The journey to Freya was uneventful. Grey clouds filled the sky and the light rain continued for the entire journey. I landed on the veranda and transformed into my human form before walking into her cottage. I didn’t bother knocking, she knew it was me, she always did.
I heard Freya’s voice as soon as I stepped inside.
“Come and join us for some tea. It’s a new herbal mix I’m trying out.”
I walked into the living room. Freya was sitting on a chair next to the fire, one cat in her lap and the other curled up by her feet. I walked up and gave her a kiss on the cheeks before I sat down on the chair next to her, appreciating the heat from the fire.
She poured me some tea. “What can I do for you, Jax?” she said as she han
After I closed the circle and called all the elements to me, I drank the potion Leah had made for me and read out an incarnation before thinking of Leaf and the place that had been my home for the last couple of years. The energy entered my body and I let it consume me.When I opened my eyes, I was sitting on a field. Leaf’s house was up ahead. I laughed to myself and started walking. I couldn’t believe it actually worked. When Jax told us that Freya had told him to go home and stop us from doing something silly, it made me question if we were doing the right thing, but the spell was the only way I knew how to get here. And I desperately needed to get the hands on that book, for mine and Mark’s sake.I don’t want to accept Mark as my mate until I know I can get my magic back, as if I don’t get my magic back I’d die soon enoug
The tension in the house could be cut with a knife. Mark had gone up from the sofa and was pacing back and forth. Leah was tidying up after the ceremony and me and Cassie were sitting down, holding each other’s hands, our eyes darting from Mark to Leah.“How do we know she got there okay?” Cassie asked.Mark stopped and turned to face us. “I would have felt if something had happened to her.”“How? I thought you hadn’t mated yet.”Cassie’s choice of words got me to chuckle. I quickly covered my mouth with my hand and pretended to cough. Now was not the time for jokes.“She’s my mate and she hasn’t rejected me, trust me, I would know.”Cassie gave him a nod as Leah came and joined us. “What do we do now?”“Now we wait.” I said, not knowing what else we could do.“We can’t just sit around worrying.” Casie s
I sat down on a beach that overlooked the Temple. I didn’t know what to do. Yes, I was desperate to get my magic back, but my reason for it has changed since I met Mark. Now it was all about survival. I could not allow myself to mate with Mark until I got my magic back so that my body wouldn’t perish from the lack of it. There was no way I would send Mark to an early death. He meant too much to me.I was lost in thought when suddenly an energy scooped me up and the next thing I knew, I was standing in the temple. Hecate in front of me. She had returned to her more known form. A woman with a black dress and black hair.“So have you decided what you want to do?”“I can never betray Mark like that.”“You’re saying that y
Helplessness filled me as Mark bent over in pain again. Cassie sat next to him, trying to sooth him with no luck. Leah had sprung into action and was currently creating some sort of potion.I thought about the energy that I had given to Sky that woke her up from her sleep. I neared the sofa. Mark growled at me. A clear sign he did not want my help. I back away again. I wasn’t going to force Mark to do anything.“Here, get him to drink this,” Leah said as she handed Cassie a bottle. She carefully poured some into Mark’s mouth. A moment later, his body seemed to relax.I looked over and gave Leah a smile. It died on my face as Cassie let out a shriek and the sounds of bones popping filled the air.I rushed towards the sofa to grab Cassie away from h
My crying got interrupted as someone placed their hand on my shoulder. I turned around, the high priestess was standing in front of me.“I have directions from Hecate to show you to your room. You must be very special to her. Normally we don’t let any of the girls that work under us stay here.”She offered me her hand and pulled me up from the floor.“I hope they are happy tears. It is an honour to work with such a powerful goddess.”She walked away, and I followed her. We walked past the door that led down to the lower levels. She stopped halfway down the corridor and opened one of the doors.“This is your room. Studies have been dismissed for the day, but there will be dinner ready in an
The cat walked into the forest, past the cabin and further into the forest toward the wolf village. When we were roughly between my house and the village, he stopped and let out a meow. A moment later several wolves turned up. The Alpha turned to his human form, however the others remained in their wolf form.“I got told that you needed assistance, not sure by who, but here we are. Happy to help.”A smile appeared on my face, “Don’t you know not to believe voices you don’t know. You’ll never know whether it’s a friend or a foe leading you to your death.”“Very truth in deed,” the Alpha responded.The cat meowed, and the Alpha turned towards him.“Yes, ver
I’ve been sitting in my room for a few hours, studying, when suddenly I hear a door open and close. My concentration shattered, I put the book away and listened for more sounds. I hear a second door open and close, this time I could feel the wall vibrating. whoever is looking through the rooms is not being careful. I try to think of who it could be when my door springs open. In walks a big massive wolf.My first instinct is to run and I jump up from my chair, ready to use my magic to escape. I looked over at the wolf and glanced into his eyes. A moment later I was running towards him and putting my arms around him.“You came for me. I can’t believe you came for me.”Mark responded by licking my face. I was so happy. I burrowed my face into his fur.
The high priestess glared at me with hatred in her eyes.“Maybe once you were, but I’m the one that makes the decisions now and I will not let the temple be tainted by your presence.”“Then how about you fetch our friend and we’ll be on our way.”“Demons don’t have any friends.”“Well, he has us,” Cassie spat out and put a hand on my shoulder.“If you don’t let us in, we will use force to get inside.” Leah said.The high priestess laughed at our faces.“You may be a witch, but your magic is no match for me.”
