Chapter 30: _Nothing More Than An Agreement

Chapter 30: _Nothing More Than An Agreement After freshening up and dressing up, Caroline led me to Elder Davina’s residence, as I requested. The compound was large but also felt so simple. Or at least... That’s what it seemed like at the surface. Beyond all that, I could feel an influx of spiritual energy that made my hair stand on end. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get a deeper feel of the compound when Kaelos and his ’Alpha Council ’ spotted me. One of them, who’s apparently the Gamma, seemed to hate me for no reason other than the fact that I’m a witch while the other, the Delta, was the same man who slapped me back at my coven. I already despised both of them after our little encounter, especially when they were trying to make a big deal of my dressing. Anyway, after Kaelos led me to begin my trials in the pack by first deciphering what happened to the maid who was killed and Beta Marcellus helped me out, I discovered something vital. "I need to go tell Kaelos all of this," I muttered to myself as I finally left Elder Davina’s backyard where some pack soldiers were already attempting to carry the girl’s body out of there. I stared at them for a few seconds before heading for the exit to the compound. "Wait." I paused abruptly when I heard a voice calling me back, causing me to slowly turn around. The owner of the voice turned out to be Elder Davina herself, who walked toward me with her staff in hand, a calm smile on her face. "Odessa Pierce." She muttered when she got to me, her piercing eyes scrutinizing me closely. I gulped silently but managed to plaster a smile on my face as I bowed slightly in front of her. "Good evening, Elder. I was just about to report my findings to Alpha King Kaelos." I said with a meek tone, trying to avoid her gaze. Gosh, she seemed like she wanted to get a look at my soul. Anyway, she smiled knowingly before asking. "Don’t you mean your ’husband’?" Oh... Right. I flashed the older woman a wry smile and nodded, turning around and attempting to leave. Unfortunately for me, she seemed eager to hold me back with a conversation and called out. "Have you noticed anything... Odd while around your husband, Odessa?" She asked, causing me to freeze. Hold up one second... Does she know about the mate bond? Curious to find out, I turned around and stared at her with dimmed eyes before I responded. "Uhh... Something odd like what?" She smiled, her eyes glinting with wisdom. Or... That could also be drugs, I don’t know. "I can guess that you’ve noticed something different about him that you’ve never seen in another man. Perhaps... A heightened sexual yearning?" Elder Davina remarked knowingly, causing my face to heat up with a blush. What the fuck? "Sorry to ask, ma’am, but are you psychic?" I couldn’t help but ask, squinting my eyes suspiciously. "Last night, you were able to say my name at the altar and I’m certain we’ve never met." Suddenly, she chuckled, shaking her head with an amused smirk. "No, I’m not psychic. I just know things thanks to the moon goddess and common sense." She said with a wink before she turned around, her robe blowing majestically behind her. "If you ever have any questions or if you notice anything odd, don’t be afraid to come meet me. I might be a werewolf but I don’t bite..." She paused just then, glancing at me from over her shoulder before she added. "... Well, mostly, anyway." With that, she walked into her duplex, leaving me standing out in the compound all by myself. I glanced up at the evening sky and sighed before I continued heading for the Alpha mansion... AKA, my husband’s house. On my way there, I spotted a few people, mostly elite members of the pack, who gave me spiteful looks and murmured among themselves. I became self-conscious but chose to ignore them, instead thinking of other things of more importance. For example... The possibility of my magic awakening after so long. First, the light flickering during my confrontation with Celine was something that had never happened before. I tried replicating something by casting a withering spell on a flower in the presence of Beta Marcellus but that had turned out to be an embarrassing failure. "What am I missing?" I asked myself as I finally got into the compound of the mansion. I walked past some guards wearing suits but they only gave me disdainful looks when I walked past. Pftt... And I’m supposed to be the Alpha king’s ’bride’? Anyway, I navigated my way through the mansion and finally got to the last floor where the rooms and Kaelos’ office were. Not bothering to knock, I placed my hand on the doorknob and swung the door open, eager to share my findings with Kaelos. However, nothing would’ve prepared me for what I saw next when I stepped in. "Kaelos, I found something on the..." I paused, my heart skipping a beat at the scene I saw. Standing aggravatingly close to Kaelos was Celine who had one hand on his chest and the other hand caressing his head. She turned her gaze to me just then and gave me a mischievous grin, causing me to ball my hands into fists. The conniving little bitch! "Odessa..." Kaelos muttered, glancing first at Celine before he turned his gaze fully to me. His silver eyes flashed with something I could’ve sworn was guilt, causing my shoulders to relax at the thought that he somehow cared despite what I was seeing. However, I soon came back to my senses and shook my head when I came to a realization. Our marriage was nothing more than an agreement. A truce, a symbol of potential peace between two warring races. I should’ve never placed any meaning beyond that to it, not even for a second. "I’m sorry for interrupting," I said with a slight bow, plastering a smile on my face as my gaze fleeted from Kaelos to Celine. "I’ll come back later with the information I discovered." Without another word, I quickly stepped back and walked out of the office, slamming the door behind me. My chest burned with a weird mix of anger and hurt that threatened to consume me as I stormed toward my room.