All Chapters of The Witch's Second Life: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

The elders froze, then rushed forward to help me up."Bella, what happened? You're the witch beloved and revered by the entire pack.""If you're ill, rest and recover. We'll handle things. Don't speak of stepping down so lightly.""There's no point in trying to talk me out of it." I pulled away from his hand, my voice firm."I have no power left. Staying in this position will only make me a burden.""The pack can't be without a witch. Please, choose a successor as soon as possible."I didn't waste more breath. Amid the elders' sighs, I walked out of the hall.Back home, I had just lain down to rest when the door was pushed open.It was Hall.He shut the stone door behind him and came to the bedside, looking down at me, his voice thick with disappointment:"Bella, there's no one else here. Why keep up the act with me?""Do you have any idea the Council is in chaos right now? They're saying without you presiding over the ceremony, Kylie's claim to Luna isn't legitimate."He sat down on t

The cloak fell away, and my body was exposed, hideous wounds everywhere.The meridians that once flowed with power were now shriveled and purple, utterly lifeless.No one could believe a dying woman like this had the strength to assassinate council elders."Everyone, calm down. Listen to me!"Elder Rowan struggled to his feet and planted himself in front of me.His eyes were red as he jabbed a finger at Hall and shouted:"Bella was poisoned twice in a single day!""The first was in the morning. It devastated her power. The second was at dusk. It nearly killed her.""I worked all night to barely pull her back!"He turned to face the entire pack:"In other words, she lost the ability to use witchcraft long ago. So how exactly did she sneak into the Council Hall and murder battle-hardened elders?!"Everyone went quiet.Even Hall's brow furrowed, doubt creeping in.Elder Rowan had served the pack loyally his whole life, revered and respected. He would never lie about something like this.A

Hall's POVIn the forbidden chamber, Mary confessed everything.She resented how long Bella had sat in the head witch's seat.Long enough that she had no idea when her own turn would ever come.So when Kylie came to her, promising to lift her up the moment Bella was gone, she agreed without a second thought.It was Mary who stole the crystal ball while Bella wasn't looking.It was Mary who used the spells Bella had taught her to butcher the three elders.Then she left the bloodstained crystal ball at the scene and hid the forged letters under Bella's bed.After that, all it would take was Kylie fanning the flames, and Hall would send Bella to the stake without hesitation.Reading the confession the guards handed him, Hall slumped into the stone chair, shaking from head to toe.He couldn't bear to imagine it. Kylie. The woman he'd given his heart to, the one he'd favored unconditionally, was this vicious.And Bella had sensed the danger again and again, fighting to warn him, and every t

Looking at that horrifying face, terror surged through me.While she wasn't looking, I pulled the cross from my sleeve and hurled it at her chest.The cross struck her and hissed out a wisp of white smoke.But the next second, Kylie just sneered, swatted it to the ground, and crushed it underfoot."You think a piece of junk like that can stop me?"She looked down at me, her eyes full of mockery:"Bella. You ruined my plan. If the binding had gone through, I would've taken control of the whole pack, just like that.""But no. It had to be you. You'd rather destroy yourself than let me have my way.""Since you're so eager to die, I'll kill you first."She bared her fangs and lunged straight for my throat.Once, I could have held my own against a vampire of her level.But now, in this broken body, there was no way to dodge.I closed my eyes and waited for death.Out of the darkness, a wolf's howl exploded overhead!Hall was back.He was covered in blood, a Frostbloom still clutched in his