You Rejected Me. Remember?

Everyone was glad that Monica had managed to control her vampire during the night. When she returned to the pack with Cade that night, Miles had already sent his men to search for them in the woods.

Calli grabbed her brother and held him tight in her embrace while tears flowed down her eyes. Swallowing her sobs and sniffles, she then pulled Monica in her arms.

“You scared me,” she breathed out and cried on her shoulders.

“Sorry,” Monica mumbled, placing her palms on Calli’s back. Smiling through her tears, Calli shook her head.

“Don’t be, it wasn’t your fault. I’m just glad that you now have it under control,” Calli chuckled through her sniffles.

“She is so strong now. Stronger than a usual werewolf,” Amelia, who was with the pack leaders, smiled at them.

Wiping her face, she glanced at the young witch.

“How?” Calli asked. Everyone looked at Amelia, eager to learn what she knew. Although she was young, undoubtedly, she was full of knowledge.

“Hybrids will have the power of both species. In Ava’s case, she is a lycan and has all the advantages of being a lycan in addition to being able to use magic. Now, in Monica’s case, she has the advantages of being a werewolf and now, the strength of a vampire is added to it. We saw how she opened the doors using telekinesis. It was just part of it,” Amelia explained while Monica gaped at her in amazement.

Everyone was excited to hear it. Cade couldn’t have been prouder than he was. Grinning wide, he looked at his mate who sucked in a deep breath.

“And, so does this mean I wouldn’t be able to go out in the sun or that I’ll have to drink b***d?” She asked.

“I don’t know….” Amelia trailed off. She glanced at Celeste who also was beaming at Monica.

“Uh… I think you can go into the sun. You are a part werewolf, right. So the vampire’s weaknesses wouldn’t work on you. And about drinking b***d, it will be up to you. I think you can drink if you want to,” Celeste shrugged her shoulders.

Monica’s lips stretched in a smirk. “Maybe I’ll suck the b***d off my enemies until they dry off. Now that will be a great way to get back at them for what they did to me,” she laughed.

Cade winced. He looked at her with raised eyebrows, wondering if she was being serious.

“Really?” He asked, his eyebrows arched.

Monica glanced at him. The confusion that was evident on his face made her snicker.

“Maybe…. Maybe not,” she chuckled.

“I bet they would fear you now,” Ava mumbled, smirking.

“If only they knew how strong she is. They have no idea,” Calli responded.

Monica was satisfied to know that she was now stronger than those who abused her. She was now a part vampire – something they’ll never be unless a vampire turned them. She gazed at Celeste, who was just as delighted as she was.

“Tell me everything I need to know about vampires,” she said, gleaming at the young vampire.

“Of course! Let’s go inside. This is so exciting!” She squealed.

“You girls do that. I’ll help Amelia with the potion,” Ava commented.

“Right. And we’ll be around. I’ll inform the men to find the things you need to make the potion so you can start as soon as possible,” Miles offered.

Agreeing, everyone went on their way.

“I’ll see you in a while, love,” Monica told Cade, kissing him on his lips. “I’ll link you,” she promised him.

“I’ll be in my room. I’m dead tired,” Cade breathed out and walked inside.

Everyone went on their way and as promised, Monica came to the room to find Cade after speaking with Celeste for a while. She found him already in bed, so after taking a quick shower, she crawled into bed, not bothering to wear clothes. She too was tired and needed to relax.

However, it seemed that Cade was waiting for her to return. He wrapped his strong arms around her and pulled her closer to him, making her yelp.

“Mmm… you smell so good, mate,” he whispered into her ears.

“Weren’t you sleeping?” She giggled. She didn’t expect him to be awake since she knew he was exhausted.

“I couldn’t, mate. Now that you are here, maybe I can sleep with you.”

His husky whisper made her shudder.

“What?” She gasped as his hands slowly cupped her breasts.

Cade smirked. “Mine,” he muttered and plunged into the sea of desires with her.

