The Alpha's Regret Return Of The Betrayed Luna (Addison) novel Chapter 496

Chapter 496: Chapter 496 Stepping Up

"Correct. That is what we’ve concluded as well," Addison confirmed, supporting Archmage Elric’s claim.

She had only grown more certain after receiving confirmation from Chase. Still, certainty about their involvement did not mean certainty about their true objective.

They could only speculate.

Was placing an Alpha King of their choosing the ultimate goal... or merely a step toward something far greater? Was this their own scheme, or were they acting at someone else’s request in exchange for something they desired?

No one could truly tell.

Dark Witches were forces that defied prediction and logic. Their motives were often layered, hidden beneath schemes within schemes.

But one thing was certain.

When a Dark Witch involved themselves in something, the method never mattered. No cost was too high, no act too cruel. They would do anything necessary to achieve their end.

This was also why Addison felt the need to warn her parents.

There was a real chance they could walk straight into the enemy’s trap. And if that happened... she didn’t even want to imagine the consequences. How could she possibly deal with losing either of them?

All she wanted was for them to remain safe until she returned.

The bitter truth, however, was that she wasn’t strong enough to face their enemies yet.

Right now, she felt like the weakest link among everyone around her. She couldn’t even shift into her wolf form. The thought alone stung more than she cared to admit.

Her wolf was not just a companion; it was her other half. For a werewolf, it was also a source of strength, identity, and pride. A werewolf without a wolf was considered incomplete... some would even say they were no longer worthy of being called a werewolf at all.

And if others were to discover this...

No matter how much her father, the Alpha King, tried to shield her, she could very well lose her right to inherit the throne.

"Then... your curse... and your wolf..." The Alpha King’s voice faltered as the pieces finally began to fit together in his mind.

Why the Dark Witches had worked with the vampires to kidnap Addison six years ago...

Perhaps it had never been about using her as leverage against the werewolves.

It was possible the vampires had their own reasons for cooperating. But for the Dark Witches, the true objective may have been far more calculated.

To remove Addison from the line of succession.

To use her for whatever value she had left... and then discard her.

Sealing her wolf may have been the first step. Perhaps they had even intended for her wolf to die. And if that happened, Addison herself would not have survived for long in vampire territory.

Her death there would have given the werewolf kingdom a legitimate reason to wage an even greater war against the vampires.

The Alpha King’s expression darkened.

If that had been their plan all along... then both the werewolves and the vampires had been nothing more than pieces on a board, pawns moved at the enemy’s convenience.

And why would their enemy want the two races to fight?

For chaos. For bloodshed.

Dark Witches thrived in such times.

Five hundred years ago, the Saintess herself had led an expedition alongside the paladins to hunt down the Dark Witches and eradicate their faction. They would never have gone to such lengths if the Dark Witches had not been responsible for unspeakable atrocities across the continent.

Ancient records spoke of a Dark Witch who orchestrated wars between races, deceived kingdoms into turning on one another, and caused countless massacres, all so the rivers of blood could be used in a grand ritual.

No one truly knew the ritual’s purpose.

Some believed it granted the Dark Witch eternal youth and beauty. Others claimed it was meant to summon her lover, said to be a demon general. But no solid proof of either claim had ever surfaced.

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