Chapter 253


    Chapter 253 Zagreus Returns


    L’s POV


    Hazel was in her hospital bed when we arrived at the Calypso Pack Hospital. It only took us about 25


    minutes to get there from the city. We wasted no time. She was looking for a lot better than when Ist


    saw her. Hazel’s wounds were healing nicely, and she didn’t look as thin and wasted away. She was


    still hooked up to a couple of different machines; one was monitoring her heart rate and the other was


    pumping her with a liquid fluid. The heart monitor had a steady rhythm, which was definitely a good


    sign. As we entered the hospital, her assigned doctor was the first to greet us. “She will be able to


    return home in the morning. Alpha. She’s going to need plenty of rest and to keep up her hydration. But


    she’s looking good,” he d. ncing at Hazel with a fond smile. “Thank you for caring for her, Doctor,”


    Enzo said in return. “You look exhausted.” I pointed out, sitting by her bedside. She gave me a faint


    smile. “I was given some medication yesterday that kept me asleep all eveningst night and day


    today,” she said. “I haven’t been sleeping much because I’ve been so worried about the vige, and


    they thought it would help me. I don’t think they anticipated I’d be asleep this long.” “You mentioned on


    the phone that you can feel Jazzy’s magic.” Enzo said, stepping toward her. My eyes widened at his


    words. “What?” I gasped. “It’s true… I can feel her dark magic at y. But it’s more than that,” she said,


    her eyes darkening. “I can feel darkness.” “Darkness?” I asked, furrowing my brows together. “I’ve only


    felt this once before,” she exined. “A long time ago. Jazzy has conjured it before.” “She conjured


    darkness?” Enzo asked. “How is that possible?” “It takes a very dark heart and a sacrifice to do it,”


    Hazel exined; her expression was grave. “I don’t know what she could want with darkness though.


    The first time it was only to cause mayhem to let out the anger she felt when our parents died.”


    “Mayhem…” I breathed; it wasn’t a question. I grabbed Enzo’s arm as the thoughts of the mayhem at


    school yesterday surfaced in my mind. “Enzo, could it have something to do with what happened at the


    election yesterday? “What happened?” Hazel asked us quickly, looking between. us. “We were having


    an election for President of the studentmittee, and during this election everybody who has magic


    became powerless,” he exined; her face turned mortified as he exined the events that unfolded


    last night. I thought, for a moment, that she was going to jump out of bed and run from the room. I had


    never seen anyone look quite as terrified as Hazel felt and it made my stomach–twist into a tight and


    unsettling knot. “That sounds like the mayhem she would cause, yes…” She said, shaking her head


    with a worried expression. “He has returned to ournds; but for what reason, I am unsure. ‘He? Enzo


    asked, furrowing his brows together. “Darkness is a person?” “It takes the form of a man; hough, it can


    take many different forms. He goes by the name Zagreus. He’s a dark demon that if given a acrifice will


    do her bidding.” “Darkness acts as her ve?” Enzo asked. “She can control it?” “Nobody can. ruly


    control darkness; but if they have amon goal, he will work with her and do as she please. -Just as


    ong as she does what he pleases as well.” “A sacrifice?” I asked, finding it difficult to use my voice. “In


    order or him to form fully, he needs a sacrifice. He feeds off the blood and beating heart of purity. But


    that one acrifice won’t be enough to keep him around. She will need to sacrifice again soon if she


    wishes to keep im even longer. Like a payment for his deeds.” “Why would they make students at the


    school powerless?” nzo asked, shaking his head. “It’s not making sense. Hazel was quiet for a moment


    as she thought about ow to answer that, but then her eyes widened. She didn’t have to say anything for


    me to understand. here her head had gone. This time, it was me who answered. “Darkness enjoys


    mayhem; so, if it caused ayhem at your school, then that pleases him. However, I fear it’s more than


    that. Jazzy wouldn’t conjure im agam unless she truly needed something from him.” “Could it have


    been a test?” I asked, looking up at nzo. Enzo looked at me with a worried frown. “A test? Like she was


    trying to see if the spell would work?” ?es,” I answered. “But what could she be nning that requires


    everyone to lose their magic and bilities?” We were quiet for a moment as that question weighed in the


    air. “How did she even align herself ith darkness in the first ce?” Enzo asked and I could see he was


    growing angry. “How did she discover is Zagreus?” We both looked at Hazel who had gone pale.


    “When we were young, our parents died cause of a Vna wolf…” Hazel began to exin, making me


    gasp in horror. “It was difficult for us both. it Jazzy was much younger and took it even more difficult.


