Chapter 99.*.*"I will walk Azura and discuss the process of the initiation with her. And in that process, I will show her her chamber" Lucas said sternly, looking at Azura who just smiled at him."That is so nice of you, Lucas" she smirked and spread her arms to him which he took in his and they started walking out of the hall with the rest watching them leave."Aden and Bryan, please show the sisters to their room" Cohen spoke."Oh no, that wouldn't be necessary," Hazel spoke quickly as they averted their gazes at her.By this time, Cole had let go of Cora as his hands are behind his back now while Core kept giving Hazel hateful looks."I would rather have a tour of this mighty and beautiful fortress." She added with a smile."If my sister is shown our room, it would be a lot easier for me to locate it" she finished, with her gaze fixed on Cole who was looking at Cora."Very well, then" Cora spoke with her head held high and Nora still couldn't understand what was wrong with her si
Chapter 100.*.* Bryan still held on to Athena's arm until they reached the door of that room that Lucas told him was spelled. He let go of her and opened the door, then motioned for her to walk in. She sighed and looked at him for a while before stepping into the room. Kira was just in time to see Lucas peeking up and down the hallway before stepping into the hall and closing the door after him."Hmm" she mumbled under her breath and walked past the hall, slowly. Her gaze was fixed on the closed door while passing.Lucas locked the door from inside and stepped away from the door with his gaze fixed on Athena who was looking back at him."Hi, Athena. I'm sorry for just extracting you from your place of duty just like that. If it weren't urgent, I wouldn't have done it" he paced around her while she stood still, staring into space and her fingers, playing with each other.He moved in front of her and held her shoulders, then looked deep into her eyes while she looked back at him."
Chapter 101.*.*THE FEAST.The big banquet hall boomed with music made by experts from different types of musical instruments. Voices of chattering, laughter, and the clicking sound of wine goblets could be heard as they were merry and danced in excitement.To the wolves, they were celebrating the pregnancy of their luna, but to Azura and her sisters, they thought they were celebrating Azura's new rank in the pack.Cora sat next to Cole as she tried to overlook the fact that Hazel was actually flirting with him and he was going on with it.Max sat right opposite Cole, thinking and brooding about his next line of action while Azura sat next to him, smiling with her head held up high because she had achieved a goal.Lucas and the three elders sat in the row next to Cole and Cora while Hazel sat next to Azura. And Nora was at the edge. As the wolves ate, Azura thought of them as animals as they were eating in that manner."Shall we have a toast?" Hazel said, raising her goblet above he
Chapter 102.*.*She didn't wait for him to say a word as she walked in the direction that Azura and her sister had taken. He heaved a sigh and turned to their table, then he saw they weren't talking or having fun, they were rather staring at him.He turned to face the direction Cora had taken and began walking down.He walked out of the hall and down the glowing passageway, the sound of music, emitting from the banquet hall was heard faintly from the distance he had walked.The servants carrying trays of food and drink to the hall stopped to bow at him, but he didn't take much notice of them as he was busy searching where Cora had gone to."Over here, Creed" she said, standing at a far distance. She had been standing there, watching him search for her, and had spoken to him when he was in a close range.She didn't wait for him to say anything more as she turned and kept on walking. He stopped walking and sighed, watching her walk fast and briskly. Running his fingers through his per
Chapter 103.*.*"Well, tell me" Max frowned."I am not a fan of suspense" he added."Of course" Gregor said and cleared a throat."If the person taking the oath held on to the soil of the earth while taking the oath, it renders the oath null and void and if there was to be any punishment attached to the oath if it is not carried out, it would not take effect" he explained."Which means, the oath is not valid and the oath taker can violate it without fear of unforeseen curses or punishment" he added.Max creased his brows as his mind flashed to what he had seen Azura do at the oath-taking ground. Gregor's voice brought him out of his shell of thought."That strategy is familiar with the witches. That is why when the witches take an oath with each other, they use their blood to seal a deal or they could just tie the hands of the oath taker and still watch him or her closely" he said again, hoping to impress Max who was closely watching him."Well..." Gregor added and began flipping th
Chapter 104.*.*It was nightfall in the fortress and Hazel had been up in Cole's tail and Cora hadn't really liked the idea.Cole has not been himself all through the banquet as the feeling of going home overwhelmed him.Staying so long in the fortress had made him lose track of time and he didn't know if the cops were still up In his tail.Claudia Thompson was a determined young girl, so he was sure she would be worried about him. But there was no way she was ever going to find him.Cole paced up and down his room while looking at the outside woods through the window, deep in thought with his hands placed behind his back.As much as he loved Cora, he also feels nostalgic about home, Claudia, his father, and the life he left behind.He suddenly came to a halt in the middle of the room, snapping his fingers as if he just recalled a piece of vital information."Yes, that's it!" He saw a ray of hope.He thought of trying to locate where Cora had buried his stuff that day they came to t
Chapter 105.*.*Owen was in the lab, observing the potion he was making as he stood over the big counter, mixing some recipes over a burning oven that was boiling in a crucible.This was the second time he was trying out this potion, but it seems there was always a missing piece of ingredient.Looking as the potion changed color to red to render it a failed experiment, he frowned and felt anger boil in him and all he could think of was a throw it away from the heat.He grunted and his fangs and claws came out, he took off the gloves he was wearing when he saw his fangs had penetrated the tips of the gloves.However, he stopped abruptly while holding the gloves when he sensed a strange present. He sniffed the air and noted it was not a wolf, but something else rather."Who is there?" He questioned, looking around and his wolf alert already."Oh, please pardon me" He heard a shrill tiny voice while he waited for whoever it was to show her face.Hazel walked in his direction with a bask
Chapter 106.*.*Both ladies stared at each other for a while and with the hateful look Cora gave her, she was sure she and Cora wouldn't have a good time."Shall I have a word with you?" Cora finally breaks the silence.Hazel said nothing and just stared at her, then she sighed and nodded after sucking in a great deal of air into her nostrils."Sure" she let out as Cora kept her face deadpan."Shall we walk outside the fortress?" Hazel hesitated again and looked Cora over, furrowing her brows."I'll be brief and just go straight to the point" Cora added."Sure. Of course" Hazel finally nodded.Cora said nothing more and began walking down the hallway while Hazel followed, trying to meet up with her pace.They walked down the hallway without saying anything to each other. Hazel was astounded at how powerful Cora seemed because of the way the servants were bowing to her.She has always thought of Cora as a desperate fragile luna when she first came to the Black Woods. But seeing her h