The Witch and Her Four Dangerous Alphas

Chapter 203

Chapter 203: Chapter 203: Reunion with Witch Mother

Serena’s POV~

The room was quiet tonight. The soft glow of the moon poured through the window, silver light spilling across the floor. I was sitting at my desk, absently running my fingers over the rim of a teacup, lost in thought.

Everything had been too quiet today.

I had almost grown used to the stillness...until a sudden, sharp knock broke through it.

I looked up, startled.

Before I could even answer, the door swung open.

And in the next instant... I was pulled into a tight embrace.

The breath left my lungs as arms wrapped around me...warm, firm, and trembling with emotion. For a heartbeat, I froze. My mind went blank.

But I knew that touch. That scent. That voice.

"My baby," a soft, trembling whisper breathed against my ear. "I missed you so much... finally, I could see you again."

I blinked, my heart giving a painful twist. Slowly, I lifted my hands, resting them lightly on her back.

"...Mother," I whispered.

The Witch Mother pulled back just enough to look at me, her face full of love and relief. Her eyes shone faintly, the corners wet with tears she didn’t bother to hide.

She looked just the same...beautiful, composed, powerful. Yet in this moment, she looked like a gentle mother, but I knew better.

Her hands cupped my face as she smiled warmly. "You’ve grown even more beautiful, Serena. Just like I knew you would."

I forced a smile, soft and careful. "You always say that, Mother."

"Oh, because it’s true." She laughed lightly, brushing a stray lock of hair behind my ear. "You’ve been eating well, haven’t you? You look healthy."

Her voice was full of affection, every word wrapped in warmth.

And I played along. I smiled. I nodded. I answered her questions about my days, my health, my routine...all with the calm, gentle tone of a perfect daughter.

But inside, my skin was crawling with disgust.

Because I knew who she truly was.

Because I knew what she was capable of.

kept

she laughed, I joined

"I

I stay away?" she said with a soft chuckle, smoothing the sleeves of my dress as though I were still a child. "I’ve been so worried. I needed

nodded, keeping my gaze lowered.

smiled again, that same gentle smile that could melt stone.

in my chest twisted

affectionate...motherly.

I realized it wasn’t

control. Possession. A reminder of who I belonged

time to think before another presence filled the

slowly...my heart

There he was.

My father.

expression soft and distant. His

"Father," I said quietly.

at

tall frame was cast in the dim moonlight, the soft silver glow brushing across his calm face. His expression

stared at him quietly, my

my mother

"Your father was the one who brought me here," she said, her voice trembling with a strange

almost affectionate...but I caught

shifted back

anything, only gave a small nod. But I could see it...his discomfort. The slight tension in his shoulders, the way his

brought her

stirred faintly

careful, but he had come because she said I wanted to see

said softly,

him at once. His lips curved into a gentle smile that reached his eyes, and for

almost shyly. "Don’t thank me, Serena. Is this not what a father should do

he said it...soft and a little awkward...made me laugh before I could

embarrassed. "It’s been some time since I saw you smile

I teased

Then, as if remembering something, he added, "Do you need anything? I can have it arranged for you. New dresses, books, maybe something sweet? Young girls like

help but smile again, softer this time. "I’m fine, Father. Really. But... thank

relieved. For a brief, fragile moment, it almost felt normal, like we were an ordinary family, like things hadn’t already been twisted and broken by power, by secrets,

when I glanced at my mother,

The polite smile still sat on her lips, but her

hands clasped before her like a saint. But I could feel the cold edge in her presence, the way her

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