067 Blood Media

Taran's POV

I wasn't going to leave her when I knew Willa was in danger.

Though I WAS shocked that Willa saw through my plan.

"I thought you..." Willa murmured in confusion, but then she asked me: "You were leaving the pack anyways, no? Even before today's incident?"

Oops...That was when I thought the Treaty would be after me.

"Guess we both have secrets that we couldn't tell." I sighed with a bitter smile.

"Whatever the reason, you need to leave. Give me a minute." Willa stuffed the parchments in my arms. Her eyes glazed. She was mind linking someone. Her granny?

She looked shocked and confused before she cut the mind link.

"Well, I don't know what I can do with the wolfsbane for now..." Willa frowned in frustration, "Do you think you can move?"

"I can't, I'm in pain." I grinned at her. It was a good excuse to not leave, for now.

"I know..." Wille almost burst into tears as she cupped my face as if that could ease the pain. I suddenly regretted using it as an excuse to see her so worried for me.

"It's not that bad actually." I comforted her. But it was to little use. She looked as if she had experienced the pain herself, which was impossible because--

Wolfsbane only works on our wolves. Wolfless ones couldn't be drugged with wolfsbane.

"Why would you have an antidote to wolfsbane?" I suddenly realized the problem. I met her granny only twice. She seemed a normal wolf to me. But now I realized I was wrong. There were so many secrets with that woman.

Willa's eyes opened wide in shock with a horrified look.

Guess that was one of her secrets.

"It's okay, you don't have to tell me." I took a deep breath to suppress the pain as I tried to comfort her.

Tears brimmed her eyes again.

"I'm sorry!" I picked Willa up and put her in my lap. It physically hurt to see her cry, "I won't ask. And I won't tell anyone about your magic, I promise!"

Willa looked like she really wanted to tell me, but she couldn't for some reason. I knew what that feels like, I had been hiding my curse from the world since forever.

"It's okay, your secret is safe with me." I kissed her on her hair, "Besides, you already know mine. If you tell anyone that I'm the mad rogue, then I will be hunted down."

"I won't!" Willa wiped her tears as she protested.

"I know." I chuckled at her pout, wiping her tears softly for her, "So you know yours is safe with me, right?"

"I really want to tell you..." Willa sighed, her watery eyes fixed on me. It melted my heart.

"I know, and I'm grateful for the trust you put in me." I nodded, speaking as soft as I could, "But we keep secrets for a reason, and I understand."

"My secret doesn't hurt anyone, I swear!" Willa looked into my eyes as she said her little oath.

"Then you can keep it, for now." I took the hand she stood for the oath and pressed my lips on her fingers, "Maybe one day you can let me know."

"In two months! I can tell you on my 18th birthday," Willa nodded quickly, "That's also when you would tell me why you had to take cold showers in the morning, right?"

Her innocent look was so delicious.

"Deal." I nodded, shaking the parchment rolls she gave me, "So, you were telling me what they are?"

"Ohh, yes. It's for your headache." Willa nodded as she opened one roll to show me, "This is a spell called Soulstorm. I used it on you when you blacked out."

I was shocked speechless.

"I didn't dare take you to a hospital, and I didn't know what to do." Willa explained as she stared at my face with a scared look as if worried that I might get angry at her, "I think it's a mind spell. You woke up right away. It's purely for healing!"

"I trust you." I nodded, still shocked. I thought I woke up by myself! I felt so much better when I woke up. I WAS surprised how calm Crebreus was.

"You can use it when your head hurts." Willa rolled it up again, "Obviously you need to use it before you blacked out though. Just tore it and let the light shine on you."

I burst into laughter.

"I can make you more so you will have spares." Willa kept on, "This spell requires only blood media, so--"

"Blood media?" I asked.

"Oops," Willa made a face, realizing I had no idea how magic works, "So, I don't have magic, only granny has, but I can use some spell if I have her blood. Because she has magic in her, so her blood can be used as blood media, and I can use those spells even though I don't have magic myself."

"I see. Maybe that's how her magic can be taken." I frowned in deep thoughts, "I imagine some people would be interested in your granny's blood."

"Maybe...My ring has a special summon spell though. I can use it just with my blood." Willa showed me her ring. There was a complicated engraving on the inside of the ring, "Granny designed a spell especially for me in case I got into trouble."

"But your blood doesn't have magic in it," I asked Willa.

"No...It's a special spell. Granny wouldn't tell me how to do it." Willa sighed, "I wish I can make you one so you can carry a ring of Soulstorm with you, but I can't make your blood work. Ohh! Maybe I can give you a vial of my blood and you can use MY ring! I'll just get granny to make me a new one!"

"That's very thoughtful of you." I chuckled, shaking my head, "But I'm not leaving you until you are safe."

"You have to. I bring misfortune around me." Willa darted her eyes elsewhere as she tried to sit up, "I think it would be best if I'm far away from you."

I blinked in shock as I pulled her back into my arms, stopping her from leaving.

Wasn't that supposed to be my line?! I was still struggling on how to tell her the same thing, and she just blurted it out like it was the weather?!

"I'm not leaving--" I started, but Willa suddenly burst out--

"I thought I killed you!" Willa bit her lips as tears poured out her eyes, "Can you even imagine how that felt like?!"

No one could understand that more than me.

Willa burst into tears.

"They told me you were dead! They only tried to kill you because of me! And to think that I took you away from your mate just because I drugged Liam was the most horrible feeling I had ever had! I could never--"

"I don't have a mate."

(Author's note: Finally I got Taran to tell Willa about his mark!!! Willa is not the sitting back type once this taboo is off!)