Chapter 67

The older witch steadied her shaking body, wiped a handful of cold sweat from her head, and smiled at Karida, "It's okay, just a little tired."
She nodded to Sophia, who approached her.
"The spell has been lifted, and it will be good for you to hold another ritual so that the Moon Goddess can see you again."
"Thank you very much." Sophia said sincerely as she helped hold the older witch's other hand.
"It's what I should do." The Great Witch smiled, "Besides, there's something I haven't told you, the power of the Witch Clan has been gradually weakening since a hundred years ago, you should know this, right?"
Sophia nodded, she had only heard Aaron mention it a while ago.
"We never knew what the cause of the weakening was, and we've been looking for a solution all these years, but just when we broke the curse, I noticed that my power confinement was loosened, and that's when I understood."
"Blinding the gods is a great sin, the first great witch blinded the moon at the cost of her own life back then, and at the same time angered our gods, who sent down punishment to make us gradually lose our power until the wolves got what they had lost back."
"So lifting the curse is not only important for the wolves, but also for the witch clan."
This matter is not as surprising as one would expect, and very understandable.
The nature of things is inherently relative, and no party can easily pass.
They left the cave, and Aaron sent someone to seal it up, not intending to tell all the people about the ancestors of the wolves.
Some things fade away in the flood of time perhaps for the best.
The Wiccans wanted to say goodbye, but Aaron stayed.
"I have already sent people to make preparations for the ritual, are you all interested in participating in a wolf clan ritual?"
The great witch hesitated for just a few seconds before agreeing.
"Yes, we haven't seen a wolf sacrifice yet."
The other witches also echoed, and the journey back was a lot more joyful.
By the time we got back to the palace, it was already midnight.
Sophia got off the car, rubbed her tired eyes, and looked up.
The night sky was also much brighter today as usual. Without the cloudy clouds that had been covering it, the moon gave off a softer glow, seemingly telling everyone by its actions that what they had been longing for was coming back.
Aaron came from behind her and stood side by side with her, rubbing gently against the indentation on her face with a gentle look.
The witches standing in the back looked stunned.
Sophia turned around and greeted them, took Aaron's hand and walked alongside him on the silvery white road, her paws squeaking on the snow, accompanying them all the way to the end.
Beautiful as the moonlight, and like the elves in the snow.
The next morning, Sophia woke up in the arms of Aaron.
The man's sleeping face beside her was very quiet, without the usual indifference, and actually looked a little good.
Sophia couldn't resist going over and giving him a kiss on the tip of his nose, but the next second she was pinned down and had her lips blocked.
"That's all it took to get rid of me?" Aaron said with a low laugh.
Sophia blushed as she felt the heat against her leg.
"Stop it, we have work to do today." She pushed Aaron, who was pressed against her, her eyes drifting.
Aaron teased her deliberately, his voice low and nice just after waking up.
"But I want it now."
Sophia visibly hesitated, and Aaron was surprised to think she was going to compromise, but didn't think she whispered.
"Is it okay if I let you have a few more times next time?"
Aaron's body stiffened and felt his lower half get even harder.
Remembering that he had an important ritual today, Aaron gritted his teeth and used all his self-control to roll off of Sophia and sprint to the bathroom without looking back.
Sophia waited for the heat on her face to cool down a bit before calling the maid in.
The maid brought the dress code for today's ritual.
This time the festival was different from the usual small rituals done in the square, it was done at the royal ritual site. According to Aaron, every time the rituals used to be done, the site was packed to the brim, so they had to go there a little earlier.
This time the sacrifice was also performed by Sophia alone, Aaron's meaning was clear, he wanted the people of the wolf clan to take credit for this on Sophia.
"It is true that you found the curse and you took the witches to break it, I did not do anything, so the credit is yours, even I can not steal it."
Aaron said this when very serious, so serious that Sophia can not bear to refuse.
The first one is the only one sitting in the carriage, and she is sitting in a dignified manner, looking serious.
The first of these is the one with the best of the best.
The company's main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to the market.
The carriage stopped and the beautiful woman wearing a wide cloak and bare feet stepped down. She stepped up the steps alone and bent down one step at a time until she landed on the high platform and sat down quietly on the high platform.
They were waiting for darkness.
As darkness approached, more and more people converged around the altar, and Aaron took his seat on the edge of the high platform, his eyes fixed on the woman on the high platform.
