Spell Bound

Arabella

I couldn’t leave out of that room fast enough. I am not sure how he knows my name but that only confirms my suspicion that he had something up his sleeve the entire time.

How could I have been so stupid? I should have listened to Valentina. This plan was unnecessarily reckless. I should have listened and came up with a different plan. I should have known that going after an alpha would have consequences. Consequences that I am not equipped to handle.

I had no choice but to try out a teleportation spell to get me back to the cabin. In any other circumstance I would be proud of myself, but the alpha knowing exactly who I am has put me on edge.

I certainly can’t tell Valentina about this, she will just freakout and lecture me about not listening to her. She won’t be of any real help.

I pace in my room, as I attempt to gather my thoughts.

There is absolutely no way that I slipped up. I made sure that there was nothing in that room that would have given away my identity, even when Valentina came storming in after she found me she made sure not to say my name.

I groan before flinging myself on the bed. It makes a small creaking sound as it adjusts to my weight.

I have completely screwed myself. How could I be so stupid?

I close my eyes. I just need to sleep and come up with a plan. I'll be able to think about this just a little clearer.

I hear footsteps walk throughout the cabin. I hear them get closer and closer towards my door before three knocks on it.

Valentina walks in with a smile. “I thought I heard you in there, have you been able to do what you need to do?” She asks.

I don’t answer her question, because I’m too confused on why I could hear her all the way across the cabin. I have never been able to hear that before.

I can't disclose this discovery with her because I know that she will only start to panic about it. It may have something to do with drinking that mutt of an alpha's blood.

She clears her throat. “Um Arabella, are you okay?” She asked.

Hearing the concern in her voice convinced me to respond to her question. I keep my eyes concentrated on the ceiling as I speak to her. “I’ve never been better. I think I will be able to take the alpha’s blood so that I can finally get revenge.” If I push everything negative and confusing that has happened to the side I will be able to focus on the positive.

Revenge.

Taking out my former coven.

No one will be able to stop me.

I have become untouchable.

“Do you want to try and drink his blood? I saved it in the fridge?” She asked a smirk forming on her face.

I shake my head. “No, I will later I first need to come up with a plan.” Drinking the alpha’s blood in front of Valentina would be embarrassing.

The memory of my reaction when I only had a little bit of his blood is enough to swear me off from doing it ever again. I felt electric sparks run throughout my body, and I almost moaned out loud from the taste. I am sure that if I had drank the entire cup I wouldn’t be able to concentrate to do anything.

My cheeks burn as the thoughts cross my mind.

I’m not particularly sure what would have happened if I would have drank the entire cup of blood like I know the alpha wanted.

The only thing that I know for sure is that I screwed up, big time.

Valentina frowned at me. “For the past five years you’ve gone on and on about wanting revenge. Now that you have the ability to do it you just-“ She cut herself off and I can tell that she’s trying to figure out how to say it. “It seems like you’re giving up.”

I probably should just give up. The alpha knows my name even though it was never stated around him. He will probably seek retribution for what I’ve done. The smartest thing to do would be to leave my ex-coven alone, and hide away somewhere outside the pack lands.

“It’s not that I have given up, I’m just a little worried about the consequences that I might face if I don’t execute this in the best way.” I explain.

“Since when have you ever been worried about consequences ever! You are the most impulsive person in the entire world.” She stated with a laugh. “Now is not the time for you to be worried about consequences, now is the time that you go and take revenge on those who have done you wrong.” She continued.

If only she knew what could possibly come along with doing that, but I am not gonna tell. her.

I inhale air through my nose before slowing exhaling it. “I’m also worried about all of the other covens seeking revenge against us.”

I’m not exactly lying when I say that. A lot of the witches near the pack lands are within a tight knit community, regardless of the fact that they are a part of different covens. They will see an attack on one as an attack on them all and will join together to retaliate. Even though I will probably be strong enough to wipe them all out, I would hate for all of our bloodlines to cease to exist.

Valentina rolled her eyes at my statement. “You have already drank some of the alpha's blood. I can literally feel the magic rolling off of you in waves. It’s almost overwhelming. You just might be the strongest witch on the planet. So tell me why you haven't taken action against them yet."

I smile at her observation. I can feel the magic running throughout my body, just ready to be used. For the first time in my life even though I am slightly panicked about what is to come for the future, I feel oddly comfortable. My body was slightly, buzzing and my heartbeat was a steady pace despite my stress,

“You’re right, I just need to close my eyes for the night and regroup in the morning. I will be able to come up with a plan and think everything through. No more impulsiveness."

"I would have never guessed that taking Alpha Lucian's blood would be enough to make you stop being impulsive." She laughed out loud. "I would have make you done it sooner."

