Cleo’s POV
“Hello dear, you must be Cleo. It’s nice to meet you, I’m Agatha.” I must have stood there looking like a right dimwit. She just caught me off guard. I mean I always envisioned witches to be old and to have big pointy noses, maybe even a wart or two. In other words, I had completely envisioned Nanny McPhee. But here she was standing in front of me looking like a super model. She couldn’t have been any older than her early twenties. Her hair jet black only she had amethyst eyes. Agatha’s eyes were what made her differ from other witches. Amethyst belonged to witches that could see into the future, where your ‘normal’ witch had green cat’s eyes.
“Erm hi… how do you”
“How do I know who you are?” I just nodded in response as I stood there totally stunned, though I don’t know why it shocked me. Let’s face it, there could have been a number of ways for her to know who I was “I’ve been expecting you. Here come take a seat we have much to discuss” the feeling of dread formed in my stomach. I felt as though I knew she was going to tell me something bad, yet it could have also just been nerves. It wasn’t every day you had your future told after all. Ignoring the feeling that churned in my gut I took Daphne’s hand and followed Agatha behind the golden string curtain. The room we entered was pitch black until Agatha clapped her hands. Tiny specs of light appeared illuminating everything around us. There must have been hundreds of candles in this room. Each one a different shape and size just scattered around between shelves, bookcases and the many welch dressers that sat against the wall. “Please take a seat” Following her lead, we each sat down in the chairs she gestured to. The table was thick black glass with one giant glass spiral stand holding it up while the chairs were white leather. Again, they were nothing I’d imagined them to be. In all the films I’d seen, the witches resided in places that were old, dark, and dirty. Though being here now just proves how little those film guys really knew.
“Soo… How does this work exactly? We’ve never done this before which I’m sure you can tell” Daphne gave my hand a reassuring squeeze as I waited for Agatha to respond to her question.
“It’s quite harmless dear, I wouldn’t worry. I will simply slit your palm over this here candle and when I hold your hands the blood connection will show me all I need to know” Agatha held out her hand waiting for me to place mine in hers. Doing so she turned it over before using a small golden knife to make a small cut. Placing the knife back on the table, Agatha fisted my hand giving it a squeeze. As my blood dripped onto the unlit candle a crimson flame began to grow. “Are you ready?” Her voice was incredibly soft chasing away any fear I held in that moment. Nodding my head, she held my hands in the air around the candle. I watched as her eyes changed from amethyst to white, her head shooting backwards. An ice-cold shiver ran down my spine, tiny electric sparks shot through my body as her grip on me tightened. Her hands began to shake, blood dripped from her nose and the corner of her eyes before I felt the connection break. My body once again feeling warm. Agatha had ripped her hands from mine a look of pure horror written on her face as she stood from the table and moved away from me. She looked as though she had seen a ghost. Her face going from is golden tone to pale white as the blood drained away. Whatever she had seen had clearly frightened her.
“What was that? What did you see?” Agatha gripped the pendant she wore round her neck before wiping the blood from her face. Closing her eyes she took a deep breath before mumbling something in a language I had never heard before.
“You. You’re the one. Oh, dear sun goddess please forgive me” I remained silent as she quietly prayed, her eyes once again amethyst finding my own. “He has searched for years to find you. Only today did you come of age so no wonder he hadn’t been able to find you. You came here hoping to learn of a future where you would be happy, but what I’ve seen…” Agatha began mumbling only I wasn’t sure if she was talking to me or herself.
“And that was?” Daphne came and stood beside me as we waited for Agatha to reveal what she had seen.
“You will have a love that consumes you, that makes you doubt every part of yourself. You will find he challenges the best and worst parts of yourself. He’s ruthless to those that cross him yet kind to those in need. He’s the strongest man to have ever graced this world and he is on his way here. For this pack is next on his list. You would be each other’s strengths whilst being also a weakness. A weakness that leads to your death” Tears ran down Agatha’s face as she spoke.
“You’re not making any sense. Is he coming to kill me…? What?”
“No to claim you. You’re his mate. Your wolf will explain more about who you are tonight when she arrives. I’m afraid I can’t tell you his name, but I can tell you this. He is to be the most feared most powerful Alpha. The bloodline in which he was born to is as pure as can be. He is a direct descendant of the Moon Goddess while also the descendant of something dark. But you… you’re not all that you seem. Your different. A secret pact was made to conceal you. To protect you from… I’m sorry. I can’t tell you anything else without risking myself,”
“What do you mean I’m different? Different from what? From whom? Please stop talking in riddles and give me a straight answer. Who is this man?”
