The Alpha's Regret Return Of The Betrayed Luna (Addison) novel Chapter 242

Chapter 242: Chapter 242 Their Darkest Thoughts

Eventually, as if he could feel the intensity of her gaze boring into his back, Elric let out a heavy sigh. Just before they reached the northwestern part of the forest, he came to a halt and turned to face her.

"Your Highness," he said, arching a brow, "is there something you’d like to ask, or are you just trying to burn a hole through my back with that stare?"

"Have you been here before?" Addison asked, although she knew that it was very unlikely but she was so curious to know the answer that she just asked what came into mind.

"No, your highness." Elric simply replied.

"Then how did you know it was impossible to get the Moon Flower, yet still led us to fetch it?" Addison pressed again.

This time, Elric looked genuinely taken aback as realization struck that Addison must have overheard his earlier murmurs. Of course, she had; she was a werewolf with impeccable hearing, and for a moment, he had completely forgotten that.

Elric let out a heavy sigh before replying. "I wanted the Moon Flower... not for the barrier, but for us."

Hearing this, Addison tilted her head slightly, confusion flickering in her eyes, silently urging Elric to continue. And so he did.

"Have you not noticed how your negative emotions keep spiking and intensifying the longer we stay here? The closer we are to the center, the stronger that feeling becomes. That’s because dark fairies aren’t just creatures of night and shadow; they can amplify dark thoughts until a person loses their mind."

"It’s the very reason they went berserk hundreds of years ago. Without the light fairies to counter their darkness, our only protection can come from the Moon Flower. It holds the essence of moonlight, a light energy that could shield us from the whispers of the dark fairies’ power."

Only then did Zion and the others feel as if a veil had been lifted. They realized that their darkest thoughts truly were growing stronger, to the point of becoming dangerously unmanageable.

But Addison’s thoughts were elsewhere. "You knew about the dark fairies, too?"

Elric chuckled and nodded. "As a child, I heard the same myths and legends, so I read a few books about them. One in particular described dark fairies, which is how I quickly recognized the type of barrier we’ve fallen into."

"Still, I never imagined I’d encounter one in real life. That’s why, aside from gathering the necessary materials, the first thing I thought of was finding a Moon Flower. But since the Moon Flower grows at the highest part of the cliff, an unobstructed spot where it can soak in the moon’s essence, it should be outside both the fog and the barrier."

"I was just hoping we might get lucky and find one anyway. Since we can’t, our only option now is to face our inner demons." He spoke while starting to sweat as well.

Addison was even more confused. She didn’t feel any of the dark thoughts they were talking about. Could it be that it only affected men? Before she could voice the question, a chilling scream tore through the air. It was unlike anything she’d heard before, part human, part beast, eerie and unsettling enough to make the hairs on her neck stand on end.

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