Chapter 85
After Beta Marcellus stopped by and I invited him over for ’drinks’ later tonight, I closed the door and began going to work, first getting dressed.
I had eight hours, give or take before evening came, and I think I’d need help to make the potions I had planned to make all this while.
Luckily for me, another knock sounded on the door and I instantly knew who it was.
“Good morning, ma’am.” Caroline greeted me with a smile when I opened the door, causing me to smile at her as well.
She stepped into the room while I closed the door and turned around to face her.
“Good morning, Caroline. You seem… Giddy today.” I remarked, folding my arms in front of my chest and stepping forward.
She furrowed her eyebrows at first before she waved dismissively. “Oh, I’m not giddy, ma’am. Just… Thrilled and fascinated that you and the Alpha king seem to be getting even closer.”
My heart skipped a beat when she mentioned Kaelos’ name. Bloody hell, that name was beginning to become a trigger and I hated it.
Maybe that’s my conscience speaking because of what I had planned…
“A few pictures managed to get out of the welcoming ball from last night and they’ve been circulating all over the internet,” Caroline said excitedly, stepping forward and showing me her phone.
Despite the war, people still had phones and social media was still in existence.
How else were people going to get unfiltered news about the war in real-time? The news?
Pfft… Everyone knew the leaders of the werewolves, witches, and humans would have control over that.
Anyway, on Caroline’s phone was a picture of yours truly, stepping into the event hall last night while wearing the ruby red gown that used to belong to Kaelos’ mother.
Attached to the post was a caption that read: “In Times of A Truce, Could A Witch Become a Luna Queen?”
“Yeah, in my dreams I muttered to myself with a scoff, shaking my head.
To my surprise, the post had thousands of likes and hundreds of retweets even though it was only posted three hours ago. But the comments… Yeah, I’d rather not check them out.
“Caroline, all this is irrelevant.” I handed the phone back to her, sighing despondently. “At the end of the day, all I am to the Alpha King is an object for a fragile truce which I’m not even sure is going to last long. Who knows how long before both sides begin attacking each other again?”
Caroline’s face flashed with a hint of disappointment but I ignored that, stepping away from her and clasping my hands together.
“Anyway, can we please forget about my husband for one day? I need your help for something.” I remarked, strutting toward my drawers where I had kept the main item for today.
I pulled the drawer out and brought out a small pouch where I had placed all the ingredients for potions that I gathered from the Blood Oak woods.
“Sure, ma’am. If you don’t want to talk about it that’s fine.” Caroline said even though her voice didn’t sound too enthusiastic. “Ou, are we going to make another potion today? I have to admit it was so cool knowing I was helping you make a potion to help THE South American Alpha King last night.”
Thanks to the fact that I had to seek her help to assist me with the potion-making last night, Caroline was the only staff member in the mansion who had an idea of the chaos at the welcoming ball last night.
I trusted her enough not to tell anyone else and I hadn’t mentioned much anyway.
I smirked as I brought the pouch forward and flung it on top of my bed.
“Yeah, I need your help making potions for I paused, wracking my head for a perfect lie. “Sleeping. I’ve been having some trouble sleeping recently.”
Caroline smiled, nodding her head. “Understood. But a quick question. If I help you in making these potions, doesn’t that make me a witch?” She asked curiously, tapping her jaw.
I sucked on my teeth but didn’t show my impatience, instead plastering a smile on my face and responding calmly.
“Not necessarily, Caroline. But it does mean that you’re practicing ’witchcraft’, something anyone can do. But anyway, let’s get to work
With that, we began the process of brewing the potions, although Caroline didn’t know their true use.
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After more than two hours, we were finally done with making the potions.
I did most of the work but Caroline’s assistance helped shorten the time by a lot. For more chapters visit
Anyway, when we were done, I placed my hand on her shoulder with a genuine smile on my face.
“Thanks, Caroline. You’ve been… One of the closest things I’ve had to a friend in this pack.” I muttered with a wry smile, feeling a weird sensation in my stomach.
Was that… Sadness?
Meanwhile, Caroline’s eyes fluttered with surprise at first before she shook her head with a blush on her freckled face.
“Aww, ma’am Odessa. As surprising as it is, I’ve kinda grown fond of you.” She remarked teasingly, shoving me playfully.
I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. “Really? Kinda?” I repeated, causing her to giggle.
My smile deepened, but I made sure to hide the sadness simmering deep inside me.
And it wasn’t because I was going to leave Caroline behind. Oh no, it’s because of HIM. I knew I was going to miss HIM. I knew things wouldn’t be the same without HIM.
At the end of the day, most of what I felt these days seemed to revolve around one man who I once upon a time, I thought I would hate with my entire being.
And it was a scary feeling.
“Why’s this sounding like you’re saying goodbye?” Caroline suddenly asked, shoving me playfully. “Don’t worry, ma’am Odessa, I’m never abandoning you for any reason. If all witches are like you then I don’t think I have a problem.”
I flashed her one last smile before I stared at the small potion bottles filled with potions of different colors.
Oh, Caroline… It sounds like a goodbye because it is.