Selene POV
I laughed, my body shaking as tears gathered at the corner of my eyes.
When I was done, I turned to Jared who was watching silently.
"This so-called power, is there any way I can transfer it to you?" I asked. "I know I don’t have the ideal kind of wolf but I was born a werewolf, Jared. And to further prove my point, my children too were born in fact with their wolves. I know it’s not supposed to manifest until they beco teenagers but guess what, they were born with theirs. To prove how werewolf, they are and now you sit there and try to paint yourself as so good guy... c’mon... stop with the lies already,".
"I am not lying, Selene. There’s no need to lie. Do you think dying in place of Noah would change anything? Another cycle will follow through, once every thousand years, two mates who are supposed to love and cherish their union will go through the sa ordeal you had to suffer. Who knows... since it kind of runs in the family, one of your children or grandchildren might beco victims,".
"That’s not true," I countered. "My death will appease ...".
"Stop talking about dying," he interrupted with a loud hiss "You know what... since you’re so good at trusting things, how about this...my people are suffering. We cannot exist in the mythical world because of years of hatred caused by that event alone,">
"I know where this is going, Jared but most Alphas didn’t intentionally kick against witches staying in their packs. The problem is your people. They always take advantage of a welco. They cast spells and try to make people do their bidding. When I was married to Xavier, he couldn’t stand them. Plus look at what happened with Belinda... who knows the amount of potion and...".
"She didn’t feed him any potion," Jared’s eyes flashed with annoyance. "Xavier fell for her seduction on his own accord. True, we might know a few things about seduction. Maybe using scents and leaves and things but it’s against our laws to cast a spell on soone for that purpose. Just so you know, our biggest patronizers are always won from the werewolf community. Every one of them wants to get paired with the biggest, strongest and wealthiest Alpha,".
"And you give them these potions?"
"Why not?" Jared laughed "How else are they supposed to make a living,".
"fine!" I sighed "This last fight you are talking about... what is it exactly?"
Jared’s expression shifted, as a look of exasperation crossed his face. With an irritated sigh, he rolled his eyes and turned away from , his hands and eyes moving to the back seat of the car. Without a word, he reached for a brown book that looked different. It was written in what seed like a scroll and held in nothing but a string.
From the look of it and the fading words, it could be at least 100 years old. I recognized this kind of book from when I was a young girl. It was usually an old tale or prophecy and to preserve it, it was written in scrolls and bonded together. They were sacred.
Jared thrust the book at "Read," he snapped.
I hesitated for a mont, my gaze shifting between the book and Jared’s stern, impatient expression. He turned on the car’s light to help see better. My fingers brushed against the worn cover, and the air around seed to grow heavier as I opened it, the ancient pages swooshing under my touch.
Written boldly on the first page of the book in ancient writing was "The Vengeance of the Sisterhood: The Final War of the Bloodline. My heart skipped a beat as I scanned the first few lines. The writings seed unfamiliar yet familiar at the sa ti but it felt like darkness was drawing in the more I scanned.
"What is this, Jared?" I asked unable to deal with it anymore "Why would I want to join in a war against all the mythical creatures in our world? Especially the werewolves? Why?"
"The last fight," Jared began ignoring my question "Is the justice that would happen after several years and centuries of being denied it? Every generation is told of the painful story that happened between our mother – Gaia and how she died. Gaia was not just any witch – she was the greatest pure-blood witch to ever walk this earth. Her bloodline, the power of the First Blood Witch was ant to continue, to grow, to dominate. But when she was killed, that legacy was shattered,".
"Okay!" I arched my brows. "How does this concern ? And isn’t it strange that you’re suddenly taking their side? You have a wolf – an Alpha wolf for that matter. Why are you doing this?"
"Because I was never accepted at first. My father raided a small community filled with helpless won who were trying to make ends et. He and his n raped these won and killed them. He brought my mother back, raped her daily and stopped when she was pregnant. When he saw I was a boy, do you know what he did, Selene?"
Alphas of the old were known for their cruel treatnt of witches. They hated to see them, so I didn’t want to imagine what he must have done to Jared’s mother.
"He let her nurse until I was old enough to eat and then he killed her off. Tied her in front of the pack house and made her free use for all males in our pack. He would bring her out every festivity and let the n feast on her like they wanted. I was all five but I had to put up with my mom being a spectacle not to ntion I was the witch’s son. My brother and my step-siblings maltreated every single day of my life. My body is riddled...".
"I don’t want to hear it, Jared," I interrupted him. "This is not the moon temple where you confess your pain. So, you decided to embrace your mom’s identity more while disguising like you were for us?"
He didn’t answer. He scoffed and continued telling the story. "After Gaia’s death, her daughter Dimitra and of course Kiba’s Luna Carn... the werewolves being larger in population began to attack us. We fled and when other mythical creatures tried to intervene, they were threatened to et the sa fate. Even Lycan Priam... the king of the Mythical creature couldn’t restore order. That was when the Lycans had to separate themselves from the Alpha wolves,".
"I know this story, Jared," I sighed.
"But that wasn’t the end of it," Jared continued. "Now, we were scattered, no law, no mother... just a group of people trying to fend for themselves. Most of them moved to the human world while so of them disguised and lived as Oga in your world. However, when the witches ... the other mothers learned that one of Dimitra’s twins had survived, they saw a glimr of hope – a chance for all of us to finally co together for the first ti in a century,".
"But you all can do it," I stared at him. "Alphas these days do not care much about witches. Thanks to the humans, a lot of things have changed and cultures. If you want, I can speak to Noah regarding this and a law...".
Jared laughed "it doesn’t work that way. The Lycans will back off any fight that involves us. They’ve done it before; they’ll do it again. What do you think will happen when werewolves see that all the witches now have a settlent... they’ll kill us without remorse but that’s aside from the story I’m telling and how it concerns you,".
"Anyways, our sisters saw a chance to secure our future and they believed that through this twin, the power of the First Blood witch could be revived and they’ll finally have their revenge. So, they poured every ounce of their strength, their magic, and their powers into a single source – it’s a bank of power that they had hidden away, hoping that one day, Dimitra’s surviving child would find it, reclaim it and use it to bring the werewolves to their knees and restore how it was in those days...".
A fearful tremor passed through my body as I stared at Jared, trying not to panic. If this was their plan then our world was dood.
"That’s what you want?" I murmured, trying not to show my fear. "You want that power... the power of all those witches, stored away for centuries,".
Jared’s lips curved into a wicked smile. "You catch on quick. Yes, that power is mine by right. It was ant to be wielded by a descendant of the First Blood witch and while I may not be a direct descendant, I’m still of the sa family. I am entitled to it,".
"Then go get it!" I snapped "Why do you need ? For validation? If you’re so sure that the power is yours, go and have it including mine. I don’t care,".
"True," he laughed "But the thing is, only a true descendant of Dimitra – Gaia’s daughter, one who carries the blood of the First Alpha Wolf and the First Pure Blood witch can access the power. Only you can lead to it, Selene!".
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