Chapter 31: Shared kiss

In a secluded, but eerily dark place, a shadow shifted slightly, its features obscured by the dark, only showing a long head filled with black hair that flowed down like algae.

The figure sat up straight, the clothes making whoosh sound as it did. Then the figure seemed to stare into space as though trying to see through the darkness.

“Did you feel that?” The voice was that of a woman, soft and tranquil, like an unperturbed well water. It was calming to the ears, but also carried the sharpness of the wind.

“Yes, I felt it even before you did.” It was uncertain who replied to the woman because the room only contained the woman’s shadow. The voice that replied was that of a woman as well, but it sounded older and also carried the testimony of time and experience.

The only shadow in the dark space lowered her head, seemingly lost in thoughts.

“It is the second pearl.” The older voice responded, her tone showing obvious excitement.

However, the younger woman was not as excited, she even seemed skeptical.

“But, how come? The prophecy claimed the second pearl would appear in two years. Could we have made a mistake?”

The older woman replied, “What does that matter? The important thing is that the second pearl has appeared and it is within the mansion. This means that we were right all along. The next thing is to start searching for the third pearl, you don’t have to worry about it appearing earlier than expected.”

The woman’s suddenly shifted in the dark, but at the end, she only hummed in response, her expression hidden within the dark.

“What about the woman?” The older woman asked again.

“I was right. She seems to be a half-witch and half-wolf. At the moment, her werewolf bloodline is weaker, making her witch bloodline predominant. Surprisingly, her core energy is strong for someone who just awakened.”

The older woman chuckled in the dark, “That makes it even better. Things will become easier for us, we just need to find a way to communicate with her now.”

“In some time, we must put our first plan into action.” The younger woman said and the dark space fell into another silence.

“The rogues failed,” The older woman finally said again, her voice dripping with contempt.

“I know. But I still have a use for them.”

Nobody knew who these two women were nor what they had in plan, but certainly, things won’t be so smooth in the future.

…

Neither Damien and Hazel knew what was going on at that moment. After hours, the first to open his eyes was Damien.

An unusual disorientation flashed in his eyes for a second before he quickly regained clarity.

He was about to stand when he felt a weight on his hand and he froze. His expression sank slightly at that moment.

He reached for the dagger tucked inside his shirt and was about to swipe it down when he paused when the figure entered his vision.

“Hazel?”

That was when he remembered that Matilda and Albert had left him with Hazel earlier.

So, he had really fallen asleep in her presence?

Damien slowly loosened his grip on the dagger and tucked it back inside his shirt without any expression on his face as he stared at her.

Hazel was slumped beside the bed, her head resting on the edge of the bed. Her eyelashes fanned softly against her soft cheeks, she murmured something then smacked her lips, making a faint smile rose at Damien’s lips.

For a brief moment, he merely stared.

She was quiet, soft and defenseless. Not like her edgy self like a cornered wolf when she was awake.

Then she stirred.

A soft yawn escaped her red lips, showing the delicate tongue inside and Damien’s eyes turned dark. Her eyes fluttered open and she glanced around, lost for a few seconds.

Then her gaze drifted to him.

Their eyes met.

Damien stared at the tiny trail of dry saliva at the corner of her lips and he raised his brow, a mocking smile gracing his lips.

“Turns out that the legendary princess could also drool in her sleep.” He jested with his arms folded.

Hazel's eyes widened and she glared at him as she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand.

“You…”

Damien leaned closer, his face merely inches away from Hazel.

“What, am I lying? That saliva trail at the corner of your mouth can’t be any obvious.” He said and Hazel glowered at him.

Seeing that he was too close to her, she jerked back a little too fast, completely forgetting that her legs had turned numb due to remaining in the same position for a long time.

The sudden movement made her body stumble backward, her legs unable to take her weight.

Damien’s expression changed, he reached out to grab her without even thinking about it. Before Hazel could stumble back, Damien had already grabbed her waist to stabilize her footing.

But in turn, her body staggered into Damien’s embrace and their lips smashed against each other.

Hazel's brain went blank.

She had been on the verge of falling and now, she suddenly found herself in Damien’s embrace with their lips touching!

Hazel could almost not react.

Due to shock, not just her eyes widened, but her mouth did as well. And the pervert took advantage of her shock and slipped his tongue in.

His arms tightened around her waist as he sucked the breath out of her, his tongue ravaging every corner of her mouth with vigor as though he had been waiting for that opportunity.

Hazel forgot to breath, her eyes turning misty and her cheeks flushing red due to lack of breath. Damien’s hand shifted upward, cupping her cheeks to take her lips better.

Just as his second hand shifted upward, softly brushing the side of her breast, the doors was suddenly pushed open.

“Alpha, there is an issue you have to… Oh.”

Killian stood at the entrance of the chamber, his mouth so wide that it could fit an egg.

It seemed like he had interrupted something.