Chapter 126: _Coming Clean

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Chapter 126: _Coming Clean "I’m a hybrid." After saying that, I stared at Caroline nervously, waiting for her to make a response. She blinked back at me, confusion first flashing in her eyes until her eyes widened. "Oh..." She blurted, chuckling awkwardly. "That’s... Wow. Why did I think you were about to say something else?" Huh? Something else like what? My eyebrows furrowed into a frown but before I could say anything else, she placed her right hand on both my hands and began laughing. "Anyway, that... That was a good joke." She stuttered, using her other hand to cover her mouth. "Seriously though, if you ever have anything you want to share with me. Anything at all. I’m always open to listening. Except it involves murder or treason, of course." She continued laughing after saying that, causing me to pout my lips. She thought I was joking? ’What were you thinking telling her that you’re a bloody hybrid anyway?’ Sirena asked in my head with disbelief. ’Kaelos said I could.’ I responded while physically watching Caroline and the way she glanced at me occasionally as she relaxed from laughing. I could see a hint of something glinting in her eyes... As if she was trying to come to terms with what I told her. It was as if deep down, she was contemplating if I was telling the truth. I guess I should give her proof. ’Kaelos only said you could tell Caroline about the mate bond. NOT you being a hybrid.’ Sirena retorted with a groan. ’Goddess, I have a bad feeling about this.’ However, I ignored her as I cleared my throat and withdrew my hands from Caroline’s hold, causing her to stare at me with concern. I stared back at her for a few seconds before I gathered myself and stood up, parting aside my hair and revealing my neck to her. I pointed at the mate mark on my neck with my right finger, watching her eyes widen when she saw it. "Goddess, have mercy..." She gasped as she stood up, staring at the mark as if she’d seen a ghost. Her gaze went from the mark to my eyes repeatedly as she slowly stretched her hands forward and used her fingers to gently touch the mark. "Yup. It’s real." I said with a soft sigh as she took a couple of steps back and blinked in disbelief. She shook her head as she placed her right hand on her forehead. "I– I don’t know what to say." She blurted. Oh, but I was just getting started. "You might want to step back for this," I remarked, gesturing for her to step away. She raised an eyebrow at first before she complied and stepped back, giving me space to spread out my arms as I closed my eyes. I focused on casting a spell... A fire summoning spell. It was meant to create small flames on my palms. After a few seconds, I felt the heat slowly spreading on both my palms until I opened my eyes and brought my hands forward. Suddenly, two tongue-shaped flames, blazing with a yellow light, appeared above both my palms, levitating but not burning my skin. I stared at the flames in awe as warmth filled my heart, causing me to smile warmly. Being able to cast spells still felt like I was in a thrilling dream that I never wished to wake up from. "Sweet mother of the moon!" Caroline suddenly exclaimed, causing me to lose concentration and jolt. I lost control of the flames and watched as they both fell on the ground and quickly began spreading and increasing in both heat and intensity. "Ahh!" I screamed in a panic as I struggled to step away from the flames as a first instinct, jumping to where Caroline stood at the other side of the room. Her instinct was to stare at the flames in awe and stupefaction, but she came back to her senses when I got close to her. "Was... Was that magic?" She asked with a shaky voice, staring at me with what looked like fear. My heart clenched when I saw that. Oh no... She’s never looked at me in a negative light since I stepped foot into this pack. Would she be distant with me now that I have magic? Will she expose me? "Yes, it was magic," I muttered in a low tone, scratching the back of my head awkwardly. However, to my surprise, she didn’t have any negative reactions but instead nodded slowly until she slowly turned her gaze to the flames, which were getting close to being as high as the ceiling. "No offense, ma’am. But could you like, I don’t know... Turn the literal fire at the center of your room off before people notice?!" She exclaimed, staring at me as if she was scolding a child. My face heated up as I shook my head and focused on concentrating on the flames. I stretched my hands forward and felt my control on them coming back. Eventually, the flames went out as fast as they had appeared, causing me and Caroline to sigh with relief. "Wow!" Caroline exclaimed before chuckling with excitement, using her hands to brush her ginger hair. "This is... Insane! The Alpha King’s witch bride is actually a hybrid." I smiled awkwardly as I stared at the small black patch that was left behind on the ground by the flames. ’Never do magic again. It’s clearly not your strong suit.’ Sirena said in my head with a snigger, causing me to blush with even more embarrassment. It’s not my fault that I’ve been powerless for the past twenty-one years of my existence. "You’re so amazing, oh my gosh! A hybrid is only heard of in legends." Caroline said excitedly as she surprisingly pulled me into a hug. "A– And the mate mark! Goddess, I’m so happy for you. That’s the closest thing to marriage in the werewolf world." Well... Kaelos and I were already married anyway. Now that Caroline knew about all my secrets, there was just one more thing I needed to look forward to. Who’s the anonymous person threatening to expose my secret and what would I be expecting in five days from now?

Chapter 126: _Coming Clean

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