~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
~BREE~My eyes darted between Alma’s, as fear surged through my body. I don't know why I feared for Asher; I don't know what it was, but something I was sure of was: I couldn't let Asher get in trouble.“Alma, what is it?” I was tired of waiting.“It's not what you're thinking, but…” She cleared her throat. “The Blood Moons seem to be after him; they have sabotaged his business moves in the human world. He lost an important deal yesterday, and today his plane of goods crashed.” I knew what she was talking about; I knew Asher was involved in the dirty drug business. I knew that from the first day he purchased me, so I didn't need her to go into details on what goods.“And you think Alpha Blake is behind it?”“Alpha Blake has the same influential level in the human world, but it seems he has gotten Asher's enemies on his side.”“And they are the ones helping him take down Asher?” I joined the pieces together and she nodded: “Is… is it the reason he has been distracted lately?”“Yes, Ash
~BREE~I tried to keep Rain in because I've never allowed her to take over before, especially in this state. I don't know what she was capable of, so no matter how painful it was, I still tried hard and kept Rain in.‘Stop resisting.’ She insisted I had Tyler now off the ground as he was in the air with the support of no one's hands, as my hands were just in the air; it was obvious my other powers were at work too.I was going to ask him for the last time to tell me where Asher was when the door flew open and the person I was looking for came in.“What's going on here?” he asked, and I quickly rushed to him, leaving what I was doing, which made Tyler fall to the floor.“Asher?” I threw myself in his arms. He also had blood all over him, but I didn't care; I just wanted to hug him.“Don't worry, it's not my blood,” he said when he noticed I started examining him. With the bracelet Glinda made, we could be close, maybe even mate, but we haven't tried that.After Asher confirmed he was f
~BREE~I felt so heavy like I was under a ton of bricks. I tried to move, but I couldn't. I almost panicked until I felt the scent hit my nostrils; that's when I realized Asher was still there. It was early morning, so I didn't expect him to be still here.I knew he had his reasons, though, so I tried very hard and removed his body from mine without waking him up. Asher seemed in distress last night, so I knew rest would do him good.I got up, and as my eyes traveled to the couch, I saw the same black crow, the one from yesterday. God, I had forgotten that I was supposed to look into the book and figure it out. I palmed my forehead and turned to Asher, who scratched the back of his head, still in sleep.I rubbed my eyes before turning to the couch and saw that the crow was gone.At this point, I was confused as to whether it was all my imagination, but again I didn't have time to waste; I had to prepare something for Asher, so I walked to the bathroom and took a shower.After I was do
~BREE~“Ah.” I complained as I massaged my forehead, “Oh my god,” I gasped when what had just happened clicked in my head, “It was a vision...” I said in a low tone, “Zander and Isabella are sleeping together!” I said out loud as it all now made sense.Of course, that could be the only reason why Isabella wanted me to employ Zander even after she said he almost took advantage of her because they were together and she wanted him close.But still, it didn't make sense, as she's the one who gave me crazy ideas on how I would get back at Zander, so if they were together, why would she want to see him in pain?I swear nothing was making sense, but I was a witch. I didn't know how to use the magic yet, but I was sure I would find out. I will trick them into telling me everything. I mean, Zander wanted to meet me, right? Well, I might just get my answers in our small meeting.I was not that naive, Aubree. I had magic. I was a witch; witches were known to be manipulators, getting whatever the
~BREE~Asher wasn't kissing me back; he seemed to be shocked. But, that didn't stop me as I sucked his lip even more because it was only that that made it to be less painful.“Aah!” I moaned against his lips at the pressure building deep within my core; it was now beginning to burn as I held tighter onto Asher's back, my nails slightly digging into his flesh.I kept kissing him, now slightly biting his lips, which got a reaction as he started kissing me back, not rough but gentle. It's like he was stopping himself. I opened my eyes and saw that his eyes were closed; his hands were running through my back but shaky.I was suddenly feeling better, so I pulled away my eyes, watching his closed ones. I thought he would stop, but he didn't; instead, he searched for my lips, and when he got them, he started kissing me, this time roughly.I kissed him back as I started to feel funny again, and before I knew it, I was off the ground but on the counter table, my legs slightly spread while he w
~BREE~I still couldn't believe what had happened earlier; I don't think I would ever be able to get over it. Like, what came over me? And Asher, he said we would continue this in the evening, but the truth was I was not ready to mate with him. I know Rain wanted to; I've starved her for years, but no, I couldn't.I jumped out of the bed and walked to the closet. I needed to distract my mind right now before I lost it because I couldn't take Asher off my mind; it was silly, but it was like I was now obsessed with him.I wore my office clothes, and when I was done, I picked up my handbag and left.As usual, I met Raven in the living room; she seemed to be arranging everything. Well, Tyler mentioned he called one of the pack maids to clean, so there was no need for her to do this.“It's already clean; stop wasting your time,” I said, which made her jump, as she didn't sense I was there.“How are you, Luna?” she asked after clearing her voice. I only nodded and headed for the door while
~BREE~ I waited for Isabella to come in, and when I heard the door open, I slowly turned and looked at her. “Aubree, you called for me? How are you? Did anything happen?” “You do realize this is the CEO’s office, right?” “Yes, I—” “And you didn't knock before coming in; I didn't ask you to come in.” “Yes, I’m… I–” “You're, nothing.” I cut her off: “Let this be the last time something like this ever happens.” “O-okay.” She looked confused. Of course she was, for the past days I've allowed her to come in even without knocking; I've seen her as a friend. That's another reason I kept her around, but after what Antonio told me, I guess it was time to treat her just as she deserved. “Yes, I want you to check all employee information; I want to know where they live, their children, and everything.” “What?…” She chuckled in disbelief, “I mean, we don't even need to know their first names, let
|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