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~BREE~I wanted to think it was in my head, but it wasn't. Olivia was right; if the book opened to my blood, then it meant I was really a witch, but how was that even possible?How could the same Alena, who was a witch, be my mother?I caught my breath and calmed myself, my eyes still on the book, which was still paging itself.I felt Olivia's hand on my back but didn't flinch as I was too shaken; it was like I wasn't myself. Then I watched as the book flew to the table and lay there; it was like it was human because why didn't it land on the floor?“Aubree?” Olivia called my name, and I slowly turned to her, not wanting to look away from the book. “You need to calm down,” she was patting my back. I didn't respond with words but a nod. No matter how difficult it seemed, I still tried very hard to calm myself.“I…I don’t…I don't know…what to… to say.” I struggled to say that at once. Olivia nodded in understanding.“You don't have to say anything,” she said and then moved closer to the
~ASHER~I just partly opened up to Aubree and it felt great. I even confessed to liking her—I knew I loved her, but I couldn't tell her that. I might scare her away. She was about to respond when my stupid phone started ringing. I ignored it, but she insisted I pick it up as it might be important.I hesitated but picked, and that's when Tyler gave me the news. I couldn't believe that bastard would risk his life like that.It was an emergency, and it couldn't wait, so I apologetically told Aubree, who wasn't against it, I didn't want to leave her, but I knew if I didn't go, she would be the one to suffer the consequences, so I left after asking mom to take good care of her.“Alpha?” Tyler was already waiting for me outside. I gave him a nod and got in the backseat car, and Tyler joined me shortly after.“So, you say he's launched an attack?” I asked, and Tyler confirmed with a nod.“But Jerry and our men are blocking his way; there's no way he will leave his pack without a fight, and w
~ASHER~I was about to give the order when I heard Tylan's voice. I haven't heard from him in two days now.‘What do you mean?’ I asked as I found what he was suggesting to be nonsense.‘Think about it; the Bloodmoons are as strong as us; if we start this, they might end up hurting our mate.’ He explained, and I hesitated, ‘Remember that if we lose her, we will live forever without a mate, and what's life without a partner?’ Tylan reasoned, and he was right: I would lose everything, but not my mate. Sure, it was not confirmed yet as she had no wolf, but even if she wasn't my mate, I wouldn't risk her life.I shook myself out of my state and turned to Tyler, who had a wicked smile on his face. “I will speak to him.”“What?! I mean…” He cleared his throat, realizing that he was sounding disrespectful at first. “We won't get a chance like this.”“We won't fail, Alpha; we've taken down men stronger than this,” Jerry said, sounding desperate.“I know, but still, I won't risk my wife's life
~ASHER~The answer to it was a capital NO. Aubree was more than anything; she was not just my wife, Luna, or mate; she was my everything. I wouldn’t live with myself knowing I let her go; I wouldn't.I let out a soft chuckle as I looked up at him; he looked hopeful."Good, I knew it; don't worry, we can do the exchange once you're ready, wow,” he rubbed his hands together. “I can't wait to see Aubree’s face when she realizes that her little freedom is over, you know...” He got into a thinking position. “This is actually good, as I'm sure she was trying to heal not just emotionally but all her wounds; it would be fun to open them again one by one; the pleasure—fuck, I can't wait.”“Oh,” I watched him dream; it was really enjoyable watching him make a fool of himself. “You know,” I shook my head in disbelief. “I thought you were smarter than that…” I playfully ran my fingers along my chin. “How could a respectful alpha treat a woman like that, his mate for that matter?”"Oh, I see she h
~ASHER~I could feel my blood boiling as I turned to Tyler, who had fear written all over his face. It better not be true because if I find out that the expert he hired missed something, it will not only be the expert but him too. I will punish him for hiring an inexperienced person.“Are you still there?” I asked as there was silence. Aubree cleared her voice before she responded."Yes, something caught my attention,” she sounded nervou
~BREE~After seeing Jocelyn alive, I was convinced she was still alive somewhere, so I called Asher and asked him to bring that guy from the bar, the same guy who I thought was going to help me only for him to sell me; he was present the night Jocelyn got into that fight, so I knew he knew something since he worked there.I didn't expect Asher to agree so quickly, but I was happy he did. I dressed in proper clothes—jeans, and sweaters for the pack, and within a few minutes, Tyler came and picked me up from the house.Olivia couldn't come; she said she didn't want to step foot into the werewolf territory even when it was her son who owned it now. I understood her as I felt the same; I was only going back there because I had a murder to solve—my name to clear.I felt uncomfortable due to the number of men at the back of the car, but Tyler assured me that I was safe.“They are all here to protect you,” he said, and I nodded my head.The rest of the drive was quiet and fast because, befor
~BREE~Asher seemed to be thinking as he didn't respond. Jerry was waiting for his order while Raven restlessly paced; she was also frustratedly running her hand in her hair.“I hope...” she stopped as she turned to Asher. “I hope you're not planning to listen to her.”“This is not a way to do things, Raven,” I said, and she chuckled, almost not believing I was saying it. “I mean violence; we can just talk to him, and we’ll get all that we want without needing to hurt him,” I explained.“Oh really,” she came to me. “I mean, what were you expecting? You asked Asher to get him? Did you think that James would just crack and give you all the answers you want without hurting him?” The way she was looking at me showed that she really underestimated me. “This world is not for the innocent, Au-”"Luna," I cut her, “you may call me Luna because I'm your Luna." I sounded confident; I was tired of Raven walking all over me like a nobody when I was Asher's wife. Raven laughed as if I had just sai
~BREE~But who would that be? Who hated me so much to go to this extent? Not even one name came to mind; Zander only hated me because I killed his mates, and the rest for the same reason because before all that, I had no enemies; people just disregarded me, which I wouldn't call hate as they barely knew my name.“Luna Aubree, what do you want us to do?” I heard Jerry ask, and I quickly shook out of my thoughts as I turned to face James.“Please let me go. I told you everything. I promise if you do, I will find out everything. I only overheard all this, and I never bothered to ask because it wasn't beneficial to me at that time, but now...”“He wants to trick you,” Raven said, “just give me permission to pull his balls; trust me, he will say everything he left out.”“I swear I told you everything; please believe me; trust me, I can get better information from them.”"Jerry, make sure Raven doesn't hit James," I said, and without responding to James, I walked out of the room. I was in s
|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