All Chapters of The Alpha's Secret Witch : Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

153 Chapters

The morning after the lights

Lucian's pov The sun rose pale and cold and the light was thin and the snow was fresh and the world was quiet.I stood at the window and looked out at the frozen gardens and the torches were still burning low and the lanterns were still swaying and the ice sculptures were still glowing. The festival was over and the joy had faded and the weight had returned. But the memory was still there. The music and the dancing and the way she had looked at me like I was the only thing in the world that mattered.The door opened and Kade walked in and his face was tired and his eyes were dark and his hands were shaking."Alpha.""Kade.""The council is meeting.""Again?""Again. About the fog. About the border. About the hunters."I turned from the window and my voice was flat. "What about the hunters?""They are getting closer. The patrols found tracks near the old pass. Fresh tracks. Heading toward the academy."My blood went cold and my hands were shaking and my voice was steady. "How fresh?"

The unraveling

Cressida's pov The frost was spreading and I could not stop it.I had been sitting in the greenhouse for hours and the plants were black and the soil was frozen and the glass was cracking. The cold was radiating from my skin and the ice was creeping across the floor and the walls and the ceiling. I had tried to control it and I had failed. I had tried to stop it and I had failed. I had tried to push it down and I had failed.The frost was winning.I pressed my hands to my face and my skin was cold and my breath was fogging and my heart was pounding. The magic was rising and the cold was deepening and the fear was growing. I could feel it building and I could not stop it."What is happening to me?" I whispered.No one answered.The door opened and Raven walked in and her dark curls were wild and her eyes were wide and her voice was sharp."Cressida.""Raven.""What is happening?""I do not know.""Your skin. It is blue.""I know.""Your hair. It is frozen.""I know."She crossed the r

The Archive Beneath the Mountain

Lucian's pov The tunnel was dark and the walls were damp and the air was thick with the smell of stone and dust and something older than memory.I had been walking for hours and the torch in my hand was burning low and the shadows were pressing close and the silence was absolute. Kade was behind me and his footsteps were quiet and his breath was steady and his presence was a comfort. The passage had been hidden behind a collapsed wall in the old archives and we had found it by accident and we had decided to explore it and we had not expected it to go so deep."Alpha," Kade said."What?""How much further?""I do not know.""We have been walking for hours.""I know.""The torch is going out.""I know.""Maybe we should turn back."I stopped walking and turned to face him. His face was pale and his eyes were dark and his hands were shaking."We are not turning back," I said."What if there is nothing there?""Then there is nothing there. But we need to know.""Know what?""I do not kno

The Call of the Deep

Cressida's pov The dream came again and it was darker than before.I was standing in the middle of a frozen lake and the ice was black and the sky was dark and the world was silent. The cold seeped up through my bare feet and the frost climbed my legs and the ice spread across my skin. I tried to move and I could not. I tried to speak and I could not. I tried to breathe and the air was too thin and the cold was too deep.Then I heard the voice.It was soft and distant and familiar. It came from somewhere deep in the ice and somewhere deep in my chest and somewhere deep in my bones.You are changing.I shook my head and the ice cracked beneath my feet.You are becoming."No," I whispered.You cannot stop it."I can."You cannot.The ice shattered and I fell into the dark water and the cold swallowed me whole.I woke up gasping and the fire was crackling and the candles were flickering and the room was warm.Lucian was beside me and his face was pale and his eyes were dark and his hand

The Library in the Mountain

Lucian's pov The hidden passage was older than anything I had ever seen.Kade and I had returned to the archive beneath the mountain and the symbols on the walls were still glowing and the air was still thick with the smell of ancient magic. The seal was broken and the chamber was open and the truth was waiting."What are we looking for?" Kade asked."I do not know.""Then why are we here?""Because something is here. Something that was sealed away for a reason."He was quiet for a moment and his voice was low. "That is not reassuring.""It is not meant to be."We walked through the chamber and the symbols flared and the shadows danced and the silence was absolute. The walls were covered in carvings and the floor was covered in dust and the air was thick with the weight of centuries."Look," Kade said.I looked and my breath caught.The wall was covered in a mural and the mural was ancient and the images were clear. Wolves and witches and fires and battles. The Great Purge and the be

