Chapter 95\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2013Elara\u2013\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t sit still after I heard about Kaia.\u00a0<\/p>\n
61\u00a0<\/p>\n
55 vouchers\u00a0<\/p>\n
I kept pacing around in my room. At this point, I couldn\u2019t tell how many times I\u2019ve gone round the place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My palms were sweating, and I could hear my heart beating loud enough that I swore the walls could hear it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If something is wrong with Kaia. Then, I\u2019m afraid it has everything to do with the bonding spell.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t mean for it to come to this, she fainted from too much pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That could only mean one thing, the spell has a side effect and it\u2019s affecting her badly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That\u2019s scary. Who knows what else will happen?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was lost in thought when the door swung open and Luciien\u2019s smug face locked with mine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked so happy, and that annoyed me. Especially when I wasn\u2019t in the mood to get taunted by him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, well, look at you,\u201d he drawled, leaning against the doorframe. \u201cWhy are you pacing around like a hungry cheetah waiting for prey to walk by? Is something wrong?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
That annoying smirk was still plastered on his face. I wanted to slap him and erase it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instead, I swallowed it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I glared at him. \u201cDo you ever stop talking?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He smirked. \u201cNot when you look this entertaining.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you hear about Kaia?\u201d I asked, trying to get serious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about?\u201d Lucien asked casually. \u201cHas she disappeared from our lives? Great, isn\u2019t that what you wanted all along\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWould you be serious for a minute, Lucien? This isn\u2019t funny?\u201d I said, half-yelling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien raised his hand in a surrendering mode.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhoa, calm down, Elara. Tell me what\u2019s going on with Kaia?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I rolled my eyes and exhaled sharply. \u201cLucien, Kaia isn\u2019t well and I think,\u201d I bite my lips, unable to say it. I think the black magic I used on Kaia seems to be having a side effect.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His smirk dropped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d He straightened instantly. \u201cWhat kind of side effect?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cI don\u2019t know yet,\u201d I admitted, my voice low. \u201cBut I heard she fainted from pain and the moonbane witch told me that there was a possibility of her experiencing immense pain\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?,\u201d Lucien looked shocked. \u201cWhy is it happening now? The full moon was weeks ago!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know,\u201d I said. \u201cThe moonbane witch said it would take some time and I think Kaia is finally experiencing the pain\u201d I mouthed, clenching my fingers.\u201d Her body isn\u2019t reacting well to the masked bond. I thought hiding their connection would be simple, but Kaia\u2019s wolf is fighting it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien dragged a hand through his hair, swearing under his breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDn it if they investigate-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we\u2019re not careful, someone might trace it. And if they do\u2026.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re dead,\u201d he finished. \u201cWhat if they find out what we did? We might try for treason\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey won\u2019t,\u201d I snapped, raising my voice slightly. \u201cThey can\u2019t, no one here has the skills to trace the subtle dark magic I did.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien stared at me, jaw tight. \u201cFor how long?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I exhaled. \u201cAt least a month. They won\u2019t know the bond has been tampered with for a month.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien rubbed the back of his neck, pacing now too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo what, are we just going to sit and wait while she collapses? What if Theo starts digging?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe won\u2019t,\u201d I said, I could hear my voice break inwardly. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t even know what\u2019s happening.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien shot me a look. \u201cAnd what if he does? You think he won\u2019t tear the entire continent apart to get answers?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I pressed my lips together because he was right.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to calm down,\u201d I murmured, trying to calm him down. \u201cThey won\u2019t link anything to us. And once the bond is fully unmasked, the spell will break and Kaia won\u2019t feel anything. We just need time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTime?\u201d Lucien asked, shaking his head. \u201cGoddamn, we don\u2019t fucking have time to wait around\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I thought about it for a second, and Lucien wasn\u2019t wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I breathed. \u201cFine, leave it to me. I\u2019ll handle it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien snorted. \u201cOh, right. Because the last time I left everything to you, you didn\u2019t do a half-baked job, right?\u201d His lips curled. \u201cTheo still didn\u2019t reject Kaia, which was the reason we masked the bond in the first place, it\u2019s useless, don\u2019t you think?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stiffened, humiliation crawling up my cheeks. Lucien is so annoying and good at passing the blame.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat wasn\u2019t my fault,\u201d I muttered, looking away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cOf course,\u201d he mocked. \u201cNothing is ever your fault, wifey.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I hated how my cheeks burned, how he always saw through me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUndo it,\u201d Lucien said suddenly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I blinked. \u201cSorry, what?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
55 vouchers\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUndo the masking,\u201d he repeated. \u201cOr loosen it. If the bond isn\u2019t suffocating her, the side effects stop. heals. And Theo won\u2019t investigate anything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stared at him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t just ask me to undo the spell, did he?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The thought made ice crawl up my spine. It was risky, I couldn\u2019t afford to risk anything going wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou didn\u2019t just ask me to undo the spell, did you?\u201d I asked in disbelief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI did,\u201d Lucien puckered his face. \u201cUndo the spell\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u00a0<\/p>\n
