7. The Lucost Glow

~Sai

We ended up sleeping on the same bed. And we were still having a peaceful sleep when someone rained a heavy water on my body!

“Holy jeez!” I exclaimed, getting up from the bed.

Caspian also got up, and immediately rushed up to me.

“What's the problem, Sai? Why did you scream like that? He inquired, brushing off the drip of water from my face.

Just then, I looked up and saw a young lady holding a bucket of emptied water, glaring at me with so much contempt.

“Celine?” Caspian called out, clearly not baffled by her appearance. I guess they already knew each other but that doesn't warrant her to splash that water on me.

Before Caspian could speak further, she dropped the bucket in her hand, pointing her finger at me.

“So you have the right to bring in another woman into this Pack, Caspian? If anyone were to tell me that you'd leave me for somebody as worthless and stupid as her, I wouldn't believe it!”

Caspian got on his feet immediately.”You don't understand, Celine! Sai here needed our help. I only brought her here because she needed…”

“You don't have the right to speak or explain anything to me, Caspian!” Celine cut him off, her face squeezed in disgust. “It's already clear enough that you cheated on me, and not just with anyone but with her! Sai Ray! The stupid and worthless daughter of that old late Alpha of Red Moon Pack!”

Immediately after Celina's last statement, I gathered myself and got up to my feet. Ready to challenge her. I mean, she just insulted my father, how dare she?

“Oh, you are on your feet already?” Celine backed, curling a cruel smirk on her face. “So what now? Are you going to beat me? Are you going to fight me just because I pointed out your stupid and devilish act?”

I smiled with calaculted bitterness, before pointing my fingers at Celine. “I would take anything from you, Young Lady, but I won't take you insulting the people I love!”

“Besides, Caspian brought me to his room. I never asked him to bring me here and what's worse? You don't even know what really transpired between the both of us and you already jumped into stupid conclusion. Who does that?”

She scoffed, folding her arms. “Excuse you, Sai! For your information, Caspian here is my FATED MATE. We are Mates. And you should really learn how to obey those higher than you. You are just a slave, remember?”

I wanted to speak back when Caspian stepped in between, spreading his hands.

Celine's words hurt me badly. I mean, she already confessed that she was Caspian's fated mate. Which means that Caspian is already mated to another person.

So, why did he have sex with me?

Why did he choose to buy me to save me from Theodore when he already has another woman in his life.

No matter what he said to separate Celine's fight with me, I didn't pay enough attention. I just stood there, looking at him and blaming myself for allowing him touch me when it is obvious that he doesn't love me.

He only needed my body to satisfy his pleasures. This means that I am not quite lucky with men. Just when I started loving Caspian again, all these was already happening? He already has a mate and what's worse? He loves her too!

Caspian turned to me. “Please, Sai. Can you afford not to get into a fight with Celine again?”

I sniffled immediately, giving Celine a disgusting glance. “You both can settle out your dispute. I don't think I have the right to tear two fated Mates apart. I am only but a slave, so I should mind my place in this pack. Excuse me!”

I turned and walked out, ignoring the smile of victory on Celine's face.

She must be thinking that I am losing to her or that I am afraid of her which was the reason I said all those things but in her dreams shall I let go of Caspian.

Caspian is the only person who can help me exact my Revenge on Theodore and the others who hurt me in the past.

He is a HYBRID. He possessed both the power of a werewolf and a demon, and the only person to deal with Beatrice's black magic. I need to win his heart and make sure that he trusts me so much. By doing that, my mission to destroy the evil witch will come to reality.

So, by stepping out of that room, Caspian will see that I am not obsessed with him and he would run after me, asking me not to be angry!

And just like I predicted, it happened!

As I walked out of the room in a drenched attire, I could hear Caspian calling out my name.

“Sai…Sai…! Please hold on, Sai!” I smiled deeply, swimming on my success, but still walking very fast.

“I said to wait, Sai. Please, Stop!” Caspian demanded, finally getting close to me.

He dragged me to a stop, his eyes narrowing with emotions.

“I am sorry for what happened Earlier, Sai. I was only…”

“You don't have to apologize to me, Caspian!” I cut him off. “Celine is your Mate. She is your soon-to-be LUNA. You have to accept and treat her like one. I shouldn't be a burden in your relationship, Caspian! So, I'll appreciate it if you acknowledge the reason why I am in this mansion, which is to serve as your slave. So even if it is a SERVANT, wil you allow me to be one?”

“i will not let that happen, Sai!” He interjected immediately, moving his hands to mine slowly. “You don't have to say all these things, Sai. You are still special to me which was the reason I bought you from Theodore. I didn't buy you so you can work as a servant. I bought you so that we can work together as a team and bring down The Inheritors of Red Moon Pack. So, please, Sai… don't be mad again!”

I made sure my face was as strict as ever. Even when I wanted to smile by this beautiful words Caspian said to me, I still maintained the angered mood.

All I needed to hear from Caspian was already said. So, now I am rest assured that Caspian is by my side.

With this set apart, it is time to start plotting on how to ruin Theodore and Lola, as well as her mother— Beatrice!

Still on the ground of what Caspian said to me, I finally lifted my lips to smile. “Thank you so much, Caspian. I promise to do everything to pay back this offer of yours!”

As we smiled at each other, the warmth in my chest was suddenly replaced by a sharp, searing pain that stabbed deep into my skull. I clutched my head, gasping as the agony intensified—exhuming, raw, like a thousand needles ripping through my mind.

That same pain.

The very same piercing torment I felt the day Beatrice ripped my child from my womb.

My vision blurred. My knees buckled, and Caspian caught me just before I collapsed.

“Sai? Sai, what's happening to you?” he asked, panic thick in his voice as he gripped my hips to steady me.

I could barely respond, my mouth twitching, foaming slightly. Then I felt something strange trickle from my lips. It wasn’t blood—it shimmered like liquid sapphire, glowing faintly in the morning light.

“What’s going on?” I whispered, weakly raising a trembling hand to my lips. My palm caught the substance. It sparkled—a translucent blue foam, glowing like starlight trapped in water.

“Why is my spit shimmering?” I whispered hoarsely, my voice barely audible over the ringing in my ears. “Am I... poisoned?”

Caspian’s entire body stiffened. His eyes widened, and then—right before me—they shifted color.

They turned a vivid, unnatural green. Not the green of nature, but something otherworldly—a glowing, supernatural hue, as if a galaxy had taken root in his irises.

Then, I saw them.

From his temples, two long, twisted horns began to emerge—slowly unfurling like obsidian vines curling toward the sky. They glistened, dark as night with veins of green magic pulsing along their surface. Power radiated from him like heat from fire, warping the air around us.

He stepped forward, his voice no longer entirely human.

“No, Sai,” he said, his tone deep, echoing, layered with something ancient and inhuman. “You haven’t been poisoned. What you’re experiencing is the Lucost Glow.”

I blinked through the pain. “Lucost… what?”

“It’s a sign,” Caspian said, his face grim. “The Witch’s magic has activated. Her black curse… it’s no longer just claiming your child’s life.”

He took my hand gently in his clawed one.

“It’s coming for you now. Beatrice is summoning you into her realm. She’s not done yet, Sai. She wants your soul. She wants you dead.”

And immediately, I fell. Dead?