~BREE~I couldn't believe it. Rain was back, my wolf was back, and I knew the creature said my witch part would also be back, but I didn't want to concentrate on that now; I was only happy Rain was back.I felt secure when she said she was here to stay. I had so many questions but didn't ask as I knew Glinda was still waiting for an explanation from me.“So? I guess… I guess I succeeded?” Glinda asked, and I nodded. I don't know how she read my mind as she passed me a glass of water. “Good, with your wolf, it will be easy to bond and eventually mate with your mate.” She said, “I just need to make a bracelet and—”“It's time to meet the pack members.” A voice cut her off; it was Raven.“We are still busy; can they wait a little longer?” Glinda said, looking at Raven, but I knew staying a minute longer with Glinda would make her figure me out, so I gave Raven a knowing look, and since Raven was on my side, she insisted.“You know how difficult it is to get every pack member here; they w
~BREE~I was staring at my reflection in the mirror, ignoring what Rain was saying. I didn't see any reasonable explanation for what she had done. She betrayed me; she betrayed herself. Instead of being there for me like normal wolves, she chose to abandon me; she chose to hide.‘It was for our good.’ I heard her say, but I didn't respond. To me, this was all excuses, and I didn't live on excuses; she made me blame Zander for taking her when it was quite the opposite. I mean, I was glad Zander failed; I've been making a fool of him even though I didn't know, but still, it could not excuse her action.A voice made me snap out of my state; it was Raven. She said the pack members were impatient.I didn't respond as I splashed water on my face. I was already dressed, and I knew splashing water would ruin my clothes since I didn't plan to wear any makeup, but it wasn't important now. After reassuring myself in the mirror that I could do it, I walked to the door and found Raven outside of i
~BREE~I was going to run to get first aid when he stopped me.“I don't understand you... You're bleeding? There's blood all over your—”“It's not my blood,” he responded. He was now in front of me. I looked down at his shirt and saw that it had blood stains on it too.“W-what?”“It's someone's blood.”“Wait, you went for a meeting, I mean, company, how?”“Are you hungry?” He cut me, and I shook my head in disbelief. “I was going to have a bottle of hard liquor, but I can just freshen up and prepare something for you before I—”“I’m good.” I cut him off. “I…” I raised my hand and hesitated to touch his cheek as I wanted to be sure the blood was not his; when he nodded, I did, and I realized it wasn't his. He might have tortured someone, and the blood spilled all over him, but for it to be this much must mean the person was dead.The electric wave hit us again, but I guess we were now used to it, as none of us flinched. After a few minutes of uneasiness, I pulled away and told him I wo
~BREE~It was Asher. The crow was Asher. It could only be him, as he was the one lying there last night, and so it could only be him.I was starting to panic with the way it was looking at me; if it was mine, I would be able to communicate with it, but this one, it didn't even look like it was going to speak.‘It's not our mate.’ I heard Rain say, but instead of making me feel better, I felt scared because then it was a stranger. I couldn't even scream as I felt like I didn't have a voice. I was going to stand on my feet and go to it and possibly scare it as it didn't seem dangerous when I heard Raven call me.“Can I come in?” she asked. I turned to the door, and when I turned back to the couch, I saw that the crow had disappeared. “Okay, I'm coming in,” Raven said before she opened the door.My eyes were still on the couch as they searched for the crow.“Good morning, Luna.” She greeted me and started making the bed, but I ignored her as I was still shocked at where the crow could ha
~BREE~I don’t know when or how I left the room, as I was already in the car with Jerry in the passenger seat. I insisted on driving, as I didn’t want to waste any time. God, please don’t ask me why, because I had no idea.Jerry did well not to ask questions, and before I knew it, I was parking in front of the company; after that, I got out and rushed inside. I was ignoring Rain, who didn't agree with me.Inside I ignored the receptionist’s greeting and asked straight away where Zander was.“He is in the HR’s office,” she answered, and without thanking her I headed to Isabella's office. I heard others comment on why he refused to see the nurse; yes, we had a nurse here who dealt with this kind of situation, but knowing Zander was a werewolf, he might have refused even when he didn't need to, as the nurse knew our nature.“What's going on here?” I asked as I opened the door. Isabella was so close to Zander that they were practically kissing, and with the way they jumped, I was sure som
~BREE~Zander was curiously looking at me while I joined the pieces together; I still couldn't believe I had the answer all this while.“You knew?” he asked, and I quickly snapped out of my thoughts and dismissed him. He tried to speak, but I told him to get out; I had to be a little rough.I turned to Isabella, who was surprisingly looking at me as if waiting for an explanation.“So?” She asked, and even though I trusted her, I couldn’t tell her this yet; I even refused to discuss it with Rain, and so I changed the topic.“Asher left.”“W-what?”“Raven said it's for some business, but I have a feeling he's hiding something.”“What, why?” Isabella seemed interested. “I mean, it's Asher; he never really opens up.”“Well, it's the least of my concern now. Jocelyn, I told you I met her at that couples resort Olivia booked, right?”“Yeah, but what's up with Asher? I mean, he's not fully a werewolf, so he can cheat.”“I honestly don’t want to talk about Asher right now; Zander also suspect
~BREE~I couldn’t believe it; King Levi was inviting me to the palace… me? But… but why?I rushed to where Isabella was and pushed her so I could see for myself, and she wasn't lying; King Levi was really inviting me to the palace, not only me but Asher too.“I don't understand.”“You should; I'm sure he has some important news to share.”“I know, but w-why did he send it to you?”“Because I'm your personal assistant.” She let out a nervous chuckle.“What?”“Ridiculous, right? Well, I just thought to make myself useful.” She awkwardly cleared her throat.“But you're already useful; you manage the employees of this company.”“You said I should prove my loyalty; this is me going the extra mile. Anyway, should I accept or decline?”“Ah, I will ask my husband.” I sarcastically said that and we started laughing.“Your husband?” She mocked, I only wanted to see if she had really moved past Asher. I mean, this was the same woman who did horrible things to me just so she could be with Asher.
