102. Mason's POVTessa was like this little angel who did everything we asked regardless of what it was.It was like she had taken a three hundred and sixty degrees turn.She usually kept us on our toes because we felt like we were walking on thin ice.It was like we expected her to explode any time and she didn't.This was very strange having in mind that Tessa is a go getter and this, this wasn't her."Baby, you can just be yourself.You don't have to change who you are because of us," Alex told her as we were on our way to my clan.Dad had asked us to meet there so that we can see the report the spies he had sent to the Middle East brought."I am really not pretending.This is me and you better get used to it," she replied and Alex kept quiet.Tessa has even showed us the milk bottles she would hide in the freezer for our babies.She kept apologizing for everything even die so little things that they didn't matter but to her they did.When we arrived home, dad and mom were there t
103. Tessa's POVWhen we got home, Leo was waiting for us eagerly because he was pacing around and came running towards us even before Mason could park the car well."What's the matter?" Alex asked as he held Leo's shoulders."Everything is okay," Leo began and I felt like exploding."Then why are you pacing here up and down like a hen that is about to lay?" I asked with irritation."Because, little sis, the old alpha has finally found someone who can help you and she says she's in a hurry because she had to squeeze you in in her busy schedule," Leo said and I looked at him with anticipation waiting for more but he didn't say anything more."That's it?" Alex asked meaning that he was also waiting for more."Yeah, that's it," Leo said and he just stood there."Then where is she?" Mason asked with irritation.I felt like strangling Leo then and there because he was withholding important information from us and if the witch he said was in a hurry, wasn't he wasting time by just standing
104. Tessa's POVWas this what grandma meant by the ancestors punishing someone who was greedy with their powers?Otherwise, why would this woman do this to me?I lay there as I thought and I thought of giving up.I tried everything and it was like she had used all the magic in the world to hold me down."Alex, Mason, please help me, I can't move," I tried using our mate link but nothing.It was all utter silence! I wished they could realise that I wasn't myself but the woman was still moving around me chanting.Then I felt pain in my glabella as if my forehead was being cut open and the skull had been opened.I screamed from the inside but that was all I could do.I then started thinking if everything I had been through.When I came home anew, I was kidnapped by the Madeleine Coven because they wanted my blood and that's what Mara is using and she now thinks that she is powerful enough to take my children away from me.Then after that, I was kidnapped by the vampires and gave me to r
105. Alex's POVWe were all of the idea that Mintra would help Tessa get a hold of her powers.Little did we know that we had brought a beautiful monster in the name of a saviour in our midst.But I thank all the gods out there for giving Tessa the strength to resist and even get out of it whole.I didn't think, even I my wildest imaginations, that someone would try to have one on us in our very own midst.Anyway, she had it coming and I hope that it was all worth it.When Tamia said it and Mintra confessed and we all saw the envy in her face, we knew that it was by good luck that our mate wasn't hurt by the whole thing.I was feeling responsible.The reason why Tessa is doing all those things is so that she coukd be the ideal wife she thinks we all want.But that's not what we want.We want a Tessa who is herself.Anyway, it was all well because it ended well.After we hot home, none of us was saying anything and it was all weird and I was sure thay even Mason had the same thoughts I
106. Tessa's POV"When I asked mama whether she knew where Mara is, she told me that they didn't have powers to monitor things on earth.But she told me that not to forget that Mara and I share the same blood.What I think she meant was that I can trace Mara using my own blood," I told the family as we were eating.I was well again and all was back to normal and it was time for action.I had also learnt almost all the spells in the two grimoires that were with the oracle and I could now control my powers.I have oreacticed enough and although many are times I feel pulled to do bad things, I am becoming better and better at resisting it.I am feeling my mind with good thoughts and with my family and it has really helped."Oh my goddess! Why hadn't we thought about that since the beginning.She's your aunt and you two thus share blood.Also, she took your blood and I am sure that strengthened the bond between you two," Dad said in realization.I also didn't understand why we never thoug
107. Tessa’s POVWe were ready.It has been two days since I located Mara and the locations haven’t changed in the map.This means that she is still where I saw her.We decided to start with the Madeleine Coven because that is the most probable place that she could be since it is her coven and then we will check who in the Wanderers Coven shares blood in me.But from my guess, maybe someone from the Madeleine Coven got married in the Wanderers Coven.That was the easiest explanation I came up with but anyway, the priority was rescuing Adriel and Abigail.Oh, yes. We already named our twins. Since they were our babies, we would go with the names us three chose and not the names their kidnappers gave them.We thus did our research because we wanted something exotic. Something not common yet matching.So, we went with Adriel and Abigail.And the reason we took two days before confronting Mara and Jamila was because we knew they had an army.Mara wouldn’t just sit and wait for us to atta
108. Tessa's POVIf this was the old Tessa, she would have blast this tree aort but this Tessa has been learning patience and doing things the way they are supposed to be done.For example, I have learnt that if I blast this tree, two things might happen: one, nothing and I would get access.Two, it might blast everyone apart of the person who spelled it put such a spell.So, the only way to make sure that I didn't take any unnecessary risks is to do it the right way.So, I held onto the bark at the place where the magical key was supposed to go and started chanting.After a while and after directing my powers in it, I heard a click.What I was expecting was the door to open and give us access.But all of us were surprised because the tree moved.Yes, it was literally the tree that slid out of the way and there was a shiny stair case running downwards in a spiral."Found the stairs.I am going in," I told Alex and Mason."Be careful.""Take care."Was all they said and I smiled.Final
109. Mason’s POVI was with the last group that was keeping watch of the periphery of the coven’s jurisdiction and I was also to act as back up to Alex’s group.When we were planning this, I wanted the three of us to be in the same group and so did my half souls.But if we wanted to succeed, I knew that Tessa and Leo were right. We needed to stick with the strategy.Leo was with Alex since they were like one. A beta had to stick with his alpha.Tessa was keeping us updated with what was happening to her in the first group and so far, they hadn’t found Mara.They had, however, found a secret entrance and it was she only who went down.The wolves that were with her told Leo that after she stepped on the first staircase, it floated away and the place where it was turned to earth and the tree slid to place again. That meant that if Tessa didn’t come out and soon, we needed to look for the services of another witch who would help us open the door again.But for now, that wasn’t even the pr