“The Almighty Alpha that’s what they call him” everything I heard scared me and that wasn’t an easy task to accomplish. I couldn’t stand there and listen anymore. If what she said was true, then he was on his way here. I didn’t know whether that be today, next week or even next month, but I knew one thing for sure. I wouldn’t be here when he did arrive. Grabbing Daphne’s hand, I pulled her out of the shop and back towards the orphanage.
“Cleo what are you doing?” She gave me a puzzled look as I just slung a handful of items into a carry bag.
“Leaving what does it look it”
“Just stop for a moment and breathe. What Agatha said, about you being different…”
“Do you know something?” Crossing her arms, I watched as she turned away from me her head lowered to the floor as if she couldn’t decide whether or not to tell me something that had clearly been eating away at her.
“Sit down… please Cleo. What I’m going to tell you I should have told you a long time ago. I just hope you can understand why I didn’t” now I was worried. Sitting down on my bed, I waited patiently for her to speak. Daphne began so silently pace back and forth before finally sitting next to me. “The night mum and dad died… I overheard them talking. Mum wanted to tell you something. She said that if they found you before you knew the truth you wouldn’t be able to defend yourself. Dad went ballistic and told her to shut up. That some woman called Abbie gave up her rights to you the moment she signed the adoption papers”
“Adopted… but I look just like mum… like you. How can I be adopted? You must have heard them wrong. You had to” tears brimmed my eyes. It couldn’t be true. I had mum’s eyes, her hair colour and… that’s it. Both my parents were tall, heck even Daphne is tall. Yet here I am asking how the weather is up there. That’s how short I am. Before now I’d never really thought much of it. We never met our grandparents, so I just assumed one of them was short. That it was them I got it from.
“I’m so sorry Cleo. I would never have told you. But if what that witch said is true and you are different, at least you can find out how. I want you to know this changes nothing, not for me. Your still my sister blood or not. That’s never going to change. I love you”
Romans POV“What else can you tell me about her” having arrived at the Elderwood pack I sought out the only witch around after having found out she lived on the outskirts of the town. Agatha couldn’t tell me where my mate went except for she darted out of the building when she found out I was her mate. I had involved myself heavily with my father’s company from a young age so I could spot a liar a mile away. That’s how I knew given a little bit of pressure the witch would crack.“I promise you I’ve told you everything. I don’t know anything else” she squirmed as my hands tightened around her neck.“Now we both know that’s not true. Don’t we Agatha Brentwell. Yes, I know all about who you are. I know that you turned your family’s coven over to the witch’s council for sacrificing children. I know that your husband left you when he found out what you were, and I know your daughter stripped herself of her powers so she couldn’t be tied to your blood coven or to you as a matter of fact. Bl
Cleo’s POVWe had spent the last six months searching for a coven of witches that would be able to tell me why my blood had been spelled. Something I learned from my wolf Freya. She came to me as the full mood hit its apex. I’d never experienced pain quite like it. I’d broken bones and injured myself countless of times, but never did the pain feel like it had when I shifted. The feeling of my bones snapping and rearranging was excruciating. Though once it was over a sense of pride flowed over me. Freya was bigger than the standard wolf and she was also a rusty colour with a white crescent moon between the eyes. I’d asked her what it meant and all she could tell me was that we were special. That our true parents had ‘special blood’, blood that ran through my veins. See after mine and my sisters chat, we went to see our Alpha before leaving our pack and saying goodbye forever. Let’s just say he was an arrogant ass. I mean yeh sure we were able to get hold of the adoption paperwork, but
Cleo’s POVAs he pressed the tip of his hardened beast to my lips fear coursed through me. I know I had a big mouth, but there was no way that was going to fit anywhere inside me.“You don’t need to fear it. I assure you it doesn’t bite. Only I do” the lustful look in his eyes had me gripping him with both hands. There was no way this could be done with one. Sticking my tongue out I held his cock up and licked from his balls to the tip giving it a teasing kiss on the sensitive spot. The way he stifled his own moan spurred me on. Swallowing my fear, I slowly begun to suck it. Taking him fully into my mouth I gagged when it hit the back of my throat causing it to restrict. As I went to pull away and breathe Todd held my head holding it in place. My nose was flush against his pelvis as he began rocking his hips pushing himself further down my throat. The force of him thrusting into my mouth left my eyes burning with tears. It wasn’t long until I felt his warm seed slide down my throat, i
Romans POV Six months. That’s how long it’s been since I left Agatha’s shop, and still I haven’t found my mate. I knew her name and what she looked like so it shouldn’t have been this hard. I’d sent word to my contacts at my family’s security firm with Cleo’s details and even they came up empty handed. How the fuck could one seventeen-year-old girl avoid being seen for this long. I mean teenagers these days are attached to social media so there should have been a trail to follow but she had zero accounts. I was about to move on to the next town over when my phone started ringing my mums number showing on the screen. Hitting reject I stuck it back in my pocket. I already knew what she wanted and had already agreed to attend even though I didn’t want to. My brother found his mate two weeks ago and they were having her Luna ceremony this weekend. Don’t get me wrong I’m happy for Kai, but the last thing I wanted to do was sit and play happy families when my illusive mate was in the wind.
