The Alpha King's Witch Bride
Chapter 189: _I Love You

Chapter 189: _I Love You

My eyes jolted open in the real world as I gasped, flicking my gaze around the dimly lit room filled with the scent of herbs and incense.

The first face I saw was my Aunt Althea, who quickly tightened her grip on my right hand, which she’d been holding while I was in the mental space.

"It’s okay. I’m here." She whispered but before she could even say anything else, I blurted.

"Kaelos."

My eyes fell on the platform beside both of us where he was lying. My left hand was on his chest, allowing me to feel how slow his heartbeat was and how hollow his breathing was.

Just when I wondered if the moon goddess had made some kind of mistake, his eyelids shook, causing me to adjust my sitting position as I stared at him anxiously.

"Odessa, what’s happening?" Elder Davina’s voice echoed from a corner as she stepped closer holding a steaming bowl of herbs and mixtures. "Were you able to find the Alpha King’s consciousness?"

"I felt your struggle there." Althea suddenly mumbled, staring at me with worry. "I felt you using magic. At a destructive level if I may add. And during that time, the threads connecting your mate bond with Kaelos pulsed stronger than anything I’ve ever seen."

As insightful as her words were, I barely took note of them. All my attention was on Kaelos and his handsome features.

Due to the wolfsbane and silver poisoning, his werewolf healing factor had drastically slowed down. A small slash was still present on his face, dripping with blood.

"Odessa..." My aunt called my attention again, but this time she used her free hand to grab my shoulder.

She proceeded to trail her fingers to my dress and pressed her finger against my upper chest, causing me to gasp. A sharp pain was present there.

When I lowered my gaze, a cold shiver ran down my spine when I saw a burn mark. One filled with writing black veins that crawled around my skin like worms.

My mind raced with confusion at first until I remembered the fight against Gamma Zane in the mental space. He had blasted me with dark magic before we defeated him.

"Were his attacks able to reflect on my physical body?" I asked myself, my chest rising and falling heavily as I tried calming down.

’That seems to be the case.’ Sirena’s voice echoed in my mind just then. ’Sorry, I couldn’t talk when the moon goddess appeared. I... I just had this urge to observe from a distance when she was there.’

Before I could get relieved that my wolf was back, another thought entered my mind that made me subconsciously withdraw my hand from Aunt Althea and clutch my stomach.

"M–My baby... Is my—"

Before I could complete that sentence, Kaelos stirred and then his eyes opened as he gasped. A groan soon followed as he bit his bottom lip.

"Kaelos." I breathed out with relief.

His gaze went to me and his silver eyes glinted with warmth as he smiled. "We did it. I have no idea how Zane was able to wield magic in my mind... But we defeated him. Permanently."

Suddenly, Elder Davina cleared her throat and stood beside me, placing a hand on my shoulder.

"Althea and I could sense the corrupted energy from here." She revealed with a solemn tone. "The most likely theory is that the witch Zane worked with gave him the ability to use magic within the astral plane at an astronomical level. But it was at the cost of his soul."

I nodded slowly, staring at Kaelos with a warm smile.

"At the end of it, there was a change in the energies. Something... Warm. Something pure." Althea mumbled, seeming thoughtful. "Something divine..."

That was definitely the moon goddess’ presence she felt.

"I feel..." Kaelos suddenly spoke up with a heavy breath, struggling to sit up. "I feel like I’m recovering. I couldn’t feel my wolf before passing out and in the mental space but now..."

He paused for a long time at first before his eyes locked onto mine.

There was a glint in his eyes at first and I felt mine widening slightly as well.

’I can feel my wolf and I can feel you.’ His deep voice echoed in my mind just then, shocking me.

I blinked at first, glancing at Elder Davina and then at my aunt before I responded mentally.

’How is this happening? How can we hear each other’s thoughts now?’

His eyes squinted at first before he spoke mentally. ’Definitely the cause of the mate bond. It started with us being able to feel each other’s emotions. Then we unlocked new abilities in the mental space. I wonder what will happen next.’

His tone was playful at the end, causing me to giggle as I stared lovingly at his face in reality.

Althea and Elder Davina glanced at each other at that moment and nodded at themselves.

"We’ll be leaving now." Althea muttered, getting on her feet. "Oh, and Odessa. That... burn mark on your chest is already healing."

I blinked before bringing my gaze to my chest again. Indeed, the burn mark from the dark magic blast was healing at a rapid rate on its own.

"The mate bond between you and Kaelos is something... Unique." Elder Davina added with intrigue. "It’s shown the potential to make your connection transcend anything ever seen in the werewolf world. Please, hold on to it as tightly as possible."

I nodded, watching as she smiled one last time before she and Althea walked out of the room side by side, leaving Kaelos and me alone.

"Hold on to it as tightly as possible," Kaelos repeated, a sly grin on his face.

But then he coughed erratically, heaving to catch his breath before he let out a sigh. "I guess forever is the goal for the both of us."

I could feel a strong emotion coming out of him that made my heart feel warm. I could see that he was struggling to say words that he’s already come up with in his mind.

And to be honest... I had the same words in my mind as well but struggled just as much to say them.

"I–I love you, Odessa." He blurted, tightening his grip on my hand. "And I’m proud to be your mate."

My eyes stung with happy tears which I blinked back before muttering softly. "I love you too, Kaelos. More than anything I could possibly explain with words."

We sat in silence for a while, the mate bond working overtime to heal up both the wounds on our bodies and our hearts.