179 - Prisoner, Oh Prisoner.
The dungeon wasn't a fun place to be, especially for her injured Mama and scared Mira. George was still unconscious. For how long would he remain that way?
“I tried my best.” Aunt Alice said but Zezi stopped her from saying any more words as she paced back and forth in the caged space.
“Tell the King to send a doctor!” She yelled to the guard at the gate once again but he didn't move. “I am your Queen and you will do as I say.”
They didn't move.
She gritted her teeth in frustration, yelling through their bond.
He surprisingly didn't close it down as he used to. Maybe he wanted to but he just couldn't do it.
‘Please, Valerick. Please.’ She begged through the bond over and over again.
The damage was done.
He wouldn't listen to her or come to her aid.
Regret ate at the corners of her heart and guilt threatened to pull her under, but everything she had done she had done for her family.
And now they were here because of her poor planning.
How did this even happen?!
“Stop panicking, I will get better.” Aunt Alice said through the pain.
“She attacked you with silver and poison underneath her claws.”
“No poison.” she managed to say from the floor, her voice thinning into a very low whisper.
“There was poison.” Zezi snapped, slipping her hands through her hair and pulling at the strands. “I know what she is capable of. She poisoned you and that is why you haven't healed at all. It's getting worse.” Her voice broke with tears. “I am sorry, Mama. This is all my fault.”
“Will Grandma get better?” Mira asked. “This place is smelly.”
‘Valerick, please. My mother is dying, please. Punish only me. Please, please. Let them go. She's dying! Please!” She begged again.
Aunt Alice coughed, blood spilling from her mouth.
“Mama!” Mira yelled in panic before her eyes flashed with thirst.
“No!” Zezi immediately pulled Mira away from Aunt Alice but her hunger was already awakened and her claws dug through Zezi's hands to get to the weak prey on the floor.
A wave of dizziness washed over her and for a moment, Zezi staggered on her feet, her grip slipping from Mira who used that moment of weakness to her advantage.
She escaped from her mother’s grip, her eyes beastly as she circled the dying prey on the floor.
It was one before.
Now, there were two.
Or maybe there.
The one by the wall was still unconscious.
Food.
Her mouth watered.
Control was still something new for Mira and for a moment, in her flawless plan, Zezi had forgotten about her daughter’s ability.
“Mira. You will not do this. You are not a killer. You will not hurt Grandma.”
But Mira seemed nothing like herself and the dizziness that made Zezi’s body weak wasn't helping at the moment.
Mira attacked once again, this time around Zezi couldn't fight it and Mira’s fangs dug straight into Aunt Alice’s neck.
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From none to two.
How had she been so lucky?
Laura couldn't believe it. She had gone from having one extract, to having none then having two.
Absolute luck and fate by her side
Of course, when her brother had told her to destroy the Extract, she had simply stolen it and lied about obeying his orders.
Somehow, that fur creature had come to be of use.
Now, all she needed was Delice.
As she paced back and forth in her room, she couldn't help but wonder.
After the argument they had, Laura had rushed back to her room only to discover that the spell she had prepared to find out who had stolen from her was ready. Then she proceeded to use it and it led her straight to Akeem.
That stupid half-breed.
The audacity!
After threatening to put the blame on Delice, he had confessed that he was responsible and had told her that he had given the Extract to the Queen.
She had then told him that he would be forgiven if he would bring Delice to her, but he didn't seem to be moved by that. Instead, he begged for her to punish him instead and leave his “High Pillar” out of it.
Then she had lured him with something greater, something she knew he wouldn't be able to resist.
“Bring her to me and I will fulfill your greatest desire.”
“You do not know my greatest desire.”
“I will make her love you and only you. I am a witch, what can't I do?”
“I will bring her to you.” He had said and she had let him go.
That was hours ago.
He should be here by now, but he was nowhere to be found, and slowly, Laura couldn't help but think that she had been fooled.
She banged her fists against the mirror in rage, letting them shatter and dig into her skin.
“That low life!” Then she turned abruptly to Oliver who stood at the corner of the room, his hands tied to the bed, and his eyes dazed. “I will have his head.”
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Aunt Alice didn't die that night.
Nicholas had come to their rescue.
He had pried Mira off her grandmother and put her to sleep. Then Gwen’s willing hands carried her as she patted her back gently. Without looking at Zezi, she left.
She was certainly mad at her too.
She deserved to be.
Some people had come to carry George away, he was slowly getting out of it but his wolf was resurfacing quickly and asking for Delice.
It was absolutely insane to watch.
Aunt Alice had been taken away too, Nicholas promised that she would be alright.
“I want to see him.” She said when he pressed his thumb over her wrist, trying to perform some checks to ensure that she was alright. “I need to talk to him, convince him to talk to me.”
They were friends, he should be able to do that.
“You must think I am a magician.”
“You are his friend.”
“You are his mate. Whatever you can't do, I certainly can't do it.”
“Stop lying!” Her voice trembled with tears. “Please, I need your help.”
Nicholas frowned, taking a step back. A moment of silence settled between them.
The doctor never liked her, he never hid it either. He must be overjoyed to see her here.
“This environment is unfit for your baby. I will let him know.”
With that said, Nicholas disappeared.
Some moments later, some guards came to take her away from the dungeon and they led her into a small room in the Castle.
It had a single bed, no windows, and a door that could only be opened from the outside.
She was a prisoner once again but this time around, she had a crime to her name.
Treason.
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