Roman’s POV “Kaylee and man is she something. I promise you brother there isn’t another woman like her” “How’s that then?” “For a start she’s a demon.” Judging by the look on Kai’s face, he knew I’d be shocked. Our family were classed as pure blood due to our great-great grandmother being the moon goddess. Never in a million years had I imagined one of us being mated to anything other than a wolf. Though come to think of it, that witch did say my mate was different. I just didn’t know how and prayed each and every night that I wouldn’t have to reject her. Which again confused me. Kai was more prejudice than anyone I knew. He had the same beliefs as our father who had come to hate any other species due to what his mother had done in the past. Our father Axel’s mother wasn’t just a witch but the high priestess. Apparently, she was batshit crazy and wanted to have Layla sacrificed when she was born until she found out she wouldn’t hold any special gifts because of her birth mother’s tr
Daphne’s POVEverything happened so quickly from that day. Had Cleo just done as I asked her and left me, everything would have been ok. She never would have found him, and I never would have ended things the way I did. That place had done nothing but tear us apart. We had spent our entire lives together, always having each other’s back. The day she found out who she really was happened to be the same day he found out she existed. He became the reason everything happened the way it did.Present day…Never in my life had I seen a white wolf. Sure I had heard of them, everyone had. But they were incredibly rare. The ground shook beneath my feet as I tried to stand causing me to lose balance and topple back over. Having heard the heavy pounding of paws as more wolves approached, I knew we were in trouble. That was until they came into view. They didn’t smell like rogues which bought an all new kind of trouble our way. There was no doubt we had made the mistake of stumbling onto pack terr
Cleo’s POVIf felt like electric was attacking my body as the guy picked me up. I didn’t have the strength to care that he was holding me while we were both completely naked, the poison from the rogue’s bite coursing through my blood. I gritted my teeth as I fought the urge to thrash in his arms as the burning became unbearable. The guy sensing my pain held closer to him and for some reason it helped take the edge off the pain. Suddenly I shot up and vomited as blood trickled from my nose. The guy panicked as he clung to me like a lifeline before picking up speed. I was so delirious that I hadn’t registered we were in a hospital until a man in a long white coat stuck a needle into my arm. My body began to convulse as my eyes rolled to the back of my head.“Shit. DOCTOR!” was all I heard before the feeling of electricity came back as the guy that carried me held me in place on the bed.“She’s going into shock. The anti-bodies aren’t fighting the poison quick enough. She’s a rogue so he
Cleo’s POV “Heat?” I must have sounded stupid. I knew exactly what would happen once marked, yet that was all I could say. “Yes Cleo” Roman chuckled as if it had been the funniest thing he had heard, only confirming I did indeed sound stupid. “I didn’t mean it like that. It’s just I hadn’t thought about it that way. Look, your right I don’t know you and I’m not sure I really want to. All I know is what Agatha told me and to be quite frank, what she did say wasn’t exactly a great selling point. I’m sorry… Raymond, is it?” “Roman” I had to fight the urge to laugh as he growled at me for calling him the wrong name. “Well, ‘Roman’ I don’t want a mate. I had all these plans for when I was old enough to leave. I want to travel the world, to embrace new cultures, try new food. Not be mated to a bloody wolf that wants to fuck until I produce them a pup. A mate that ends up causing my fucking death after what I’m sure would be an epic love. Thanks but no thanks. I don’t even know who I am