Chapter Six

Meliora arrived home to find the lights off which was unusual, "Aunt" she called out as soon as she unlocked the door. Her aunt was always at home and always made sure the lights were on, "Aunt?" she called out again approaching the living room, seeing no sign of her aunt, she went over to the kitchen but found still didn't find her, then went to the laundry room before checking her aunt's room. To her knowledge Wendy never left the house not even for shopping, so where was she? Meliora went to her room to have her bath, when she came out, she saw her aunt standing by her door, "Where were you? you got me all worried"

Wendy smiled at her niece, "Went for a walk"

"A walk? you?, not possible" Meliora replied shaking her head.

"Well, it is"

"I thought your host body was getting weak? you said that yourself or did you go body shopping?". Wendy didn't answer just staring at her niece as she dressed up, "A little privacy?" Meliora asked her aunt who had no intention of living.

"When you are done, meet me in my room, we have lots to discuss" with that Wendy left without waiting for a reply. Meliora huffed out some air, whenever her aunt mentioned the word "discuss" it was never good. She dressed quickly and looked at her glass panel window, a storm was fast approaching, a very bad storm.

Knock! Knock! "Come in". Meliora opened her aunt's door and shut it behind her. "Take a seat"

Meliora sat down on the only chair in the room, her aunt forbade her from ever sitting or lying on her bed.

"So what again do we have to discuss?"

"The world is changing fast, we creatures, especially the witches are being hunted down by the emperor council, and I am sure you know about this?" her aunt asked Meliora nodded. "You need to take your training seriously, very much seriously, my time will soon be over...."

"Then you take someone else's body"

Wendy laughed, "You think it's that simple, my spirit will soon expire and I will no live, you will be on your own".

Meliora's face turned pale, "What do you mean your spirit will expire?"

"Exactly what I said, but that isn't my problem, this is all about you, you are not showing any sign of transformation, you act like a pure human, which isn't possible" Wendy said horrified at the thought of her niece being human.

"I don't know, maybe I am a pure human"

Wendy looked at her, "No, she is not human, the stars don't lie" she murmured to herself. The sky decided to let loose and release a heavy downpour. Wendy stood up immediately , opened the door, and walked to the porch.

"Aunt, come in you will get cold" Meliora warned her aunt from inside. She attempted to drag her aunt's hand but her aunt was solidly frozen, "Aunt, Aunt, Aunty" she called out frantically. Facing Wendy, she cupped her face and called again, "Aunt"

Wendy didn't move a bit, Meliora turned in the direction her aunt was looking, "Aunt" she called out again as panic set in. Wendy wasn't moving her eyes, she placed her heart on her aunt's chest and was relieved to hear her heartbeat, looking up into her aunt's eyes, she shook her continuously but Wendy remained still and was getting frozen by the second. The air was getting extremely cold, panicked she went into her aunts' room and got the spell book, just as she passed the living room windows, she noticed that they were all frozen, taking cautious steps, she touched the glass, "Aahh" she shrieked and shielded her face when the hard glass panel shattered. Mleiora ran back to her aunt and hurriedly flipped through the book, looking for the spell she might need.

"You don't need that," a frozen voice said

"Aunt?"

Wendy just looked at the rain, "This storm is about you" she said pointing,

Meliora slowly turned to face the rain, "About me?"

Wendy nodded, "Something is about to happen" she turned to her niece, "Something bad and it's all about you"

Meliora swallowed hard and kept staring, what exactly was going to happen to her!

*******

"Ouch, this stuff is freezing cold" Maya muttered to herself,

Her mom heard her, "Well it's something new, something is about to happen"

Maya looked at her mom and then at her fingers which were still stinging from the cold, "Like what?"

"That I don't know, all I know is that I feel a strong aura," she said pointing to her crystal ball. She sighed, "Well we have other problems like the emperor council hunting us"

"Not my problem, I am not a witch"

"But I am" her mom responded

"Well, Ravi might shield you"

"You really are stupid if you can't see that he does not love you"

"Love, mom what do you know about love? you and dad don't love each other?

"It is not true!" she yelled

"You turned him into a frog!" Maya said sardonically.

Her mother shrugged "Not my fault, he was cheating on me"

Maya raised her brow and shook her head, "That's your business, I love Ravi, he is the only man I will ever love, no one else"

Her mom sighed, "You have been his mistress for the past 198 years, open your eyes, Maya, he's just using you. I am beginning to think he used his spell on you. You were never this dumb, always bright but ever since you met him, I don't know, it is like you let your guard down. He is the Vampire King! even though you're a half-witch and half Lycan..." Her mom yelled furiously at her daughter.

"Exactly mom, I am half Lycan, which puts me high on the social ladder, he won't see me as a complete witch" Maya interjected.

"You cant even transform into a Lycan!"

"I still possess Lycan strength and as a Lycan, I can't be under a Vampire's spell, Lycans and Dragons are immune to such powers" Maya shouted and stomped out, she was getting sick of this argument, she dug out her phone from her pocket, "Not yet noon, lemme just call," she dialed Ravi's number but it went to a voice note, " lemme see if he's online: She opened her WhatsApp and luckily he was online, she dialed called which he picked, "Hey handsome"

"Hello Maya, what do you want"

"C'mon not even a hello sweetheart or anything"

"Don't have time, I am busy, so why did you call?"

"Just wanted to say hello and see, if you will be around today so I can come to visit"

"Maybe, will call later," he curtly said and cut the call.

Weird, even though he was busy he was never cold to her, what's up with him, she thought as she climbed to her car. She smiled remembering when Ravi gave her this car last year on her birthday, there was nothing she enjoyed more than being pampered, "Thank you, God, for making my father a Lycan and not a disgraceful witch like my Mother" she prayed, little did she know that all that glitters isn't gold.

*******

"Why don't you marry her already?" Kevin teased his friend

"Yeah, Kevin's right, I mean she is a beauty goddess" Kyle, Ravi's second in command chipped.

Ravi looked at them and wondered how he got them in the first place, they could make him lose his sanity! "Because I don't want a queen!"

Kyle and Kevin exchanged glances, "You will soon need to"

"You don't want the council after you, do you?" Kevin added

"I am the king, who can challenge my authority"

"Your father" Kyle stated. Ravi shot him a disdainful glare, "What! I am saying the truth"

"Kyle's right, you might be king but your father still has a say in everything you do, till he dies, plus you are an eligible bachelor, who owns more than half of the world, all you need to do is snap your fingers and every girl will fall at your feet"

"Yeah, which girl won't want a rich, super hot, and handsome husband"

Ravi face palmed himself, "You guys keep talking, am leaving" he grabbed his jacket and made to move to the door when Kyle stopped him

"Dude, you need, more jackets, it's freezing cold out there"

"Yeah, wonder what's that about!" Kevin said getting up and threw he's and Kyle's coats at him. Ravi caught them so quickly that one would not believe it was thrown. He opened the door,

"Hey close the door, it's freezing in here" Kyle yelled

"Lazy bone" Ravi murmured

"I heard that" Kyle shouted through the door, even though it was closed.