3. Just a dream.

My heart still thrummed with lingering disappointment over the realization they were not my mates after all. Best to avoid any further distractions from their admittedly devastating good looks.

The meeting commenced, and my mother was one of the first to speak up. “I’ve received seen that the dark witches are gathering forces at an alarming rate,” she said grimly. “The chaos of the werewolf wars before gave them leverage to gain power. They thrive on chaos and wars and use it to manipulate and destroy.”

I felt her eyes flick briefly towards me before continuing. “For instance, they aided my mate Alpha Lucas during the last great conflict. We cannot take them lightly, as they grow more powerful and numerous by the day.”

A surprised jolt went through me at her words. My father had conspired with dark witches before?

Thalia, the white witch, nodded solemnly. “The dark witches can be even more formidable than we white witches,” she warned. “They seek the darkest of magics, some even beyon