All Chapters of Scent of Betrayal: Chapter 141 - Chapter 149

AriaI sat on the sofa, my mind blank as I absentmindedly played with my powers. Brienne lay fast asleep on the bed, her soft snores filling the quiet room. The events of the previous day replayed in my mind.Despite our careful planning, we’d been deceived. The guard we suspected turned out innocent—it had all been a distraction from the real culprit. Now, everyone was a suspect.Kai had said the answers lay on the Sorcerer’s Island. But how could I leave without Kaiden finding out?These days, we barely crossed paths, and I was thankful for that. The distance made it easier to suppress the feelings I shouldn’t have. Yet, each time I thought of him, they grew stronger.I sighed for what felt like the hundredth time, swiping my fingers lazily through the air. The book on the table began to levitate, its pages fluttering as if alive. Guilt gnawed at me again—the corpses we’d used, the innocents who never deserved to be part of this.“Ugh,” I groaned, letting the book drop to the floor

AriaIf someone had told me I’d be doing what I was doing right now, I’d have murdered them on the spot for such blasphemy—then denied it till my last breath.Kaiden’s grey eyes now had streaks of red in them, his fangs elongating. He’d said something about not letting the blood from the mite bite go to waste.I’d felt his cold tongue on my back which muddled my senses—he had licked off the blood.Now he turned to leave, but the transformation in his features didn’t escape me—Kaiden was a bloodsucker werewolf.According to legends, myths, and ancient books, they were rare—almost extinct. Creatures that lived in the shadows. The more blood they drank, the stronger they became. But when they lost control to bloodlust, entire packs were wiped out.It had happened once, centuries ago.They were said to drink dry the blood of anything that walked the earth—werewolves, sorcerers, even animals. Yet, no one had heard of them in decades. They had simply…adapted, feeding in silence.Kaiden was o

AriaThe visions I saw from touching the necklace were blurry, but at least I was able to figure out where she was—in this palace. Just a day into the Sorcerers’ Island and we were already being conspired against.“Lady Aria.” The voice of the high sorceress pulled me back to reality.After what I’d seen, I’d gone searching for Brienne but ended up running into the high sorceress herself. She held me down, and I had to play along to avoid suspicion.“I found the sorceress Akira. Our records say she’s dead, and according to Kaiden, she killed herself—but he feels there’s more to it.” IIya raised her gaze from the book.I nodded slowly in understanding. “Apparently, she did that so she wouldn’t have to return my wolf and scent.”“Which she gave to another person,” IIya said, her tone almost amused. “Well…I’m glad to inform you that you’re lucky. This book contains the list of all sorcerers and whatever magic they can create—potions, spells, you name it. I have Akira’s magic over…here!”H

I sat beside Laura, my back leaning on the rocky wall, listening to her speak.“All of this…every single thing that has happened,” she said. “Was orchestrated by the high sorcereress. She gathered the original Venegans and Wolgons. She wants to extract their powers, to make the sorcerers the sole rulers of the universe by unsealing the great dark magic.”For a moment, silence filled the room as I dwelt in my thoughts. At the end of the day, it was all about power.“She’s insane,” I muttered, shaking my head.“No, not yet.” My aunt chuckled, her eyes lowering. “She’s power drunk, and that would lead to her insanity.”Before I could say another word, the door behind us began creaking. And I immediately jerked up, calling on the shadows.“Eliana…” I breathed in surprise, as she was the least person I expected.She stood there with a smile as she hurriedly walked in. She had trimmed her hair shorter.“Aria,” she said softly, walking toward me. “I felt something was wrong. I left the rogue

AriaA cold breeze hit my face as we reached the shore. A large, warm hand snaked around my waist pulling me closer as we got off the ship—Kaiden. Really?” Brienne scoffed behind us. The weight of everything that happened in the sorcerer’s island still hung around. But all in all, we had survived. My aunt, Laura and the rest of the other Venegans and Wolgons, had returned back to their mountain. She gave me a golden comb in case I wanted to find her. I even got to meet Varaeys again, he and a few others had been appointed to clean up the mess in the sorcerer's island.When the rogues saw us, cheers broke out. They ran forward, Riven, some familiar faces from Fitcher and strange faces. The younger ones who had been hiding, all rushing to meet us. For a moment, I forgot the chaos we had just escaped as a genuine laughter escaped my lips.“They totally adore you.” Kaiden whispered in my ears.I smiled. “How did they find out? You were secretive or at least you tried to be.”He chuckled