The words the sorceress had spoken were ringing like an obnoxiously loud bell in Kamilla’s mind as she leaped forward to stand between Rena and Charming.
The sorceress’s beautiful smile dimmed as her gaze lowered to Ramilla’s face.
“Ah,” she said. “Kamilla. We finally meet again.”
Kamilla’s eyes narrowed to slits. “You’re that two–hundred–and–something–year–old sorceress who tried to put a spell on me, aren’t you?” Her gaze sharpened and in that moment, Kamla didn’t know what she would do to Rena if she really knew about Charming, but whatever she’d do, she’d make sure that the sorceress didn’t even get the slightest chance to harm Viktor while he was in such a defenceless state. Not her King.
”
Rena’s gaze didn’t waver from Kamilla’s face, but what looked strangely like a plea entered her eyes.
“I’m much older than that. And I didn’t try,” said Rena softly. “I did enchant you… but you fought it and broke it.” The words were spoken with a tone of firm distaste and Kamilla could tell that Rena did not like having someone who could fight and match her sorceress power.
Well, too bad. Kamilla had no intention of losing on purpose.
“Why are you here?” Kamilla asked her. “What do you know?”
Charming suddenly leaned forward. “May I ask who this is? And why she happens to know me?” he whispered, his eyes filled with suspicion and confusion.
Rena glanced up at him. “I came here to meet both of you. I asked Sasha to bring you to me by promising her that I could break Kamilla’s bond with Viktor.”
Kamilla gasped. “That little…” Glancing in the direction they’d left Sasha, Kamilla thought of all the worst swear words she’d learned through high school.
“I need your help,” said Rena suddenly.
The words had Kamilla’s gaze snapping back to Rena’s face. She blinked at the woman. “Excuse me? You’ve scher that little purple–haired Barbie to get us here, after you tried to do some shady witch stuff to me in the forest, and you most probably work with Rogan. Why would I want to help you??
Rena lowered her gaze.
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Kamilla took one step forward, feeling a heat rise within her that she’d felt only once. When she’d seen that damn wolf bite into Viktor’s arm. She smiled when Rena took a step back. How did you find out about Charming?” Kamilla asked in a chilly whisper, her eyes narrowed in deadly calculation. “Are you trying to threaten us right now? If that’s what you’re attempting to do, I’ll have you know that you won’t leave this store alive. You wanna call my bluff?”
Rena raised her hands and waved them in denial. “No, no, you misunderstand me.” The woman sighed. “Kamilla… calm down. I’m not here to try and expose Viktor’s… problem–”
“I asked you how you found out about that!” Kamilla whispered fiercely, glancing secretively about.
Rena nodded and raised a calming hand. “Okay, I’ll tell you.” Looking up at the two of them, her expression grew serious
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and Kamilla suddenly got the feeling that this would be very important. “When Viktor was sent away from Onyx…” Rena began. “My twin sister, Zari, and I were tasked with finding him.”
Kamilla squinted in confusion “Why?”
Rena sighed. “Because Rogan told us to. He threatened us and we had no choice. We found Viktor in the countryside near Yorkshire in England… and we told Rogan. He told us to kill him.”
Kamilla felt her chest grow tight. “A–and? Why didn’t you?”
Rena looked up at Charming. “Because of him. When Zaria and returned to that place, we didn’t find Viktor. We found Prince Charming and he was in a bad way. We didn’t know what it was that was happening to Viktor because it wasn’t sorcery. We just found an entire different… aura, a different being… in Viktor.” She frowned up at Charming. “Don’t you remember us ambushing you that night? You were in pain, crying over something you’d done that you said made you a monster.” She looked back at Kamilla. “He was so distraught, so heartbroken that his sadness was nearly tangible. Zaria and I couldn’t kill him. We let him live and lied to Rogan.”
Kamilla’s mouth parted in surprise.
Rena laughed dryly. “I know. Witches are supposed to be evil and yet there we were sparing lives. Despicable, isn’t it?”
Kamilla pulled her gaze away from Rena and glanced up at Charming. “Is she telling the truth?”
Charming’s gaze was intense, focused on the floor as his frown deepened. “I… think so. I certainly remember being… being that distraught when I still lived near Liza’s property.”
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