The Beauty And The Wolf - Chapter 172

Meanwhile…

Inside the house, Azere and Olga were staring at each other, their hearts beating rapidly in their rib cage.

The barrier alerted them of a breach…

Azere stood up bravely and said, “This is it! Now or never! Dead or alive!”

Olga rose to her feet as well. “May we live another day…” she said and smiled faintly.

They took a deep breath, Azere walked towards the front door and exited while Olga went to the door at the back of the house.

In front of the house.

Azere stood outside the door and looked at the supreme witch and his men fearlessly. “Why are you here?” she asked even if she already knew what they want.

The supreme witch looked at the lone woman standing valiantly in front of them, holding her ground. He smirked. “Give me the medallion and we will leave right away!”

“I will give you the medallion as long as you give me Aston!” Azere demanded.

The supreme witch raised a brow and asked, “Why are you interested in Aston? Why are you demanding his release?”

“None of your business!” Azere ignored his question, not interested to have a chitchat with him.

“Fine, I’ll give you Anton but you must give me the medallion first!” the supreme witch demanded.

“No! Show me, Anton, first and I’ll show you the medallion!” Azere stated firmly.

“Alright, you win!” the supreme witch conceded.

A mist suddenly enveloped the supreme witch for a few seconds, then after the mist was gone, Aston was already on the ground, both his hands and feet were bound by chains, he was blindfolded.

“Now you finally see Aston! Show me the medallion!” the supreme witch commanded.

Azere raised her right hand and a purple-colored medallion can be seen floating in her palm. “This is the medallion that you are looking for!” she spoke.

Suddenly…

The purple medallion released a blinding purple light that blinded everyone, they have to close their eyes for a few seconds blocking the light…

Olga moved at lightning speed and appeared in front of the supreme witch who was taken by surprise by her presence, she stabbed his heart repeatedly with the dagger that she was holding in her right hand. She only stopped after the supreme witch fell into the ground covered with his blood.

The medallion finally stopped releasing the purple light…

Azere gasped in shock when she saw Aston lying on the ground swimming in his blood.

Olga can’t believe her eyes! Oh, no! She was duped by the supreme witch! She thought that the one she was stabbing repeatedly was him! It turned out that it was Aston!

A golden rope suddenly enveloped Olga’s body, preventing her from escaping.

Suddenly, a burst of maniacal laughter filled the air. “Do you think I can be killed easily like that! Girls, you are so stupid!” he said as he continued laughing hard.

Frozen in shock, Azere watched the dying Aston, fresh tears sprang in her eyes, she looked at Olga in horror. For a moment she was confused about what to do, wondering why their perfect plan went wrong?

The supreme witch took advantage of Azere’s distracted condition and rushed to her side, quickly grabbing the medallion from her grasp.

Everything happened so fast in the blink of an eye…

Suddenly, the supreme witch’s head was severed from his body and landed on the ground near Azere’s feet.

What’s going on?

Azere looked at the enemies, their bodies falling on the ground one by one. They had a look of surprise in their eyes. They didn’t see the enemy coming… they can only feel his brutal attack on their head and heart and after that total darkness ensued.

A few seconds later, the guardian can be seen crouching on the ground, placing his hands on the stab wounds on Aston’s chest, healing it, preventing more blood from spilling out from the open wound.

Azere ran to Olga’s side. The distraught women hugged each other in distress, both still reeling from the shock.

After the shock wears off, they rush to the guardian and Aston’s side.

“D… did… I…I k..k…kill… h…him?” Olga asked, her mouth trembling due to regret and fear for Aston’s life. She can’t help it, fresh tears sprang from her eyes.

Dimitri didn’t reply, he was concentrating on saving Aston’s life. Damn! He came too late! He looked at the ladies, shaking his head. “I’m afraid that I came too late to save him…” he admitted sadly.

The two women looked at Aston’s pale face, his chest no longer rising and falling, his eyes closed. Although the guardian had already closed the wound and removed the blood, Aston looks dead already.

“I’m so sorry… It’s not my intention to kill him! I thought he was the supreme witch!” Olga whimpered, she began sobbing hard in Azere’s arms, feeling guilty for his sudden death.

