SWNOVELS Chapter 47
Chapter 47
Chapter 47
“What do you mean, a
witch?” I ask.
If the situation wasn’t so
serious, I would be thinking that this is a joke.
“A witch. Well I mean…that’s
what Ezra called her.” Miles
explains. “She smelled of
human but also of
something else. She smelled really sweet. Overbarlingly
even. It reminded me of that
flower. The one mom had in
a pot when we were kids in
the corner of her room.” He
says to Colt.
“The bearded Iris,” Colt
replies, and Miles nods. “Hm…Mom used to say that
it was related to witches. I
always thought it was just superstition.”
Warrick nods. “Witches.
They are rare but real as you and me. They are humans
who are born with a natural
ability to do a bit of magic.
Our kind and witches don’t get along well.” He strides through the room looking pensive and continues.
“They used to hunt us for
what our bodies could offer
to make their spells and potions stronger. They are not friends to any
supernatural living creature. They see us all as mere harvest. What a fool your
brother is. The witch would
not have helped if he hadn’t offered something in return.”
“Wait…are you all serious
about this? Witches?” It is
hard to believe this but then
again, I have to admit that it is very possible I mean after all, we werewolves are very
real.
“Yes,” Warrick says. “Just
because you haven’t met or seen a creature, doesn’t
mean it doesn’t exist. Stories
and folklore have to come
from somewhere and usually
come from truth.”
He makes science to me.
“Alright, I’ll believe it. So
what does this mean then?
What does it mean for us
that Ezra has a witch with
him?”
“Bigger problems than just
assassins,” Garret mutters.
“Anything else you can
inform us of?” Warrick asks
Miles.
Miles shakes his head. “No.
That is all I overheard.”
Warrick nods. “That is
enough. You may go have
breakfast but there will be
guards with you all at all
times. Council will
reconvene in the afternoon.”
We all turn and start leaving
but Warrick stops me and Colt.
“You two, I need to have a word with you. Serge and
Victor, you two as well.”
Colt, Serge, Victor, and I stay
back with Warrick.
“We are at war now. Victor,
you will be in every meeting
that Cass is. You will be her
shadow and do what she
does. If something happens
to me, Cass is the next in line
but if something should
happen to her too, then
then you
will be next in line to lead
the pack. We need to be
prepared for anything.”
We all nod agreeing and understanding this.
“Now, you two.” Warrick
gives his attention to me and
Colt. “I need you two to cool it with the displays of
affection.”
“What? Why?” I protest.
“Alpha Oliver is coming tomorrow to speak of a potential official alliance. He
seems to be taken with you. So we will show him that you are available for the grabs.”
I open my mouth to immediately protest again
but he beats me to it.
“No, it doesn’t mean that you are going to actually agree to anything and if we did,
treaties get broken all the
time. You would just have to agree until we finish using
him.”
What a slimy conniving
man.
“So you expect me to flaunt myself around another
man?” I ask.
I sense how much Colt disapproves of this by the anger I start feeling. It is not my anger but his that I feel.
“I expect you to act available around Alpha Oliver. That means keeping your
affection towards each other
a secret away from prying eyes. Listen, this is a great opportunity for us. We are one of the strongest packs but even so, it doesn’t hurt to
have help or even allies.”
I shake my head. “We are officially- well…almost
officially mates. We can’t do that?”
“You can and you will.” He
warns.
My jaw clenches as anger rises inside of me. If he
thinks he can tell me what to
do when it comes to the
person I love, he is gravely
mistaken.
Warrick seems to read my mind because he gives me an ultimatum. “If you two can’t keep your hands away from each other in public, then I will take Colt away.”
“I’ll find him. I always do and I can sense him now.” I say
defiantly.
“Fine…then I will have to
command him to stay away from you. I have never tried it but maybe…I can even break a mate bond with my power if I were to command
- it. What do you think? Want to be my test subject?”
My eyes grow wide.
“You…you can’t do that.”
“You sure about that? Think
about it. How does our
power work?”
He is right. It just might be
possible.
Gridding my teeth, I give
him a nod. “Fine.”
I look at Colt who looks even
angrier than I do.
“Something to say, my boy?”
Warrick asks him.
Between clenched teeth, he
spits. “No…”
“Good. Alpha Oliver will be here tomorrow. I expect
your presence when greeting him.” He says to me.
I sigh, feeling a bit defeated,
and nod.
“And that is why Serge is here. Starting tomorrow, he
will be your guard again, not Colt.”
“Why do I still need anyone to guard me? You should
know by now that I am not
running.”
“He is really here for your protection, daughter. You
still can’t use your powers at command and you are still
learning how to fight. Serge is staying with you, end of discussion.”
“Uh…fine…” I look at Serge. “Nothing against you. I like
you.”
He gives me a sudden smile and a nod which surprises
- me.
Colt grabs my hand and without saying a word,
rushes out taking me with
him.
“I hate this!”
“I know. I hate it too…so
maybe…” I look both ways to
make sure no one is around
to hear me. “Maybe you
should mark me now and f**k everything.”
He groans. “Don’t tempt me.” Now he sighs. “I can’t. We can’t risk getting on
Warrick’s bad side, Cass. I am
sure that he could do exactly what he said. And also, I am
not sure I’d be able to. He
commanded me not to,
remember?”
