Filed to story: Watch Me Win Alpha (Olivia & Ethan)
My hands clenched at my sides as I briskly walked ahead of Alexander to catch up with the group.
After a few more minutes of walking down the corridor, the fortune teller led us into a small room that only held five chairs and a wooden coffee table that was filled with magazines that had crystal balls on them.
“Wait here while I prepare the room,” Celeste said cryptically.
Then, she disappeared in the other room. What did she have in store for us? What could she possibly be preparing?
The four of us sat down, and Rose opened her mouth, but I shook my head and took out a small notebook and pen that I had in my purse. I began to write on the notebook as my friends looked on.
“This room is probably bugged, and they might even be listening to us right now.’
I showed the note to everyone, and they nodded.
Chaphs 130
“Good thinking,” Alexander mouthed.
‘I think that Ava is.here because she believed that Mrs. Windsor was going to come tonight. She must have found out that Mrs. Windsor is a big believer in fortune tellers and comes here weekly to get her fortune told. Ava must have come here to discover what kind of information she could dig up on her.’
Alexander nodded, and Rose looked slightly confused because she didn’t know the full story, but I didn’t have the time right now t? explain it to her. Alexander grabbed the pad of paper from me and began to write.
‘Do you think that Ava is safe right now?’
After I read his message, I nodded.
But Alexander still looked skeptical.
‘I think that we should have someone check to make sure that she is alright.’
Alexander and I stared at each other after I read what he wrote. My heart filled with an emotion I couldn’t identify. It meant a lot to me that he was concerned for my friend.
‘Richard, find someone to make sure that Ava is alright.’
Alexander showed his note to his bodyguard.
A look of determination crossed Richard’s face, and he grabbed the notepad and began to write. When he was done, his message made me tilt my head in confusion.
‘Leave it to me, Alpha.’
But Alexander nodded and wrote a note telling him good luck.
Richard stood from his chair and left the room going back down the corridor. After he was gone, Alexander seemed to notice our expressions of confusion. He wrote down a new message and showed Rose and me.
‘Richard grew up in Spain and has recently just learned English. He’s still working on learning the language.’
I nodded my head in understanding. But it didn’t matter to me where he was from as long as he could make sure that my friend was safe.
*Olivia*
It only took Richard five minutes to make a call in the corridor where there weren’t cameras.
When he came back, his face was expressionless, and I wished that he would give something away, but his face remained stony. My heart slammed against my chest as I waited to find out what he had discovered.
Richard took the pen and paper. By drawing pictures and using a few small words-since he was still working on his English-he informed us that Ava was with Celeste, and that was what was keeping the fortune teller busy right now.
My panic slightly increased. What was Celeste doing with my friend? My imagination went wild as I thought about all the possibilities. But then Richard wrote down that they were dressed similarly, which confused me. Why was Ava dressed like a fortune teller? But I didn’t have a lot of time to think about that, because Richard told us that I had been right and there were cameras in this room, but there weren’t any in the room next door.
Alexander took the notepad from Richard and wrote a message to Richard and Rose.,
‘Stay here.’
Then, Alexander took my hand-his warm touch made a jolt go through me-and he took me to the room that Richard had pointed to that didn’t have cameras.
When we entered the room, Alexander immediately shut the door. I looked around the small space, and my stomach dropped to the floor. The only thing in this room was a large bed with a white comforter.
Alexander glanced over at the bed, and his eyes shot to mine. Against my better judgment, I began to think about all the things that Alexander and I could do on that bed. I could practically feel his warm touch and muscular body against mine.
‘No! You need to think about Ava right now.’
I shook my head to clear it and took a giant step away from Alexander. I couldn’t think clearly when he was too close to me.
“Hey, look at this,” Alexander whispered and pointed out two small holes in the wall.
My pulse quickened as the two of us kneeled down to look through the holes.
Once I saw what was in that room, my mouth dropped open in shock.
In a small, dimly-lit room, three people sat around a wooden table. On top of the table sat a giant, swirling crystal ball. The room was filled to the brim with items of the occult. Books on magic, glass jars and bottles filled with dried plants and colorful liquids, white candles like we saw in the corridor, decks of tarot cards, many mirrors that reflected the rooms itself, and an ouija board.
My stomach dropped to the floor when I noticed something over by the corner. A space had been dedicated for a white stone altar. On top of the altar was a gold cup, a dagger, pentagrams, and a container of salt.
That was when I realized that I had guessed wrong when I originally thought that Celeste was a fortune teller.
No, Celeste Blair was a full-blown witch.
In a chair sat Celeste. She had her head down and her eyes closed. Ava sat next to her, and she was posing as a witch because she was wearing a satin robe the color of dark blood. My friend also had on a black witches hat.
Across from the them sat Mrs. Windsor. My teeth gritted as I stared at her. Chole’s mother was dressed immaculately in a light-pink blouse and black slacks. Her look was complete with her signature pearls.
“Thank you for meeting with me on such short notice,” Mrs. Windsor said, her voice slightly shaking. “I’ve come for…help. My daughter, Chole, is having some problems and I need you to perform a ritual to help her.”
Celeste slowly opened her eyes, and I wanted to gasp. Before, the witches’ eyes had been blue, but now they were a dark color. I could barely see the whites of her eyes anymore. The effect chilled me to my bones.
The witch didn’t say a word as she slowly stood from her chair. Celeste went to her altar, and as she made eye contact with Mrs. Windsor, she picked up the dagger and slowly cut the palm of her hand. Then, she allowed her blood to drip into the gold cup. As soon as the blood hit the cup, the witch collapsed to the ground and began to convulse.
Mrs. Windsor gasped and stood from her chair.
“Stay seated, or else you’ll mess with the ceremony!” Ava yelled.
For a full two minutes, Celeste convulsed on the floor. When she got to her feet, her cheeks were flushed, and her breathing ragged. She began to chant in a language I didn’t recognize. It sounded like Latin. She pointed at Mrs. Windsor and her eyes rolled back into her head. Celeste threw a circle of salt around her to end the ritual.
When the ceremony was finished, the witch pointed an accusing finger at Mrs. Windsor.
“You lied to us!” she burst out, and rage filled her voice. “You’re hiding something! The magic won’t work if you are dishonest!” Her voice grew until it seemed to shake the small room. “Something has happened to your daughter, and you have hidden it from us!”
Chole’s mother’s face paled, and she glanced around the room as if looking for an exit.
Celeste stalked toward Mrs. Windsor with rage burning in her black eyes. “If there’s one thing that witches hate above all, it is people who lie!”
Energy rolled off of the witch, and sweat rolled down the back of my neck. Even though her anger wasn’t directed at me, I was glad that I was in the next room over.
I looked at Alexander, and I noticed a look of understanding cross his face. I wished that I could ask him what he had realized because I was still confused, but I didn’t want to be caught cavesdropping.
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