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The Ritual
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2026-06-25 11:53:07
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The Alpha's Secret Witch Waking up
Cressida's povMy eyes opened and the world was wrong.The ceiling was white and the walls were stone and the air smelled like herbs and smoke and something that made my chest ache. I blinked and the light was too bright and my head was pounding and my body was heavy. My hands were cold and my feet were cold and my heart was pounding.I tried to sit up and my body screamed."Easy," a voice said. "Take it easy."I turned my head and Lucian was there. His face was pale and his eyes were red and his hands were shaking. He looked like he had not slept in days and his hair was a mess and his shirt was rumpled."Lucian.""I am here.""What happened?""The fire. The dressing room. Sha locked you in and set it on fire."I closed my eyes and the memories came. The flames and the smoke and the heat. The ice and the cold and the fear. The voices outside the door and the laughter and the words.Let me know if you'll survive the real fire.I opened my eyes and my voice was flat. "She tried to kill
The Alpha's Secret Witch The Ritual
Lucian's pov The corridor was cold and the torches flickered and I could not stand still.I paced from one end of the hall to the other and my boots were loud on the stone and my hands were shaking and my chest was tight. The door to the infirmary was closed and the candles inside were bright and the voices were low. Madame Voss was in there with Cressida and she was performing the ritual and I was out here and I could not breathe.I pressed my hand to the door and the wood was cold and my fingers were shaking."Please," I whispered. "Please let her be okay."No one answered.I paced again and my wolf was restless and my curse was pulsing and my mind was racing. The ritual was dangerous. Voss had said it could kill her. But she was already dying. She was already slipping away and I could not let that happen.I thought about Cressida and her dark hair and her dark eyes and her smile that made my chest ache. I thought about the way she said my name and the way she held my hand and the
The Alpha's Secret Witch The Vigil
Lucian's pov The infirmary was chaos when I carried her through the doors.Madame Voss took one look at Cressida's pale face and her blue lips and her limp body and she was already moving. She cleared a bed and shouted orders and the healers scrambled. I laid Cressida on the mattress and her body was cold and her eyes were closed and her chest was barely moving."What happened?" Voss demanded."Fire. Smoke. She collapsed.""She was in a fire?""Sha set it. Sha locked her in the dressing room and set it on fire."Voss's face went pale but her hands were steady. "Get out.""No.""Alpha—""I said no." My voice was low and fierce and my wolf was close to the surface. "I am not leaving her."Voss stared at me and her eyes were sharp. "Then stand back and let me work."I stepped back and my hands were shaking and my chest was tight. The healers moved around her and their voices were low and their hands were quick. They checked her pulse and her breathing and her pupils and their faces were
The Alpha's Secret Witch The Rescue
Lucian's pov Something was wrong.I felt it in my chest before I saw it. A cold spike of fear that had nothing to do with the curse and everything to do with her. Cressida had been in the dressing room for too long. The play was over and the applause had faded and the actors had dispersed but she had not come out.Raven was talking to me and her voice was bright and her eyes were happy."She was amazing," she said. "Did you see her? She was absolutely brilliant.""She was brilliant," I agreed."I am so proud of her.""I am so proud of her."Benita was nodding and Tasha was leaning against the wall and the night was warm and the air was full of celebration. But something was wrong. The feeling in my chest was growing stronger and my wolf was restless and my hands were shaking."Excuse me," I said.I walked away from them and my boots echoed on the stone and the torches flickered and the tapestries moved. The corridor was empty and the theater was quiet and the dressing room was at the
The Alpha's Secret Witch The Real Fire
Cressida's pov The dressing room was chaos.Clothes were everywhere and makeup was scattered across the counter and the flowers Benita had given me were wilting in the corner. I was still wearing the white dress and my feet were still bare and my hair was still loose. The play was over and the applause had faded and the adrenaline was wearing off and I was exhausted.Raven was helping me unlace the back of the dress and her fingers were quick and her voice was bright."That was incredible," she said."That was terrifying.""You were amazing.""I was terrified.""Same thing."I laughed and the sound was tired but real. Benita was folding the costumes and Tasha was leaning against the wall with her arms crossed and her silver braids loose."You survived," Tasha said."I survived.""Barely.""Barely."The door opened and the other actors filed in and the room was crowded and loud. Voices overlapped and laughter echoed and the energy was bright.I stepped away from the crowd and walked t
The Alpha's Secret Witch The Stage and It's Witch
Lucian's pov The theater was packed and the lights were dim and the air was thick with anticipation.I sat in the front row with my arms crossed and my eyes fixed on the stage. The velvet curtains were heavy and the wood was old and the scent of dust and polish filled the air. Wolves filled the seats and their voices were low and their movements were restless and their eyes were bright. The council members were in the private box above the stage and their faces were shadowed and their expressions were unreadable. Sha was in the middle of the crowd with her honey blonde hair perfect and her smile sharp and her eyes fixed on the stage.The play was about to begin.I had seen rehearsals and I had watched the scenes and I had heard the lines a hundred times. But tonight was different. Tonight was real. Tonight was the night that Cressida would stand on that stage and face the fire.The curtains parted and the stage was revealed.The set was simple. A wooden platform and a single chair an
The Alpha's Secret Witch Let the hunt begin
Lucian povThe killer's scent was still in my nose when I woke up.Not literally. The girl had disappeared into the snow and her trail had gone cold and the patrols had found nothing. But her smell was burned into my memory. Old magic and old death and something that made my wolf want to retreat. I
The Alpha's Secret Witch Warmth
Lucian's povI did not speak to her on the walk back.Not because I was angry and not because I was tired. Because I did not trust my voice. The council meeting had been worse than I expected and the words were still rattling around in my skull and if I opened my mouth I was afraid of what might co
The Alpha's Secret Witch Catching up with the girls
Cressida's povLucian was pacing.He had been pacing for ten minutes and the floor was going to wear a hole in it and his boots were going to wear out and I was going to lose my mind. He had a meeting with the council in an hour and he was nervous and he was not good at being nervous. He paced and
The Alpha's Secret Witch The Trap
Lucian's pov The eastern border was quiet and the snow was fresh and the trees were still.Kade stood beside me and his breath fogged in the cold and his hand was on the hilt of his blade. The morning light was gray and thin and the shadows under the trees were deep and dark. We had been standing
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