Chapter 53: The witches plan

Caius was still reading a document when Alexander entered the study in a hurry.

"Hazel is missing," Alexander said quickly.

Caius paused and looked up in confusion.

"How is that possible?" He could not believe something like this had happened right under his nose. Even if he was becoming weaker, it should not be this bad.

Alexander shook his head. "We have searched everywhere. There is no sign of her."

"Did she leave on her own?" Caius asked.

"The guards said she never came out of the room," Alexander answered.

Caius looked at him. Alexander sighed.

"You are not trying to blame us, are you?" He frowned. "Look, she had a lot of reasons to be angry and leave..."Ouch!"

Ethan, who had just entered, hit Alexander on the back of the head. "You lack manners, baby boy."

Alexander rolled his eyes. "I knew you were always on his side! Fine. I will try my best to announce—"

"No. Don’t," Caius said firmly as he closed the file in front of him. "It will only alert whoever is behind this."

Akeelah rushed in and bowed.

"Your Majesty, a wolf maid’s dead body was found in the backyard. The strange part is that the other maids said she was still alive before the incident. Finding her dead so suddenly is very surprising."

Ethan frowned deeply. They did not even know where to start looking.

.....

Hazel blinked several times before she fully opened her eyes.

She was lying in a strange room. She sat up at once. The last thing she remembered was the maid blowing something into her face while asking how the girl had entered a locked room. That maid had been a witch. Hazel’s instinct had disliked her from the very first day they met. That was why the witch had to use force.

Hazel looked around the weird room and suddenly froze.

Not far from the bed stood Caius’s crystal coffin.

The bed sheets under her were completely black and covered with many white symbols. She jumped up and ran to the door, but it would not open. An unknown energy threw her backward onto the bed and held her body down. No matter how hard she tried, she could not stand up again.

A moment later the door opened. Two familiar figures walked in. Hazel stared at them in disbelief.

Susan and Scarlett. Susan was carrying a heavy old spell book. She smiled and waved. "You are awake."

Scarlett smirked. "Oh my gosh, you still look the same. I thought you would be full of the mighty werewolf king’s sperms and love bites by now."

Susan sighed. "Caius’s standards are very high. There are many high-level ladies like Doris who want him so badly. None of them ever got the chance to stand beside him."

Hazel frowned. "If you know he does not care about me, why did you take me?" She had expected them to kidnap someone or something Caius truly valued so he would come running. But they had taken her. Her face slowly turned pale.

Scarlett laughed happily. "Look who is sad. Don’t worry, we will not kill you completely. We just need your weak wolf soul and a lot of your blood. Whether you live or die after that depends on your luck."

Hazel frowned. "Who do you want to summon?" She could see the strange ingredients and the open spell book.

Susan rolled her eyes. "I cannot let the Light witches rule our kingdom. She left me with no choice. I have to bring my mother back to life."

Hazel froze and looked at the crystal coffin again. This ritual might harm or even kill Caius. What could she do? How could she send a signal to the others? She did not even know where this place was.

Susan noticed her looking around and chuckled. "Don’t worry. I have already secured this place with powerful spells. Even the new Witch Queen will not be able to locate you. The perfect condition is that the two of you are mates but have not yet mated, even though you have been together for the past ten days." She smiled sweetly.

Hazel stopped talking. Since Rita could not reach her and she could not see any visions or dreams, she had no choice but to accept her fate.

Susan watched her quiet face.

"It seems you already know he will not come for you... poor girl." She sighed deeply. "There have been many victims. The previous rogue werewolf who lowered herself to become his maid loved him more than anyone in the world. In the end she died just to protect his secrets. You cannot move a pillar that has no emotions."

Hazel gave a small chuckle. "You sound like one of his victims."

Susan blinked several times, then raised a brow. "Why would I?" she denied quickly. "His beautiful face does not match his heart. He has the coldest heart of all. I do not know how he was raised, but I do not think the moon goddess ever taught him how to love others."

When she heard the name of the moon goddess, Hazel frowned. At least the goddess should know she was in danger, right?

Janet hurried into the room. "Okay, no more time. Let’s begin! But I was unable to cut even one strand of the werewolf king’s hair," she said in frustration.

Susan rolled her eyes. "I told you it is impossible. He takes care of his hair himself. You will never find a single strand on the floor." She glanced at Hazel. "Well, it does not matter. His unwanted mate is here."

Janet folded her arms. "The demons want her alive." She looked at Hazel with interest. "Something is fishy about her. I am sure Rita would have sensed it, but maybe she has not verified it yet. Her soul feels strange... and that powder made her sleep for two full days!"

Scarlett clapped her hands. "Let’s put that aside. I have to go home and keep acting like someone’s first daughter, remember?"

Susan paused and raised a brow. "I bet you are enjoying your life with Ryan."

Scarlett’s eyes lost some of their light. "I do not know what this bitch did to him. Ever since our first time together, he has completely changed toward me. In fact, I feel like he only took me that day to get something from me..." She sighed. "Well, I will lock him up soon. It does not matter anymore."