The Alpha King's Witch Bride
Chapter 195: _The World Holds Their Breath

Chapter 195: _The World Holds Their Breath

Odessa’s POV

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After Kaelos and I escaped his mind, I thought everything would slowly go back to normal.

I could still feel the tension anytime I walked out of my room. I could still hear whispers from maids and staff members who pointed at me, referring to the incident at the Charity Ball.

"I can’t believe the Alpha King didn’t execute her."

"I’m hearing rumors that there was an attempted coup. That’s the real reason why Luna Queen Celine and Gamma Zane are missing."

"Do you think they were killed?"

"Goddess, what is happening in our pack?"

These were only a few of the gossips I heard from every corner. I had to wait for Kaelos to fully recover for two days.

During this time, I had the company of my aunt Althea, who stayed back to begin teaching me magic, Caroline, who was slowly warming up to me again after showing some distance during the night of the Charity Ball incident, and of course, my wolf Sirena.

On day two after the Charity Ball, the other two elders of the Luminari coven had come to the pack with Lucinda and placed their judgment on both of us. That all led to what was happening right now...

Television screens all around the world were all showing a broadcast led by the true Lord of the North. Each footage he showed made witches and humans seem worse, showing their mistreatment of werewolves even in North America.

And now as if all that wasn’t enough, he had managed to capture and force the South American Alpha King to speak on what he thinks of the truce and witches.

"The war can only end with the witches dead. And... their human allies with them."

Hearing those words was like a gut punch. I felt sick to my stomach and most of all, I could feel Kaelos’ rage beside me as he glared at the screen.

"You’ve all heard it first from the South American Alpha King himself. One of the most powerful Alpha kings in the world." The lord’s voice was filled with mockery as he chuckled in the background.

Once again, his ominous figure, hidden by shadows, showed on the screen. I couldn’t see his face but I could tell that he had a broad grin on his face.

"Now to all those watching this, most especially Kaelos... I want to show you what will happen to any werewolf who doesn’t decide to wake up to reality." He continued, his voice calm but brimming with a chilling coldness sharper than an ice blade.

I gulped and watched as he drew out a silver dagger, which glistened under the dim lighting of the room he was in. He turned around and positioned himself behind Alpha King Leonardo, who had his head lowered.

"No..." I muttered, shaking my head before the inevitable could even happen.

And then it did.

The true Lord of the North raised his right hand, which held the silver dagger, and plunged it deep into the back of Alpha King Leonardo’s neck, causing him to gasp as blood gushed out of his mouth.

The dagger even cut through the front of his neck, causing crimson blood to spout out of the spot like a fountain.

"No!" Kaelos yelled out beside me, his voice filled with shock and rage.

The South American Alpha king’s eyes slowly lost their light in them, but he still seemed to be putting up a struggle to survive. The scene was so gory, even more so when I realized that it was happening live.

Right now as I stared with horror, Alpha King Leonardo struggled to cling to his final breath.

Eventually, after what felt like centuries, the true Lord of the North pulled out the dagger as fluidly as he had plunged it, showing the now bloody blade.

Alpha King Leonardo raised his head slowly, staring at the cameras one last time before he plopped to the ground, his blood oozing beneath him like a pool.

"Alpha Kings all over the world. From Australia, Europe, Asia, Africa, and of course, our pathetic friend in North America..." The lord’s voice was defiant and taunting as he pointed his shadowy finger at the body.

"There lies the body of one of your own. A werewolf who’s supposed to be one of our pillars of strength and a force of nature."

My chest rose and fell as my fingers trembled with fear.

But the lord of the North was unrelenting as he continued. "Once I take over as Alpha King of North America, you all will have a choice. Either join me in my grand plan to rid the earth of the witches who’ve plagued us for over a century..."

He paused deliberately, feeding off the tension that possibly millions, if not billions, of people were feeling all over the world while watching this.

"... Or suffer the same fate as your fellow Alpha King." He finally added, staring directly at the camera.

His face still wasn’t visible but his eyes were, showing two red lights that flashed like orbs of death and blood.

Soon, the screen flashed with static again before the TV channel completely blacked out.

I stood there, blinking with silence, and so did Kaelos, whose breathing became heavy and tense.

"S–Sir?" Layla suddenly called out, her voice shaky with both fear and nervousness. "We’ve gotten back control of the news feed. The towers are probably still overrun but... But the closest packs and witch covens to the towers are advancing and should be able to snatch control from the rogues soon."

That felt like a silver lining in the storm... Except that this storm seemed to have covered the entire planet and was growing even stronger.

I turned my gaze to Kaelos who was still silent and didn’t even bother glancing at Layla after her report.

I hesitated at first but I managed to find the voice to speak.

"W–What do we do now?"

He was still silent, but I could see the frown lines on his face turning into something deeper as he clenched his jaw.

After a few seconds, he finally responded in a solemn voice.

"We fight back."