FATED TO THE ENEMY ALPHA

CHAPTER 18 - THE WITCH'S RITUAL

DERRICK’S POV

I walked down the dark corridors of the castle.

I was in the north wing of the building and it was a restricted area. This was the part of the castle that was dedicated to Khaliya and all the spells she had to concoct to satisfy me.

I passed one of the round windows on the left side of the corridor and caught sight of the crescent moon. Unlike the night Nora fled which was barren and devoid of any stars; this one had multiple stars and it was so eager to show it off.

I turned my attention back to the destination in my mind. I looked down at the black satchel I carried to be sure I still had it. It was still here. It was safe. It even blended with the jumpsuit I wore. I nodded at myself and continued down the corridor.

Tonight was the night when Khaliya would use her powers to find my little Nora. I hoped deep within me that we would find her. I could not afford a situation where Nora would be used as a hostage against me.

What would I do if that were to arise? I did not want to see her dead and I did not want to put myself in harm's way either for I could end up being the one dead.

I pushed the thought of death aside. Such thoughts were not going to help me in any way. I needed to be positive. I would find her and I would bring her home before any Alpha decided to use her against me.

Eventually, I reached the end of the corridor. I slowly pushed the doors open. It looked empty. It felt cold. This was enough to confirm that Khaliya was inside.

I was going to stand in as support for her. Anything she needed, I would get for her until she found my little Nora.

I stepped into the grand hall. It felt even colder on the inside than on the outside. The room was dimly lit. Only the light of the moon shining through the windows; was the source of light.

Khaliya was standing with her back faced to me. She was looking out the window dreamily and I wondered what she was thinking about. I knew it had nothing to do with whatever her eyes could see in the real world.

She was wearing a black cloak that swept the floor behind her. I knew she had to be wearing a black jumpsuit too. Her dark hair fell over her cloak. The moonlight that fell over her made her look almost beautiful, provided that her face remained hidden from whoever was watching.

I chuckled and walked over to her. I could not tell if she had already noticed my presence or not. It did not matter. What mattered was the fact that she was going to help me find Nora tonight.

I reached Khaliya's side and placed a hand on her waist before planting a kiss on her cheeks. She enjoyed it when I made a show of my love to her. I had studied her enough to know the right moves to make to keep fooling her.

To be honest, I was grateful she was dumb. If she had been smart then it would have been hard to fool her.

Khaliya blushed at the action I had performed. "What are you thinking about?" I asked, pretending to be concerned.

She broke her gaze away from the imaginary world only she could see and gave me a soft gaze.

"I was thinking of home. I miss it," she whispered and her tongues slithered; making her S words come out more dragged.

"Do you want to go back home?" I asked and put up a pained gaze.

She exhaled sharply and placed her palm on my cheeks. "I wish I could be in two places at the same time but only my sister Nirva can do that," she whispered.

My brain suddenly started processing who this Nirva was and how I could use her powers for my needs. Imagine I had two witches, that would be beautiful. I would become undisputed. No one would dare to cross me! I would be able to reach the top of the world and conquer it!

"I'm sorry for making you stay here with me. I just love you too much and I cannot bear the thought of you leaving my side," I whispered and tried to sound very pained and concerned.

She placed her other hand on my face so that both her palms touched me. She lifted herself on her toes and planted a short kiss on my lips.

"I love you too much to leave you. Who will take care of you in my absence? Who will take away your stress and worries if I go?" she asked as worry etched itself on her face.

I softened my gaze at her. "No one but you my love. No one else. You are the only one who knows how to cater to my needs," I breathed.

She blinked and blushed at my words. It was just too easy. I was a professional at this game and I was undisputed. It was very easy to take advantage of everything she had.

I suddenly remembered the real reason for being in the hall. I tucked a stray hair behind her face and smiled dreamily at her.

"Are you nervous about tonight?" I asked her.

She let out a sharp breath at the question. She twisted uncomfortably in my arms hoping that I would tell her not to do it but I pretended not to notice.

"I believe in you. You're the only person who can find Nora," I reminded her again. I needed to keep drilling it into her brain so that she would start believing it herself.

The moment she believed it, then it would become easier to find my naughty Nora and save her.

"Since you believe that I can do it, then I also believe it myself," she whispered.

"Shall we begin?" I demanded.

We had already wasted so much time on idle talk. The longer time we wasted, the more we reduced Nora's escape chances.

But I knew that in the end, I had to get my Nora back.