ALPHA'S REGRET, QUEEN'S REVENGE
in a hoarse voice.
I leaned back in my chair with my hands folded in my lap and said, 'Marissa. What do I owe the pleasure of your visit?' She paused, looking around the room as if anticipating a trap. 'You know why I'm here', she finally said sharply, and I smiled, pointing to a chair, saying, 'Oh, do go on. Your visits are always so. Entertaining' Instead of sitting, she moved closer to the cauldron, its glow casting eerie shadows on her face. 'I require more power', she said, barely holding back her wrath as her voice trembled. "I cannot allow her to win." "Her," I murmured as I followed. You're referring to Hailey, the Luna Queen, right? "Isn't she something else?" The herbs and bottles