76 Forced Conversion
Selma Payne’s POV:
The love story was sad and beautiful, but Aldrich and I thought more as a princess and a general.
“So, this story shows that the southern Duke and the witches have personal grudges other than national grudges?” I guessed.
Pure white witches were extremely precious existences. Satan’s power was dark. To turn this power into a life-saving ability was no longer something that could be described as a genius. The right time, place, and people were all indispensable.
The pure white witch died for the southern Duke. The sorcerers didn’t care how much sadness was hidden in her death. They only wanted to vent their anger on the southern Duke.
Thus, he and his daughter Carolyn were perfectly expected to be attacked.
“My father and I think so, too,” Aldrich said. “My father thinks the southern Duke survived because of the pure white witch, so there must be a witchcraft primer in his body. It will be much easier for any sorcerer to cast a spell on him without anyone noticing.”
“We have to tell my parents about this immediately!” I immediately stood up. The daisies fell on the grass and disappeared.
“Of course, my father was planning to come to the palace today to report to the Lycan Pack.”
“Do you think my father knows about the old relationship between the southern Duke and the pure white witch? I can’t imagine that he would ignore this.”
“Actually, it’s a secret. Other than the southern Duke, my father, you, and I, no one else knows. After all, it was a time of war. No matter how beautiful love is, it can’t win over the hatred of blood and fire. It’s not good to be in love with the enemy. ”
Oh, that was true. If the southern Duke had been discovered back then, one less noble hero would be known to everyone, and one more traitor nailed to the pillar of shame.
I was ready to find my parents, but Aldrich was still in the same place, not moving.
“What’s wrong?”
“Can I ask about your identity?” he asked after a moment of hesitation.
Ah, right, this problem hadn’t been solved.
“About that,” I answered stiffly. “Actually, I went to you this morning to confess my identity.
“As I said, I am Selma and Madeline. Eighteen years ago, I was an orphan taken in and raised by my kind adoptive parents. From now on, I am the princess of the werewolves, the future Queen.”
“B-but why did you hide it from me?” Aldrich asked dejectedly. “Whether you are Selma or Madeline is unimportant, and your identity is unimportant. I still love you, as always. But I’m sad you’ve been hiding it from me, my love.”
“I’m sorry,” I said guiltily. “I had just returned to my parents’ arms. Everything was so strange to me.
“You know that not everyone supports my father. Many people in the Council of Elders are trying to make things difficult for him. If I were to admit my identity rashly, what awaited me would be endless suspicion, blame, and even assassination. My parents asked me to hide my identity and pretend to be their relative to protect me so that the public would accept my existence.
“It’s not that I don’t trust you. On the contrary, I want to be honest about my identity almost every time we meet.” I held his face and looked into his eyes, hoping my true feelings could be transmitted to his heart. “It’s just that my identity is not only related to me. I must be responsible for my parents and the werewolf pack, so I could only lie to you.
“I’m sorry, Aldrich; I swear I will not hide anything from you from now on. Please forgive me for my past lies.”
Aldrich was silent for a moment. I didn’t know what he was thinking, so I said, “I have awakened my wolf. Her name is Maxine, and she’s a carefree girl. We are twins, and we share the same blood. We can never hide anything from each other. If you don’t believe me, then please believe in the wolf that has been blessed with eternal honesty by the Moon Goddess.”
After saying that, I summoned Maxine, wanting to exchange control of my body with her.
Aldrich was shocked and rushed over to stop me, but I had already decided.
“Are you sure you want to do this? We haven’t gotten used to the stage where we can freely switch forms yet. You’ll be in extreme pain if you force me to take over your body. Not only now, but you’ll have to endure nausea and fatigue for the next few days until your body recovers.”
Maxine strongly disagreed. This was the first time she spoke in such a serious tone.
“I’m sure. Come on!” I said, “Just like what Father said, young people should always be a little impulsive, right?”
My entire body felt light after the intense pain of my skull being torn apart. I felt as if I had lost control of my body and was hiding inside my body to observe the outside world like a ghost.
At the same time, my tightly shut eyes opened, revealing a pair of eyes that shone like stars.
f𝐫ℯe𝘸𝙚𝑏n𝑜ѵ𝒆l. 𝐜𝚘𝓶
“Hello,” the other me said.
“I’m Maxine. Nice to meet you, Aldrich.”
