The Devil's Cursed Witch novel Chapter 468

"Alright, say it. I guess my life can last until you finish," Morpheus replied calmly.

"If she leaves this kingdom, she won't survive for long. The enemies looking for her will find her without my protection around her, and we will lose her forever. We do not know what they would do to her. We can't allow her to leave, and you are the only one who can stop her," Draven explained.

"I am not important enough. If she won't listen to the man she loves, why would she listen to me either?"

"It's because of your stupidity that she thinks she is a danger to everyone around her and feels she must stay away from everyone. She won't return unless we find a solution to stabilize her core."

"Then go and find it instead of wasting time with me."

"You are the solution; that's why I am here. Do you think I want to see your face after how you have hurt my mate?"

"What can I do?"

Draven clenched his fists to control himself for what he was going to say. "You have to mark her and make her your mate. Another bond with a divine beast will help her stabilize her core."

Morpheus was stunned for a moment but then chuckled. "You are making things up to make me agree to it so you can stop your mate."

Draven gritted his teeth, wanting to punch this infuriating eagle even if he was on the verge of dying. "You know well if I can lie or not. Do you think I am happy to share my mate? If I could, I would not even allow you to look at her but…." Draven closed his eyes, as this was not the moment to lose his calm.

"You are the one who messed things up and brought all of us to this unwanted situation that none of us wants. If you had not meddled and changed my destiny, I would have been the one stabbed by the divine weapon and then protected by Ember's hellfire. But you… you have done everything wrong from the start just to fulfill your own wish of dying, and even now you are being stubborn just because you want to die.

"Your wish to die is what brought us here today, so there is no way I will let you fulfill it after bringing her and me to this situation. You have to make up for it, Morpheus. Do you hear me? You have to mark her, not for your sake, but for hers. You have to create a bond with her, despite none of us liking it."

Morpheus felt speechless for a while. "Trust me, I did not expect her to save me. If I had known this would happen, I would not have changed your destiny. If I had known you would be saved by her, I would not have taken your place."

"I know, but now you have to correct your own mistakes. If you don't, and if she suffers once she leaves and falls into the enemy's hands, I will drag your soul out of hell and make you watch the woman you love suffer. I will make you watch until you are left with regrets for rejecting and hurting her. I won't be the only one suffering here." Draven stood up. "Tomorrow morning, she will leave. If you have an ounce of care left for her, you will show up and stop her." With that, Draven disappeared to return to his mate.

Aureus, who had overheard the conversation, knelt next to his uncle quietly.

"All I wanted was to protect those I cared for and then die. Why does everything have to turn out this way, where I have nothing but regrets now?" Morpheus mumbled, tears rolling down the corners of his eyes.

"You have done nothing wrong, uncle," Aureus spoke. "If I ever get a vision where I see Drayce and Seren being harmed, I would do the same and protect them with all I can. You didn't expect this variable to appear, and that is not your fault."

Morpheus chuckled bitterly. "Only you, who barely know me, understand me."

"What do you plan to do tomorrow?" Aureus asked.

"I shall trust Draven not to let her leave."