Azere bit her lip, she looked at Aston’s motionless body, tears shimmered in her eyes. “It’s not your fault, you were tricked by the supreme witch!” she told her friend over and over again, trying to console her.

Dimitri stood up and burned the supreme witch’s body as well his severed head nearby. Then he also burned the rest of the men’s dead bodies.

The enemies were turned to ashes in the hands of Dimitri.

He then returned to Aston’s side and lifted his body, carrying him in his arms, he walked slowly towards the house.

The women followed the guardian in silence.

A few minutes later.

Dimitri had settled Aston’s body on the floor of the living room.

The women gathered around Aston’s lifeless body, their hearts filled with sadness and sorrow.

Azere looked at the guardian. “Is there no other way? I mean… can’t you save his life? I begged you, please revive him!” she begged, fresh tears were rolling on her face.

Dimitri shut his eyes for a moment. “Ladies, I’m sorry, I arrived too late to save him. I will try to ask the medallion to restore his life on your behalf. This time, only the medallion can restore his life. Wait for 24 hours, if Aston can’t come back to life that means he’s gone for good,” he said gloomily.

Sighing, he stared at the women, their faces filled with grief. Good thing he returned to the Laswich Mountain right away, if he came too late, it’s not only Aston… the women might also be dead already!

“I’ll be gone for a while. Don’t worry, the enemies are already eliminated. I advise you not to leave the house and the mountain at the moment. I will create a powerful barrier protecting the whole place. Don’t leave the mountain without my permission, this is for your protection!” he warned them.

The women nodded their heads, unable to utter a word, too tired and dispirited to say anything.

Dimitri is going back to the forest to check on the couple, he vanished from the place in the blink of an eye.

Azere left Olga’s side and went to the kitchen to give her friend a glass of water. When she returned to the living room a moment later… Olga was already covering Aston’s body with the blanket. She handed the glass to her. “Drink this…” she said.

“Thank you,” Olga accepted the glass and gulped the water in one go. She put the glass on the center table nearby and lowered herself on the chair. Fresh tears keep falling from her eyes.

“Stop crying! Nothing will change!” Azere told her.

Olga cried even more due to guilt.

Azere rubbed Olga’s back gently. “It’s all my fault! My plan is not flawless, it backfired and cost us Aston’s life,” she said sadly, admitting her guilt in the process.

The women stared at Aston’s dead body in anguish, not expecting that he will die today instead of them.

One hour later.

Olga stood up and walked towards the door.

Azere looked at her friend, frowning. “Where are you going?”

“I’m going to start digging Aston’s grave at the back of the house. He died in my hands, I want to give him a proper burial, it’s the least I can do for him,” Olga replied sadly.

Azere released a deep sigh and came after Olga. “It’s not yet 24 hours since Aston passed away. The guardian told us to wait for 24 hours, maybe a miracle can happen tomorrow…” she said.

“No! I still want to dig his grave, it keeps my mind occupied. It can give me something to do!” Olga insisted.

Azere went to her friend’s side and placed her hand on her head, wielding her power, putting her to sleep.

Olga’s body went limp in Azere’s arms.

Azere brought Olga to her room and settled her on the bed. She put her friend to sleep because she wants to stay alert just in case another set of enemies will arrive.

She stared at Olga’s face for a few minutes then she left the room. She went to the kitchen to make herself a cup of tea to calm her nerves.

After making her tea, she sat on the chair facing the window, looking at the calm lake.

Sighing, Azere recalled what just transpired during the attack…

The supreme witch cunningly switched his body with Aston in the blink of an eye, Olga failed to see the switching, too late to realize that the one she stabbed repeatedly was Aston.

It was a tragic ending, not the one that she envisioned in her mind.

Although the enemies were already completely obliterated by the powerful guardian, still, she can’t lower her guard down. She is the only one sane right now inside the house. Aston is already dead and she puts Olga to sleep so that her friend can rest from the trauma of killing the wrong person.

She released a deep sigh and sipped her tea calmly, waiting for another storm to come.

Hopefully, no more to come!