Chapter 29: _Emergence Of Magic

Chapter 29: _Emergence Of Magic I turned my gaze slowly to Celine as I heard her approaching footsteps. Her hips swayed as usual as if she wanted the whole world, or whoever was unfortunate enough to have eyes, to see what she had to offer. Years of BBL probably... "How dare you walk past without greeting?" Celine asked sternly, eyeing me with contempt as she folded her arms in front of her chest. Meanwhile, Caroline stood there behind her, lowering her head in shame. At one point, she raised her head and gave me a pleading look... As if she was silently begging me not to make any trouble. How on earth was I going to make any trouble out of this? It’s Celine she should tell. Anyway, I plastered a smile on my face as I bowed slightly in front of Celine. "Forgive me, Luna. Good morning." I said. I was certain that should do the trick and was about to walk away again when Celine grabbed my right arm, causing me to yelp in pain. Her grip was strong, making me feel like she could break me with little or no effort. I HATED feeling like that. It reminded me of how weak I truly was in a world of witches and werewolves. "I didn’t permit you to leave yet, pest!" She snarled, glaring at me with a dangerous light in her eyes. "In case it hasn’t sunken in yet, I’m here to remind you of your place. I am the Luna. Do you hear me? THE Luna of the Blood oak pack and queen of the rest of the packs of North America." I fluttered my eyelids at her but didn’t say anything. At this rate, I felt it was wiser to let the dog bark. That could help in letting out some steam sometimes. Anyway, after a few seconds of pause, Celine continued, her hand still wrapped around my arm. "Can you even begin to fathom what that means? Can you begin to fathom the power I hold?" She queried. The ’c’ in Celine definitely has to stand for ’cuckoo for coco pops’. Why the fuck was she telling me all this? Is she perhaps... Threatened by my position as Kaelos’ new wife? Of course, that has to be it. Anyway, I kept on smiling, nodding my head with understanding. "Indeed, you hold so much power, Luna Celine. Forgive me if I haven’t acknowledged that." I stated. My gaze then fell to her hand still wrapped firmly around my arm, causing my smile to falter for a quick second. "Could you let go of me now? You’re hurting my arm." I remarked, hoping that she didn’t do anything rash. She had lots of ’reasons’ to do something to me, including payback for the way I latched out at her during dinner last night. Anyway, she seemed to relax now as she slowly released her grip on my arm. My smile widened as I was about to turn around and continue walking. Unfortunately, it seemed she was far from done with me as she pulled me back abruptly, causing me to gasp in a mix of shock and irritation as a scowl appeared on my face. "What the...?" I couldn’t hold it in anymore and was about to curse when I saw the cold look in her eyes, causing me to swallow the rest of my words. Her nose sniffed around my body like a dog, causing me to get increasingly uncomfortable until I saw her eyes lit up with surprise. However, that surprise soon turned to anger as she tightened her grip on my arm and pulled so close that my face was now mere inches away from hers. "Oh, so you’re sleeping with him now, are you?" She spat, baring her fangs at me. An animalistic growl escaped her mouth and I thought I was done for. Suddenly, however, something stirred in me just then, causing me to glare back at her with the same intensity. I could feel something I’d never felt before inside me. It surged like electricity through my veins and made my fingers tingle like they wanted to release it in whatever way I desired. My... My magic. At that same moment, while that happened, the light above us flickered repeatedly, but Celine didn’t seem to notice that and was too focused on glaring at me. Meanwhile, I didn’t bother fearing for my life anymore when I saw the obvious sign of my magic activating by flickering the light. Was this really happening? "We’ll see who gets the last laugh in this mansion." Celine suddenly muttered, snapping me out of my thoughts. She released her grip on my arm, glaring at me one last time before she turned around and walked away, almost bumping into Caroline, who quickly moved away in fear. As I watched her leave, I realized that the lights stopped flickering at that same moment, causing my eyebrows to furrow into a frown. "A– Are you okay, ma’am?" Caroline asked me just then, stepping forward. I glanced at the light bulb above us just then, trying hard to imagine it flickering again and trying to channel my magic. But no matter how much I tried, it didn’t work anymore and my magic seemed like it was locked away or something. Just like it’s been all my life. My shoulders slumped dejectedly as I fixed my gaze back on Caroline and plastered a wry smile on my face. "I’m fine, thank you for asking Caroline," I said unenthusiastically as I turned around and continued walking toward the direction of my room. Caroline walked behind me, trying to reassure me, thinking I was distraught because of the encounter with Celine. "Don’t worry, ma’am. I’m sure everything with Luna Celine will work out eventually." She said. Yeah... Right. Unfortunately, I didn’t believe in miracles and couldn’t care less about Celine or her bullying. I’ve faced the worst back at my coven. However, the sudden emergence of my magic today after so long had me both excited and worried. I knew what I felt and I’m going to find a way to feel it again. I’ll no longer be a powerless witch. "Please, take me to Elder Davina’s compound when I’m done freshening up." I blurted to Caroline when I finally got to my room and opened the door. "I want to see my darling ’husband’."