Amelia's POV:
These days, there was unrest brewing in the palace.I began to hear the maids whispering among
themselves, worriedly discussing something.
There was also more and more news about the conflict between the vampires and the werewolves.I
finally realized that there might indeed be a war soon.
As a friend of Jennifer and Anthony, I was, of course, on their side.I knew them very well.
They were both kind, brave, and honest.
Regardless of how worried I was about them, as a witch, I could only remain neutral in this escalating
conflict between vampires and werewolves.
And since I couldn't help them, the only thing I could do was stay out of their way.
Besides, there was something important that I had to do.I was still trying to deal with Larry.
Larry was a big trouble for Anthony and Jennifer, too.
If I could get rid of Larry, I could also help them.
For the past few days, I had been talking to Larry, slowly making him lower his guard.
He was sending me more and more sweet messages, but he didn't ask me to come out to meet him
again, which made me wonder if he was so weak that he needed to rest every day.
Thinking of this, I decided to find a way to test Larry.
I wanted to see if his witchcraft had really been weakened to the degree that we could contend with.
Once the time was right, I could tell Jennifer the news.We could come up with a plan to lure Larry out
and work together to catch him.
I was trying to think of a way to ask Larry to meet me when I received a message from him.
"Honey, will you be free tomorrow? Please come out to see me. I miss you."
It was perfect timing! I was so excited that I replied to him without a moment's delay.
"Of course, honey, I want to see you too."
Larry and I agreed to meet tomorrow afternoon.
The next day, I dressed up and headed to the address that Larry had told me.
To my surprise, when I arrived there, all I saw was a path leading into a forest.
Until now, Larry had only asked me to meet him in public places, like a park or a restaurant.
Why had he selected such a secluded place with no one else around this time? But just then, I recalled
the log cabin where Larry used to live.He had always preferred to live in remote places.
Was this his new residence? As if to answer my question, Larry suddenly appeared in front of me.
"Amelia!"
Seeing the smile on his face, I couldn't help but fall into a trance.Then, quickly regaining my
composure, I said, "Honey, you're here."
"Let's go, Amelia."
Taking my hand naturally, Larry led me into the depths of the forest.
Soon, a small log cabin hidden in the forest loomed into view.It seemed that Larry would never give up
living in log cabins.
"Larry, is this where you live?" I pretend to ask casually.
"Of course," Larry replied as he pulled me forward.
I couldn't believe that he had called me to meet him at his house.
It seemed that he trusted me enough to let me know where he lived.
"Come in, Amelia."
Holding my hand, Larry led me into the cabin.
Entering his new house made me feel really nervous.
After all, I had been imprisoned in a similar place for decades.
"Amelia, why do you look on edge?"
Unexpectedly, Larry not only noticed my reaction, but also took the initiative to tease me about it.
"Are you afraid that I will do something bad to you here?" He was right.
However, I shook my head and smiled slightly at him.
"Of course not.Larry, I know that you've changed a lot.You won't do that."
Although I spoke these words, they left a bad taste in my mouth.I didn't trust Larry at all.
He had lied to me so many times in the past.
The only reason I had come here so confidently now was because I knew that the guards sent by
Anthony were nearby, secretly protecting me.
As long as they were here, they wouldn't let anything bad happen to me.
Larry's POV: As soon as I entered the log cabin, I stumbled towards the nearest stool and sat down,
panting for breath.
I had noticed that I was getting weaker and weaker recently.
It had gotten to the point that I couldn't cast even a small spell.I had a suspicion that someone had
secretly sabotaged me somehow.
How could my energy have become so weak for no reason? I used magic to examine my body every
day, but I couldn't find anything unusual.I was neither sick nor poisoned.
But for some reason, my body was getting weaker and weaker, and my magic energy was getting
depleted.
It didn't make sense.
How could this be? Losing my magic powers like this filled me with a sense of dread and made me very
irritable.
If things went on like this, how could I defeat Anthony? How could I take Amelia away from the royal
palace?
"What's wrong, honey?"
Amelia squinted at me in confusion.As I stared at her delicate face, a suspicion rose in my mind.
During this period of time, she was the one that I had been in touch with the most.
Could she have done something to me? No! How could I suspect Amelia? I immediately shook my
head, driving the crazy idea out of my mind.
Amelia was an obedient girl these days.
I knew that she loved me and wouldn't hurt me.
"I'm fine, honey."
Now that my suspicion of Amelia had disappeared, looking at her pretty face arose my desire.I wanted
her.I had to have her.
Without warning, I grabbed Amelia’s hand and jerked her forward, pulling her onto my lap.
"Honey, I miss all the fun that we had when we were young.Didn't we have such a wonderful time?"
Looking at Amelia's lips, which were just inches away from mine, I felt as if time froze.
At this moment, I could hear nothing except for the sound of her breathing, and my own heartbeat.
I leaned forward, wanting to kiss Amelia.
"Oh, Larry!"
To my dismay, Amelia turned her face away in a hurry to avoid my kiss.I was disappointed by her
reaction.
Sure enough, she hadn't completely accepted me again yet.
However, I couldn't be impatient.I had to take my time.I had to make my beautiful Amelia fall into the
elaborate net I had weaved, step by step.
Silence enveloped the room.
Then, as if nothing had happened just now, I suggested, "Amelia, you know, the war between vampires
and werewolves has begun.It's not safe for you to live in the royal palace anymore.You'd better come
with me.I can protect you well, honey."
Amelia looked at me gently, but shook her head and refused.
"Don't worry, honey.King Anthony will protect me well."
"I'm just worried about your safety, Amelia!" I begged.
"Besides, I'm not feeling well these days.And I can't rest unless you're right in front of me, safe and
sound.Honey, stay here for a while and just take care of me, okay?"
Amelia stood up immediately and looked at me with concern.
"Larry, what do you mean? What's wrong with you? Come on, let's go to the hospital!"
I was taken aback by Amelia's reaction.I hadn't expected her to be so anxious about my wellbeing.
"These days, I keep having a headache, and I feel like I'm getting weaker—"
I began to explain.
But Amelia cut in to suggest, "How about this, Larry? We can practice magic together.Maybe you will
regain your strength if you exercise more."
I looked at Amelia in surprise.
In fact, she and I used to practice magic together in the past, she had never liked it.She didn't approve
of the taboo black magic that I was interested in practicing.
But since she was suggesting this of her own accord, I agreed.
"Sure, that sounds great.Honey, remember how we used to practice black magic together?" Amelia
smiled.
"Oh, yes."
But looking at the minute changes in her expression filled me with an ominous feeling.
Was it just my imagination running wild, or was there something wrong with Amelia?
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