All Chapters of Alpha's Power Bottom: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

My face stayed buried in the mattress long after Bri's words, then I heard Derek sit beside me. His hand rested lightly on my back, but he didn't say anything, neither did Bri.They waited till minutes passed, maybe longer. I wasn't keeping track anymore.Eventually, I felt Derek's hand leave my back, then I heard quiet whispering across the room."He needs time," Bri whispered."I don't want to leave him," Dere said."I know," Bri muttered. "But sitting here isn't helping him."A pause."Come with me," she added."Where?" Derek asked."My aunt's library.""You think we'll find something?""I don't know, but I'm not giving up."A few moments later, the bedroom door clicked shut, and I was alone. The silence finally broke me as a sob escaped before I could stop it, then another. I rolled onto my back, staring blankly at the ceiling. My chest rose and fell unevenly.What now? What was I supposed to become? A normal human? Was I supposed to find a career? Become... a doctor? A teacher? A

I had barely stepped into the library when Bri and Derek turned toward me with their faces lit up instantly.“Ethan!” Bri called. "Oh my goodness. Come in, come in."“Look at this!” Derek added.They rushed toward me with the book between them, both talking at once.“We found something.”“You need to read this.”I laughed despite myself. “Slow down, you two. Please, slow down. What did you two find?”Derek shoved the book into my hands and pointed at the open page.“Read," he said.I looked down.The page was old, the writing faded in places, but I could still make out the words."The Armor of Zana."I frowned and started reading.According to the book, thousands of years ago, Sparrow had been a mortal man who fell in love with Zana, the first witch on Earth and daughter of Lilith.Sparrow was apparently surrounded by stronger men who wanted Zana, and Zana feared that her mortal husband would be unable to protect himself, so she went into the depths of Hell. She returned carrying powe

And for several minutes, Bri paced around her bedroom. She would stop, think, and start pacing again. Then she'd mutter something under her breath and shake her head.Derek and I watched her in silence until she finally, she stopped.“I know how," she said, smiling.I raised an eyebrow. “How?”Bri turned toward us. “I don't need to break Ravenna's spell myself.”Derek frowned. “Then how are you getting into the library?”“That's the thing. I don't have to.” She pointed at herself. “Because I have access to something better.”“What?”“The witches who came before me.”Derek stared at her.Bri explained that the knowledge of powerful ancestral witches was connected to her since she was a vessel of their being. If she entered a trance and reached into the other dimension, she could draw on their memories and knowledge.“So you're basically going to ask your ancestors how to steal the armor?”“Retrieve,” she corrected.“Whatever.”Bri looked at both of us. “But I need you to promise me som

I looked down at the helmet in my hands as we made our way back inside. Derek and Bri were carrying the larger pieces of the armor between them, arguing over who was doing more of the work, while I carried the helmet and sword.I swallowed as I heard something whisper the word power to me."Power," the whisper came again. "You have power now."I tightened my grip around the sword.“Shut up,” I muttered under my breath.“What?” Derek called from ahead.I quickly looked up.“Oh, nothing. I only said I'm coming.”Derek rolled his eyes. “I can clearly see that you're coming, cause no one asked you anything... but hurry up, you.”I hurried after them, but the whispers followed. They had started the moment I touched the armor, and I hadn't told anyone. I didn't tell Bri, Derek, and definitely not Ravenna. I didn't even know what the voice wanted yet, and I wasn't about to give everyone another reason to worry about me.When we reached our room, Derek dropped his piece of armor onto the floo

I returned to the room sometime later to see that Derek was alone. He was sitting on the edge of the bed with his arms folded across his chest. Bri was nowhere in sight, but the moment I stepped through the door, Derek looked up.“Where have you been?” he asked.I stopped for a brief second as I considered telling him everything about Ravenna's offer, Zana, the contract, and the possibility of getting my wolf back, but something inside me told me to keep it to myself.“I was downstairs,” I said.Derek narrowed his eyes. “Doing what?”“Talking to Ravenna.”“About?”I forced a smile. “Nothing important, babe. Just some questions about the armor.”Derek stared at me for another few seconds before sighing. “Bri and I were looking for you.”“Yeah, I figured. I'm sorry.”“We thought maybe Ravenna had dragged you somewhere again.”I laughed awkwardly. “No. Nothing like that.”He seemed satisfied enough with the answer, and I walked over to him.The rest of the evening passed quietly as we ha