Don Illinois

~~ COUNTRY M, ALEXANDER'S MANSION ~~

Alexander just walked into his study room with Ethan when his phone began ringing. Taking it out of his pocket, it was Roman calling...

He picked it up..

"Roman.." Alex called surprisingly. He wasn't expecting him at that moment.

"Good evening, Lex.."Roman's voice was heard from the other side of the phone. He and Ethan are the only ones allowed to call him by his name. But unlike Roman, Ethan prefers to call him Alpha.

"What's wrong? I didn't call for you," Alex said. His eyes suddenly widened as a thought crossed through his mind.

"Is something wrong over there..?"He asked.

"No, Everything is totally fine, but..." Roman trailed off. 

"But..?" Alex asked with a raised brow.

"Why didn't you tell me..?"Roman suddenly asked, his voice raised a little.

Alex's eyes narrowed with the tone Roman used on him and Ethan was not an exception, he could hear their conversation from where he sat.

"Tell you what..?" Alex asked.

"That Magnus escaped the dungeon.." Roman said and Alex's eyes widened.

Now he understood why he used that tone earlier...

But..

How did he find out.? He thought and he eyes narrowed at Ethan who quickly shrugged his shoulder. 

Alex made sure no word went out North Moon about Magnus's escape but how did he find out...?

"You Know I can't tell you something like that.." Alex said and he was right, if he'd told him about it then Roman would've come running to North Moon. 

"But How did you find out..?" Alex asked and Ethan nodded from where he sat.

"Magnus... Magnus was here in Country Z.." Roman said. 

At that moment, Alex's eyes narrowed for the umpteenth time that day and this time was at how Roman said those word casually. 

However...

Magnus was in Country Z?!

When did he get there and how..?

After Magnus's escaped from the dungeon, Alex made sure his search didn't end there. He placed him wanted at all routes for going in and out of Country M which includes all airports.

But how..?

At that moment, a word flash into Alex's mind and his brows furrowed.

"What do you mean by he was in Country Z, he left..?" Alex asked all of a sudden but only an utmost silence met his words as a reply.

Roman was silent..

Feeling Roman didn't hear him, Alex repeated his words...

"You said Magnus was in Country Z, what do you mean by that..?" Alex asked again but Roman remained silent. At that moment, Alex's eyes suddenly widened as a thought crossed through his mind.

Let it not be what he is thinking...

"What did you do, Roman..?" Alex asked, his voice which sounded more like a whisper slowly turning cold but Roman still didn't say a word and that got Alex angry.

"I asked you a fucking question Roman..!" Alex growled into the phone and instantly chills from no where drove in to Ethan. He knows what an angry Alexander can do and undo.

"I-I sent him to hell, where he belongs.." Roman blurted out and from his voice alone, one could tell he is fear stricken right that moment. 

However...

For that moment, a frown spread on Alex's face. He was right after all...

But on the other hand, he couldn't blame Roman for what he did, Magnus was a bastard. 

But still..

What if something bad happened to him..?

Everyone knows how strong headed Roman is, but he should have told him first before acting rashly..

 Alex thought with a frown, he was about to say something when...

"Where is West Crescent pack..?" Roman asked from the phone all of a sudden.

Immediately what Roman asked flew into Alex's ears, his eyes alternated between yellow and black as he hissed a name through his gritted teeth.

"Don Illinois..."

Don Illinois, popularly known before as Sebastian Garters was an old wizard. He is an expert in spell work and was Selene's apprentice before the war thousands of years ago. He left the cursed castle and went to seek refuge in a unknown pack. 

Motivated by his desire to live like his mistress, Selene. He took over the pack with his dark magic and made it his own. 

With time, the miracles and testimonies of his black magic spread far and wide that people comes from both far and near places for him to grant their wishes.

But however...

Just like his mistress, Selene. He was a self described "Lucifer..", he never gives for free.... there must be a price.

He grants people's wishes especially stray supernaturals and they pledged their loyalty to him and from then, he changed his name from Sebastian Garters to Don Illinois, the Alpha of West Crescent pack.

At that moment...

Having thought of all this, Alex muttered...

"Get yourself in North Moon tomorrow.." Alex said dismissively and hung the call. 

Immediately he ended the call, his eyes darkened with rage...

" Illinois.."

*****

~~ COUNTRY D ~~

Michelle's walking footsteps could be heard that evening as she made her way towards Salem's lair. She chose to walk to there, since Salem's lair wasn't that far from her place. After her session the other day in her underground coven stead, she got a lead on how to find the jade dagger and here she is. 

However, she was still waiting when she began feeling like she's being watched or rather she was being followed. 

She began walking hastily, till she got to a lonely path and stopped. She turned, looked around but saw no one. 

"Who's there..?" She said, her voice raised a little but no one replied nor came out. 

"Show yourself coward..!" She yelled. This time a figure in a black cloak walked out slowly from a corner and stood just few foots away from her.

"I'm no coward.." the figure whose voice sounded man like said.

"Why are you following me..?" Michelle asked.

"We want something from you.." The figure said and Michelle's brows furrowed.

"We? I don't see anyone else here apart from you.." Michelle said.

"It's me and my mistress, but she is not here now... and she is the reason am here.." the figure said.

"She needs your help.." the figure added and Michelle raised a brow.

"My help..?" She asked.

"Yes.." the figure said.

"And why do you think I will be able to help your mistress...?" Michelle asked uninterested.

"Because she has something you need.." the figure said.

"The Jade dagger of Selene..." the figure added and Michelle's eyes widened but she quickly masked it with a clearing of throat.

How did this strange looking person know of what she could only see in her dream..? She thought.

"Who are you people..?" Michelle suddenly asked as she stared keenly at the figure to know if she could make out his face from the cloak covering his face but she couldn't. Even his voice and stature wasn't familiar.

"Who we are is of no importance.." The figure said and took a step closer to Michelle who took a step back. 

"You can take all the time you need in deciding to help us but.. do you really need time in deciding what you've been searching for all long..?" the figure added and with that, he stepped back and Michelle released a breath she didn't know she was holding in for a while. 

Taking a last glance at Michelle, the figure began walking away when..

"And where do I find you..?" Michelle asked and the figure paused in his steps.

"Don't worry, I know everything about you and I can always find you.." the figure said and with that, he disappeared into the darkness of the woods.

What!

He knows everything about me..?! Michelle thought as stood there not moving an inch.

If he knows everything about me then, he will probably know I have the...

Michelle gasped as realization dawn on her, her eyes snapped to the direction the figure took and she shivered in fear.

Just who was that person..?! She wondered.

Having no other reason to go to where she was going, she turned and began walking back to her place in deep thought.

However...

Immediately Michelle stepped out of the place, a figure appeared from the woods and his eyes darkened instantly as he stared at Michelle's retreating back.

He heard everything...