"Are you ready Amelia?" Isabel asked, watching as Amelia paced to and fro with deep thoughts going through her head.
"I'm fine Isabel, I'm just a little bit worried about a few things," she replied.
Isabel frowned. "What few things Amelia? Don't tell me you're thinking of backing out now? Not after I stayed up all night packing my bags and preparing a goddamned speech! You better not annoy me missy," she hissed harshly and Amelia couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"Can you take a deep breath Isabel and stop overreacting? For goodness sake, I can't possible be thinking of backing out now, I've come too far already. I'm just trying to practice what it is I'm going to say to them at the fortress gate cause it's not like I can go there and tell them, Oh hi, I'm Amelia and I'm the Alpha's mate. They're never going to believe me and they could even chop my head off for lying to them," Amelia said causing Isabel to scoff.
"You know Amelia, I've always known you were a crazy person but what I didn't know was how crazy you actually were. How could you put our lives on the line like that? What if Adrian by chance doesn't end up remembering who we are? What are we gonna do then?" Isabel asked, as the realisation of where they sat finally dawned on her."We haven't even been here for ten minutes Isabel and you're already panicking? Is this how much of a scaredy cat you are? Listen Isa, there's no way Adrian won't remember us cause it hasn't even being that long since we met with him and the last thing you should be doing now is panicking cause that is exactly what that bastard wants. He thinks we're some weak girls that'll end up begging him for our freedom but no Isabel, we're not what he thinks we are. I don't know about you, but I'm not giving that bastard the right to call me weak," Amelia replied and Isabel could not believe her ears."It's not like I'm pan
"Well, look who we have here. If it isn't our darling Beta," Isabel drawled sarcastically as soon as she spotted Adrian's familiar figure walking towards their cell.Adrian rolled his eyes as soon as he recognised the familiar voice of Isabel. He had only met her once, but that one time alone was more than enough to know she would be a pain in the ass for him and unfortunately, he knew there was nothing he could do to get her away from him."As much as I'd like to tell you it's a pleasure seeing you again Isabel, I just can't bring myself to blurt out such a lie but I must say, prison suits you way more than I expected. You should really consider living here," Adrian replied and Isabel glared at him."I'd consider it if you join me you idiot!" she muttered under her breath but was audible for Adrian to hear her."You realise you're speaking to the only person that can get you
"Why are all the rooms in the place so freaking huge? How can an office and a bedroom literally be the same size? What the hell!" Isabel exclaimed as soon as she and Amelia walked into Adrian's office."Don't be so loud Isabel," Amelia reprimanded and Isabel quickly placed her hand over her mouth in realisation."Sorry, sorry," she whispered an apology with her eyes still scanning Adrian's office."Have a seat ladies," Adrian invites and both Amelia and Isabel take a seat opposite Adrian, who had a tired look on his face."I'm sorry I had to invite you both here by this time of the night. You're both probably wondering why I'd choose such a timing but I can assure you that it's for the best. I know you may be thinking that being in the fortress might mean you're safe but in all honesty, there's absolutely nothing safe about being here. Over here, they're eyes and ears everywhere and things aren't exactly as pretty as they se
"They'll kill her? Just because she's the Luna? What the actual fuck!" Isabel whisper yelled furiously as the mere thought alone baffled her."That's why I'm letting you know now that it's actually more dangerous than you think. The council members don't like their authority challenged and that is why they hate both Ryan and I. They'd rather put an Alpha that they can easily control on the seat than obey the one they'd like to believe is mentally unstable. Over the years, they've argued that Ryan should step down from his position as the Alpha because he isn't fit to be there but lucky for us, as much as they hate Ryan, they also fear him which is why they haven't achieved their aim so far," Adrian explained and Amelia scoffed."Isn't Ryan an only child and isn't the Alpha position more like a monarchy?" Amelia asked, wondering why they'd want to overthrow the only heir to the position.The position of the Alpha to the best of Amelia's knowledg
Is this Ryan's room?" Amelia asked as soon as both herself and Adrian walked into a large room that was located at the end of the hall and very much isolated."This is where everyone believes to be his room," Adrian replied, confusing Amelia."What do you mean this is where everyone believes to be his room? Does he stay somewhere else?" she asked."Not exactly Amelia. Remember I told you that all of Ryan's movement is being watched by the council. The only time he's not being watched is when he has to go into hiding and the only reason he isn't, is because, no one asides myself and Ivan knows where he is and they're all of the believe that he's here at the moment," Adrian replied and although Amelia was still confused, she decided against asking any questions and just waited till everything finally made sense."Come with me," Adrian instructed, leading Amelia towards what looked like a closet door."Why are we walking
