Chapter 253
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 said, 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 unfoldedst 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; though, it can take many different forms.
He goes by the name Zagreus. He’s a dark demon that if given a sacrifice will do her bidding.”
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“Darkness acts as her ve?” Enzo asked. “She can control it?” “Nobody can truly control darkness;
but if
they have amon goal, he will work with her and do as she please. Just as long as she does what
he
pleases as well.” “A sacrifice?” I asked, finding it difficult to use my voice. “In order for him to form fully,
he needs a sacrifice. He feeds off the blood and beating heart of purity. But that one sacrifice won’t be
enough to keep him around. She will need to sacrifice again soon if she wishes to keep him even
longer. Like a payment for his deeds.” “Why would they make students at the school powerless?” Enzo
asked, shaking his head. “It’s not making sense.” Hazel was quiet for a moment as she thought about
how to answer that, but then her eyes widened. She didn’t have to say anything for me to understand Property ? N?velDrama.Org.
where her head had gone. This time, it was me who answered. “Darkness enjoys mayhem; so, if it
caused mayhem at your school, then that pleases him. However, I fear it’s more than that. Jazzy
wouldn’t conjure him again unless she truly needed something from him.” “Could it have been a test?” I
asked, looking up at Enzo. Enzo looked at me with a worried frown. “A test? Like she was trying to see
if
the spell would work?” “Yes,” I answered. “But what could she be nning that requires everyone to
lose
their magic and abilities?” We were quiet for a moment as that question weighed in the air. “How did
she even align herself with darkness in the first ce?” Enzo asked and I could see he was growing
angry. “How did she discover this Zagreus?” We both looked at Hazel who had gone pale. “When we
were young, our parents died because of a Vna wolf…” Hazel began to exin, making me gasp in
horror. “It was difficult for us both, but Jazzy was much younger and took it even more difficult. She
grew angry and self-isted despite my efforts 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 how it happened because I wasn’t there… but I ended up
finding our gardener dead. That’s when my sister started to be a dark witch. This darkness she
called Zagreus was the one who gave her dark magic. I never understood it myself, but something
happened that hurt him enough to slither back to wherever he came from.” “If Zagreus really has
returned to ournd, what are we going to do?” I asked, staring up at Enzo who had a grave look on his
face. “You must stay away from her,” Hazel warned. “She’s incredibly dangerous and now that Zagreus
has returned to her, she’s even more dangerous. There’s no telling what she 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 aggravated. “If I 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 let 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 lurking 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 wolf 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 I 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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Enzo’s POV
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
can 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.
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