***Vampires Coven***“Great witch, what do you think about Xavier's Luna?”“She's a powerful witch who hasn't attained her greatest powers yet. I'm afraid that if this continues, Alpha Xavier will soon become undefeatable.”The witch informed. My assistant who was beside me let out a frightened gasp. “If this is the case, doesn't this mean we might be losing the fight with Xavier forever?”“In situations like this, I can only think of one thing,” the witch said. “What do you mean, great witch?”“Since the witch hadn't gotten to full bloom yet, then there's still a way for us to go about this. And that is for us to get her away from him. If we can separate those two, then it will be easier for us to reach our target.”“This is a good plan. But how do we separate this witch from him? She's so powerful that we can't even go near her Without being burned.”“Then you must not get close to her in order not to get burnt. I'll make a powder for you. This powder has to get into her nostrils.
***Melissa's POV***I couldn't describe the joy in my heart, hearing his confession. We both held hands while I placed my head on his shoulders, lovingly. I felt safe in his arms. An hour after we left Alpha Denver's pack, I suddenly had a vision right there in the car. The vampires running towards our car. Immediately, I gripped Xavier's arms. “Lisa, are you okay? Lisa?”My eyes, which I believed changed colors from their original blue to brown, must have scared him. I began to breathe heavily. “They are coming. I informed him immediately. “They are coming? Who is coming?” He asked, with a confused expression. “The vampires. They are almost cl-”“Alpha, we've been surrounded.”The driver informed me way before I could complete my statement. “Listen, Lisa. You must not leave the car, no matter what happens.”“What? No, I'm coming with you.”“Don't be stubborn now. Just listen to me this once, please.”I shut my eyes and took a deep breath. I understand why he's doing this. But
***Melissa's POV***I woke up, feeling pains in my joints. The moment I opened my eyes, I noticed my vision was pitch black. What the hell is happening? Have I gone blind? I touched whatever I was lying on, only for me to realize that I was on the ground. What? Immediately, I sat up straight. I noticed the moon reflected where I was at that time of the night.I quickly looked up and saw the moon, which was half at night sky. So I wasn't blind after all. But where was this place? Why was I lying on the floor? I questioned, in my thoughts. Right at that moment, the memories of what happened before I passed out came flooding. I instantly let out a shocked gasp. “Xavier!” I called out, but my voice only echoed in the dead dark night. “No! No…" I screamed as tears ran down my cheeks. Why can't I find him? Have they really killed my mate? Is that it? Could that be the reason I couldn't hear from him? Immediately, I stood up from the ground and burrowed through the woods. “Xavier, whe
**Alpha Xavier's POV**“Argh!” I screamed, as the silver whip used on me tore my skin. Why does it hurt this much? I remember that a silver whip cannot do that much damage to Alphas. Why do I feel such extreme pain when a silver whip is used on me? Could it be that I was losing my strength, or is it something else? “Hit him harder!” My captor ordered, and the officiator of the whip continued hitting me in the skin, tearing out my flesh. “Argh! Why don't you just go ahead and finish me off? What is the need for the torture when all you want to do is kill me?*“Kill you? Just like that? That's not happening. It will be too much of a luxury to kill you just like that. You need to suffer for all the things you've done.”“Hahaha,” I burst into laughter. “You have the nerve to laugh when you are going through a dangerous torture method?”“You think you know how to torture. You should have asked me what I did to the first set of vampires I caught, who were involved in the death of my ma
***Melissa's POV***“Hell no! Count me out. You don't expect me to get involved in a war that will possibly not come to an end. Count me out if this. I refuse to be part and parcel of this,” one of the Alpha's said in anger. From the look of things, none of them is willing to help, Xavier. It is just as Denver had anticipated. “I know the majority of us fear vampires. But we can't watch our enemies kill one of our own while we stand aside and look.”“Denver, don't get over your head. You talk as if you don't understand a thing of what this means. You know for a fact that our packs, compared to Xavier's pack, are terribly not a match. Are you trying to send me to my death?” Another Alpha asked. This was becoming annoying. I mean, they are supposed to be leaders of packs and right now, that one of them needs help, they would rather not render help. This is just too bad. Seeing how Denver was struggling to convince them and how they were hellbent on not rendering help made me lose my
***Melissa's POV***It took me a week to go over the different packs to find support. So far, those who were willing to help were almost equal to those who weren't willing to help. Despite all of this, I was glad I made progress. It would have been terrible if they were unable to render help at all. That would have been worse, and for that reason, I'm truly grateful for the ones I've gotten. Not only that. I've been able to convince most of the Vulcan pack members who ran away for safety to come back to their pack because their Alpha needs them more than ever. Some are still scared that the vampires might launch another attack and so, they are not willing to return. I think it is only right for them to try to save themselves. Maybe I would have done the same if I were in their shoes, who knows.“Luna, is that you?” I turned around just before I got into the meeting hall, and there stood witch Alana.“Alana! It's so good to see you!” I exclaimed with so much excitement. “And I'm
***Melissa's POV***“You scared the shit out of me. Why did you show up behind me without prior warning, Alpha Caspian?”He smiled with his hands in his pocket. Just then, he took slow steps towards me. “I must say that I'm impressed with your powers. It hasn't been a year, and yet you've improved so much.”“Well, I should thank you and Jasmine for giving me the opportunity to show myself that I'm not the weakling you all thought I was,” I stated bitterly. “Melissa, I know it'll be difficult for you to forget about what happened or even forgive me. I know this is all my fault. If only I acknowledge you as my mate. Things wouldn't have gotten so bad. It's all my fault.”“No, it's not your fault. Matter of fact, I'm glad you are not my mate anymore. I wonder how I would have been able to live with a mate who saw nothing good in me. A mate that almost had me burned to the stake. For this reason, I'm glad I was able to sever the mate bond.”“How could you say that, Melissa? You of all
**Melissa's POV***“Wow, I must say that I'm greatly impressed. You have such wealth, and yet, why isn't your pack listed as the wealthiest?”Denver flashed me a smile. “Since the formation of the pack, we've never actually cared for material things. We prefer to keep a low profile no matter the wealth we acquire. In a simple words, we are okay being called the lowest pack simply because we refused to show off.”“I see. You know, with all these you've told me, I admire your pack even more.”“I'm glad you do, Luna, Melissa. Here, these are the grimoires.”As soon as I laid eyes on them, I went wide in surprise. There's no doubt that I've been desperate to see what exactly it looks like, and now that I've seen what it looks like, I'm excited. “There are a lot of them here.”“Yes, it's part of the treasures that are rare.”“He's right. Not all Witches are opportune to own a grimoire,” Witch Alana added. Seeing how her face lit up, made me realize just how important this is.”“Then I