"You left her in there all by herself and you're not even bothered? What the fuck is your problem?" Isabel yelled furiously, watching Adrian completely focused on his work and ignoring her presence.Isabel had woken up pretty earlier than usual due to being unfamiliar with the environment and after getting dressed, she had gone over to Amelia's room only to find out from one of the maids that Amelia did not spend the night in her room. At first, she had thought things were fine with Ryan and that Amelia ended up spending the night with him but when Adrian had nonchalantly told her that he had left her in the room with a very much crazy Ryan, she fumed."You can't keep ignoring me you idiot or do you prefer I raise my voice so loudly to the point where the stupid council you're so wary of, hear what it is I have to say and finally have a reason to overthrow that crazy son of a bitch you left alone with my friend," she threatened furiously, not bothering to f
Amelia sat quietly with her arms folded around her knees and her chin resting in between them. She stared lazily at Ryan with a small smile of satisfaction playing on her lips.She had honestly expected the absolute worst to happen the minute she let Adrian leave her here by herself and at first, things did seem to be going just the way she had expected but that was until Ryan suddenly recognised her and called out her name. She had thought it was all in her head until she heard Ryan's voice call out to her again, pleading that she ran out of the room and get as far away from him as possible.As expected, Amelia turned deaf ears to his words and did what any absolutely sane person wouldn't do. She moved closer to him and did the first thing that came to mind which was hugging him and getting that close to him made her realise that Ryan wasn't actually in his human form.The only part of his body that still looked human was his face but ot
"Wake up Amelia dear, wake up," a soft voice whispered in Amelia's ears, causing her to jump up from her sleep.Amelia looked around in confusion as she did not understand what was happening. The last thing she remembered was falling asleep on Ryan's bed with Ryan watching but right now, she definitely wasn't on Ryan's bed."Where am I? Where is this place?" she muttered to herself, wondering how she had gotten here in the first place."Is anybody here?" she called out, looking around for the voice that had woken her up in the first place."Hello Amelia," a voice greeted calmly and Amelia turned to see who it was that called her out but was met with the presence of no one."Who are you and what do you want from me? What is this place!" Amelia yelled furiously, wondering why in the world she was brought here and why whoever was behind this was refusing to show their face."I apologize for bringing you here
A Month Later It's been a little over a month now since Camille used the spell to get Rakani out of Ryan's body. Amelia was relieved that everything went well and that nothing happened to Camille but Ryan had still not recovered and he was still unconscious. Camille had explained to her that the reason why Ryan was still unconscious was that his energy had been drained from trying to always dominate the spirit that was in him and if she hadn't sent Rakani out of his body much quicker, I would have most likely lost his life. She had told Amelia to be patient and Amelia was trying very hard to remain patient and positive but she was getting really worried now since a month has passed and Ryan was still in the same condition. Leandro had been the one taking care of him but even Leandro said the same thing that Camille said and Amelia had no other choice but to believe in their words and hope for the best. "I completely understand that you're worried right now Amelia but I don't
Camille sighed. After over an hour of trying to perfect it, she had finally come up with the perfect spell that would kick Rakani out of Ryan's body but won't release him from Alisa's spell. After Amelia and Adrian explained things to her, Camille finally understood everything and when she was told again that she was Alisa's descendant, she realised that she had the power to release Rakani and that was why he had made no attempt to hurt her earlier. "Did you check? Is he awake?" she asked Adrian. "No, not yet," Adrian answered and Camille sighed. "Good then. We don't have that much time and we need to move now before he wakes up. All I need you to do is make sure that I'm not interrupted because getting Rakani out won't be easy at all and any little interruption can disrupt the spell and cause trouble. Just keep watch and make sure no soul passes by. Is that understood?" Camille instructed and all three of them nod their head in understanding.Amelia waited outside patiently for C
"I'm trying very hard not to jump to any conclusions right now but you just mentioned something about using a spell on Adrian and I just want to confirm if what I heard is true or if my imaginations are just playing games with me," Amelia said as calmly as she could. She was very sure that she didn't hear things but she wanted to confirm from Camille herself because what she had heard just didn't make any sense at all. "You didn't hear wrongly Amelia and yes, I used a spell on Adrian to get him out of the room," Camille replied and Amelia's jaw dropped. "Hold on a second, are you trying to tell me that the witch that we've been looking for all this while has been you?" Isabel asked, wanting to confirm for herself. She was feeling very confused right now because it made no sense to her that Camille was the witch that they were after but at the same time, it didn't seem to be a completely ridiculous outcome. She would have never thought that Camille was a witch but she also didn't t
