Chapter 42



42 An Emergency

Selma Payne’s POV:

“Of course, it’s true!” Aldrich touched my forehead like a child. “Nothing is more important than you, my dear. Even if my father told me to go home and inherit the title, as long as you don’t want to, I would never leave you.”

Alright! Praise the Moon Goddess. Did she make every he-wolf this adorable when she created them?

But…

“Forget it; I was just joking.” I shook my head and suppressed my reluctance. “This is your responsibility. I can’t be willful and drag you down.”

Aldrich wanted to say something, but I interrupted him, “Alright, alright, don’t make it look like a life and death parting. It’s only three days. I’m not so weak that I can’t even look away from you.”

I lied because I really didn’t want to leave Aldrich for a second.

Even though I tried my best to keep my emotions in check, my heavy mood still affected the atmosphere between us. All the way, Aldrich tried to make me happy, but I seemed to have forgotten how to speak. Other than a stiff smile, I couldn’t say a word.

This caused our parting to be a little unpleasant. However, it was one-sided, and Aldrich wanted to make me happy even at the last moment.

The atmosphere in the palace was somber. Even though I was not paying attention, I could feel it. “What’s wrong?” I asked a servant. Where are the Lycan King and Queen?”

“Miss Selma, Her Highness the Queen has ordered you to go to the imperial physician Tracy after you return.” The servant said, “His Majesty and Her Majesty are in the town hall. Please have dinner alone tonight.”

I frowned. “They are still in town at this time? What happened in the pack?”

“I think it’s your school,” the servant said. “A witch attacked Sivir Academy, and a group of students are trapped in the school.”

What?

I was shocked. Avril and Mala were inside!

I couldn’t care about anything else and rushed to the town hall only to see a group of unfamiliar ministers standing inside.

“Good evening, Your Majesties.” Fortunately, I didn’t forget my image as a ‘relative’ and bowed obediently to my parents before the outsiders.

“Selma!” When mother saw me, she heaved a sigh of relief and said to my father and the ministers, “Excuse me, my poor niece might have some witch magic left in her. I have to go with her for an examination.”

After we left the town hall, my mother hugged me and said while sobbing, “Fortunately, you’re fine! I heard that Aldrich went to pick you up from school! I have to thank him properly. If he were a minute late, you would have been implicated.”

“Let’s put our gratitude aside for now. We’re not ready to reveal our sweet little secret. I’m more concerned about the situation at school. Has the academy been attacked by a witch? What happened to the students? My friends are still inside!”

“The situation isn’t clear. The guards have detected magic fluctuations but haven’t seen any witches.” My mother took me to the royal medical hall. “The witch attacked Sivir Academy, but she didn’t make any threats. So we don’t know what her purpose is.

“As for the students, none of the parents has felt their or their children’s mind links severed. So they’re safe for the time being.”

I heaved a sigh of relief when I heard that the students were fine.

Tracy used medicine and powder I didn’t recognize to run a series of tests on me. Then, finally, she said to my worried mother, “Don’t worry, Your Majesty. There’s no magic power on the princess. She’s completely safe.”

“Thank Moon Goddess.” My mother repeated it a few times before saying, “I still have to return to your father’s side. Those ministers are best at blaming each other for things they can’t solve. So you’ll have to have dinner alone tonight, okay?”

I nodded obediently, knowing this was not the time to be willful.

After distractedly finishing my dinner, I went to the training ground alone to train my physical fitness. However, my fatigue couldn’t suppress the worry in my heart. I couldn’t help but imagine what would happen to Avril and Mara. After all, witches had a natural advantage over werewolves regarding mind control.

After thinking of my friends, I began to think of my lover. Would his father send the army to capture the rebellious witches? Would Aldrich be summoned to lead the team? What if the evil witch injured him?

After thinking about the bad things, I thought that it was impossible. Aldrich was so powerful that even a witch would not be his match. If he came back, we would not have to be separated for three days.

I let my thoughts run wild for the entire evening. Then, just as I accidentally ran over seventy laps and was lying on the ground to recover my strength, a servant brought me some exciting news.

“Good news, Your Highness. The chaos in Sivir Academy has been resolved.” Kara, the tall and thin head servant taking care of me, helped me up. “No students or teachers were injured. It was resolved peacefully.”

‘It is good that they’re fine!’ I felt as if a boulder in my heart had been gently lifted.

Kara helped me to take a bath. I was so tired that I could not open my eyes. “Have they caught the witch? Who was she? Why did they attack the academy? Does she have a grudge against the werewolves? Or does she have a problem with the Lycan pack?”

“Your Highness, don’t worry too much. The lord will take care of everything.” Kara laughed helplessly. “This is a secret, so I don’t know.”