CHAPTER SIX: THE BLOOD RITUAL

ALEXANDRO POINT OF VIEW

My wolf has gone completely silent, I cannot feel Valencia anymore, I cannot hear her, I try my best to but it’s like she has somehow disappear just like Mirabell, my first mate did.

Mirabell was my first love, I learnt what love means with her, Mirabell was kind, she was thoughtful, Mirabell was sweet and then she died, he killed her on the day of our tenth anniversary, he killed her, wrapped her up in her wedding dress and left her body on our bed for me to find.

The day Mirabell died was the darkest day of my life, I did not just lose my mate, I lost my best friend too. Mirabell and I were best friends since we were in diapers, her mother and my mother were best friends so we grew up really close, I was still a teenage pup of seventeen when we found out that we were linked mates, we got married the next year and she was taken away from me ten years after.

I felt the same emptiness I am feeling now when she died, I try my best not to remember Mirabell, it just hurt too much especially because I never found the person responsible for her murder.

I concentrate and try my best to listen, to maybe hear Valencia but I cannot her, heart has already stopped, I was about to turn around and head back to the palace when I saw Alec and Sheila from a distance, they came closer and closer when they got in front of me, I noticed the tears on Sheila’s face.

“Alexandro she’s dead” Sheila cried, my eyes moves from Sheila to Valencia who is sitting lifeless in front of Alec on his horse, I did not expect to feel anything at the sight of her lifeless body but I did feel something. I feel anger, how dare she die before the sacrifice?! How dare she make Sheila cry?!

“Take her to my chamber in the palace, she is not getting out of this so easily.” I said to Alec.

“Brother you cannot, you shouldn’t?!” He protested, he knows what I am about to do. Valencia is my last hope to finally be happy, I cannot let go of that hope so easily, I have to fight for my Sheila even if it would mean risking my own life. The blood ritual is the only way for me to do this.

“Alec just do as I say.” I replied and moved to console Sheila. Alec reluctantly left, I know how he feels, this ritual could mean him losing me, I know how sad that would make him feel.

“It’s all my fault, I told her to go hunting with us, if I didn’t then she wouldn’t be dead.” Sheila cried, I held on to her, I hate it when she is sad.

“It’s not your fault Sheila, the foolish girl should have told you that she does not know how to hunt, it’s her fault not yours. Stop crying mi Amor.” I said as I held her close. One thing about Sheila is that she’s the most kind hearted person ever so little things affect her, it’s all my fault, I should have known that that Valencia girl is trouble, I should have kept her locked away until the day of her sacrifice, I should have never let her anywhere near my Sheila.

“Let’s go home.” I said to Sheila, I tied her horse to a tree and helped her up to mine, in her state she shouldn’t be riding. When we got to the palace I told her maids to run her a bath, make her her favorite dish and make sure she is comfortable, I checked up on her and after she had fallen asleep, I made the phone call to the soceress Donovan, she is the only witch allowed to practice magic in this quarter, others get killed if they try.

Donovan is going to conduct the blood ritual, she’s going to make sure Valencia is alive for the sacrifice. Using dark magic comes with its cost but now I don’t care, I’m not going to give up on Sheila and I being together, if I had known about the blood ritual the night Mirabell died I would not have let her die the way she did.

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“Sire, do you really want to do this.” The witch Donovan asked as she looked at the lifeless Valencia.

“Yes Donovan.” I replied, I have to.

“For a life to be given another has to be taken, for a flame to be rekindled another has to be extinguished this is the law of magic, Alpha Alexandro do you accept this terms?” Donovan asked. I thought about this.

“Whose life would be taken?” I asked.

“The ways of the magic is shrouded in mystery, destiny will reveal itself in the future.” She said with a sly smile on her face. I know she is enjoying my discomfort, I know she secretly hates me, they all do, all the witches, I don’t mind the hatred as long as they continue to follow my every command and silver lake continues to be safe from their conniving ways.

“Do you accept Alpha Alexandro.” Donovan asked again.

“I do.” I replied, I will take my chances, this has to be done, I am not ready to continue my life without Sheila as my mate.

“Very well then.” Donovan said and started the ritual. Valencia was placed in a circle made with salt, I stayed outside the circle. With an ancestral silver dawn knife a cut was made on my palm and then a cut was made on Valencia’s palm. Drops of my blood fell to the ground while hers stayed stuck to her palm.

“Hold her hand and repeat after me.” Donovan said in a raised voice. Suddenly the sound of a loud thunder eroded the room.

Donovan’s voice rose like the thunder.

“I Alexandro Aragonia Rodriguez agree to take this path through the dark ridges of death,” Donovan said and I repeated after her

“I am willing to lose myself in death’s embrace just to gain another.” She added and I repeated after her and then she grew quiet for a while, she looks like she’s in some sort of trance.

Donovan suddenly came out of this trance and started speaking in unknown language, she said some things whose meaning I could not understand, the rain started to fall heavily immediately she was done.

“It is done.” Donovan said.

I looked at Valencia, she still looked… very much dead, did it not work? I looked at my guards ready to give them the order to have Donovan beheaded for wasting my time.

I was about to give this order when Valencia exhaled weakly, her finger moved very slightly but she did not open her eyes.

A drop of tears escape from her closed eyes.

“Her strength is yours, your strength is hers, she’ll feed off your strength till she becomes fully alive.” Donovan said looking me squarely in the face

“You both have to be locked away alone together for the next two days, her wolf needs your wolf to be revived, the outside world can interfere with this connection so you have to be alone together.” She added.

“If the girl survives then you will also live but if she dies then it will also be your funeral Alpha Alexandro. The link between the both of you super red that of mated, she will remain connected to you in this world and the next” Donovan ended.

Donovan’s words bothered me a lot, this eternal linkage with Valencia bothers me but I try not to think of it too much, she will be dead in two days anyway so there’s no need for me to over think things.

I was about to say something when Sheila came into the room.

“This bitch is not going to be locked up with my Alexandro. Alexandro if you go with her then just forget about me!” Sheila yelled.

“It’s either me or Valencia Alexandro, I cannot share you with her not even for two days!” She added…