Chapter 50
Third-Person Narrative.
Back in the silver moon pack, Gwen had turned into a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at the slightest provocation.
Getting to hear that the triplets had taken Gina out for a vacation that she felt was meant for her made her mad.
She believed Gina had stolen the life that she had always dreamed of and vowed to go to any length to destroy her.
In her rage, she decided to visit the only person she could rant to.
Her father.
When Lucas Amel learned about the triplet vacation with the slave girl, he was convinced beyond reasonable doubt that his friend, the alpha king, was out to embarrass him among the pack members.
He believed that if the alpha king had not supported his son’s claims to be mated to the slave girl, they would never have taken her on vacation.
To him, it appeared the alpha had already made up his mind to make the slave girl the future Luna of the pack, and it would be over his dead body that it would ever happen.
Meanwhile, the seer of the pack had already fixed a date for the Luna ritual, and while everyone anticipated the day to come, Gwen and her father were up to no good.
Gwen told her father that she would never allow herself to go so low to compete for the Luna position with a fat lowlife omega.
She also saw sense in what his daughter was saying, and they thought for days about how they would eliminate the slave girl.
Finally, they decided that the only way to get rid of Gina was by consulting a powerful witch who would silently take her out without anyone suspecting them.
One day, they set out on a journey to visit a long-time banished member of their pack, Anesi.
Anesi was a powerful witch who started out using her powers for good until greed became her companion.
She was once a significant personality in the Silver Moon pack, but as time went by, her greed and quest to accumulate more wealth and power made her start committing various atrocities that threatened the peace of the pack.
She allowed herself to be used by greedy pack members who would pay whatever she requested of them, and in turn, she would grant their deepest and darkest wishes.
The news soon got to the alpha king, and he invited her for a talk, but she openly disobeyed the alpha king and was banished from the pack for all eternity.
With her gone, a few pack members never liked that she was banished, and one such person was Lucas Amel.
Unknown to the palace, Lucas Amel has kept a very close relationship with Anesi, who plans to come back to wreak havoc on the alpha for daring to banish her.
Gwen and her father soon got to Anesi’s coven, and they were invited in by her apprentice.
Anesi walked out of her room looking ragged and unkempt. Even though she was only in her late sixties, she looked over a hundred years old.
Her badly done makeup, consisting of her b***d-red lipstick and her badly applied eyeliner, made her look way older than she ought to be.
Despite being known for her powerful charms and spells, Anesi was not what we could call worthy. People have often wondered what she uses all the money she collects from her clients for.
Gwen is immediately frightened, as she clenches behind her father out of fear as soon as she sees Anesi walking out of her room.
Gwen’s demeanor immediately puts off Anesi, who casts an evil eye at her.
“I’m sorry; please pardon her,” Lucas pleaded on Gwen’s behalf.
Her face fell into a pretty forced smile as she walked closer to where Lucas Amel and his daughter were standing.
“You are welcome, my friend. Did you see the last package I sent to you?” She questioned Lucas Amel in a raspy voice as soon as she got to where he was standing.
“Thank you for letting us in, and yes, I did get your packet, but it did not fulfill the purpose for which I requested it,” he said to Anesi.
“And why is that?” She questioned, a little surprised, carefully walking towards where Gwen sat.
“The wrong person ate the apple and died,” he answered her.
“How pathetic, and the person the apples were intended for?” she questioned, taking her eyes off Gwen to spare her father a glance.
“She is still alive and living her best life,” he said, his hatred visible in his voice.
“And you don’t like that, do you?” she questioned, returning her eyes to Gwen.
“That is why I have come to see you myself,” Gwen’s father said to Anesi.
“You know you are always welcome to my home; now who is she to you?” Anesi asked, referring to Gwen with interest.
“She is my daughter,” he answered.
“Really? “It almost doesn’t feel so,” she said, turning to look at Lucas as she took her hands off Gwen.
Gwen and her father are confused as to what Anesi meant by that, but they do not bother to question her.
“So tell me, friend, what brings you to my home?” she questioned, walking to a shamble-looking throne that she had made for herself.
“As you may have heard, my daughter was destined to be mated to the alpha’s triplets.” “But on the night of her twenty-first birthday, her maid was claimed as their mate instead of her,” he explained to Anesi.
“You don’t say, so what do you want me to do for you?” she questioned him.