    She grew angry and self–isted despite my forts to get her to open up and talk to me. She spent a lot


    of time in my mother’s garden. I’m not sure ow it happened because I wasn’t there… but I ended up


    finding our gardener dead. That’s when my sister arted to be a dark witch. This darkness she


    called Zagreus was the one who gave her dark magic. I ver understood it myself, but something


    happened that hurt him enough to slither back to wherever he me from.” “If Zagreus really has returned


    to ournd, what are we going to do?” I asked, staring up at


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    Do who had a grave look on his face. “You must stay away from her,” Hazel warned. “She’s incredibly


    dingenius and now that Zagreus has returned to her, she’s even more dangerous. There’s no telling


    what he will do Especially because you are a Vna wolf. She hates Vna’s more than anything. I


    don’t doubt) that it has something to do with your kind. “We don’t even know where she is,” Enzo


    murmured, clearly gravated, “IfI can feel her magic, she isn’t far,” Hazel said. “I’ll send my warriors back


    out and look for her again.” Enzo assured her. “We also need to figure out how darkness was defeated


    the first time,” I said. I shivered at the very thought, I stepped closer to Enzo, not wanting to be apart


    from him. “I’m not going to Jel anything happen to you,” he said, wrapping me in his arms. “That’s a


    promise” Hazel looked uncertain and worried. “We will return tomorrow to help you home,” Enzo


    assured her, grasping her hand gently. “Get some rest,” “I will,” she said. “I can’t wait to get back to my


    vige and to my own bed. I’m sure Luna Selene is doing a fine job at keeping them protected, but with


    this new knowledge that darkness has been conjured, I worry for them.” “I understand,” Enzo said. He


    took a hold of my hand. “See you tomorrow,” I said to her as we left the hospital room. My heart was


    pounding rapidly against my ribcage; I felt so sick. By the time we got back to his car. I was deep


    breathing and trying hard to contain myself. “Hey,” he said, reaching over and taking hold of my hand


    again. “It’s going to be okay. I promise.” “If darkness really is Jurking around. I’m not sure how we are


    going to protect the nation from it. What do you think she’s nning on doing?” “I don’t know, but I’m


    going to find out.” “Do you think Xander would know?” I found myself asking. “You don’t think they’re


    working together, do you?” He was quiet for a moment as he thought about that. “I’m not sure,” he


    admitted. “Maybe.” “We should find out.” “I will find out,” he said, putting extra emphasis on the word I.


    “You are going to stay far away from all of this. It’s too dangerous for your involvement.” “I can’t just do


    nothing.” I said, pressing my lips firmly together. Sitting around and doing nothing has never been in my


    nature. “You can’t get involved in this, L. Especially because you don’t have your woll right now. I


    knew he was right, despite not wanting to believe it. I decided not to argue with him any further; I stared


    out my window as Enzo drove through the pack ground and toward the packhouse. I stared up at the


    night sky 1 frowned; it seemed even darker and hazier than usual. There wasn’t a star in sight, and yet


    it didn’t seem all that cloudy. I wondered if it had anything to do with Jazzy’s darkness


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    Xander was exactly where we left him, rotting in the dungeon cell under the packhouse grounds. He


    wore cuffs that kept his wounds from healing. He had two ck eyes and some nasty cuts on his face.


    He was bruised all over and his clothes were badly torn and covered in his blood. I found myself


    smiling at his tormented state. Bastien must have had a lot of fun with this asshole. Xander sat against


    the cold cement walls, trying to maintain his unsteady breathing as he red up at me though his


    swollen eyes, “Haven’t you had enough?” I asked stepping toward his locked cell and staring down at


    his pathetic body. “I could end your suffering if you just tell us the information we seek “I swear I saw a


    smile glimmering on his lips.. “And what information is that, Alpha?” “Cut the shit, Xander,” I seethed,


    grabbing onto the cell bars, “Who sent you here?” He choked out augh, spitting blood onto the


    ground. “I gave an oath I wouldn’t say, and I don’t break my oaths,” he replied. “Are you working with


    that dark witch, Jazzy?” I asked in a growl. “Did you help her escape?” “And align myself with


    darkness? I think not,” Xander scoffed. “Why are you after L then?” I asked, my anger boiling over.


    “Who said I was after her?” He asked as he coughed more blood onto the ground. You kidnapped her,


    you asshole!” “And yet she couldn’t escape on her own without you helping her,” Xander hissed. “She’s


    doomed for what’sing.” “What the hell are you talking about?” I found myself asking.


    “Let me out, Enzo, “Max whined within me.“I want to rip his throat out and tear into him. Let me out so I


    zan fuck him up!”


    You better talk soon, or I’ll let my wolf have you,” I warned. Xander onlyughed which turned into a


    gross hack. “You’ll find out soon enough and when you do, you’ll wish you never locked me in this


    cage. Mark my word, Darkness ising and he’sing with a vengeance.“