~BREE~
I looked around as I thought of ways to escape; humans had electric fences, and running from here would not get me anywhere.“Please-”“Calm down,” she took my hand into hers and squeezed it in a comforting manner. “I'm not going to tell anyone,” she said, which confused me. “You're welcome to stay here until you're ready to-”“Thank you,” I cut her, “thank you so much; I promise to clean and-”“You don't have to do anything.”“I insist.”“We pay someone to do that; she didn't come today because you're here; we wanted you to be familiar with the place.” She explained, and I nodded my head. "So...” she cleared her throat, “finish your food, then we can talk.” She said, and I nodded my head. I was already satisfied, and with what she just said, I couldn't sit and eat while I had no idea what she was really planning.Life taught me not to trust anyone.I watched her leave before I stood up~BREE~No, there was no fucking way he was my mate? I mean, how was that even possible? How was Asher our mate? Why would the goddess mate us to the devil? I quickly pulled my eyes off him and then ran straight up the stairs. I could feel him chasing after me as he repeatedly called my name, but I ignored him as I went to the room and locked the door behind me.I rested my back on the door and caught my breath, ignoring Asher, who was banging and calling me.“You know I can break this door; open it now!” He raised his voice, but it didn't move me.‘How is that possible?’ I asked Rain who I couldn't feel anymore; now I was convinced; she chose to ignore me because I was sure I heard her say the word mate.‘Fucking kidding me?’ I was so upset, but still, there was no response.‘Fine.’ I gave up. I mean, most werewolves enjoyed their wolves. I could still remember many from the Moon Valley bragging about how helpful their wolves were, and somehow I thought it was going to be the same for
MANY YEARS AGO~AUTHORS POV~The girl picked up her backpack and rushed out of the class; she was very happy; she couldn't wait to meet her mate; they had recognized each other a few days ago, and they both were very happy.Only a few had it easy, recognizing their mates at the right time and being accepted; she never thought she could be one of them, as she had a crush on him the very first day she laid her eyes on him, and he confessed to feeling the same.She rushed out of the school; she was in a hurry; she had to get back to the pack, finish her house chores, and meet him. She was happy that her life was finally going to change; her mate was from one of the powerful packs, so she was going to become a Luna, not a slave as she had lived.She was running, squeezing through the crowd, until she bumped into someone, causing the books from her hands to fall to the ground. She bent to pick them, and the person bent to help.“It's okay, I got it,” she said, hoping it would stop the pers
MANY YEARS AGO~AUTHORS POV~She felt her heart shatter into a million pieces; she didn't even know what to do or how to react. Fresh tears freely rolled down her cheeks as she silently watched without bothering to wipe them away.She started sobbing uncontrollably as the witch had it all wrong again because it was not Henry to betray her but her best friend and mate.She watched them as they peacefully slept until she couldn't anymore she walked to the bed and screamed, which woke them up as they all jumped.“Fuck! What happened?” Her mate, who seemed shocked to be there, asked as he confusedly looked around.“Oh my god, Olivia, I can explain; I promise it's not-”“How could you, Rosa? Why?”“I promise it's not what you think; I don't know how-”“Don't touch me!” she yelled as her friend tried to touch her hands. “Don't fucking touch me, you dirty slut.” She was so upset, she caught them naked in bed. The least her friend could do was admit it, but here she was trying to lie to her f
~BREE~I stood still wanting to hear more, but Asher just like smelling my scent instantly turned to me, and so did Olivia, so I awkwardly cleared my throat.“We can talk,” I said, and Olivia nodded before she gently rubbed Asher’s back in a comforting manner as if he needed comfort.Asher turned to Olivia, who nodded her head. “It's the right thing to do, son,” she said, and I shook my head still in disbelief that Asher was her son.I then turned and walked back upstairs, and I felt Asher's scent, which I knew was because he was behind me. God, I still couldn't believe he was my mate.Reaching the door, I stopped and inhaled before I entered and walked to the bed, then sat down. Asher shortly joined after, and I lifted my gaze to his face; he had his hand in his hair as if what he was going to say was going to be difficult.I cleared my throat and then started talking as I had the confidence that Asher wouldn't hurt me, and I made a mental note that if he tried I would reveal to him
~BREE~I turned his face so he could face me, and I couldn't believe he had tears in his eyes, but he quickly wiped them away and then cleared his throat before he started speaking.“Since she escaped and William found her, she started living like a human, and with William’s help, she succeeded, as after finding out she was pregnant, they started using drugs that would delay my wolf, and with some witches' help, my wolf was bound to stay in there; I’m not supposed to even have it.”“What?” I was shocked. Sure, I heard of bonding, and I understood it was possible, but why?“She didn’t want anything to do with the werewolf world; that's why she bound her wolf and the reason she smells like a human.”“Oh,” I was out of words, and I didn’t want to seem shocked.“Isabella, she was my friend; we met in college-”“School?”“Yes, we went to college together. I once found her struggling to keep her wolf in, and that’s when I discovered they existed. I always had nightmares of a creature, which
~BREE~ I couldn’t believe what I had just heard—did he kill his mate? I mean, it had to be his first because I was his mate too. “She was not one of the good people, but when I found her, we felt the bond. I was about to accept her when she suddenly attacked me, and my men had no choice but to shoot her, and unfortunately silver... could kill her and so-” “I’m so sorry." I didn’t know what to say, but from his voice, I could tell he was hurt. “And when you made my heart beat, I realized you might be my second chance. Glinda told me I would find my second chance, but if I lost her, I would remain mateless, as the goddess only blesses one with two mates, and believe it or not, I still want to experience that feeling of having a mate,” he explained, and it now made sense. “I'm so sorry.” “It's okay, I have you now, and once we awaken your wolf and she confirms the bond, I will try to be the best mate for you.” “What if I'm not—you know, your mate?” I wanted to know what he would do
~ZANDER~I took a swig of my drink with my eyes fixed on the woman, whose name I had forgotten, she was comfortably sleeping; her arms were spread on the bed as she tried to get ahold of the end of the mattress but failed as the mattress was larger."Hmmm...” she moaned as she turned her head so that it could face the other side; she seemed to be enjoying herself. “I love you too, Asher. I will always love you.” She said in a sleepy tone; it was clear she was dreaming, fucking dreaming.‘She must love him so much.’ Ray said, and I agreed with a nod.‘Are you sure she's willing to take him down?’‘I’m not sure, but let's hope she is; let's hope she's not here to make a fool out of us.’ Ray said in a warning tone, and I agreed, if she was here on a mission, then it would really be bad for her because I would not spare her fucking life."Ow, you will leave Aubree for me?" She dreamily said, and the mention of Aubree's name triggered something in me and before I knew it I had thrown the g
~BREE~My head was hurting. I tried so hard to open my eyes but failed as they felt heavy. On the fourth attempt, I succeeded as the bright light shone on them, and I quickly looked away. Why would one keep the curtains open?I struggled to sit up while my hand rubbed my forehead; that's when I noticed a bandage was wrapped around my head.I closed my eyes and tried to remember something—anything, but nothing. The only thing that came to mind was Olivia bowing to me and the feeling of power rushing through my veins.I just prayed I hadn't done anything stupid. Well, the bandage was a good start, as they wouldn't care to bandage my head if I had done something bad.“You're awake.” I heard a familiar voice, which made me look up. It was Olivia, and looking at her, I could tell she was perfectly fine.“Alright, how many fingers am I holding out?” William, who was in his doctor uniform, a white coat over his blue suit, asked. He was holding out three fingers.“Three,” I said after clearin
|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