8. Revelations

Aminda

There's a void in my heart that keeps growing every time I'm away from Kian. Is this why my aunt embraced the darkness to fill that void somehow? If this it's going to be my life without Kian, I will turn crazy.

As I walk through the gardens of my home, I think of Kian's picture-perfect one. I picked a couple of black roses and placed them in my arm. I will put these instead on Mother's vase. They actually smell good.

Male voices came from the entertainment room, and I soon recognized Alister and his nephew Specter. Alister smirked as soon as he saw me.

"There you are, Rabitt. When will you learn not to ditch your security?"

"It's good to see you, Alister. Now that I'm 18 and don't need a guardian anymore, I think it is about time you divorce my mother and leave this house."

Alister's eyes flashed in annoyance.

"Tut tut, Bunny, is this the way to speak to your step, Daddy? What will my nephew Specter think?"

My eyes darted to Specter's bulky form. His beady eyes were checking me up hungrily. I rolled my eyes at him and turned to leave.

"I'm not in the mood to deal with you." I huffed.

Alister stood up quickly and grabbed my elbow. "Actually, Bunny, you're here at a good time. My nephew and I were expecting you." I pulled my arm free from his grasp and continued to walk. "Actually, Alister, you will need to wait. I have important things to discuss with Mother."

"I insist, in fact, she is very much part of the conversation, and she will be here soon." Just as he said that, Mother and Aunt Marilla entered the room. With Alister and my aunt in the same space, the room fell suffocating.

"What is going on?" This little reunion didn't feel quite right. Mother hugged me and kissed me on both cheeks. I didn't miss the redness on her neck. My eyes turned venomously toward Alister.

"It's time we lay the law for you, dear niece." Aunt Marilla said with an air of boredom as she sat on the ample sofa.

"Why is Specter still here? This looks like a family affair to me. Specter is not family. Your family is not my family, Alister." I spat disdainfuly.

"Sit down, Aminda. Your ascending ceremony is next week. My powers are withering away. The powers of the Witch Supreme are looking for a new recipient."

"I'm ready when you are, Aunty." At last, I will be getting my powers.

"Easy, Bunny. It's not that easy. Thanks to your little entanglement with the werewolf. You need to make sure he stays away from you forever."

How dare they suggest that to me? "Why would I listen to you, Alister?"

"We're well aware you're mates Aminda? A werewolf doesn't mark just anyone. But a mate makes you weak and vulnerable. A Witch Supreme, should not have weaknesses. Just look at your mother and the shell of a woman she has become!"

"You sound like you know a lot about mates, Aunt Marilla. Did King Killian mark you too?" Aunt Marilla's face paled. She stood up abruptly. Her face was contorted with anger. The lights started flickering, and Mother's vases broke simultaneously. The black roses I was still holding scattered on the floor. The windows were opening and closing due to the strong current of power surrounding the room. I saw Specter crouching behind a couch as Aunt Marilla approached me.

"Never! Hear me out, never mentioned that delusional man ever again in my presence." I thought I saw a pain or regret momentarily on Aunt Marilla's eyes, but it went away fast. Luckily, she calmed, and everything went back to normal.

"Well, Aunty. I hope it was worth it to reject your own mate. Mother has not become a shell of a woman. It's you that is a walking shell, because you never let yourself love."

"Welcome to the club niece. If you want power, you'll have to let him go. You can not have both, and if you're like me, you'll choose power." Aun Marilla looked satisfied. She was sure of my decision.

"What if I choose him?" I want to choose him. All I ever want is him. Standing in front of Aunt Marilla and Alister, I see what power has done to them. I don't want to become like they are. A life without Kian will turn me in the same walking shell Aunt Marilla has become. Thriving in hate and darkness.

"If you choose him Rabbit, there will be consequences. We were aware of all this mate bond curse between the Wolf Kings and the Witch Supremes. That's why we have leverage."

Alister took out his cellphone with a satisfied grin. He fiddled with it until he was able to find a video. He put it near my face and pressed play. My eyes widened when I saw the man on the video. It was, "Father!" He was laying on a table with a red sheet up to his chest. He was clearly under a comatose spell. With my mind, I tortured Alister's brain, bringing him down on his knees, clutching his head in pain. Specter tried to help him as Alister was hollering in pain. With a movement of my hand, Specter was suspended on mid-air as he took his hands to his throat choking.

"Where is he?!" With the corner of my eye, I saw mom clasping her mouth with both hands. Auny Marilla looked exhilarated. She thrived on people's pain. Mom snapped out of her shock and pulled me by the arm.

"Aminda, stopped!! You'll kill your Father!" What did she just say? I let both men go and turned to my mother.

"Your aunt. She linked your father's life with Alister's. If one dies, so does the other." Alister was still on the floor. He shook with safisfied laughter at that statement.

"I knew you'll find your mate, Aminda. I knew you'll need a little help to set you on the right path. Just like I did at your age. Become the Witch Supreme we need, and you'll get your father back. If you don't, he'll die."

"This is unbelievable. How could you do this to your sister? How could you have given her to him?" I pointed toward Alister, and he dared to blow a kiss to me. Do you know how many times he has molested me since you brought him to our lives? I was heaving with rage. Mother was sobbing, shocked, and disbelief painted on her teary face.

"Why you never told me or your aunt, baby?" Mother asked cautiously. Her disspoinment on herself was palpable.

"What would you have done, Mother? Aunt Marilla clearly knew and did nothing." I huffed.

"I knew he wouldn't take it too far. Everything you went through has shaped you into the strong woman you're now. Your parents were just spoiling you like a pretty princess."

They're monsters. Alister and Marilla.They have playing with me and my family like we're marionettes.

"I despise you, Aunt Marilla!" My eyes cristalized with unshed tears, but I refused to cry in front of them.

"Enough! Next week at 3 am will be your ascension to the throne. You need to reject the wolf. I even suggest you marry Specter to disappoint him, and he could move on."

Specter's eyes glinted, and Alister almost roared.

"Absolutely not. Aminda is mine. Marilla, you promised!"

"This is outrageous! How can you promise my daughter to that animal Marilla? Isn't enough for you the fact that I've been forced to cheat on my husband day after day?"

I had enough. I stormed to my room. "Just remember your daddy's life is on the line!" Aunt Marilla yelled, and I ran faster. I couldn't bear to hear her anymore.

The video of my dad replayed in my head the whole night. I miss him fiercely. He was always doting on me and Mother. I can not let him die. I will become Witch Supreme to save him. Once I have all my powers, I'll figure out how to get rid of Alister and Marilla. For now, I have to make Kian believe I don't want anything to do with him. Even though all I need is him right now. To have him enveloped in my arms and thighs as he rut at me with passion.

The next day after school, Lance, Tristan, and Cyrus brought their motorcycles to school. They offered me, Bessa, and Deandra a ride home. We hopped behind each of them, and just as Lance was helping me with my helmet, someone ripped me off the bike with an unnatural strength. I felt like I weighted nothing.

I turned to see my captor, and I came face to face with the object of my desires. Kian, in a leather jacket and tight jeans. My mouth was hanging open.

"What were you doing in the back of his bike, Aminda?!" He snarled and somehow my pussy drenched.

"What is your problem, werewolf? Aminda and I have been friends for years. You're the outsider here. You can not come and act like you own her. "

"Tough luck. If you like your hands, you keep them away from my woman, or next time, I'll chop them off!"

"It's fine, guys. I have something important to tell Kian."

I need to reject him. Pain, hurt despair. Goddess, help me.