"Oh mama, mama!" Karielle cried as her mother lay passed out on the mixture of light and dark green fake grass, tears pouring at the site of her lying there unconscious, no sign of life but a faint pulse. Elliott was holding Milandra in his arms, all the while screaming through the pack link to get the physician, and to hurry. Moira and Sebastian had rushed over to check on the poor woman who had just collapsed before the party could even start. Moira yelled for the pack nanny to grab Karielle and take her away from the scene, while the physician had a gurney to get Milandra lifted up and gently placed atop of it to take her to the pack hospital to ensure her health is not in danger.
Sebastian and Moira left their next in command and the Omegas in charge of emptying out the party, while they rushed to their car and once they jumped in, Sebastian floored the gas to get to the hospital in an orderly fashion. "Hello, I'm sure you know why I'm here and I don't have time for questions, just lead me to my sisters room. NOW." Moira shouted to the nurse at the front desk, who hurriedly jumped up to lead the way. "She is here Your Majesty, the physician should be coming out any minute and should be able to give you more of her prognosis, I'm terribly sorry for this happening." Said the nurse in compliance with her empathic side for the Queen's family.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity of waiting, the physician and Elliott came out of the room, with the Dr incorporating a slight bow "Your Majesties, I am Dr. Owen, I was just brought in on call from Dr. Morris, I have just finished examining your sister and although we do not know the full extent or what was used until we get her test results back, it seems Milandra has been poisoned. We currently have her on fluids among different remedies we are trying as it doesn't seem her werewolf healing abilities are working against whatever it is that was used to hurt her." With this information, Moira is devastated. She knew this would happen eventually, and what she has been stressing and afraid of all along. Moira decided to mindlink her closest friend in the pack, which is her assistant Jenny. "Bring them to me, and when you do, I want their blood."
Meanwhile, at the party....
"She was just here! Call the guards, and the King and Queen quick! The princess is missing!! She's vanished!" shouted Alaya in a panic, Karielle's personal nanny.
While everyone was leaving the party, Alaya grabbed a hysterical Karielle, and took her to the salon within the back of the castle to get her away from all the commotion, and so she didn't have to see her mother in that state any longer, such can be traumatizing for a child this young. "We have to find her, check the grounds as thorough as you can and don't let anyone lingering get away!" Ashwin shouted orders to the guards and the rest of the pack through his mindlink. Alaya, Ashwin, Eryx and the guards ran all through the castle corridors, to the back garden, and throughout the rest of the castle to no avail. There was no trace of Karielle or where she could have gone. All that we know is she was here one minute, and gone the next. Whoever did this, we will find them and when we do, they'll beg for more than mercy.
*The Witch's POV*
"You have her now?! Oh night goddess, I just knew this would work!" The witch of the dark yelled in glee. She has been waiting for the right time to snatch the child, but she has never been able to get her chance until tonight, and she found the perfect scenario to put her plan in action. There has been talk of the child being born, 5 years ago to the day, having powers that I can conquer. I just know this has to be her, and if not, we will deal with that when the time comes. Once I get the powers I've been waiting centuries to collect on, the realm will have to deal with their new leader, and then nothing will be able to stop me. I'm sick of these dirty dogs always interfering in our affairs, taking what we claim, and after this they are surely to learn. Power always comes at a price, and no matter what the charge I will have what I'm destined to be, even if it is at the cost of a little girl, she is mine!
"Nonsense Jenny, they will never know! as long as our plan works, we will be able to conquer and take over the realm. Those pricks should have a muzzle, and we deserve the power to ensure that!" The dark witch said to the maiden who walked in with the little girl in tow. Talk of the century says that a little girl will be born half sorceress and half werewolf, which has never been down before, and with the strength and powers combined we will be able to do whatever we want, no one supernatural will be able to keep us from our goal. These peasants don't know what they have, or how to use it! This is why they don't deserve it in the first place. We found an ancient scroll in Sasha's safe after she died, and how could we not know the importance or the abilities we could gain by finding it. Thank you Sasha, I knew you would come through for us! Those lowdown wolves took you from our coven. We could have done this all together! All they had to do was turn over the yellow stone, and now that they made the mistake not to, we have the next best thing, the one thing they cherish in this lifetime. They will regret not succumbing to your wishes, Sasha, but I will make sure I leave this for your legacy and your sister to avenge you!
"As long as I get what you promised me, I will do whatever it takes to bring down these vermin!" Jenny said to the dark witch, of course just to cure her own doubt. "You will get what you desire and more, my dear! Do you not remember who I am? I am half witch and half werewolf, I know the senses they carry and the strategies of these unimportant animals, and I have the power to cast spells so then we will be able to get the job done without any interference! These dirty dogs have no clue what they're up against, and after we're done, they could just be eradicated all together, and we can live peacefully without the filthy wolves.
Jenny is nervous in her position, but willing to do whatever to get revenge for her sister's death. She didn't care whether it was her sister's fault or not, she just wanted blood and power at the moment and thats all that mattered to her and the witch.
Karielle stood in front of Jenny, staring at both her and the dark witch, scared of what's going to happen but also unsure of what to do, but she has to do something! She had to get back to her mom. She grabbed the witch's arm and bit as hard as she could, enough to draw blood, but the witch's blood was as disgusting as a rotten set of teeth. "Ahhhh You little mutt! You think you can do something to me? You'll never get away!" The dark witch screamed in pain, she lifted her hand high, and she smacked Karielle so hard her face went sideways, and she crumbled to the ground until she fell into a limp clump on the floor.