Marcellus' POV
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With Kaelos and Odessa's arrival from Mexico, he realised something that placed him on the edge.
They were on to him.
The suspicion was mild at best but with them knowing about the existence of artificial hybrids and narrowing their "culprit" to being one, he had to act fast.
So what was the best course of action?
Simple... Creating a substitute. Someone who would fit all the descriptions: a person with access to the Alpha King's mansion, a male and who would seem like an artificial hybrid.
Alaric.
Marcellus captured the head guard, who already had his mental manipulation spell running active in his mind, and did a temporary ritual on him that would give the lad the magic of a witch.
The cost? It burnt up his life force quicker than any normal artificial hybrid.
When Alaric attacked during a meeting in Kaelos' office, the chaos was easy for the others to conclude that he was the culprit.