Focused, deep.
The woman noticed his gaze and her small white feet peeked out from under her cloak and retracted.
Aaron laughed silently.
Sitting in one place all the time is a very boring thing, but at this time Sophia did not have any impatience, but an unusual peace of mind.
The wolves under the altar also had hot tears in their eyes. Although the royal family did not explicitly say what this sacrifice was for, they all guessed it.
The wolves, who had been bound for a hundred years, were finally going to welcome a new future, how could this not make people excited?
When it was about to get dark, Aaron, who had been sitting quietly by the high platform, spoke up.
"I know what you all want to ask."
The crowd was even quieter than just now, and all eyes looked at him.
"We have not been abandoned by the Goddess, and after today, the Wolf Clan will have a new future."
He looked up to the high platform.
"The Queen will lead us and regain the Goddess' protection, and the Goddess will guide us to find our MATE again!"
There was silence for two seconds under the altar, then sudden wild cheers, and Sophia's ears on the high platform were numb.
She looked up at the moon that had risen above, took off her cloak and threw it off, standing in front of all her people in a silver and black sacrificial costume.
Like a call, for the first time in a hundred years, the moonlight fell on the altar, on the woman on the altar.
Sophia made a gesture of holding the moon with both hands, and danced the ritual dance on the altar, which was incomparably holy and revered, although there was no musical sound to match.
The moonlight that fell on Sophia's body grew stronger and began to spread outward, falling on the wolves kneeling below the stage.
A power in their bloodline surged through their bodies, breaking through the seal and jumping out, connecting the faint lines in the crowd. The wolves cried out with joy, kneeling and bending down in pain, with words of praise and faith in the goddess on their lips.
Even the witches stood up and bent down.
When the dance was completed, Sophia was slightly out of breath, but she was in a very exuberant mood.
She turned to face the moon and knelt down.
A softer moonlight fell on her, and she felt in a trance that something more had come over her, like power and blessing.
The ritual was soon over, and Sophia stepped down the steps and was hugged by Aaron, who was waiting below.
Sophia was picked up horizontally by their king in front of many of his subjects and shoved directly into the carriage, petty enough not to let anyone else see more than a glance.
The wolves let out a good-natured laugh as they flocked away in the carriage.
The moon's light shone on the earth again, all the wolves were blessed again, and they learned something at the same time.
The moon goddess had sent down blessings again because of the queen's prayers, and the moon goddess had answered the queen, and it was all the queen's fault.
All the wolves were grateful to the queen, and Sophia became the most trusted person by the people besides Aaron, and was loved by all the people.
Her deeds will be sung from today until long, long into the future, and all will remember that it was this beautiful queen who gave them the future they wanted.
And the one who mattered most in this event was now cuddled with their king on the rooftop looking at the night sky, still wearing that ceremonial costume.
Aaron draped a cloak over Sophia and used his own coat, wrapping her in his arms from behind.
He rested his chin on Sophia's shoulder and said in a lingering tone, "You're so beautiful today."
Sophia shrank into his arms with a smile and asked deliberately, "Wasn't I beautiful before?"
Aaron kissed the top of her hair, she had a nice scent that he knew from the first time he saw her and was addicted to.
"Because you have to be a little more beautiful in my eyes every day, there's no limit."
Sophia lost her smile at his sweet words and tried to turn around, but he held her down.
A few moments later, Aaron's suppressed voice rang out.
"Don't turn around, you can't do that kind of thing at the ritual today, I won't be able to resist if you turn around."
Sophia blinked twice slowly, understood, and turned her head sideways helplessly.
"Is that the only thing you can think of when you see me?"
Aaron's voice trailed off, "You're the only one I desire."
Sophia turned her back on him and smiled for a while before Aaron heard words that made his heart stop abruptly.
Sophia said calmly, "Honey, let's have a baby."
Aaron had heard many such words before, many girls who wanted to give him a baby, but all those words combined didn't have the shock of Sophia's random words.
Aaron's wolf was screaming, he was about to resist the urge to pounce on Sophia here, and restrained himself with difficulty.
He laughed bitterly, "Baby, stop teasing me, I have no restraint to speak of in front of you."
Sophia just blurted out, without thinking at all, and said what she wanted to say, and after she said it, she was shy as hell.
But she didn't regret saying such things, she wanted to have blood relatives with Aaron, wanted to have a little more bond with him.
And then, a little more possession.