Graven's eyes widened. "W-what do you mean, old man?"

"Think about it, there no such thing as one week dream! You have been missing for several days and live in a house in the middle of the forest for seven days with Laura and when you wake up from your dream, she disappeared!" Terros said. ​​

Graven's eyes bulge saucer-like. "Y-you mean to say that... it's not a dream? So what is it? What happened to me?" he asked in confusion.

"I think you attracted an entity different from us - she pretended to be Laura and bewitched you. However that person is a master of illusion, she has to be a powerful being to be able to pull such kind of trick on you. She even managed to suppress your power!" Terros said.

"Who could that be? Is she a witch?" Graven asked in confusion, totally bothered that he was being taken advantage of by a witch without his permission.

"She could be a powerful witch or anyone. We both know that many spirits and beings prefer not to mingle with our kind but once they like a person, they will do anything to mate with that object of their affection. I think that what exactly happened to you!" Terros explained.

Graven released a deep sigh. "Should I be worried about it? Could it happen to me again?" he asked worriedly.

"Yes, it's possible! She got away on the first try, she can do it again next time!" Terros said.

Graven gritted his teeth in anger. "Damn! I don't want the same thing happening again to me!" he said furiously. "Old man, do you have some amulet that I can wear to protect myself or anything that can help prevent something like that to happen again? I have so many problems already, I don't like to be abducted by a mysterious being again and again!" he said.

Terros patted his shoulder. "I'll try to come up with something but I can't guarantee you anything..." he said.

Graven sighed miserably. "Old man, what do you think will happen to me after that mysterious being had taken advantage of me for several days?"

Terros chuckled. "Did you enjoy the sex?" he asked.

Graven sighed. "Of course I do! Because I thought it's my wife!" he answered, his mouth twitched into a grimace.

Terros chuckled. "Well...at least you enjoyed it. That's the only consolation you had. I think the mysterious being means no harm to you. She just wants to mate with a handsome guy like you. It's a one-week bliss with you in paradise!" he said.

Graven released a gloomy sigh. "If I'll have the opportunity to catch whoever takes advantage of me, I will burn her to smithereens!" he said in fury.

Terros smiled a bit. "We're just thankful that she didn't bring you to her home or place. With her power, she can easily erase your memory, and you can never go back to your old life..."

Graven gritted his teeth in anger. "What are the chances that she will no longer come after me?" he asked.

"Well... I have no idea. We don't know what those entities think and what are they planning in their mind," Terros replied.

Graven breathed deeply. "Now that I am facing so many problems, I don't like to be bothered with absurd problems such as this..." he said.

"I know, son. Don't worry, I'll see what can I do... I will also ask my lady friend if there's something she can do to help you when she returns," Terros said.

"Thanks, old man! Can I ask for another powder again? I lost the first one," he asked regretfully.

"No problem, I have another bottle inside my room. I'll go upstairs and get it for you," Terros said and left Graven's side.

A few minutes later.

Terros come back and handed Graven another bottle of the magical powder. "Here take it. I hope this time, you will finally found your missing wife," he said.

"Thank you, old man. I'll take my leave now. I'll be back some other day," Graven said.

"Okay, good luck!" Terros said and patted his friend's shoulder for good luck.

A minute later, Graven disappeared from the place.

Terros release a deep sigh and returned to the house.

>>

Meanwhile...

At the Windless Mountain.

Veronica landed in front of Elva Sunbelle's marble house. The thousand-year-old deity was sitting on the rocking chair made of crystals on the terrace of her house.

Elva smiled brightly after seeing her visitor. "Veronica, it's nice to see you again!"

"Good noon, Elva!" Veronica greeted her. "You look blooming today!" she noticed the deity's different glow today.

"I'm always blooming! So...why are you here? Do you want to ask for the herbs again? You can get as many as you want in my garden, you have my permission," Elva said.

"Thank you for the offer, Elva. But I'm here for another reason. Graven was missing for one week already. Where did you hide him? What did you do to him?" she asked her straight to the point.

Elva snorted and then laughed. "How did you know that Graven is with me the whole week?" she asked.

Veronica rolled her eyes. "You have a huge crush on him. And with your great power, you can do anything to him. That's why I know..." she said.

"Your guess is correct, Veronica! Graven is with me the whole time that he was missing. We have a good time together and enjoyed each other's company. Rest assured that I didn't harm him. I already set him free this morning, he must be home already," Elva replied.

Veronica was relieved after hearing the deity's remarks. "That's good! Please don't do it again," she pleaded.

Elva smiled. "That's not up to you, it's up to me," she said. "You can do two things today, go to the garden and collect the herbs you want and then go home. Don't destroy my good mood, dear, you should be thankful that you are one of my favorite people... I'm being extra lenient to you. What I'm doing to Graven is my business. Rest assured that I won't harm that guy," she said with tenderness glowing in her eyes. "Just don't rain on my parade, dear... now go!" she dismissed her.

Veronica stared at the thousand-year-old deity for a few seconds. After the deity declared that she won't harm Graven, she felt relieved. Earlier, when she saw the worries in Terros face after finding out that Graven is missing, she knew that she need to do something to help her friend find the guy whom he already considered his son. "Thank you for not harming Graven. I'll take my leave now," she said and left the place going to the garden to gather more herbs for her creations.

After gathering all the herbs she needed, she left the Windless Mountain and went back to Terros place.

When she returned there...

Terros was no longer sporting a worried expression on his face.

"Any new update about Graven?" she asked.

"He was here a while ago, alive and safe! I'm super relieved!" Terros said happily.

"Good!" Veronica said with a smile.

"But... I'm curious who is this powerful entity who is taking advantage of Graven? How dare she abduct my friend and pretend that she is Laura and have sex with him for one week?" Terros said angrily.

Veronica erupted into peals of laughter, her face was bursting with amusement for a few minutes. "Isn't that Graven's blessing? He was having sex with his missing wife for the entire week and nothing harm was done to him. I think we should forget about this incident since he already come home safe and nothing bad happened to him. I guess... the being who pretended to be Laura is just a horny entity who had taken a liking on him because he is good-looking," she expressed her views about the whole incident in a flippant manner.

Terros sighed. "I hope it's the first and last time - because Graven's plate is already full. He has a lot of things to deal with and adding a mysterious being to play with his life as if he is a mere toy is not welcome at all."

"What if that mysterious spirit will do it again, what are you going to do?" Veronica wants to know her friend's plan because she's in the middle of this whole saga.

"I may not be that excellent when it comes to witchcraft but I still can do something really bad. So...that mysterious being should leave Graven alone! Or else I will do the unthinkable!" Terros released a warning.

Veronica sighed inwardly. If one day Terros and Elva Sunbelle will clash because of Graven she will be the one in the middle for sure. These two people both saved her life at some point in the past, they were her closest friends. She's going to hate it if the time would come that they will be fighting each other because Elva can't get over her obsession with Graven.

Terros looked at Veronica. "Do you have any idea who could be this mysterious being that abducted Graven for several days?" he asked.

Veronica shook her head. "I have no idea. Except that this being might be a powerful entity that we shouldn't mess with. Let's just hope that she will leave Graven alone after she's done satisfying her or his perverted urge," she said. "I'll go to my room." She left her friend's side.

Terros looked at Veronica's back, shaking his head as suspicion began to form at the back of his mind.