The Alpha King's Witch Bride-Chapter 179: _She’ll Be His Undoing

Soon, Elder Davina arrived and walked into the room where Madame Greyheart’s body was. She clutched her staff tightly as she stared at the body, scanning her gaze through the faces of everyone present.

Celine sat on the bed, using a handkerchief to wipe her tears while some of her personal maids tried and failed to comfort her.

"Don’t touch me!" She finally screeched when one of the two maids brushed her hair, glaring at her with contempt.

I stood watching this silently with my arms folded in a corner.

’Celine is still too... volatile to be trusted. But do I silence her or keep her close where I can see her?’ I thought to myself, gritting my teeth.

Eventually, I sighed and brought my gaze fully to Elder Davina.

"I came as soon as I could." She muttered, stepping forward and staring at me with worry. "Are you—"

"Okay?" I interrupted, a wry smile on my face as I shook my head. "I mean, I should be, shouldn’t I? As a mighty Alpha King and all."

My jaws were clenched, hiding the rage that I felt. Elder Davina kept on staring at me and stepped closer, about to place a hand on me when Celine suddenly opened her damn mouth.

"Aren’t you here to check on my mother?!" She sneered at Elder Davina, causing the latter to furrow her eyebrows. "Well, get to it! Find out what happened to her because I’m not about to believe that a random person just snuck in and killed her."

I froze, my fingers twitching as I slowly turned my head to her.

"What’s that supposed to mean, Celine?" I asked coldly, watching as the two maids who stood silently beside her shivered in fear before scurrying out of the room.

"Kaelos..." Elder Davina tried calling my attention, but I ignored her voice as I loomed over Celine, who stared up at me with defiance in her eyes.

"Whatever you think I mean is exactly what I mean." She spat, eyeing me. "My mother was like any other noble woman out there so why is she a target all of a sudden? It’s... It’s clearly the work of someone who didn’t want her to talk."

Something snapped in me at that moment and I could feel my claws itching to come out. Did Celine know about the secret?

Had Greyheart told her about it before her death?

’I would’ve suggested you kill her and get done with it.’ Damon blurted in my mind but then sighed. ’Alas, you have a youngling growing inside her. Allegedly.’

Allegedly...

It’s about time I find out if any of these allegations flying around hold any truth.

"She had her life force snuffed away." Elder Davina’s voice suddenly rang behind me, forcing me to glance back only to spot her crouching to the corpse and hovering her right hand over the chest region.

I squinted my eyes as she continued without looking at me, her expression grim. "It’s just like the situation with that maid of mine. And that pack doctor’s wife. And the people at the human town."

She slowly got on her feet, staring at me with a solemn expression. "That killer is still out there on the loose. And I fear that whoever he is, he has a bigger plot in mind."

We were finally able to know that the killer was a "he" earlier today after finding the body of the maid who poisoned herself.

That case was still daunting as well since the maid was raped and then compelled with magic to drink a poison meant for someone else. But who was the poison meant for?

And this all still meant that the killer had easy access to the mansion. He could be after anyone else.

Odessa...

I could feel a headache coming in and rubbed my forehead, glancing briefly at Elder Davina and then Celine before I began walking toward the door.

"Where... Where are you going?" Celine stuttered behind me, causing me to stop in my tracks.

At that same moment, Layla walked into the room with a hesitant look in her eyes.

"S–Sir, do you need me for anything?" She asked thoughtfully, glancing briefly at the gory scene behind me.

I remained silent for only a few seconds before I came to a decision.

"Go to the dungeons and get Odessa out of there. I’m expecting high priestess Althea as well." I blurted, walking past her as she nodded her understanding.

"What?!" Celine suddenly yelled behind me and the next thing I knew, I heard footsteps following behind me. "Y–You can’t be fucking serious, Kaelos. What are you doing bringing out that whore out of—"

Before she could finish talking, I slowed down my steps and then turned around, grabbing her right wrist and yanking it up. She gasped at first but then shakily stared at my face as I gazed back at her coldly.

I could feel a shift... My emotions no longer felt like mine again. This was Odessa’s emotions reflecting on me, adding to the anger and frustration I already had.

"Never again, in your life, use such words with Odessa," I said with all seriousness, my grip on her wrist slightly tightening.

"If it weren’t for the fact that you carry my child, I wouldn’t be so lenient with you. Your mother’s blackmail all this while is the only reason I’ve tolerated you instead of bashing your head into the concrete."

Her eyes quivered as if she were about to cry again but I had no time to watch the waterworks. So I let go of her, staring at her one last time before I turned around and continued walking.

"You’re tying your fate to a ticking bomb. That hybrid’s presence will be your undoing, Kaelos. Not mine!" Celine snapped, her voice filled with hatred and spite. "Mark my words tonight."

She continued following behind me, eager to be a sore on my back.

We’ll see about that...

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At my throne room, Layla soon arrived with Odessa, Althea, and, to my surprise, Marcellus. When I saw him walking beside Odessa, I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel something snap inside me.

’What could he have been doing with her?’ I thought to myself as he briefly glanced at me before looking away.

Something in my gut told me that the video was fake... But I wasn’t comfortable with Marcellus’ closeness with Odessa all the same.

’I thought he’d be in a coma after that beat down you gave him.’ Damon muttered in my mind with a snigger.

Anyway, I turned my head to Althea and gave her a silent signal.

When she began a truth spell on Odessa, I subconsciously held my breath, eager to find out the truth once and for all. And as expected... Odessa was innocent. novelbuddy-cσ๓

Which would also mean I owed Marcellus an apology.

I was about to let out a relieved breath when I noticed that Althea still had a tense expression on her face. Was there something else she wasn’t telling us?

"I discovered another thing during my walk with Oddesa here." Althea suddenly announced.

I paused, glancing briefly at Odessa who seemed just as confused as I was.

After an over dramatic pause, Althea finally made a revelation that made my eyes widen.

"Odessa is pregnant."

The throne room fell into silence as everyone blinked, frozen in shock as they brought their gazes to Odessa. I sat silently, my grip on the armrest of my throne lessening.

"How... How did this..." Cold sweat dripped down my face but before I could finish speaking, a screech broke through the silence of the throne room.

"No!"

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