I am the one who groans
now with frustration. “I am telling you right now. If he
ever tried to force me to be
with this other Alpha, we are definitely leaving. We’ll run away to Alaska and live in
solitude for the rest of our
lives inside an iglue.”
Colt starts laughing having
his foul mood lifted.
“Hmm… You know what this
means, right?” I ask.
“What?” He asks with
confusion.
“That today…we get to stay in our rooms all day making up
for the days to come.” I wiggle my eyebrows and a
mischievous smile forms on
his lips. “Let’s get fueled up
first to the max. We are
going to need all that
energy.
We immediately head to the dining room to get breakfast.
“I don’t have to explain shit
to you, Mister Clean.” We hear Dash say.
“Da f**k? It’s a haircut! I’m
not bald!” Beck touches his
head looking at Dash with
anger.
“Mister clean, mister clean.‘
Dash hums in a whisiper.
I have to bite my bottom lip
hard. It is all I can do to not
laugh.
“Watch how you speak to
me!”
“Curls! There you are!” Dash looks at Beck. “Do you see her? This is my good friend. She loves me very much so don’t think you can do
whatever you like with me. I
answer to her.”
With an eyebrow lifted, I
look at Dash but then nod,
agreeing.
Beck looks at me with
whispery mutters under his
breath.
“Stop causing trouble. You are really pushing it.” Colt
tells Dash.
“Fine fine…it’s just a bit exciting seeing how different
things are right now.”
“Father can still decide to put
you away, so behave,” I say.
“Father?”
“What?”
“Nothing. It’s just weird to
hear you say that.” He says.
“Hm… I guess.”
We eat as we talk and boy
Dash can talk our ears off.
Especially when he
complains about Bryn and
tells us how horrible she was
on their journey here.
“Cass, come,” Victor says
sprinting into the dining
room.
“What? But I was going to-‘
“We need to train. Father is
insisting.”
“But-“1
“I can’t take no for an answer.
Now come.” He says
with
finality in his tone.
I look at Colt and pout but
he smiles. “It’s okay. We’ll
have time later.”
With a huge puffy sigh, I reluctantly follow Victor.
That morning, we train and he goes extra hard on me.
My muscles are sore. I take a
bath after, and it is all the
private time Colt and I have
before we are called to the
war room for our afternoon
meeting which I had every
intention to skip and stay
with Colt but Father came to
get me himself. Dash and Miles join us for this
meeting as well. Bree is somewhere running around and James has been in his room all day. I was informed
that he at least ate.
After the damn meeting that basically was the same as the
previous one, I am
instructed by my father to
stay and train my power. We even have lunch here in his
office. Warrick is not happy
with my progress because there has been no progress at all. If my emotions are not
running high, my powers
don’t seem to work. So he
contemplates again on
bringing someone to torture but I put my foot down and tell him no. Colt has stayed with me the whole day too. It
is all we can do to spend our time together.
After my training that went all the way to the night, I was
so tired that we went back to
our room and collapsed in bed.”
***
“You are still tied to me.”
“What?” My eyes open as I
hear Ezra’s voice.
I am back in the white room.
Ezra sits in front of me in the
same brown chair as before. I
lift myself up and sit straight.
He gives me a smile that could make anyone—but me–fall for him. Despite how horrible a person he is, he is a very attractive man just like Colt.
“You are still tethered to me.”
He repeats.
“You wish,” I reply and roll
my eyes. “Why am I even
talking to you? You are a figment of my imagination.” I get up and look at the white ceiling. “Why are you doing
this to me?”
“Who are you talking to?” Ezra looks confused yet
amused.
“My mind. It likes to torture me apparently with you.”
He smiles and nods.
“Mh…then I like your mind.”
“You…are such a cruel man.”
He gets up, standing in front of me. His hand reaches my
ch*ek and he caresses but
there is no sympathy in his eyes. “If only you would have taken me as your mate, this
could have all been avoided.
No one would have died.”
“Shut up!” I snap at him but he suddenly tilts his head to
look back and then looks at
me again. “Time to go. We’ll
have more time next time.
Much…more…time.”
My eyes abruptly open and I
swear, I can still feel his
touch as if it was real. My
hands go to my ch*ek where I caress trying to get the
thought of his slimy hands
out of my head even though
it wasn’t real.
“Are you okay?” Colt asks. He looks at me with his sleepy
eyes.
I nod. “Yeah. Just a
nightmare.”
A knock on my door
interrupts us and gets me
and Colt up.
“Yeah?” I ask as I walk to the
door.
“I am here to start my day.” It is Serge. I open the door and give him a smile. He gives a small bow. “Alpha Oliver will
be here shortly, your father wished for you to greet him.”
“Uh!”
“Uh!”
Both Colt and I say at the
same time.
“Alright,” I say closing the
door.
“I hate that man already,” Colt mutters as I walk to my wardrobe. He walks up to me
and suddenly k*sses me with fury and passion.
“You are mine. I will not let
this oaf take you from me. I
fought too hard to get you.”
I giggle. I am the kind of woman that loves it when a man is possessive. Not controlling but possessive. It
makes me feel so wanted.
“You are mine, Angel.” He whispers in my ear before he lets me go and strides to the
bathroom.
“Let’s take a shower together.
I’m going to take you hard so you don’t forget that.”
Biting my lips and feeling
the excitement rush inside
my stomach, I take my shirt
off and almost run after him.