Tasting All My Mates

278 Let’s Steal Her Shine
Author’s POV: Years Ago:
“When are we heading out again?” Emelia asked Hazel. It‘s been three days since they had an encounter with the Alpha King,
and Emelia couldn‘t shut up about how good he tasted.
“Weren‘t you the one who was scared of the idea of leaving?” Hazel secretly rolled her eyes at Emelia, kneading the dough as
they would in the kitchen to prepare food for the entire coven of witches.
“I was until I met him. He was so fine.” Emelia remembered how good–looking and charming her Shaun was, and it made her
smile.
“You shouldn‘t forget that you cannot have sex before the granting ritual.” Hazel shrugged her shoulders as she looked
exhausted with Emelia. She didn‘t get how a charming and handsome boy like Shaun could fall for a mess like Emelia.
“Don‘t worry, I am not losing my virginity any time soon. Besides, we are both so young right now. He turned 16 the previous
month, and I will turn 16 in a few days.” Emelia was still flying high from the kiss she shared with him.
“You know, I used to get it a lot from everyone. They would all make fun of me for not having been kissed already. I can now say!
am happy I shared my first time with someone as special as the Alpha King.” The more Emelia talked, the angrier Hazel became.
“Well, you have been talking about him ever since we returned. Have you even thought about the granting ritual? What dress are
we going to wear and who will be the leader among the two of us?” Hazel couldn‘t help but be accepted as the leader of the new
group. That would mean a defeat to Emelia.
“Mother witch said she‘ll give me a dress of her choice,” Emelia said as she cut the vegetables.
“Wait! She told you that she would give you a dress of her own choice?” Hazel stopped kneading and turned to Emelia, who
didn‘t understand why her friend looked so shocked at her words.
“Yes! She didn‘t tell you that?” Emelia had no idea she was the only one who got a visit from the mother witch. It was clear to
Hazel why that had happened.
“Oh!” Hazel turned back to the dough and stared at it with big misty eyes. Mother Witch had already chosen the leader, and she
was going to grant her more power and authority.

“I honestly cannot wait for the day of granting,” Emelia kept yammering for the next few minutes while Hazel realized she need to
do something about Emelia. All these years, Hazel had never seen Emelia as a threat. Hence, she loved hanging around with
someone who would make her stand out more. But it seemed like the tide had changed. Emelia was stealing all the attention and
blessings from Hazel now.
Hazel knew she must sneak out again before the granting ritual or else she would have to bear Emelia as her leader, something
she would not tolerate in a million years.
Emelia was the last to turn 16 among the young witches who were participating in the granting ritual. That day, when the coven
celebrated Emelia‘s 16th birthday, Hazel had made some plans of her own too.
“Where are we going?” Emelia was blindly following Hazel without giving much information.
“I am going to sneak you out for Shaun. Consider it as my birthday gift to you,” Hazel said as they crossed the protection spell.
“Really? I thought you forgot.” Emelia stopped in her tracks just so that she could hug Hazel and express her gratitude for her
kindness.
“Of course not. I am still the same person who wants to explore what‘s out there. Now let‘s go before the guards find us here.” it
wasn‘t hard for Hazel to make Emelia obey her. She had her own way of making things happen.
The two ran together to the mansion, where Emelia found Shaun swimming in the pool and enjoying some alone time.
“Emelia?” Shaun‘s eyes brightened at her sight. She too gave him a smile and then walked over to greet him.
“Oh, my God! I thought I would never see you again,” jumping out of the pool, he instantly slipped into a shirt and held her hand.
“I promised I would bring her back.” Hazel made her presence known, smiling at them as if she was the best friend one could
ever have.
“Why don‘t we go inside? It‘s cold here and not to mention, you are all wet, your highness,” Hazel giggled, hiding her evil intent
behind her beautiful smile.
As Shaun went into his room to change, Hazel started messing around in the refrigerator. She poured a red liquid into the fresh
drink she got for Emelia and sat down with her to make sure she finished it all.
After Shaun came out, he grabbed Emelia and walked her into his room so that the two could spend some quality time together.

As for Hazel, she reassured them she would be fine with the TV, as she had never seen this thing before.
“Hm!” Hazel pouted, looking around and then focusing on the bag in the corner. Curiosity peeked inside her just by looking at
that bag. She rushed over to have a look inside the bedroom. Shaun and Emelia were making out, but Hazel needed them to
really do more than that.
At the same time, she rushed over to the bag and checked the contents. There was a chain he wore when they met for the first
time. It looked expensive. She shoved it in her dress pocket along with some other expensive things.
She then heard what she had been waiting for. The moaning from the bedroom was a hint that her plan had worked.
“Let‘s see how Mother Witch will react to you not being a virgin anymore,” A smirk crept over Hazel‘s lips as she departed from
the mansion to go bring the witches here.
She made it to the forest to inform everyone one of them had escaped the coven and had landed in the future Alpha King‘s arms.
As for Emelia, she fell asleep afterward. The serum in her drink worked well, but it exhausted her. She had no idea she‘d wake
up to not only a surprise but also a heartbreak.
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