I caressed my temple, frustrated. \u201cYou\u2019re not serious, undoing the spell means that if Kaia and Theo are fated, they will feel the pull\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo?\u201d Lucien asked, raising a brow. \u201cIt\u2019s better to save our skin than worry about them getting together as fated. Don\u2019t you care about your own life? If you don\u2019t care about yourself, think of me, I still have to become Alpha. I can\u2019t get convicted of treason, alright?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I fell silent and didn\u2019t know what to say but Lucien wasn\u2019t wrong in the slightest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGoing to do it? Or should we wait until the girl dies and Theo rips all our heads off?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I inhaled shakily, my hands trembling for some reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFine,\u201d I whispered. \u201cI\u2019ll undo it, I can\u2019t have us persecuted before we had a chance to take what rightfully belongs to us\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A slow grin spread across his face. Then, Lucien touched my chin, lifting my face with a cocky half-smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood girl. See? Things go smoother when you listen to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Annoyed, I slapped his hand away and stalked past him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShut up,\u201d I muttered, pushing past him. \u201cStop irritating me\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not trying to irritate you, wifey. I\u2019m speaking sense into your thick skull\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever, but I\u2019m doing this my way,\u201d I snapped. \u201cAnd next time? I want nothing to do with you, carry out your schemes by yourself\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFine, do whatever wouldn\u2019t get our heads ripped off.\u201d Lucien brushed past me, \u201cI gotta go talk to Cara for a\u00a0<\/p>\n
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bit\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Lucien left, I felt my stomach sink with agony.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This wasn\u2019t supposed to happen, I only wanted to break Kaia not put her life in danger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If anything happens to Kaia, Theo would never forgive me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
61\u00a0<\/p>\n
55 vouchers\u00a0<\/p>\n
He wouldn\u2019t think twice before ending my life as well. It\u2019s better to be a coward alive than die foolishly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I shut the door behind Lucien and leaned against it, my chest tight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When I looked down, my hands were trembling, which irritated me even more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I wasn\u2019t supposed to shake like a wet puppy, I should be in control of my emotions and the pack at large.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If something this little can shake me, how would I handle being the luna of Shadowclaw in the future?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I rushed to my wardrobe, pushing it out of the way.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was big and heavy, so I struggled to push it away but I managed to get through.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I threw out a few trash bags, ferociously searching for something.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a while, I found the tiny black velvet pouch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My fingers slipped through a little hole as I opened it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inside, the enchanted thread, the one masking Kaia and Theo\u2019s bond pulsed\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moonbane witch had given me Theo and Kaia\u2019s sealed bond in an enchanted thread.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She told me I could untie it if I ever changed my mind. Initially, I didn\u2019t want to take it but she insisted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStupid girl,\u201d I muttered under my breath, gritting my teeth, annoyed. \u201cYou weren\u2019t supposed to break this fast. You act all high and mighty yet you couldn\u2019t hold on for a month?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I walked back to my bed, I took out the thread and unwrapped it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When it came into contact with my hand, I felt a burning sensation pulsing through my veins.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was hot and painful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A spike of panic shot through me, what was the burning sensation for?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Was Kaia dying? No, I can\u2019t let her die!\u00a0<\/p>\n
I panicked, my heart was beating ferociously against my chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I closed my eyes and started the reversion chat, which the moonbane witch taught me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 95\u00a0<\/p>\n
A\u00a0<\/p>\n
61\u00a0<\/p>\n
55 vouchers\u00a0<\/p>\n
The thread burned hotter with every chant I uttered. It was resisting, clinging to what it had latched onto, the bond between them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet go,\u201d I whispered through clenched teeth. \u201cRelease the fucking bond and leave!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Soon, the magic snapped like a whip, and the thread fell on the floor, torn and battered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I picked it up and lit it on fire, erasing its very existence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaia wouldn\u2019t be dying anymore, she would be fine in no time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood enough,\u201d I breathed, pulling my hand back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sweat clung to my neck as I finished cleaning up my room after burning the thread.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked like a bitter witch when I looked in the mirror.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien would enjoy mocking me if he saw me like this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I forced myself to breathe, smoothing my hair back and straightening my dress.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything is fine now, Lara\u201d I closed my eyes, splashing water on my face. \u201cKaia is not dying and I will not get exposed\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After calming myself down, I walked out of the room, hoping I\u2019d get the latest update on Kaia.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Theo will be back soon, and I need to be on my good behavior.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nobody should suspect I had anything to do with this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I gave myself a prep talk. \u201cLet\u2019s do this, I can do this\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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