Although they had attacked the Windsor family previously, there was no direct enmity between the Smith and the Hunter family.
There was still a chance that Hogan could avoid any form of conflict with Smith family and the dark mage. But that route involved not harming the unconscious woman in any form.
Otherwise, not only would the Hunter family embark on the road of no reconciliation with the Smith family, but they would also end up earning the ire of the dark mage by harming his wife.
Zach was already aware of the courage that the Hunter family leader possessed after the incident where he healed the Windsor family leader. As soon as Marico was cured of his illness, all the schemes Hogan had been concocting were immediately dismantled because he was afraid of the retaliation of the revitalized Windsor family.