The Awakening

Cressida's pov The dream came again and it was worse than before.I was standing in the middle of a frozen lake and the ice was black and the sky was red and the world was burning. The cold was there and the heat was there and the fear was there. The frost was spreading and the flames were rising and the screams were loud.I tried to move and I could not. I tried to speak and I could not. I tried to breathe and the air was too thin and the smoke was too thick.Then I heard the voice.It was soft and distant and familiar. It came from somewhere deep in the ice and somewhere deep in my chest and somewhere deep in my bones.You are the key.I shook my head and the ice cracked beneath my feet.You are the answer."No," I whispered.You are the one they have been waiting for.The ice shattered and I fell into the dark water and the cold swallowed me whole.I woke up gasping and the fire was crackling and the candles were flickering and the room was warm.Lucian was beside me and his face

The Kitchen Uprising

Cressida's pov The kitchens were chaos and the heat was unbearable and the noise was deafening.I had been assigned kitchen duty for the week and Raven had been assigned kitchen duty for the week and Benita had been assigned kitchen duty for the week and Tasha had been assigned kitchen duty for the week. The council had decided that manual labor would help us focus and the enforcers had decided that kitchen work would keep us out of trouble and the head cook had decided that we were all useless and she was going to make our lives miserable.The head cook's name was Greta and she was old and broad and her face was red and her voice was loud."Faster," she shouted. "Faster. Faster. The Alpha is not going to eat raw potatoes."Raven was peeling potatoes and her dark curls were wild and her face was flushed and her hands were shaking."I am going as fast as I can," she said."Faster.""I cannot go faster.""You can.""I cannot.""You can."Benita was chopping vegetables and her brown eye

The Night the Castle Breathed

Lucian's pov The castle was restless and I could feel it in my bones.I had been walking through the corridors for hours and the torches were flickering and the tapestries were moving and the shadows were dancing. The walls were groaning and the floors were creaking and the air was thick with the smell of something old and something hungry.Kade was beside me and his face was pale and his eyes were dark and his hands were shaking."Alpha," he said."Kade.""What is happening?""I do not know.""The castle feels different.""The castle feels alive."He looked at me and his voice was low. "Alive?""Alive. Like it is waking up."We walked through the corridors and the torches flickered and the tapestries moved and the shadows danced. The walls were groaning and the floors were creaking and the air was thick with the smell of something old and something hungry."Alpha," Kade said."What?""Look."I looked and my blood went cold.The symbols on the walls were glowing. The ancient symbols

The Waters of the Mountain

Cressida's pov The invitation came at dawn.Raven burst through the door with her dark curls wild and her eyes bright and her voice loud. She was holding a piece of parchment and waving it like a flag and her excitement was infectious."We are going hiking," she announced."What?""Hiking. The mountains. The hot springs. The nature bath."I stared at her and my voice was flat. "Nature bath?""The hot springs. The ones that heal everything. The ones that make you forget all your problems."I looked out the window and the snow was still falling and the wind was still howling and the world was still cold."It is winter," I said."That is the best time to go.""It is freezing.""That is the point."I shook my head and my voice was flat. "I am not going.""You are going.""I am not.""You are.""Raven...""We are all going. Benita. Tasha. You. Me. We are going to hike through the forest and find the hot springs and soak in the warm water and forget about everything."I looked at her and h

The Great Morwenna Prank

Cressida's pov The dormitory was quiet and the torches were flickering and the candles were burning low.It was midnight and the halls were empty and the students were asleep. But not all of them. Not us. We had been planning this for weeks and we had been waiting for the perfect moment and the perfect moment had arrived.Raven was crouched behind the staircase with her dark curls wild and her eyes bright and her hands shaking."Is everyone ready?" she whispered."Ready," Benita said."Ready," Tasha said."Ready," I said.Raven grinned and her voice was low. "Let us do this."The plan was simple and the plan was brilliant and the plan was completely insane.Morwenna was the dormitory mistress and she was ancient and she was powerful and she was terrifying. She could read minds and she could sense magic and she could smell trouble from a mile away. But she also had a routine. Every night at midnight she walked through the corridors and checked the doors and made sure everyone was in t

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