Tasting All My Mates by Alexis Dee novel Chapter 278

278  Let’s Steal Her Shine 

Author’s POV: Years Ago: 

“When are we heading out again?” Emelia asked Hazel. It‘s been three days since they had an encounter with the Alpha King, and Emelia couldn‘t shut up about how good he tasted. 

“Weren‘t you the one who was scared of the idea of leaving?” Hazel secretly rolled her eyes at Emelia, kneading the dough as they would in the kitchen to prepare food for the entire coven of witches. 

“I was until I met him. He was so fine.” Emelia remembered how good–looking and charming her Shaun was, and it made her smile. 

“You shouldn‘t forget that you cannot have sex before the granting ritual.” Hazel shrugged her shoulders as she looked exhausted with Emelia. She didn‘t get how a charming and handsome boy like Shaun could fall for a mess like Emelia. 

“Don‘t worry, I am not losing my virginity any time soon. Besides, we are both so young right now. He turned 16 the previous month, and I will turn 16 in a few days.” Emelia was still flying high from the kiss she shared with him. 

“You know, I used to get it a lot from everyone. They would all make fun of me for not having been kissed already. I can now say! am happy I shared my first time with someone as special as the Alpha King.” The more Emelia talked, the angrier Hazel became. 

“Well, you have been talking about him ever since we returned. Have you even thought about the granting ritual? What dress are we going to wear and who will be the leader among the two of us?” Hazel couldn‘t help but be accepted as the leader of the new 

group. That would mean a defeat to Emelia. 

“Mother witch said she‘ll give me a dress of her choice,” Emelia said as she cut the vegetables. 

“Wait! She told you that she would give you a dress of her own choice?” Hazel stopped kneading and turned to Emelia, who didn‘t understand why her friend looked so shocked at her words. 

“Yes! She didn‘t tell you that?” Emelia had no idea she was the only one who got a visit from the mother witch. It was clear to Hazel why that had happened. 

“Oh!” Hazel turned back to the dough and stared at it with big misty eyes. Mother Witch had already chosen the leader, and she was going to grant her more power and authority. 

“I honestly cannot wait for the day of granting,” Emelia kept yammering for the next few minutes while Hazel realized she need to do something about Emelia. All these years, Hazel had never seen Emelia as a threat. Hence, she loved hanging around with someone who would make her stand out more. But it seemed like the tide had changed. Emelia was stealing all the attention and blessings from Hazel now. 

Hazel knew she must sneak out again before the granting ritual or else she would have to bear Emelia as her leader, something she would not tolerate in a million years. 

Emelia was the last to turn 16 among the young witches who were participating in the granting ritual. That day, when the coven celebrated Emelia‘s 16th birthday, Hazel had made some plans of her own too. 

“Where are we going?” Emelia was blindly following Hazel without giving much information.