I was standing next to the makeshift stage by the big oak tree, watching as the Alpha entered the stage.It amazed me how everything had turned out. Not only did I have my magic back, but I also was standing next to the love of my life and Freya had gifted me with the ability to turn into a wolf.After Mark had seen me in my wolf form, he had insisted that we go to the alpha, to ask if I could join the pack as well. The alpha had agreed, and we were now waiting for the pack ceremony to start.“...Freya has a few words she likes to say before we start.”My thought’s go cut short when I heard the Alpha mention Freya’s name and I moved my attention to the stage.“Thank you Alpha Derek.&r
“You’re back,” Cassie shouted as she made her way towards me.“And you’re not dead,” Leah chimed in.“Did you ever doubt I wouldn’t be back?” I said with a smile.Cassie ignored Leah. “What did he say?”“He wants to personally give us his blessing.”“Does that mean I get to see my dad?” Cassie said, a wide smile appearing on her face.I hated to burst her bubble. “You will, on your eighteenth birthday.”The smile on Cassie’s face faded. “Why doesn’t he want to see me.”
We spend the next couple of days going back and forth to the witch village to help out. It was nice seeing my family again, but Night was still avoiding me. We had eventually found Dawn in the ruins, piled on top of the high priestess. It looked like she had sacrificed herself to save the high priestess. Most of her bones had been broken, and it was speculated that she had taken a hit from a stone wall or maybe the ceiling falling on top of her.The high priestess was still alive, but in terrible shape. Part of me wished she would die. She deserved it for what she had put us through. Maybe if we had gotten to my sister sooner, she could still have been alive, but I guess fate had other plans for her.They were planning a massive funeral ceremony for everyone that had got killed in the crossfire or when the building collapsed. Leah had found the ceremony i
When I got back to the house, Leah was in the kitchens cooking by the looks of it and Cassie was setting the table.I walked over and gave her a kiss before turning to Leah. “I didn’t know you could cook.”She gave me a smile. “I was worried you’d stop feeding me if you knew. Besides, I only cook on special occasions.”Me and Cassie sat down on the table as Leah came over with the food. We ate in silence for a while, enjoy the rich flavours of the casserole Leah had made.“So, how did Nick take the news?” Leah asked.I swallowed my food before meeting her gaze. “I haven’t told him yet.”“Scared he’d kill
I woke up when I heard the door to the cabin close. Mark had left earlier that day to attend some pack business. Technically, he wasn’t part of the pack yet, but he had told me that the Alpha had plans to perform the ceremony as soon as things had calmed down.I got up and walked into the living room, hoping Mark would have some news, when I saw Cassie.“Hi Cassie.”She gave me a smile and a wave. The massive rock on her hand almost blinded me.“Holy Goddess,” I said as I made my way towards her to inspect the ring.“When did this happen?”“Last night” she beamed with happiness.
I woke up from the sunlight reflecting from the waterfall, causing flecks of light to appear in the walls. I looked over at Cassie, still peacefully asleep. A big smile found my lips. I wasn’t ready to go back home to reality, so instead of getting up, I put my arm around Cassie and pulled her closer to me. Kissing the back of her head as I breathed in her scent. I was overjoyed with happiness.Eventually Cassie stirred and we reluctantly got up.“How about a swim before we go back?” I said with a smile.“Won’t it be cold?”“There’s only one way to find out,” I said as I grabbed hold of Cassie’s hand and jumped into the water.The water was just cold enough to wake u
Me and Mark had gone up from the sofa and were currently watching the last bit of sun disappear at the horizon.“Ready to go outside?”I nodded.“The pack house is still open for dinner, or if you prefer we can go somewhere else,” Mark said.“The pack house is fine,” I said as I looked at my hands. My skin was still red, but the blisters seemed to have gone away. I wouldn’t want to be out around humans looking like this, even if it wasn’t painful, I was bound to get some funny stares. At least the wolves knew me and what we all been through. They wouldn’t give it a second thought. Some of them had some gruesome scars on display themselves.I got my coat and sca
I woke up before the sun was up. My body felt rejuvenated and I couldn’t wait to spread my wings. I wrote Cassie a note before I made my way over to the window and transformed into a crow.I flew high in the sky, enjoying the chilly wind under my wings. The sky had turned a light shade of blue, the sun would get up soon. I thought about Freya and teleported to her realm. Maybe she was at home. I slowly made my way over to her cottage. My thoughts replaying all the events in my head. I still didn’t understand why Cassie had not run away from me. She had seen the monster that I truly was. It warmed my heart knowing she was still by my side despite everything.When I got to the cottage, no one was home. She usually knew I was coming, but there was no welcome, no newly brewed tea. I didn’t even see her two cats that were always hanging around. She
I was running fast through the forest. Much faster than I had ever run before. But I seemed to be aware of everything around me, the smells, the light movement of the wind, the sharpness and colours of the trees.I was gracefully swaying in and out between the trees, the placement of my feet precise. I looked down and saw my paws connecting to the ground. It was a chilly day, but the coldness didn’t bother me. My fur kept me warm.The sun was peeking out from the horizon, but I felt no fear. The sunlight could not hurt me in this form. I continued running. I heard a twig break behind me, I tried to run faster. But eventually a massive wolf jumped me and got me to a stop. I looked up and saw Mark in his wolf form. “You may be fast but you can’t outrun me.” he said in my mind as he licked my muzzle.