I wish she would have stopped me altogether. "Yeah well what's done is done."

“Alright well, if you need anything I’ll be in my room.”

She quickly leaves my room, and I let out a sigh of relief.

I will just have to ignore everything else that could potentially happen in my future, the only important thing is that I can and will exterminate my ex-coven. I will deal with my repercussions of my actions when they come to me. Until then, my revenge is the only thing that is important to me.

Before I even stepped out of my room I could smell the breakfast that Valentina was cooking for us, eggs and bacon. I could even hear her humming to herself and her steps as she danced around the kitchen.

Is this how it is for witches that have their own magic? Superior hearing? I guess they wouldn't mention it to me because they are just os used to it.

I scratch a bit at the bite mark that Lucian gave me on my neck, it has been bothering me all morning.

I walk in the kitchen to see Valentina placing down a plate of food on the table.

“I’m glad you’re up! I thought I was going to have to wake you up for breakfast.” Valentina exclaims with a bright smile as she walked back into the kitchen.

She is always so happy right after she wakes up. I will never understand it.

She walks back in the kitchen with her own plate and sits down. “I’m not going to lie after four years of being bored I’m kind of excited for all of this.”

I sit down in front of the plate that she had set for me. “I am excited as well, I’ve been playing around with my magic a bit this morning.”

When I was younger, I would sit and watch my mother get ready in awe. Watching as her hairbrush floated towards her as she called it with a flick of a hand, her hair going from wet to dry with a snap of her fingers, or watching her outfit change from a casual dress to a dress of pure luxury. I knew that I would never be able to do any of those things because it would be waste of the magic that I was siphoning. Now with the alpha's mark I will be able to do everything that I have dreamed of.

I smirk before picking up my fork and slowly eating the food that Valentina has prepared.

“You seem better than you did last night." She voices out her observation.

She’s right. After letting the shock of the alpha knowing my name wore off I was able to focus on my one goal.

So what if he knows my name? He can attempt to gain revenge on me if he wants, but he is the one who made the fatal mistake. He is the reason that the power I took from him is permanent.

“I just needed some time to think things through. The only important thing for us to do is destroy our former coven and then leave this land. Settling down in my grandmother’s homeland would be nice.” I would have access to the library that I had found, and if anyone found us to look for revenge I would not let them live to tell the tale.

She nods. “I think we both will like that a lot.”

We continue to eat in silence, everything that needs to be said has already been said.

The mark that Lucian left on my neck starts to tingle and itch again so I reach up to scratch it. Will this ever stop?

Valentina looks at me like I’ve grown two heads before her eyes narrow on my hand that is on my neck. “What’s Wrong?”

I stop scratching. “Um, my neck has been itching it is really irritating. It is probably because I’m allergic to that damn wolf that I've kept locked up.”

She gets out of her seat and walks around the table. “No, there is something on your neck.”

I sigh. There is no getting out of this one so I might as well just tell her.

“Yeah well, it’s because he bit me.” I shrug my shoulders.

“He did what?” She shrieked out before snatching my hand away from my neck.

She gasped and began to back away from the table.

I stand up, pushing the chair from behind me. “Yeah I know it was a really dumb move, but from now on I will be able to siphon magic directly from the scar. I will always have the power to pull from here and not have to rely on others.”

Valentina stops walking backwards when her back hit the wall. Her eyes are wide she she begins to point at me. “You don’t know what he did do you?”

“Do what? I have all the magic I will ever need now. I will be able to completely get rid of our ex-coven without worrying that I am going to run out of magic."

Her breathing starts to get heavy. Worried that my friend might start to have a panic attack I slowly make my way towards her.

Her eyes zero in on the scar on my neck before making eye contact with me. “Arabella.” She stated softly, as tears in her eyes start to well up. “That’s a mating mark.”

I feel my world turn upside in the moment. A mating mark? As in he is trying to mate with me?

Valentina grabbed me by my shoulders. “I know you were drawing blood from him, but please tell me that his blood went nowhere near that mark on you.”

“Why?”

She starts to shake me back and forth wildly. “Please tell me that his blood went no where near you!” She screamed.

“He told me to make magic the magic seal in permanently I would have to rub his blood over the mark!” I yell back.

We stand in silence for a minute, Valentina’s hands are still on my shoulders as she sighed. “Why did you listen to him?” She asked quietly. I could hear the disappointment in her voice.

“I was just trying to make the magic that I attained permanent. I didn’t know that it would turn into all of that.” I responded, pulling out of her grasp.

“This is really bad.” She said softly.

I lean against the wall next to her before slowly sliding down it until I fall into a sitting position.

How could I be so stupid? I know better than to trust a wolf.

Now I could potentially be stuck with him forever.