~BREE~We were back at the pack; the car stopped about an hour ago, but I couldn't bring myself to come out. A lot was going on in my mind, and it seemed like I was at war with myself.Of course, that's the only reason she agreed to help, the only reason she forced me to employ Zander, even knowing he was my mate; she wanted to distract me, but what didn't make sense was that she didn't try to make a move on Asher.I mean, if she wanted Asher, she would try and win his heart, but she didn't; instead, she was there giving me advice on how to go about him, although it was starting to make sense, as today she told me Asher was incapable of love; I guess I had me to blame.“We can't jump to conclusions yet,” I said to myself, and then finally snapping out of my thoughts, I looked at where Antonio was earlier but saw he wasn't there anymore. I knew he had left; he was really a difficult person. Well, without wasting time, I opened the door and surprisingly met Raven, who seemed to have bee
|A YEAR LATER|~BREE~“I don't think I can do it, sis. You know what? I changed my mind; I don't want it anymore.” I heard my sister say from the other end.“What are you saying?”“That I don't want to be a mother witch anymore; besides, I was not the one chosen. I can't have people depend on me; I'm just a witch with—”“No, you're not; you are the mother of all witches, a mother of the tribe. Hecate chose you; she believes in you.”“She chose you, Aubree; you're the one they're supposed to be crowning.”“And I don't want it; I don't like it, but you... you're passionate, you want it, you love it.” I convinced her.Remember the time Ruby started being weird when Mom suggested that she might be upset because she was used to being the last born?Well after that messy fight, I spoke to Ruby, and she told me how much she wanted to be the mother witch, to be chosen, but since it was me chosen, she was okay with it, but I told her how I didn't want it, and speaking to Mom about it, we agree
“Jocelyn was easy; she wanted to be the Luna, so hearing that her sister was Zander’s mate instead scared her. That’s why she agreed to the plan easily…” She explained how she was behind faking Jocelyn’s death because they wanted to physically break Aubree, and when they saw she was ready, they sent Alaric, who went to get her, and she called Jerry and informed him of the auction. “Poor girl thought she had escaped, it was fun to watch…” she laughed.She then explained how she did some things that made me want to go to the auction, and just like that, Aubree ended up in my hands.She explained how they needed her to relax and how falling in love would awaken another power, then they did everything, but now it was time to harvest, as she called it, so she didn’t want to leave any evidence. That’s why she called Jocelyn and Levi, who were on it with her, of course, and introduced her as his mate when Aubree and Zander started being suspicious.She explained how she later set her up, oh,
I looked down at Rosa and Henry’s feet and saw Allison who seemed unconscious too, and I almost took a step when Mom stopped me.“See that purple line? Cross it and you're dead.” She warned, and I shook my head, not knowing what to do. “In fact, let me just make sure…” She said and then raised her hand in the air and closed her eyes. I didn't understand what she was doing and was shocked at how obedient Levi was as he looked at her, a smile on his lips. “Done, now you can't move,” she said, and I tried to move my leg, but it didn't work.“I will not have you ruin my plan. Do you know the years it took to get here?” She asked, and I just shook my head as I realized the story Henry told me was the truth. He said Mom was the one who took advantage of him, that she and Alena were in the wrong, but I didn't believe it, but now seeing this, god, I've been foolish.“The blood.” She held out her hand to Levi, who now I noticed was holding a tiny bottle; the liquid in it was unmistakable. I kn
I didn't want to push her; I really didn't, but this was a baby, my blood. How could she just—“Jocelyn is in danger.”“You're talking about Jocelyn; my baby is in danger.”“I’m serious, Asher; she saved me after kidnapping me. I think she's being used.”“Aubree, I don't care about the drama now; all I want to know is if my baby is safe,” I said it really in a calm tone, opposite from the storm inside of me.“It's not a baby yet, and besides, it's not the end; we can have kids when we’re both ready. I say when I’m thirty.”“This is not a joke.”“I was taken with Glinda; Jocelyn kidnapped us but later freed us. She hurt herself to show whoever sent her that we escaped and hurt her, but we didn't; she saved us.”“I get you, and I'm sorry about your sister, but now it's only my baby that matters. If you can't carry it, fine, let the doctors implant it in someone, but my baby will come to life.” I said, losing the calmness with each word that followed. “This is my first child; I can't… Ca
