All Chapters of The Alpha's Secret Witch : Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

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More stupid clues.

Lucian's pov The patrol reports were spread across my desk and the words blurred together and my head was pounding.Kade stood by the window with his arms crossed and his face was pale and his eyes were tired. We had been working for hours and the candles had burned low and the fire had died down and the room was cold."Another body," Kade said."I know.""Found this morning. Near the old pass.""The same?""The same. Drained. No blood. Just empty."I leaned back in my chair and pressed my hands to my face. The killer was getting bolder and the patrols were getting more scared and the council was getting more impatient. Eight wolves dead. Eight families mourning. Eight bodies that should have been safe on my border."The symbol," I said. "Was it there?"Kade nodded. "On a tree near the body. Same as the others.""The witch mark.""The witch mark."I dropped my hands and looked at him. "What do the archives say?""Nothing useful. The symbol is old. Older than the academy. Older than t

Different thoughts on things

Cressida's povMaster Theron was droning on about the Great Purge and his voice was like gravel rolling down a hill and my eyes were heavy and my head was foggy. The circular stone chamber was cold and the tapestries on the walls moved slowly and the enchanted ceiling showed a sky that was gray and depressing. I had been sitting in this room for what felt like hours and the clock on the wall had not moved.Raven was beside me and her head was nodding and her eyes kept closing. Benita was three rows ahead with her back straight and her notes neat and her focus intense. Tasha was in the back corner filing her nails and not even pretending to listen."The wolves turned their backs," Master Theron said. "They watched the fires burn and they did nothing. They chose survival over loyalty and the witches never forgot."My chest tightened."The betrayal was complete. The alliance was broken. The witches went into hiding and the wolves built their academies and their councils and their laws. B

Hurtful words.

Lucian's pov The corridor was crowded and the torches flickered and the tapestries moved and I was not paying attention to any of it.Kade was beside me and he was talking about the patrol schedule and the border and the killer and I was nodding and not hearing a word. My mind was elsewhere. On the council and the bodies and the witch marks. On the pressure that pressed down on my shoulders every day and never let up.Then I saw her.Cressida was standing near the window at the end of the corridor. The light was gold and it caught her dark hair and her face was soft and her lips were curved in a smile. She was talking to someone. A boy. Tall and broad with sandy hair and a face I did not recognize.He was standing close to her and his hand was on the wall beside her head and his body was angled toward hers and he was laughing at something she said.I stopped walking.Kade stopped beside me and followed my gaze."Who is that?" I asked."I do not know. A new student maybe.""He is stan

Spiralling

Cressida's pov The room was cold and the fire had died and I did not have the energy to relight it.I sat on the floor with my back against the bed and my knees pulled to my chest and my hands pressed to my head. The magic was rising again and I could not stop it. Frost crawled across the stone floor and up the walls and over the window. The glass crackled and the cold bit at my skin and my breath fogged in the air.I had been fighting it for hours. Pushing it down and forcing it back and trying to remember how to breathe. But it was too strong. The fight with Lucian had cracked something open and the ice was pouring out and I did not know how to close it."Stop," I whispered. "Please stop."The magic did not listen.It never listened.The door opened and Raven walked in. Her dark curls were wild and her eyes were wide and her face was pale."Cressida.""Stay back.""What is happening?""The magic. It is out of control."Raven stepped closer and the frost spread toward her boots. Sh

Nearing his end

Lucian's pov The walls of my quarters were too close and the fire was too hot and the papers on my desk were meaningless.I paced from one end of the room to the other and my boots were loud on the stone and my hands were shaking. The fight replayed in my head like a wound that would not stop bleeding. Her face and her voice and the words she had thrown at me like knives.You do not trust me.She was wrong. I trusted her. I trusted her more than I had ever trusted anyone. But I also trusted the world to hurt her. I trusted the council to use her. I trusted the killer to find her. I trusted Sha to destroy her.And I trusted myself to fail her.The curse pulsed in my chest and my wolf was restless and the pressure was building.Kade had left an hour ago and I had told him to go. I needed to be alone. I needed to think. I needed to stop feeling like the walls were closing in.The curse was getting worse.I had known it for weeks. The shifts were harder and the pain was sharper and the w

