Episode 5

Notice: This chapter contains scenes of violence. Murder, death, homicide.

Merheia prepared several potions as well as her cabin. On the outside, it was quite simple, bordering on derelict, but inside it was as comfortable as any home. There was a living room divided into two areas, a fully equipped kitchen, and she had created a bedroom with a bathroom to accommodate the new resident.

Upstairs was her bedroom and the place where she kept her herbs, spices, stones, and books. When needed, she would invite other witches to prepare potions for her using that space. That's why she had all the necessary equipment, including cauldrons of various sizes.

She heard the warning of the elements that something significant was happening and followed the call. She materialized in front of the mansion of an important politician and stayed hidden, invisible to human eyes. She heard more than saw the laughter of lascivious men planning a special orgy; she needed to act quickly.

But another sound caught her attention: the sound of bones breaking, which she could only hear thanks to the sonar magic she had placed on the house to listen in on the depraved men's evil plans.

"So, there's a wolf in the house," she said to herself.

She waited a bit longer and then heard screams. Male screams and growls.

In the basement, hidden in the shadows, lay the wolf in wait, and when the man descended and took his friends to their orgy, which would surely kill the young woman, the wolf acted.

With a leap, it emerged from the shadows and sank its fangs into the throat of the second man, shaking him and tearing away half of his neck. It dropped the chunk of flesh and pounced on the one trying to escape, ripping out his calf muscle, causing him to fall bleeding. It turned to the one saved for last. Slowly advancing, it cornered the man, now shaking with fear, in a corner.

It began to revert to human form, but only halfway, revealing the werewolf that it was—larger than him, despite being female, with sharp claws and fangs, drooling with the eagerness to kill. The man urinated himself and was terrified upon realizing that the monster was the young woman he had so abused.

He had no time to think further as she tore open his chest with her claws, ripped off his genitalia, making him scream out loud, then silenced him with a bite to his neck but left him alive, for now. She licked the wound, and her snarl seemed to smile. She pressed his face, forcing his mouth open, and shoved his severed penis into the gap.

She cut off both legs with her claws, forcing him to kneel, and yanked out what little hair he had, along with the toupee, flinging it away. Satisfied, she plunged her claws into his chest and ripped out his heart, casting it aside before letting the body fall. She turned and left. There were still two men to kill, trapped in the house by her dominance.

Merheia approached the door and as she noticed the werewolf approaching and the sound of two bodies breaking, she opened the door with magic and conjured a portal. As the creature passed, she threw in the prepared vials, stepped through the portal, and with a gesture, she made the liquid ignite and spread throughout the house.

After stepping through the portal, she closed it and saw the young woman's body lying on the ground. Having not withstood all the stress and exertion, she had fainted. She was dirty and wounded, so the witch made her float and brought her to the bathtub filled with water, herbs, and flowers. She gently placed her in it, resting her against the edge. She washed her gently as the herbs helped heal the wounds, and the flowers replaced bad smells with their fragrance.

Now a lupine, June healed more quickly and soon was well, yet exhausted, she remained unconscious. Merheia lifted and dried her with magic, floating her to her bed, where she covered her and let her rest. She then called Malek and reported:

"It's done; I'm with her, and the prison has been set ablaze. The firefighters struggle to put out the fire—a place where she was confined."

"I saw the fire from here. That house belongs to an influential politician."

"Yes, a rotten man. In addition to using her, he offered her to his friends. But she killed them all."

"How so?"

"Yes, my dear, your daughter is a powerful werewolf. I believe she might even be an Alpha. Since she transformed for the first time and immediately killed several men, she has gained the strength of an Alpha."

"How is she now?"

"Her wounds have healed, but she is sleeping from exhaustion. I've bathed her, and when she awakens, I'll feed her."

"May I see her?"

"You can and should. It would be wise to tell her sooner that you are her father. I don't want her confused any longer; I need her focused on everything I'll teach her. She may not become a sorceress, but a witch will suffice."

"You're mad. She's to be a wolf witch?"

"Don't worry; she'll manage and have the power to fight off anyone who tries to harm her."

"I don't know why, but I sense you have hidden plans using her. If so, I won't allow it."

"You're not far off the mark, truthfully. I want to prepare her to defend the Pack against the looming evils."

"Is it that bad?"

"Our Alpha is losing his mind; he's bewitched and refuses to believe it. He accepts evil willingly."

"That's grave…"

"Indeed, and if we're not prepared, we face dark times."

"No more, we'll talk when I come over."

"Okay."

*

At the Alpha's house, his Luna was on the balcony, watching the nearly imperceptible black smoke rise in the night's darkness and knew it was the result of magic. She knew the witch was up to something. Feeling cross, for she had sought the witch's help to conceive but received an unwelcome answer, she crafted a potion herself, but it hadn't worked yet.

If she did not bear a pup soon, the Alpha would go mad with the spell used to deceive him. She was not his true mate, and soon he would realize it if she didn't become pregnant. She had imprisoned the real Luna, Rude's mother, and collected her sweat for the scent needed to pass as the rightful one. But time was ticking, and her plan to make him fall in love was failing; without a child, she would lose everything.

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