The Alpha’s Human Mate

There wasn’t much difference between the normal forest they passed before the barrier and the dark forest. The only difference was that the day was not bright like before.

Ellie was surprised that it was bright before they entered the forest, but after they entered the dark forest, it became dull as if rain was about to fall. “I guess that’s why it’s called dark Forest.” Ellie whispered.

“The dark forest is always like this when it’s bright in the outside world. You don’t want to imagine how it looks when it’s completely dark,” Maya said. She noticed how she was looking around the forest.Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.

They kept walking deep into the forest. Ellie wanted to ask where they were going, but she just kept quiet. She knew that Maya was still angry at her.

As she walked, she noticed that some plants and flowers were so colorful and beautiful, which made the forest not what she thought of. “I didn’t know the dark forest would be this beautiful.”

As soon as the word came out of her mouth, Maya turned back and looked at her. “Beautiful? You think these flowers are beautiful?” She scoffed.

She turned around and pointed to some red roses. “Outside the dark forest, red roses may signify love. But in the dark forest, it signifies danger. Smelling those red roses will make your tongue swell and lower your breathing. As a human, you know what that could do to you.” she explained before walking forward again.

Seeing that, the girl suddenly became quiet. She tried to listen to her heartbeat to check maybe she’s scared, but strangely, she could not hear anything. She looked back at her and said, “Black witches can be very cunning and wicked. Don’t get scared when you see any of them. Act like you’re part of them, and don’t touch anything. Just follow my lead.”

Even though she was still angry at Ellie, she couldn’t help but still worry about her. “Don’t worry. We will save Alex.” Maya assured her, while Ellie only nodded with a weak smile.

They walked for some time until they finally got to the top of the hill. She looked down the hill and saw some houses. “Let’s go.” She said before walking down the sloppy road.

They walked into the village market and saw different people passing and buying things.

Ellie, who thought that the witches would be completely different from them, was surprised when she saw how beautiful and well-dressed they were. She couldn’t even say that they were witches, because they all looked like normal humans to her. She kept wondering what features made them be classified as witches.

Maya walked up to a store. She saw a middle-aged woman in the store; she quickly thought of using that as an opportunity to ask for the antidote to the poison.

“Excuse me, ma’am. How much are your mushrooms?” She asked, using that as an opportunity to get her to talk.

“Twenty gold coins,” the woman replied.

“Such an expensive amount for just a mushroom,” Maya thought.

Ellie just stood there, wondering if she heard right-the witches were using gold coins.

“Can you give me a discount? I need the mushroom to make some concoction, but I don’t have enough money.” She said with a small smile, but stopped talking when the woman glared at her.

She kept quiet and looked at the mushroom again before going closer to the woman. “Do you perhaps… sell any poison that turns werewolves aggressive? I’ve been trying to study more on poison, you see.” She continued, looking into the woman’s eyes as if to get answers.

She knew that she had to get the antidote for her brother before it got dark, or else he could die.

“Do you want to buy something, or do you want to ask me stupid questions? Who in the dark forest doesn’t know that strong poisons like that are only prepared by the head witch?”The woman whispered back. She knew the kind of trouble she could get into if the head witch’s guard found them talking about poisons.

“So you mean that it’s only the head witch that has the antidote?” Maya asked, but before the woman could answer her, some people walked towards them.

The middle-aged woman quickly went on her knees and greeted them.

Knowing who they were, Maya quickly said, “I don’t think I’ll buy it. I only have ten gold coins.” She quickly grabbed Ellie’s hand and was about to leave the shop when she heard. “Where do you think you’re rushing to?”

She stopped in her tracks and turned around slowly. “Rushing? We were just going on our way, but you think we were rushing?” Maya scoffed. She knew that the only way to free themselves was to act tough and not get scared of them.

A guy amongst them, named Damien, walked closer to where Maya was, but his gaze was on the other girl looking so scared and shaky. “This is a very small village, and I don’t think I’ve seen any of you before. Am I right, sister?” He asked, looking back at his sister, Sabrina, who was just glaring.

“So tell me, which family did you come from?” He asked, looking at Ellie, who was already bowing her head slightly.

Um… we’re… Maya said, but was caught off guard before she could complete her words.

“Let’s hear her voice. Or can’t she talk?” Damien asked, staring deep into Ellie’s eyes.

The other witches in the market have also gathered around them. Damien suspected that something was going on, and he knew that because of the girl looking around in fear.

Ellie just kept looking at them in fear. She could not control her fear; her hands were already shaking. She knew that Maya couldn’t come to their rescue because the witch insisted on her talking, and she didn’t even know what to say.

Maya, on the other hand, knew they were done for. She didn’t expect that the antidote would be with the head witch only. Likewise, she didn’t expect that she would see Sabrina and Damien, the heads of the black witch’s spoilt brats.

Before Ellie could manage to force out a word, she noticed that the girl behind the guy who was asking her question suddenly changed. Her skin suddenly became wrinkled and ugly. Ellie kept looking at the girl in shock, forgetting the guy who was still waiting for answers.

Suddenly, water from nowhere splashed on them. “Intruders.” The witches said, moving back away from them.