“To kill that slave girl and have my daughter reinstalled as their one and only mate and Luna,” he said to Anesi.NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.
“Is that all?” she questioned.
“Yes,” he answered, after signaling his daughter to ask her if she needed anything else.
“What are you willing to give?” Anesi questioned him with a cold stare.
“Whatever you ask of me,” he replied to her without destination.
“Be careful of the promises you make, Beta Lucas,” she said, throwing him a thoughtful gaze.
“I am willing to do anything for my daughter, and I can boldly tell you that no price is too big for me to pay to ensure she gets the happiness she requires,” he said, and Anesi smiled at his words.
“I am relieved to hear that, and I can assure you that I will grant your wish, and all I will need in return is the head of the Alpha King,” she said, locking gaze with Lucas Amel.
“The alpha king’s head?” He questioned her, a little taken aback by Anesi’s strange request.
“Yes, the head of your friend, or have you suddenly grown cold feet?” she questioned him in a mocking tone.
“No, I am not bothered about killing him; I no longer consider him as my friend. Which friend would pick a slave over his best friend’s child? I am more concerned about how to kill him considering that he is always heavily guarded,” he said thoughtfully to Anesi.
“Well, that is for you to bother about; as you well know, I cannot use magic on members of the royal family. But he is your friend; you can lure him out and kill him. No one would suspect you. For years, I have waited patiently for an opportunity to take revenge for the disgraceful manner in which he sent me away from his pack. If you promise to grant this wish of mine, then I will make sure that all your wishes come true. So are we in business or not?” she questioned a thoughtful-looking Lucas.
“I agree; I will kill the alpha and cut off his head as you have requested,” he said to her.
“Good, this will be so much fun. Now you both will go home and tomorrow I will come to your house, and you will take me to the alpha palace,” she said, standing up from her throne.
“But you know you can’t come into the pack; the guards will seize you and arrest you the moment they realize that you are the one,” he said to her.
“You underestimate my powers, Lucas, or should I still call you Beta Lucas, considering you just agreed to murder your alpha?” she questioned with an evil smile.
“ Come tomorrow, I will transform myself into a beautiful young maiden and come to your house. You will take me to the alpha palace and present me as a gift to the royal family. Once I am inside the palace, you can be rest assured that all your problems are solved,” she said to him.
“But the slave girl and the triplets are still on their vacation,” he said, a little concerned about the impromptu visitation.
“That makes my job even easier for me,” she said to him.
“And how will I know that you are the one when tomorrow comes?” he questioned for security purposes.
“I will tell your servant to tell you that the raven has left its nest. When you hear this, know that I am the one,” she said to him.
“That is comforting to hear; thank you so much,” he replied to her with a smile.
“You may leave now, but please keep in mind your promise,” she said to Gwen and her father.
Lucas Amel and his daughter excitedly returned to the silver moon pack and could hardly wait for it to be morning.
Early the next morning, Lucas Amel was told that a young maiden had come to look for him. He excitedly went outside to see her.
He was so surprised to see a charming girl, not more than eighteen years old, standing outside his home.
She had long blonde hair, bright, piercing gray eyes, and a beautiful face. Her beauty was captivating and something about her made his heart beat faster than it usually did.
He could hardly believe that this was the same person he saw yesterday when he and his daughter went to visit her.
There was something about her presence that felt different; he couldn’t exactly say what it was, but it was there.
“Please, who are you?” He asked out of pure curiosity and also to ascertain that he was indeed speaking with the right person.
“I told them to inform you that the raven has left its nest,” she said to him.
A broad smile lit up his entire face the moment he realized that it was Anesi.
“You are welcome to my home,” he said as he invited her in and got her all she would need to complete her mission in the palace.
“What would you like me to call you?” he asked her.
“Call me Lucia; I have always wanted to be called that,” she said to him.
“Nice name; I am sure nobody is going to ever recognize you like this,” he said to her and she smiled mildly at him.
Later that same morning, he took Lucia to the palace and presented her to the alpha king as a token of his appreciation for their long-term friendship.
The alpha king was happy to receive the slave girl from his friend. He is quite impressed with the fact that, despite all that has been happening lately, his friend was still supportive of him.
The alpha king thinking twice immediately assigns Lucia to become Gina’s maid upon her arrival.
When Gwen and her father learned of this, they were more than pleased with the king’s decision.