Chapter 64: _Need To Kill

Chapter 64: _Need To Kill Marcellus’ POV ***** It had all happened so fast. He had given Regina the signal to strike just as planned. She indeed had fired at Odessa, aiming to kill her or at least, making it seem like that. But Marcellus stepped in and took the hit instead to further cement his reputation of a ’kind Beta.’ Chaos ensued after, almost making him feel like standing up to observe all of it. Yes, the magic arrow had hurt, and he silently cursed Regina for its power, but it was nothing he couldn’t easily shrug off. All he needed to do was hunt some unsuspecting werewolves later tonight and drain their life force. That would help him to heal himself. Anyway, after a back-and-forth argument, he watched as Odessa left to gather potions from the Blood Oak woods. Something inside him told him that might not be the best idea for whatever reason but he ignored that thought when Odessa eventually came back. "I’m done making the potions!" Marcellus weakly raised his head, staring at Odessa who approached with a smile on her face. She held two bowls in her hands, each of them seeming like they had a hint of magical energy. That made him wonder what ingredients she’d gathered to make it. ’That grimoire...’ he thought to himself, dimming his eyes. More and more, he desired to get his hands on Elder Althea’s grimoire. She was one of the most powerful witches in the continent and had casually given her grimoire to a powerless witch. Why? Even if Odessa was her niece, it just didn’t make any sense the more Marcellus thought about it. This and the mate bond she shared with Kaelos made him convinced that there was something special about Odessa. And that’s why he needed her alive to find out. "Finally." The pack doctor who had been attending to Marcellus sighed with relief as he stood up from the ground where he lay down. "Luckily, the Beta is pretty strong and was able to hold on long enough." Odessa had an awkward smile on her face as she finally got to the group. She glanced briefly at Kaelos who had been receiving some scolding from the South American Alpha King earlier. The tension between the two love birds was almost nauseating, making Marcellus wonder if other people were blind to notice it or simply ignored it. "You said this potion is supposed to drive away the influence of the magic in his system, right?" Kaelos asked, his gaze lingering on Odessa for a little while before he brought it to Marcellus. Marcellus coughed erratically, his breathing hitching as he did. He was in pain, yes, but he made sure to make his reactions to the pain exaggerated. Anyway, Odessa nodded in response to Kaelos’ question before she knelt beside Marcellus, flashing him a smile. "Just drink this up and your wolf will be able to fight off the magic corruption." She whispered in a soothing voice that made Marcellus confused. Did he want to drain her of her life force or did he want to fuck her? His gaze was focused on her succulent lips before he returned her smile and nodded weakly. Odessa helped him sit up before bringing the small bowl close to his mouth. Marcellus subconsciously glanced at the content of the bowl. It was blue and had a herbal scent as well as a translucent glow. He hesitated in drinking it, thinking about possible side effects that it might have on the ritual that made him a half-witch. Eventually, however, after Odessa tapped him lightly on the back, urging him to drink it, he did just that, closing his eyes and swallowing the bitter liquid with a hint of saltiness. His eyebrows furrowed when he had finished drinking the liquid, but that was because of the lingering taste in his mouth. He couldn’t feel anything. "The potion should begin kicking in and helping your inner wolf to fight the influence of the magic arrow on your system any second now," Odessa remarked as she stood up, her touch lingering on Marcellus long after she stood. Before Marcellus could begin wrapping his head around why his sexual urges seemed to be heightened, he felt something in his system that felt like an itch at first. At this point, Odessa had walked up to the stretcher where the South American Alpha King lay down and was about to administer his potion to him. "Wait!" Luna Queen Reina stopped her before she could bring the potion to her husband’s mouth, her eyes squinting with suspicion. "How can we be sure that you wouldn’t poison Alpha King Leonardo? It was your kind that put him in this situation in the first place." A sly smirk curled up the corner of Marcellus’ lips. It was funny to him how the pitiful werewolves were blaming Regina for the South American Alpha king’s wolfsbane poisoning when he was the one responsible for it. Anyway, as Odessa tried reassuring the Luna Queen that she had no intention of poisoning her husband, Marcellus began noticing some peculiar changes in his body. The ritual that made him a half-witch also weakened his connection to his wolf. He could still shift... But not as much as normal wolves, making him similar to an Omega. Well, not exactly like an Omega since he was anything but weak. Currently, thanks to the potion he drank, his usually silent wolf began howling in his head, pushing his body to its limits. His eyes widened as his bones twisted and his stomach turned until he eventually threw up, hurling a purple slime on the ground. His eyes dimmed when the putrid stench of his vomit whiffed into his nostrils. That was Regina’s magic. His wolf, strengthened temporarily by Odessa’s potion, had forced his body to expel it, allowing him to heal. "The potion worked..." Odessa mumbled just then, forcing Marcellus to raise his head and stare at her. She had managed to get the South American Alpha King to drink the potion she gave him, and he seemed to be getting better, the color on his face coming back. Yay for him... Suddenly, Marcellus gritted his teeth as his body was assaulted by a weakness that made his face twist into a frown. He was starving and the spell holding his transformation was getting unstable. He needed to feed... He needed to kill. "Wow. You look better already, Beta." The pack doctor beside him said with a relieved smile on his face. "Let’s get you to your residence so I can check that wound on your back properly." Marcellus blinked at the doctor at first before his lips curled up into a smirk. This doctor would make the perfect victim...