I Kissed My Professor And He Liked It novel Chapter 256

Ella’s POV

“Zagreus?!” My mother gasped, furrowing her brows together as she stared at Hazel. The disbelief on her face made it obvious that she knew this was very bad.

“You know who he is?” I asked, eyeing her carefully.

She was quiet for a moment as she processed this information.

“I know of him,” she answered. “As does your father. Does he know that Zagreus has surfaced?”

“I haven’t seen him,” I answered. “So… no.”

“Have you met him before?” Colton asked, also eyeing my mother.

“We’ve only heard rumors of him in the past,” she answered. “We know she has summoned him in the past and the two of them have caused havoc.”

“How was he defeated?” I asked.

“He wasn’t,” Hazel was the one who answered this time. “He helped Jazzy take over an entire coven and she no longer needed him. She let him go back to wherever he came from.”

“I don’t understand…” Diana breathed. “Why would she summon such a demon again?”

My mother’s eyes found mine and held them momentarily before responding.

“She’s after something,” my mother said, gravely. “And I fear it has to do with our kind.”

“It’s likely,” Hazel agreed. “She doesn’t like Volana wolves.”

“Why now?” Diana asked, furrowing her brows together. “Why is she taking action now? After all these years?”

“Something must have happened,” my mother said, shaking her head. “I’m not sure what that could have been though. But it can’t be good…”

“We shouldn’t be here,” Colton finally spoke after what felt like a long while. “If she’s after Volana’s then this village is no longer safe. A shield is not going to keep darkness away.”

“If that is what she truly wants, there’s nowhere we can hide that darkness can’t find us,” Hazel said, a grim look falling over her expression as she looked around the table.

A tight knot had formed long ago in my stomach, and it was only getting tighter. I looked up at Colton who sat beside me; he met my eyes.

“What more can we do?” I finally asked, looking at Hazel.

She was quiet with uncertainty.

“How about a protection ceremony?” Diana suggested, looking at everyone with a timid frown. “We can do a protection ceremony. Keep our village surrounded by light. Darkness doesn’t like the light; it can’t survive in it.”

“That could work,” Hazel said, nodding her head. “But if she really is going to cast a dark curse using the darkness she conjured, I don’t know if my magic alone is enough to keep our village protected from it.”

“Maybe not yours alone, but together, the protection spell will be even stronger,” my mother said, giving her a nod of encouragement.

“Me too,” I said without even thinking about it. “I just got my wolf back this morning, and I can already feel my powers recharging. I’ll stay and help.”

“We have to get you back to school before curfew,” Colton reminded me.

“I think this is more important than a curfew,” I said in return, narrowing my eyes at him. “I can’t just sit around and do nothing. We have to protect your mother and the rest of her village.”

Colton’s eyes found Diana’s and they held eye contact for a long while before he sighed and then eventually nodded in agreement.

“Okay,” he finally. “We will stick around to do this spell; but right after I’m taking you back to school.”

I smiled up at him and kissed his cheek gently.

“I love you,” I said to him gently.

He smiled in return and kissed me back. I turned to Hazel, feeling determination surfacing in my body.

“So, what do we need to do?” I asked.

“I will grab my spell book from my home; just give me a few minutes,” Hazel said, jumping to her feet.

She quickly left the house, while the rest of us looked after her.

“Do you think it’ll work?” I asked, glancing at my mother.

She met my eyes.

“I think it has to,” she responded, reaching over to me and grasping my hand firmly.

“How about I make us some dinner,” Diana suggested, standing to her feet. “Do we like Shepard pie?”