The Interruption

Lucian's pov I was halfway to her door when Tasha stepped into my path.She came out of nowhere and her silver braids were loose and her arms were crossed and her eyes were sharp. She did not move when I tried to step around her. She did not flinch when I glared."Move," I said."No.""I am not in the mood.""Too bad.""Tasha.""Lucian."I stopped and my hands were shaking and my jaw was tight. "What do you want?""I want to know what you think you are doing.""I am going to see Cressida.""After the fight you had?""Yes.""After you accused her of something she did not do?""Yes.""After you made her feel like she had done something wrong?"I stared at her and her expression did not change."Yes," I said again.Tasha shook her head and her silver braids swung. "You are going to apologize?""Yes.""Are you going to mean it?""I always mean it.""Do you? Because from where I am standing it looks like you say what you need to say to get her back and then you do the same thing again.""

The Ice Apology

Cressida's pov The rink was empty and the lights were dim and the ice was black and still.I had been skating for hours and my legs were burning and my lungs were aching and my heart was pounding. The cold bit at my cheeks and the wind whispered through the rafters and the only sound was the scrape of my blades against the frozen surface.I pushed harder and faster and the world blurred around me. The fight replayed in my head and the words echoed and the hurt was fresh. I thought about his face and his voice and the way he had looked at me like I was something he could not trust.I thought about the revenge and the fire and the screams. I thought about my mother and the river and the wolves who watched. I thought about the two parts of me that were at war and the ice that was rising and the love that would not die.I stopped at center ice and bent over and pressed my hands to my knees. My breath fogged in the cold and my chest heaved and my eyes burned."Stupid," I whispered. "Stupi

The team was back together again.

Cressida's pov We were still at center ice when the door opened again.I heard it first. The creak of the old hinges and the shuffle of boots on stone. Then voices. Low and familiar and full of laughter."Look who finally decided to show up."Raven's voice cut through the cold and I turned and she was standing at the edge of the rink with her arms crossed and her dark curls wild. Benita was beside her with her hands tucked into her pockets and her cheeks flushed from the cold. Tasha brought up the rear with her silver braids loose and her nail file already out."Am I interrupting something?" Raven asked."Yes," Lucian said."No," I said at the same time.Raven raised an eyebrow. "Which is it?""We were just skating," I said."Just skating?""Just skating."Tasha stepped onto the ice and her boots crunched and her silver eyes were sharp. "The whole academy has been in chaos and you two have been here. Skating.""We needed to talk.""We needed to apologize," Lucian said.Tasha looked a

The Great Pastry Heist

Cressida's pov The kitchen was dark and the counters were cold and the air smelled like bread and sugar and something that made my stomach growl.We had been planning this for hours. Raven had scouted the route and Benita had mapped the guards and Tasha had volunteered to be the lookout. I was the distraction and Lucian was the muscle and we were all going to get caught and it was going to be worth it."This is insane," Benita whispered."This is brilliant," Raven whispered back."This is going to get us expelled.""This is going to get us pastries."Tasha pressed her finger to her lips and her silver eyes were sharp. "Quiet. The guards are changing shifts."We pressed ourselves against the wall and the shadows were deep and the torches flickered and the footsteps echoed. The guards walked past and their voices were low and their boots were loud and they did not see us."Now," Tasha said.We moved.The kitchen door was unlocked and the hinges were old and the sound was loud.Lucian s

One more week

Lucian's povThe morning came too fast and my head was pounding and my mouth was dry.I had not slept well. The pastries and the laughter and the warmth of Cressida beside me had faded into the cold reality of the council and the killer and the curse. I lay in bed and stared at the ceiling and the fire crackled and the candles flickered and the room was dim.She was still asleep beside me and her dark hair was spread across the pillow and her hand was curled around my shirt. Her face was peaceful and her breathing was slow and her lips were parted. I watched her and my chest ached.I did not want to leave her.But Kade was waiting and the patrols were waiting and the killer was still out there.I eased out from under her and she stirred and made a small sound and reached for me. I pressed a kiss to her forehead and she settled back into the pillow."Stay," she whispered."I will be back.""Promise?""Promise."Kade was in the corridor with his arms crossed and his face tired and his e

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