The Witch and Her Four Dangerous Alphas

Chapter 113: Chapter 113: Why did you do that?

Luca’s POV~

The world around me was hazy, blurred at the edges like smoke. But slowly, the picture became clearer, pulling me back into the past. I knew this day. I could never forget it.

It was the day we went to Selene’s pack for their celebration.

I remembered how everyone was preparing, the carriages lined up, and the banners flying in the air. The celebration was supposed to be simple; an Alpha would take one of his heirs, just a single brother, to represent the pack. That was always how things were done. But that day was different. That day, all four of us went together.

We didn’t speak of it aloud, but I knew the truth. Each one of us wanted to go because of her. Selene.

I had just turned eighteen, strong enough to stand beside my father. My face was calm as always, cold and unreadable, but deep inside my chest there was a strange heat, a lightness that I could not hide from myself. I wanted to see her. Even if only from afar, even if only for a moment. I wanted to know how she was doing and if she remembered them.

On the way, I noticed my brothers. Aeron’s eyes were sharp, but there was a faint glint in them, a rare spark he could not fully conceal. Kael’s lips curled with a trace of anticipation, though he tried to mask it as arrogance. Even Lucian seemed restless, his gaze always turning toward the road ahead.

We all carried the same thought, though none of us said it out loud. We were going there for her.

The dream shifted. The scene melted into something softer, brighter.

We met her again. Selene.

Not the woman she would one day become, but the young girl she had been, standing under the pale silver of the moon. She wore a simple white dress, her silver hair falling down her back, her eyes wide and bright like the stars.

her laughter. Light, unguarded, the kind of laughter that could make even the heaviest heart feel free. She was

tiny compared to mine. "Come," she said, her voice soft, "let’s

And I had followed.

floating lights, golden lanterns drifting upward like stars being born. She had tilted her head back, her eyes shining, her lips parted in wonder. I had not looked at the lanterns. I had

not told her then how much she meant to me. I could not. I was eighteen, she was still a girl, and the world between us was far too wide.

matter what it took,

She suddenly stopped, turning to face me with that bright

said, her voice serious for once, her eyes wide and shining. "If I do something bad one day... Would

froze, the words sinking into me like a stone dropped into still water. Hate her? The very thought was impossible. I forced a

hate you," I said firmly, the pride in my voice surprising even me. "You are like

curved into the brightest smile, her laughter ringing out as she shouted, "Then don’t forget this promise, okay? Or I’ll never

she

suddenly, the

lanterns went out. The

I stood in a hall drenched in blood. The bodies of my warriors, my pack brothers, lay scattered across the stone floor, their lifeless

of it all... stood

Selene.

me like I

as I whispered, "Selene... this is not you. It’s not you who did this..." My voice cracked, almost begging. "You didn’t

But she said nothing.