the realm of the abyss. The little witch named Mary helped release me before the demons there got the chance to actually kill me,” Derren replied.Maria stared at him for a moment, then said, "So... you're actually here right now?"“Yeah, I'm sorry I left you alon-” Derren was about to speak when Maria suddenly wrapped her arms around him.“Shut up! It's not your fault you died. It's the kind of thing that's pr
CHAPTER 135~3RD PERSON’S POV~"Hmm, how do you find an abyss demon?” Anaya thought to herself, pacing around in her living room. She had her right thumb and index finger holding her chin and her left arm around her lower torso. As she walked back and forth, she recalled her conversation with Mary.~A few hours ago~“Abyss demons are afraid of witches? Why is that?” Anaya asked with a confused expression.“To be exact, abyss demons are afraid of the energy we emit. From birth, a witch constantly releases a kind of dark energy that will instantly burn and kill an abyss demon if it comes into contact with us. So, they’d never try to harm a witch. But Demons like THE UNKNOWN and the other three are immune to this energy,” Mary explained.“Because a witch who can emit enough energy to affect the lords… doesn’t exist." Anaya said.“Yeah, something like that,” Mary replied.A smirk grew on Anaya’s face as she remembered her battle with Mammon. She could clearly remember that Mammon yelled i
CHAPTER 136~3RD PERSONS POV~“So, what's the message you've brought from Anaya?” Steven asked. Gregory and Gabriella sat in his office early in the morning to have a meeting.Gabriella pushed out a soft breath and said, turning to Steven, “She has a mission for you. As you already know, all the council members have been replaced by abyss demons. This not only risks the integrity of the werewolf world, but also the safety of their families.The mission she has for you is to get all the other alphas to help take the families of the deceased council members away from their homes to protect them and kill the present council members before they cause irreversible damage to the peace on the planet."Steven stared at Gabriella for a moment, then said, locking his fingers together, “Sounds like a doable task, but I'm pretty sure she knows that the number of packs that agreed to the merge I planned was reduced during the war with Alpha Derren, so most of the other packs are not under my contr
CHAPTER 137~3RD PERSON’S POV~Mary and her Madame walked into Anaya’s mansion. Miss Nicole wasn't one who loved wearing fancy clothes, but since it was her first time being invited to Lady Anaya's home, she went the extra mile to make herself look presentable.A warrior wolf escorted them to Anaya's front door, where Anaya was waiting to greet them.“Nicole, it's so nice to finally have you join me for dinner this fine evening,” Anaya said with a smile.“My Lady, it's an honor to be invited to have dinner with the head of the council. It came as a shock to me when Mary told me. I would have brought some gifts, but I didn't have enough time to prepare,” Nicole replied, bowing to Anaya.“It's completely fine. Please come in, the meal is getting cold,” Anaya said.They all walked back into the mansion and into the dining room. They sat around the table, and after a few seconds, the maids came by to serve their meals. The entire room was lit up by numerous candles, and a large chandelier
CHAPTER 138~3RD PERSON’S POV~“What just happened?” Anaya asked with a blank expression on her face. She wasn’t at all expecting Nicole to be able to vanish like that, but she wasn’t too surprised because Nicole was a direct relative of Mary, hence a witch as well.“I’m not sure. If it turns out that my parents are still alive and are somewhere in this world, I’ll have to find them one way or another because they have a lot of explaining to do,” Mary said with an upset expression. “How old were you when you last saw them?” Anaya asked.“I was twelve. My mom dropped me off at my aunt’s place and left. I never saw her again. Later, my aunt told me that they died in a train wreck. No funeral was held, and not a single soul came to console my aunt. From time to time, a visitor came by to check on both of us, but I never asked who she was or where she came from,” Mary replied.Anaya thought for a moment, then said, “Hmm, it's alright. Whenever you’re ready to search for them, I’ll help i
CHAPTER 139~3RD PERSON’S POV~“Hey, hi…” Gabriella said as she rushed toward Eva through a passage in the mansion. Numerous maids walked by, carrying baskets of clothes and cleaning materials. Eva carried a tray and was moving toward the bakery in the mansion.Gabriella got to her and tapped her on the shoulder. The moment she turned around and saw Gabriella, she said, “Oh, Miss Gabriella. Good morning.”“Good morning. I was wondering if we could maybe hang out together today after your chores are done, that is.” Gabriella asked nervously.“Really? Where do you want to go?” Eva asked as a look of excitement grew on her face.“Well, I was thinking we'd go shopping, then have lunch and dinner together, just the two of us,” Gabriella replied.Eva squealed in excitement, and everyone else in the passage turned to her as they walked by.“Oh my gosh, are we becoming besties?” Eva asked.“Well, we'll see. Let's just start with the hangout,” Gabriella replied.“Oh, I don't have enough money
CHAPTER 140~3RD PERSON'S POV~“Thanks so much for taking me out with you today, I had so much fun,” Eva said as both she and Gabriella walked through a passage to her room. She carried plenty of bags and was excited to show Lilith all the things Gabriella had gotten for them.“It's okay; I had a lot of fun as well. We should do this more often. Maybe we can even bring your sister along with us next time,” Gabriella replied with a soft smile.“Hmmm, I don't think she'll agree to come with me, but I'll ask her,” Eva replied.Eva’s facial expression suddenly changed as she perceived something a few steps away from her room. She sniffed the surrounding air for a moment, then turned to Gabriella.“Do you smell smoke?” she asked.Gabriella sniffed also, then exclaimed, “Your room!” They both rushed to the door and pulled it open quickly, only to find Lilith, Eva’s sister, standing in front of a metal bucket with fire coming from within. She stared at the bucket silently with an emotionles
CHAPTER 141~3RD PERSON'S POV~Gabriella walked back into the mansion slowly. She looked exhausted and sad. The entire mansion was silent, and only the sound of her shoes clicking could be heard. As she got to a point in the passage, she stopped walking. She rested her back on the wooden wall gently, and tears suddenly rolled out of her eyes.She sat on the ground and placed her palms on her face. “Why? Why me? I had a simple life as a maid in the Montgomery mansion, all I wanted was a little more, and now everyone and everything is going to die because of me. If only Steven didn't reject me.” Gabriella thought to herself.Gabriella turned to her right and saw that she was close to Eva's room. She got off the ground and walked to the door, pulled it open, and stepped on it.She saw that the bucket was no longer on fire, so she walked toward it to check if there was anything still intact. She kneeled before the bucket, and to her surprise, there was a page sitting on top of the pile