As she spoke, she raised her hand and took off her large hood, revealing a face strikingly similar to my mother’s in her youth. Anyone who saw it would think that they were indeed sisters.
I stared at her with my mouth agape in disbelief. “How… How could it be?”
My mother never mentioned that she had any sisters. If what Noreen was saying was true, then my mother was also a witch!
“It seems that you have got what I’m trying to say here. Yes, your mother and I are both witches, and you also shared the same bloodline with us.” Noreen’s grin was one of complete innocence. It was hard to believe that she was a vicious black witch because her face was as pure as the pristine snow on a mountain. It was desecrated to even look at her.
Her dark blue eyes were as bright as my mother’s. Her devilish grin and her icy tone contradicted her sweet demeanor and innocent appearance.
“I’m not lying, Sylvia. I won’t gain anything from it.”
My body shivered, and my voice trembled uncontrollably. “If I were a black witch, I would have felt something since I was a child.”
“That’s because Olivia has sealed the black witch bloodline on your body, at the cost of her own life.”
The blunt honesty of Noreen’s remarks stabbed into my chest and left me with dull pain in my heart.
Even though I wanted to doubt her, I also knew that it would do her no good to lie to me.
“What the hell is going on?”
My throat was dry and hoarse. When I looked at Noreen, I no longer had the courage to keep calling her a liar.
Noreen rubbed the curls on her chest, gracefully turned around, and sat down with ease. She had a devil-may-care look in that pair of beautiful eyes, my mother’s eyes. “Your mother is my half-sister and the disgrace of our entire family.”
She said it as nonchalantly as though discussing the weather. “She was a hybrid of a black witch and a dirty werewolf. But the witch bloodline in her body was suppressed by the werewolf bloodline. She was completely incapable of cultivating any witchcraft at all. That’s why she had been a target of bullying ever since she was a young girl. Only I would protect her.”
Sylvia’s POV
The fact that my mother had been bullied ever since she was a kid came as a surprise to me.
This was because she seemed to be a really courageous and strong woman to me growing up. She was always happy and brave.
I didn’t expect that she would have such a troubled past.
“Poor Olivia. If I hadn’t protected her, she wouldn’t have been able to grow up safely, let alone give birth to you,” Noreen remarked in a very superior tone. She then eyed me distastefully and continued, “You look just like your mother, except for your eyes which you got from your father, that stinky werewolf.”
I tightened my lips and remained silent. There was no joy in suddenly meeting my condescending aunt, who appeared out of nowhere.
Noreen had no regard for my feelings as she continued, “Although Olivia and I have the same mother, my father is a powerful wizard, while hers is merely a useless werewolf. Since then, she has been the object of everyone’s scorn. No respectable member of the family would ever consider welcoming a low-class hybrid.
Since she was born, everyone unconsciously disregarded Olivia. At first, my mother still held out hope for her. But she eventually gave up after learning that Olivia’s witch bloodline was quelled by the werewolf bloodline. Only I wanted to talk to that poor woman.”
Noreen’s statements demonstrated her terrible personality and haughty attitude. This woman only treated my mother like a cat or a dog.
But she was too arrogant to even admit it.
“At that time, Olivia was the worst student in her class. Whenever she failed a test, her teacher would always call our mother. So on the day of her exam, I locked Olivia in the wine cellar. She avoided a failing grade by just not taking the test. Although she was sick for over six months as a result of it and couldn’t attend the school anymore, at least she was able to avoid my mother’s punishment. But unfortunately, your mother didn’t appreciate all my efforts. She hadn’t said a word to me since then!”
Upon hearing what she said, I was speechless. I didn’t know whether Noreen was smart or really just plain stupid.
The wine cellar was usually so cold that a strong adult werewolf couldn’t bear to stay there for long, let alone an underage she-wolf.
But Noreen seemed to be a little paranoid.
She yelled at the top of her lungs all of a sudden. “I was so kind to your mother, but she didn’t know how to be grateful! When she was 18 and her wolf awakened, she ran away from home.”
I couldn’t stand it anymore. I had to defend my mother. “She had the freedom to lead any kind of life she wanted. No one else has the right to interfere. She is not an object without emotions, and you don’t own her!”
A deafening silence instantly engulfed the room. Except for the crackling sound of the candle, even the air was still.
At that moment, I drew a deep breath and felt depressed. Those closely involved were eager to know the truth. But when the truth was brought to light, they were unwilling to accept it. This was exactly what I was going through right now.
Everything was a disaster. I was in a bad mood, and my head was a mess.
I’d rather get into a fight with Noreen than talk about the past right now.
It didn’t matter who was in the wrong anymore. Yet the news still came as a bolt from the blue.
Thinking that I had the black witch bloodline in my body made me want to smash the walls and destroy everything here.
But I knew that I shouldn’t act on impulse. Despite my initial agitation, I managed to get myself together to deal with my crafty aunt with optimism.
Noreen was enveloped in the darkness, and yet her face was calm. After staring at me for a moment, her lips stretched into a smile. “You and your mother are a lot alike in personality.”
I remained silent and restrained myself from giving her a solid thud.
A smirk spread across Noreen’s face. “Olivia was indeed smart and capable. She was able to not only join a pack of werewolves and rise to the rank of Beta, but also find her own mate, your father. Don’t you want to know who he is?”
Sylvia’s POV
Edwin’s face flashed in my mind subconsciously. I frowned and said coldly, “I already know who he is, and he’s actually not that important to me.”
Noreen’s eyebrow shot up in surprise. “Is that so? He’s your biological father. Why don’t you care about him?”
“Why should I care? I’ve lived without a father since I was little, so it doesn’t matter anymore. I don’t want to disturb his peaceful life.”
Noreen smiled and looked at me in amusement. “I didn’t think you’d be so open-minded. But having an Alpha as your father will be good for you. Although you’re already Rufus’ mate, having a noble family background will still be beneficial for you. How could you give that up so easily?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” I furrowed my eyebrows, squinting at her in confusion.
Since when did Edwin become an Alpha?
Noreen looked at me in surprise. “Your father, silly-Leonard Quinn, the legendary God of War of the werewolves. If you two recognize each other as family before you marry Rufus, you’ll marry him as a lady and be blessed with even better fortune.”
After saying that, she smacked her lips and nodded, feeling that what she said was reasonable. “The daughter of the God of War is about to marry the currently strongest werewolf in the empire. That is indeed a good thing!”
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