"So now that someone amongst us has gotten hurt, doesn't this mean that the witch is going to have to show herself sooner or later?" Isabel asked, directing her question at both Adrian and Amelia who just regained consciousness. "Well, that is what we expect to happen but we can only wait and hope to see how all of this is going to play out. I believe that the witch is going to show up sooner than we think because even when it seemed like things were going downwards for us, Ryan or should I say, Rakani miraculously woke up and did what he did to Amelia and that could only mean that the witch is going to show herself soon," Adrian responded and Isabel sighed. "I honestly can't wait for her to show up and for us to get this over with because all of this is just sickening at this point," Isabel hissed in frustration. "Are you okay, Amelia? Do you feel better now?" Isabel asked and Amelia groaned in pain. She wasn't feeling okay at all and her head felt like it was going to split open
"What did you just say?" Camille asked as she wanted to confirm whether or not she had heard wrong. "I really don't think I said anything that too difficult to understand, little witch. I'm offering you your friend's life and in exchange, you going to break the spell and set me free from this body," Rakani responded. Camille chuckled. The fact that Rakani was asking her to break the spell made her realise that he was definitely not as strong as he was trying to make her think and that there was a possibility that the spell could work on him and that she would be able to knock him out until she's able to come up with a way to get Ryan out of him. "I don't know how you think witchcraft works but just because I'm a witch doesn't necessarily mean that I can break every spell out there. Whoever is behind the spell that you're under is a very powerful person and I doubt a little witch like me can do anything to help you break out of the spell. You're bound to that spell forever and only
Camille heard a strange noise from Ryan's room on her way there and she quickly ran in to see what could have caused the noise. As soon as she walked in, the first thing that she noticed was that Ryan was already on his feet and when her eyes went to the other end of the room, she saw Isabel and Adrian beside Amelia and she immediately noticed that Amelia was unconscious. "What exactly is going on here?" she questioned and when Ryan turned to face her, she noticed that his eyes were red and that was when it dawned on her that the person in front of her wasn't Ryan but the evil spirit that she had met in Ryan's head earlier. "Adrian, Isabel, I need you both to get out of here right now and take Amelia with you," she demanded and Adrian frowned. He couldn't understand why Camille would be asking them to leave especially when she could also be in danger if she remained here. "I'd prefer it if you took Isabel and Amelia with you instead and I'll stay here to try to calm Ryan down and
"So what are we going to do now?" Isabel asked, breaking the silence in the room. "I don't know. There isn't much that we can do besides just wait and see how all of this is going to turn out. To be honest with you, I can't think of anything else at the moment and I just feel like we need to exercise patience and allow fate to play things out," Adrian responded and Isabel scoffed I'm disbelief. She was already finding the entire situation ridiculous at this point because she just couldn't understand why things just weren't going their way. They had waited for the spiritual mother to come around and when she finally did, she instructed them that somebody would have to get hurt for the witch to show herself and they already made up their minds that somebody was going to get hurt and that the person would get hurt in Ryan's hands and now, all of a sudden, the person that was supposed to hurt one of them was suddenly unconscious and they couldn't even come up with anything else to do b
"I got caught Leandro and that's why I couldn't stay with you. Before we met, there was a town I usually go to whenever I needed to get away from my uncle and the stress of having to train myself to become a third in command. The town is mostly occupied by humans and I considered it as my safe space away from my life as a werewolf but during one of my visits to that town, I met an elderly man and he turned out to be a werewolf just like me. As you know, I don't usually trust people easily but since he seemed harmless, I became friendly with him and he and I grew closer during my stay in town," "Long story short, I was foolish to have trusted him. He got into trouble with rogues and I tried to help him but in the process, I exposed my abilities and he saw me. I told him to keep it a secret and pretend like he never saw anything and I expected him to do just that but that was until I found out that he was the Alpha of the Dark moon pack. He started to blackmail me by threatening to exp
"If you want me to talk to you, then you and I have to go to a more private space because anyone could walk past this place and overhear our conversation," Camille said to Leandro and he nodded his head in agreement because he knew that it was risky to stay in such an open space and talk about such a delicate topic. Leandro had a lot to say to Camille because of what had happened between them over the years and also because of what happened the last time he had seen her. After finding out from Camille that she was a witch, he honestly didn't know what to think at first because it all just sounded crazy to him and when she told him that the poison Jarred had in his system was something that she had made herself, he was completely furious and without thinking twice about it, he threw Camille out of his house and told her to never come back. Camille and Leandro headed towards Adrian's office which was the closest and safest place they could talk without worrying about someone overheari