Chapter 33: provoking him

Coming out of the hall, Hazel felt extremely happy. She finally messed with Caius. She could not stop herself from smiling as she walked through the long hallway. For once, she had managed to make the scary Werewolf King angry and then escape from him.

" I wonder what his face looks like right now." She murmured.

Hazel almost laughed. But she suddenly stopped laughing when she saw Lady Mira standing in front of her.

Hazel quickly cleared her throat, straightened her dress and bowed. "Ohh...ahh... High Priest."

Lady Mira smiled. "You shouldn’t be bowing, You are our future Luna Queen. Follow me."

She turned around and started walking. Hazel blinked before following her. She could not help but smile. From the looks on some of the ancient werewolves’ faces, she could tell that many of them were secretly happy about what she had done.

Maybe they were tired of seeing Caius frightening everyone. That man is too arrogant and need lot of lesson "I—"

She lazily waved her hand "You don’t have to explain," Lady Mira interrupted calmly. "You are doing the right thing, my lady."

Hazel’s eyes widened... High Priest were always the one who don’t tolerate nonsense and accept respect to the crown...

No one will question her even if she decide to punish her. She’s very sure Caius will be more happy to grant her.

Lady Mira nodded. "Let’s forget about it, I won’t interfere. But there is something I want to discuss with you."

Hazel became curious. They continued walking until they reached a quiet part of the palace. Lady Mira stopped and turned to her.

"Do you remember what I told you before?" her face became more serious.

Hazel thought for a moment. "About becoming Alpha King Caius’s mate?" she pointed at herself.

"Yes."

Hazel nodded immediately. " Ohhh... that" she paused for a moment. Since the moon goddess has decided to help her in this situation... " Well, I better agree."

Lady Mira’s smile widened. completely shocked. "You agree?" She had expected Hazel to argue, complain again. Instead, Hazel had agreed in less than a second. "You agreed too quickly," Lady Mira said.

Hazel frowned in confusion "Didn’t you want me to agree?" "I did, but..." Lady Mira studied her face. "Did someone confuse you?"

Hazel looked around. She looked to her left, then to her right.

Lady Mira raised an eyebrow. "What are you doing?"

Hazel moved closer to her and lowered her voice. "I met the Moon Goddess."

Lady looked stunned. "The Moon Goddess?"

Hazel nodded.

Lady Mira stared at her for several seconds, the surprised didn’t last long.

Instead, she sighed. "I expected that." Lady Mira looked ahead. "I have been trying to summon the Moon Goddess for a serious matter."

Hazel’s curiosity increased. "Wait. You can summon her?"

Lady Mira nodded. "As the High Priest, I am one of the few people who can do it. The other little priests can also help with the ritual."

Hazel became curious. "What serious matter?"

Lady Mira looked at her for a long moment before answering.

"There is a war coming. Every race is trying to eliminate the demons. The demons have been capturing werewolves, witches, dragons, and vampires. They corrupt them and turn them into weapons and slaves. Already thirty percent of the vampire people have been taken. This problem was discussed in the Immortal Headquarters. It must be stopped. All of us have to join hands with the wolf race to bring the demons down."

Hazel froze. She knew how many demons existed and how powerful and evil they were. Hazel looked worried. "How many vampires have been captured?" She has read a lot about the new vampire king. Also as powerful as the demon lord. How come he did nothing about what’s happening?

Lady Mira gave a small chuckle. "More than what we didn’t expect. But what’s bothering us is the fact that Werewolves and vampires have never been friends. How are they going to work together?"

Lady Mira burst into soft laughter. "They will, of course. When the danger is big enough, even old enemies can stand on the same side."

The High Priest’s face became serious again. She looked at Hazel carefully.

"Training to become strong is not enough, Hazel. You need to mate with Alpha Caius before the war begins. Thank goodness your mother-in-law already spoke to you about it."

Hazel’s cheeks turned pink. She looked away quickly. Hazel looked away in embarrassment "Why is everyone so interested in this? Can’t we put that off to another time?"

Lady Mira chuckled with amusement. "Have you noticed that something is off about King Caius?"

Hazel frowned. "What’s off about him?" She almost not believe it. Everything about him was weird.

"Sleeping for two hundred years was not easy on his body. He is becoming weaker."

Hazel stared at her in disbelief. "Someone who can behead an Alpha with one hand is weak?" Alphas wolves are twice or three times stronger than the actual wolves.

Lady Mira shook her head. "Not in the way you think. I have been watching him ever since we returned from the Witch Kingdom. He keeps touching his head and closing those beautiful eyes of his. That is a clear sign. He still carries the old curse. He needs more of your blood to return to full strength. You have not finished healing him. The longer we wait, the weaker he becomes."

She stepped back a little and smiled.

"That is why your real training will start now."

At that moment a new woman joined them. Her name was Azula. She looked at Hazel from head to toe with clear disapproval. Then she folded her arms.

"What are you wearing?"

Hazel glanced down at her soft fairy-pink gown and smirked.

"What does it look like?" she answered with a grin.

She had already noticed that almost everyone around her was cold and mean. If they were going to be sharp with her, there was no reason for her to stay sweet and quiet all the time.