Shocked would be an understatement to what I was feeling now; it was even more shocking as Alpha Blake congratulated me, and Dante even hugged me. I didn't understand what was going on; I was just observing as Luna Ruby and the woman hugged Aubree, and she looked so comfortable with them but not happy.I cleared my throat and asked what was happening.“Your wife is pregnant; you're going to be a dad.” Luna Ruby answered so casually that I wondered if they had lost their minds. I was their enemy; what was this?“We are so happy for you; you are going to make a great dad.” The old man said, clapping my back, I was still so confused that I ignored Tylan as he asked questions—he was as confused as me.“If I cry more, I might just dehydrate. Congratulations.” The middle-aged woman said. Well, at least the woman seemed familiar. I've seen her in one of the photo albums Mom kept but couldn't remember her name.“Go,” Luna Ruby, who was standing next to me, said, asking me to get near Aubree,
~ASHER~It didn't make sense how Aubree believed that bastard brother of mine over me. Not that she owed me anything—I was the one who decided to buy her at that auction. But still, I saved her life; I treated her better than Zander, but to think she would rather believe him than me was frustrating.Mom was asking me to calm down and give her space, but I couldn't; I was going to sit when I remembered where she liked going whenever she was upset, so rushing out, I quickly worked my way through the stairs shouting her name.The woods were not safe, and even though I was angry at her, she was still my wife, and I couldn't risk anything happening to her.I didn't find her in the living room, so I walked out, and there I found my guards. I didn't even need to ask as they pointed toward the direction of the woods.I quickly ran there, calling her name and asking her to stop, but she wasn't listening to me as she kept walking.“Let's talk about this,” I said as I struggled through the littl
~BREE~I've been walking back and forth in the room, too shocked at what my mom had told me earlier. I trusted Olivia, and the story she told me didn't match what Mom told me. It was not just a story, but I saw a vision, a vision of Alpha Henry raping her, but I knew in the werewolf land everything was possible; minds could be manipulated, and she might have created that vision. Well, Mom suggested it, but I just didn't know what to believe anymore.But one thing was for sure: Olivia was not telling the truth, and I trusted my mom, so I knew this might be just the truth: Olivia was not raped; instead, she was the one who raped Alpha Henry.I haven't spoken to anyone since I came back; I just came straight to my room and tried to understand it, as looking at Olivia disgusted me, because not only did she deceive Asher, but she also placed my mom in trouble; she claimed Rosa betrayed her, while in reality she's the one who betrayed her.I couldn't let her get away with it; I had to expos
MANY YEARS AGO•AUTHOR’S POV•She had just come from one of those days where she had saved something this time; instead of a life, she had saved a reputation. Rosa, the young she-wolf who was to marry the alpha’s son, was nervous; today was the day they were announcing their union to the rest of the pack members. She was afraid they would not accept her since Henry was to take over as the alpha soon.She feared she was not good enough, so the young witch, Alena, using her manipulation tactics, managed to convince her that she would do just great and that she was the perfect Luna.After Rosa was confident Alena left as she was reminded about her sad truth, how she was to die without a mate, and what's worse was that the man she was in love with was the one announcing his union to Rosa, Henry.Witches don't cry, so she held in her tears, forcing herself to sleep, but she couldn't; the pain of losing Henry was too much for her to take. She was going to cast a spell on herself to sleep w
***It's been three days. Things have been easy to follow; Blake and Ruby have tried too hard to make me remember, and I did, with the toys and photos. I was sure this was my family; I guess the woman I stayed with before Jocelyn's parents adopted me made me forget everything. She made me forget my life with this one, and I know it wasn't just normal; she might have done something because now flashbacks of me living with my real family were clear.Dante also arrived, and he was as sweet as Blake and Ruby. Mom finished explaining everything, how I was supposed to take over as the mother witch, although I would not need to live in the woods; I would just have to hold onto the magic and help witches when needed, but I didn't want that.I didn't tell her, but I planned to. I was still settling in, and I didn't want to break her heart already as she sounded confident in me, like this was the best gift to me.Yesterday we ate out as a family, and I felt so at home that every little doubt I