"After the attack on the Council, I made my mother believe she was crazy. I even went as far as almost destroying the room she prepared for the baby." Cleopatra exhaled shakily, her voice tinged with guilt. She stood close to her office's window which had a view that made it possible to oversee the whole Council's activities."You didn't know. None of us knew." Neon shrugged, walking up to her. After making her discovery, she called Cleopatra as soon as possible and conveyed what she found out. "Neon, Nebra was right." Cleopatra exhaled heavily again, tilting her head to look at Neon, "I was the closest to Freya and I never caught on to any hint, but just a day in the Council and Nebra already had her suspicions." "If you're about to say something about Nebra going to take over the Council when she returns, then you should keep shut." Neon scoffed, directly cutting her off. "I used to be good. I've taken care of the Council and the people in it for so long that I let someone so i
Behind the Council building, a figure clad in leather pants and jackets tossed her backpack over the fence before attempting to jump over the wall."Going somewhere?" Cleopatra's familiar voice shattered the silence, causing her to freeze."What do you want this time?" Rose hissed, twisting her head to face her."I've just received word that the tournament winners and their instructors might not have made it to the human city," Cleopatra stated somberly. "In fact, they might be dead."Rose's eyes welled with tears at the thought of Sarah being dead, and she turned away from Cleopatra. After what felt like an eternity, she scoffed, "Are you here to sympathize with me or exploit me again?""When you put it like that, it makes me seem like the villain," Cleopatra guiltily scratched the back of her neck.Rose had indeed warned her about her witch enemy, but she didn't believe the witch could eliminate Sarah without alarming the others with her, so she didn't think anything would happen to
Hearing Freya's name, Nebra reacted; her hands grabbing Nelly by the collar and pinning her against the wall. "Are you trying to tell me Freya Armstrong is in danger because of your fellow witches?" She asked aggressively. Nelly sighed, holding up her hands to show she wasn't going to resist or do anything tricky. "I don't know the details, but from the little I've gathered, it seems Braeden Vause made a deal with the witches just before he was killed." "What does he have to do with Freya Armstrong?" Nebra asked slowly, her pupils dilating in realization as she already guessed what Nelly was about to say. "The look in your eyes doesn't seem to be that of curiosity. Thankfully, I got my hands on you first, otherwise, the people who also connected the dots, would've bombed what your kind calls the Council in search of Braeden's offspring." Nelly responded and smacked her lips together. "Now get your hands off me." Nebra clenched her jaw for a moment before she obliged and stepped
Freya shivered in cold as soon as she walked into the pharmacy. She knew she weather was cold, but the cold seemed to have amplified as soon as she walked in.She wrapped both arms around her body, rubbing her frozen fingers on her body as she glanced around in search of the source of the cold. "Good day, ma'am. How may we help you?" A polite voice asked.Freya froze for a moment, then slowly shifted her eyes towards the direction of the voice The girl, who seemed to be the same age with Freya, was on the other side of the counter. Freya calculated it'd take her a few minutes to chase after her once she took off with the med kit. "I need a med kit and if possible, a fresh set of clothes." She responded, returning the girl's smile. "Just walk down this way you'd come across a shelf." The girl said, pointing towards a section of the pharmacy. "Thank you."As Freya walked towards the direction she was pointed to, she couldn't help but notice there were a lot of customers looking at
"You won't ask me why I left you at the pharmacy?" Sarah inquired just minutes after Freya had meticulously cleaned and dressed her bullet wound."No," Freya replied in a calm tone as she efficiently returned the items she had used back to the medical kit."If you weren't an omega, you would've died. Are you telling me you're not angry with me that I left you to die?" Sarah couldn't help but scoff in anger. "I'm not," Freya affirmed resolutely, her gaze unwavering as she locked the medical kit. They had sought refuge in the dimly lit alley in the street after that of the pharmacy's and thanks to the encroaching darkness, the number of people passing through the valley had significantly decreased, shielding them from prying eyes. Freya gently placed the kit in the sheltered nook of the alley and rose, stretching her body to get rid of its stiffness after sitting in one place for thirty minutes. Sarah stood as well and approached her, concern subconsciously etching her features. "Is
The Council The chattering within the auditorium slowly stopped as Cleopatra climbed the podium. "I'm aware that many of you have heard the news." She began and scanned their faces before continuing, "Which is why I'm here to clarify you. Yes, werewolf hunters seem to have returned." "Is it true that they got the Combat Tournament winners? That they are likely to be dead?" "I also heard it happened just two forests away. If something like that can happen so close to the Council without anyone realizing on time, doesn't that mean the Council is no longer safe to stay in?" "Why weren't we informed when this happened? How many things are you keeping from us?" The crowd clamoured, each person raising his voice to ask his question and soon, chaos erupted. Hercules who was standing by the side had to step forward to calm them. "If she didn't have a solution to the present problem, she wouldn't be inform you about it. So calm down and listen to her!" The people found sense in what h
Rose gazed intently at Cleopatra, her eyes lingering on her for what felt like an eternity. Then, with deliberate slowness, she shifted her attention to the wall behind Cleopatra."I know what you're doing," she finally broke the silence, her voice dripping with a mixture of anger and taunting. Cleopatra's surprise was obvious as she asked, "What am I doing?"Rose's lips curled into a sardonic smile, "Using guilt to trap me? What are you going to say next? Mention my first mate that I couldn't save, then go on rambling about how Sarah will face the same fate sooner or later if I don't help you stabilize the Council. That's an old trick, Cleopatra. Learn a new one."A faint twitch at the corners of Cleopatra's lips betrayed her amusement. "Well, someone seems to be soaked up in guilt."Recalling how Rose lost her mate, Cleopatra wiped the smile off her face and said seriously, "I was going to ask you how you think Sarah will feel when she returns and finds out you did nothing to help
Nebra came to a sudden halt. Her eyes followed the witch's gaze, but her view was abruptly blocked by the appearance of a pack warrior who seemed to materialize out of thin air, effectively obscuring Hezell from her sight.She watched the man grab Hezell and forcefully push him in a different direction. The man accompanying Nebra furrowed his brow and voiced his confusion, "That's not the way to the dungeon. They are not going to the dungeon."Nebra mirrored his frown, "Then where are they going?"The witch, deep in thought, finally spoke, his words measured and laden with uncertainty. "Two possibilities. Either the new Alpha intends to obliterate the legacy of the former Alpha, starting with the man revered as the former Alpha's greatest achievement. Or, perhaps, the location of the dungeon has been altered.""No, that can't be. I must speak to Hezell before anything happens to him," said Nebra. She attempted to move towards the direction Hezell had been led, but the man accompanying