Chapter 12 Five Years

• Alaric had followed Mariah all day and when he saw her walking away after saying goodbye to her friend who was picked up in one of those moving beasts, he followed her silently, concealing his presence so as not to startle her or even make her teleport. He knew he was going to succeed today, after all, she was not with Aspa’s offspring and even though his strength was not as it used to be, he had recovered a tiny bit more than he had when he woke up. So, he would be able to handle a little more of Aspa’s offspring’s power should he show up.
• He was still contemplating how to carry out his plan when she stopped walking and was looking around. Intrigued, he had hidden behind a tree to know what was going on. But to his utmost surprise, she started taking off her clothes. His shock was so real that he lost control of his spell to hide his presence and she had caught on instantly for she turned sharply.
• The shock and fear in her eyes upon seeing him woke Alaric up from his shock and he understood instantly that his very presence brought her fear. He sighed and stepped out from his hiding spot, now face to face with her and he saw her take steps back, retreating even more from him. “You fear me.” He said, surprising himself at the pain laced in his own words. He never expected to be feeling down because she was afraid of him, by right, it was expected. After all, he wanted to kill her and still does, so what was he expecting?