A week passed and Xavier could still not find the girl. He needed precise descriptions now on what the girl looked like so he went back to meet the witches
"I need descriptions" he said
"That's where the problem is, demon" pelles said
"Haven't you guys gotten the description spell with the series of sacrifices you've performed"
"That's not the problem, we mean with the description we got, nobody like that exist"
"What do you mean"
"We mean, she either isn't born yet or died a long time ago"
"I see"
"And she's very special"
"How special" he asked
"No dark witch loses his or her powers that easily"
Xavier was now getting confused with what they were saying
"What does a dark witch losing her power have to do with this?"
"If a dark witch loses his/her power, they change to a white witch and we've killed all the white witches a long time ago so its either this girl isn't born…"
"So you're saying, the girl is a white witch"
"The only one"
Xavier stopped thinking that very moment, the girl he had been searching for all this while was with him since three weeks ago. Hazel Harlow's was the girl he was searching for with what these witches had said, she's was a dark witch but lost her abilities when she was little. He surely couldn't go on with his plan of killing her, he can't kill her, he had feelings for her already, he can't bear the thought of him hurting her, he wouldn't be able to live with it. He understood what relles was saying about her life being threatened by someone, he was that someone
"What happened Milord, you turned quiet"
"Nothing"
"Have you come across someone like that"
"Yes I have"
"And where's she"
"I killed her, she tried poisoning me"
"WHAT!!" Pelles shouted "she's the only way we can access that portal"
"I never knew" he shrugged his shoulders
"I told you pelles, he isn't good news" Edith said
"All hope isn't lost Edith" Selles said " where's the body Milord"
"Don't know, disposed I guess, what do you want with the body"
"Well bring her back and then use her for the sacrifice, good thing is that we've found her finally"
"Bring her back?"
"Yeah, with spells, just get us info on where the body is"
Xavier went back to the mansion and all throughout the way, he was in deep thoughts. He should feel satisfied and happy but none of that was close to what he was feeling. Worst of all, he had created a soul bond with her which she didn't know of and it has made them inseparable. If he dies, she does and vice versa. The only thing he could do was keep her away from the witches, for the main time, he had told them she was dead, that will do for now.
When he reached the mansion, he went straight to the garden to gather his thoughts alone and relles was there
"You know who's threatened her life, don't you" he started
"I won't tell" relles said
There was a pause and relles looked to realize that he was very serious
"You know now" relles stated
"Why didn't you tell me"
"You would have killed her and its good I didn't, at least now you can't. You love her"
"She can kill me, you know, she has the power to do so"
"Do you think, Hazel can do that?" Relles questioned
"Does she know about this"
"She doesn't"
"I'll go verify from her"
He hastily walked to his room where he met Hazel by the window side, when she noticed him, she greeted
"You came early today" she said as she smiled which irked Xavier
"Its my mansion"
"No one is dragging it with you" she joked again
"Are you planning on killing me" he said harshly
"Where did that cine from Milord"
"Just answer the question"
"I can't, besides you said something like its only a particular person that can do that job"
"That's it, Hazel" this time,he flamed up
"That's what?" Hazel asked and she noticed relles enter " what's wrong with him" she mouthed to relles but Xavier caught it
"What's wrong with me huh?"
"Are you having a bad day, Milord"
"And you are the cause"
"I don't remember doing anything"
"You did everything" he shouted before storming out of the room
Hazel turned to relles
"What's wring with him"
"—"
"Relles, say something"
"He found the girl"
"Oh... then why is he angry or is this anger of joy"
"This is serious Hazel, he's angry about who the girl turned out to be"
"Who's the girl" Hazel asked cautiously
"You remember when I said someone was threatening your life"
"Yeah, the one you refused to tell me who"
One could see relles take a deep breath before he said his next words
"The person is Xavier, he's the one after your life and your the girl he's been searching for"
Hazel froze at the spot, did she hear that right.
She was the girl all this while. She can't actually leave the mansion cause people finding out she's a witch wasn't good and staying here, she wasn't sure if Xavier will still kill her. How luck can be, the one man she developed feelings for was after her life.
"Where is a safe place now, relles" she asked still staring into an empty space
"Don't you dare think of leaving here"
"I don't like this"
"As I said, this place is safest"
"Even if you keep bringing me back, he'll just keep killing me, don't you get"
"He won't kill you"
"How are you so sure"
Relles couldn't utter a word cause all he hoped was that Xavier would consider his feelings for her and not kill her, he was solely hoping on Xavier's decision. Relles silence was killing Hazel as she knew he wasn't sure about it
"You aren't sure right?"
"I know he wouldn't"
"Why?"
"Because he..." he stopped himself, he was in no position to tell her
"Because he what?"
"Because he wouldn't, let's hope he wouldn't" he explained further
At night,Hazel had already retired to sleep late as she waited for Xavier but he didn't come. She went to sleep, not on the bed but on the floor, she thought he wouldn't want to sleep next to her again. Relles was in his cage waiting for Xavier to come back. After midnight, Xavier came in with a cold face and he caught sight of Hazel laying on the floor shivering
"Why are you making things for me difficult" he murmured to himself. He had decided that he would start hating her since it would be more easier to kill her then. He couldn't help but feel guilty for thinking of it. He went to the fire place and added more woods to it while got some covers to place over her before he retired to sleep. Relles saw that he wasn't in the mood for talk so he let him
The next morning, Hazel woke up to see that she was still on the floor but she was with some covers. Somewhere in her mind, she hoped he had taken her to the bed. She noticed that he was already up and was staring at the ceiling without saying a word but she knew that he knew she was awake already