The Secret Heirs of the Lycan King (Bella and scott) novel Chapter 134

Chapter 134

Lucy

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Jared dropped me outside the courthouse that morning. He didn’t say much while driving. His eyes looked clearer than they had in months. And it made my skin crawl. When the car stopped, he turned toward me with a hard expression.

“Don’t try anything stupid, and don’t try to run. After all, Maya your daughter. Wouldn’t you want to help her?” he said sarcastically. He walked with me to the courtroom, and sat outside. “I’ll wait here.”

I nodded. He watched me walk inside the courtroom. He parked his ass right the It felt like a warning. But did I care?

where he could see the entrance clearly.

As I walked toward the room, my thoughts kept drifting back to the last few days. Jared was changing, and I hated it. His logic was returning slowly, but steadily. He asked more questions and he paid attention. He didn’t look lost all the time anymore. Earlier, I used to control his decision, but now, he didn’t even consider me.

Last night, I had found him sitting in the living room, holding an old pho

1. it. He was looking at pictures of Catherine and Bella. Old pictures from when Bella was a child. His eyes had gone soft, and

album. I had stopped in the doorway when I saw then wet. He touched Catherine’s face in the photograph like it ill meant something to him.

That sight had filled me with ugly jealousy. Even after everything, Catherine still mattered to him. Bella still mattered to him. It was as if all that he had done to them in the past was filling him with guilt.

I hated that. I hated how they lived in his heart when I had given him years of my life. I hated that even with potions and lies, I could not erase them completely.

I could not wait for Rowan to act. Once Bella was hexed, no one would understand what had happened. She would stand there helpless, frozen, maybe paralyzed for life. Only then would I feel avenged.

A wave of excitement rushed through me as I entered the courtroom and looked around carefully. It was already crowded. Lawyers, reporters, guards, families. But my eyes went straight to Rowan. She was sitting in a corner, dressed like any other reporter. Simple clothes. Hair tied back. A notebook on her lap.

When our eyes met she gave me a slow, almost lazy nod. My heart jumped with excitement. She was here. Soon Bella would fucking go to real hell. I walked to my seat and sat behind Maya. Maya turned slightly when she sensed me and leaned closer.

“Did you do it?” she asked in a low voice, her hands clenched tightly in her lap.

I leaned in and whispered back, “I did better than that.”

Maya’s eyes widened. “What do you mean?”

I smiled faintly. “Just wait and watch.”

For the first time in days, Maya looked hopeful. She straightened a little, her lips lifting into a smile.

A few seats away, I noticed Gerald, Craig’s father. He was sitting stiffly, his mouth twisted into a sneer when he saw me. He didn’t hide his dislike. His eyes were full of blame. I ignored him He didn’t matter anymore.

I kept my eyes on the entrance, waiting. My fingers were cold, but my heart was beating fast with anticipation. A few minutes later, Bella and Scott walked in. Scott stayed close to her, his hand hovering near her back, guiding her gently to their seats. Bella looked pale but confident. To my amusement, she walked carefully. Soon, she wouldn’t be standing like that anymore.

The judge entered, and everyone stood. The hearing began.

I sat quietly, my eyes flicking once toward Rowan and then back to Bella. I mouthed, ‘Do it!

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Chapter 134

She nodded. It was finally happening.

Rowan POV

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I arrived at the courtroom much earlier. When Lucy entered the courtroom, I noticed her immediately. She looked tense. When she glanced in my direction, I gave her a slow nod. Relieved and pleased, she moved toward her seat behind her daughter. A few minutes later, my target Bella walked in with Scott.

I let the hearing begin. As soon as the judge entered, the case began. My eyes fell on Bella’s back. When the moment felt right, I whispered under my breath, “Sel tha nor’ek,” sending the spell to her.

But before it reached her, something went wrong. My magic didn’t fade or weaken. It just snapped sharply, like a thread cut in midair, and then it disintegrated completely.

I froze. That had never happened to me before. Did I make a mistake? I tried again, more carefully this time. “Sel tha nor’ek.”

Again, the spell didn’t reach her. It broke apart before touching her, dissolving into nothing. My heart started to race. I could see the hearing continuing normally. The lawyers spoke, the judge listened, Maya was on the witness stand.

No one reacted, because humans couldn’t see or feel what was happening around them.

I tried again. And again. Each time, the same thing happened. The spell snapped before reaching Bella, as if something invisible was standing between us and tearing it apart.

I glanced at Lucy. She was shifting in her seat now, clearly impatient, her fingers tapping against her knee. She was getting jittery.

I closed my eyes and drew deeper. I gathered more power than I usually used in public. This was dangerous, but I needed results desperately. I whispered, “Mor’ka zeyn val. Sel tha nor’ek I sent the spell with force.

This time, it didn’t just break. It rebounded. The magic snapped back toward me so violently that it felt like a hard slap. Pain exploded across my cheek. My head jerked to the side, and I gasped, my breath catching.

Shock flooded through me.

I turned my head quickly, scanning the room, trying to see what had interfered. Nothing looked different. Everyone was still focused on the hearing. But inside, cold fear crept in because I just couldn’t identify who was countering my magic. I decided I needed to leave. Exposure was dangerous. If someone was actively countering my magic, staying here was a mistake.

I shifted in my seat and tried to stand. But I couldn’t. Something invisible had wrapped tightly around my ankles, holding me firmly to the floor, pressing me down. I tried again, panic rising, but my legs wouldn’t respond. I felt the same shackles around my wrist, restraining my magic.

What the hell was happening? This was bad. There was someone more powerful than me present in the courtroom. But why couldn’t I recognize that witch? Now I was panicky.

The hearing continued for another hour, and I sat there trapped. When the judge finally announced a thirty–minute recess and left the courtroom, the invisible pressure around my ankles suddenly released. Before I could react, Lucy rushed toward

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“Why haven’t you done it?” she hissed. “What are you waiting for?”

Ignoring her, I stood up quickly and headed for the door. I needed to get out, to disappear before things got worse. But the moment I opened the door, two women stepped inside, blocking my path. My blood ran cold. “You?” I whispered to my coven sisters.

I turned sharply to run the other way. Another woman stepped forward, blocking my path. I stopped, my body stiff with fear. “Nancy,” I muttered, my face draining of color as I recognized the witch queen.

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