Laura.
Was it just in my head? Or was there really someone nearby that I could hear thoughts?
I felt something strange. Something powerful…
It’s a powerful attraction, like a powerful magnet pulling me to something, somewhere… or maybe someone?
“No!” I heard a loud scream as I faded away.
And hell, for the very last second, I wanted to regret my decision.
I just saw the most gorgeous man I had ever seen in my fucking whole life!
Killian.
“Mate!”
I am certain she was my mate! But why did she fade away like thin air?
It could not be an apparition. I knew what I saw and most importantly, I felt it.
It's a strong pull of attraction that I want to quickly run towards her and grab her and take her right there and then.
I had never felt this great urge to hold a woman. I was almost there, I almost grabbed her with my bare hands. But she faded away just instantly before I could touch the dust mixing through the air.
No!
She fading away does not mean she was dead. I could still feel the connection!
‘Your highness, you’ve been away for too long, where are you?’
I heard the mind link coming from my men and I decided to cut it. I didn't have time to deal with them.
We were here to visit the Remus Pack, intending to find my mate. But I didn't sense her inside the community. I thought she wasn’t here and I was just wasting my time.
I got bored at the dinner party and decided to go for a run in the wild. And then I felt it, that strong connection that must be what my father was talking about.
I didn't expect it to be this strong. And I wonder how it camouflages in the air? I am a Lycan, and something like this could not escape my radar, especially that she wasn't that far from me. She was still inside the territory.
How come I could not sense her right away when she was just there?
“Where are you?! Show yourself!” I yelled at the darkness of the night.
I should be indignant for not catching her right in time, but that is not what I felt right now. I am more worried than I should. I rarely felt this way and only towards the ones who were very important to me.
Argh! What is this? I am worried about the safety of my own assassin?
That was ridiculous and unacceptable!
“Show yourself!” I angrily repeated.
Her scent was slowly fading but I could still feel the connection. How is this possible?
Argh! This is crazy!
“She was no longer here, your highness,” I heard the voice coming from my three o’clock.
And there, a slender, beautiful woman wearing a red cloak, suddenly came out of the dark.
And who is this?
She wasn’t a wolf. She doesn’t smell like one.
And then realization hit me when she took off the hood.
She’s a witch!
The well-known witch of the North!
If I am not mistaken, she is the infamous Saskia who never gets old. If there was someone who could measure up to my age, that was her. Or maybe she was older than me—old as time. It was said that she was like the eye of this continent for she knew and witnessed a lot.
Wait… what did she say?
“Do you know that woman?” I indifferently asked.
The last person to trust is a witch. I could never tell what her real intention was for approaching me.
“Of course, she is my friend,” she breathed.
Despite my indifferent tone, Saskia still gave respect to me. She slightly bowed her head before continuing.
“She took her life just now. She must be on her way to the new one.”
“What?!”
Did I just hear something crazy? If she took her life, where is her body? Werewolves shouldn’t disappear into thin air just like that!
“Please believe me, Your Highness. Your mate is already on her way to her next life. She actually don’t need to go to the afterlife because she still needs to be reborn and right now—”
“How did you know she is my mate?” I cut her off.
“Because you called her mate the moment you saw her, and the exact time she faded and died,” she explained.
Ugh! Yeah, she is not an ordinary witch, she probably heard me even at a far distance.
“Honestly, Your Highness, I don’t understand how this could happen. She wasn’t included in this timeline, already. It’s unbelievable that she had a mate here.”
I got confused about what this witch was talking about.
Another lunatic?
“Sorry?” Saskia’s voice sounds offended. “I’m not a lunatic.”
Oh, and she could read minds too, huh?
Now we’re talking.
I cocked my head, showing her that I am not here for mind games.
“Tell me everything you know, in exchange, I’ll give you everything you want,” I bargained with her.
I know witches will never do things for anyone without anything in return.
“I don’t need anything right now, Your Highness,” she whispered.
What is this? She doesn’t want to cooperate? Should I use force on her?
No.
I forced myself to calm down. I need to be patient or she will make things harder for me that might lead me in ending her life right here.
And I shouldn’t be doing that. If I want to know the location of my assassin, I should be patient with her.
Ugh! This sucks! I’m not even a patient one.
“You said not now. Then, maybe someday you will need the help of the Lycan prince. You can come to me whenever you need my help. For now, tell me everything you knew about that woman,” I tried once more.
She was silent for a little while. Then…
“She was Laura,” Saskia started.
Great, she was starting, then it means it’s a deal.
“In this lifetime, she is Laura. She was supposed to be the favored future Luna of the Remus Pack. The only daughter of Beta David and Lovi,”
“Wait? What did you say? The only daughter? I just met the only daughter of them and her name is Sabrina,” I frowned. Was she kidding me?
Well, for one thing, she was right. Sabrina is the mate of Alpha Evo’s son. Soon, Alaric and Sabrina will rule the Remus Pack.
But what Saskia was saying about Laura?
“I just told you, Your Highness. Laura was supposed to be the future Luna if things didn't mess up.”
And I think my guess was right. Something strange is happening here. That assassin seemed to be not the easy one.