****

“There is only one way to find out if the potion works. And that is to go out,” Amelia urged Celeste. Amelia managed to make the potion in a matter of a few hours and Celeste had taken it right before the sun rose. However, she was still feeling reluctant to walk out of the room. Philip had sealed all the windows with cardboard so that light couldn’t filter into the room.

He did so because he wanted his mate to feel comfortable there.

“But I…. What if I burn?” She glanced at Amelia who was pushing her to walk outside with her.

“You won’t burn! We won’t go straight into the sun. We’ll first check by walking in the shaded part of the corridor. We will know if you feel any kind of irritation,” Amelia g*****d. “I’m pretty sure that it works! I was extra careful when I made it for you,” she added, trying to reassure Celeste.

Philip also was in the room. He wanted to stay beside his mate when she drank the potion so he didn’t go to join the early morning run. He wanted to be there for his mate. He wished her to be able to go out during the day so that she too could be part of the pack activities. However, he didn’t want her to get hurt. Nor did he want to push her to do something she wasn’t comfortable with. Smiling, he sat beside his mate and kissed her hair.

“It’s okay, honey. I don’t want to risk you getting hurt. Maybe some other time…..” he told her.

Rolling her eyes, “I swear you’ll spoil her,” Amelia g*****d.

Chuckling, he scratched the back of his neck. “Well she is mine to spoil,” he mumbled.

“Of course, she is yours,” Amelia couldn’t stop herself from sighing. Witnessing true love between soulmates was heartwarming. Smiling, she glanced at Celeste.

“You are lucky, girl. I wish my mate wasn’t an a*****e,” she mumbled.

“Your mate was Elijah, right?” Philip inquired.

Nodding her head,” yes,” she replied. “He wasn’t bad to me. But he was the biggest jerk I have ever met. So I cursed him,” she mumbled nonchalantly.

“Cursed who?” Muttered Monica, who opened the door. Little streaks of light entered the darkened room and Celeste gasped when she saw that.

“Sorry, Calli told me that Amelia was in here and had given you the potion. I was eager to see you,” Monica quickly entered and closed the door.

“I cursed my mate, Elijah and that, good for nothing alpha.”

Amelia’s reply made Monica snicker. “Serves them right,” she mumbled.

“Now, I’m trying to get this lady outside so that we could truly find out if my potion is working or not,” Amelia then pursed her lips.

“But her mate is spoiling her and now, I can’t help it,” she grumbled, waving her hands.

Frowning, “I know what could be done,” Monica said and opened the door wide. Beams of sunlight entered the room. Gasping, Celeste, moved away.

“Hey, what are you doing?” Philip bellowed.

“Relax,” Monica hushed him. “Look, it isn’t hurting, right?” She asked Celeste who stared at her with uncertainty. However, she paused and blinked before she visibly relaxed.

She glanced at Philip, as a slow smile curved her lips. Monica was right. She didn’t feel even the slightest bit of irritation. Usually, even the slightest amount of light would irritate her.

Smiling, she stood up from the bed and walked towards the open door. And held her hand out into the light. Her smile widened, as tears of joy gathered in her eyes.

“It…it isn’t burning me anymore!” She exclaimed, excitedly glancing at her new friends and her mate.

“It…it isn’t ….” She gasped and walked outside. The sudden exposure to light made her squint and cover her face, however, she realised that the warm sun wasn’t burning her. Her heart fluttered in joy as she slowly peeked through her fingers. When she felt her eyes adjust, she looked around.

“It worked! It worked!” She laughed.

“Of course, it did!” Amelia was satisfied with her work. “Now I’ll have to teach Ava some spells. Then, I’ll be able to go back to my kingdom,” Amelia clapped her hands.

“Let’s go and meet the ladies? They’ll be excited,” Monica suggested and Celeste nodded in agreement.

“And we must join the training sessions. I am also new to it,” Monica muttered.

“Oh, I’m a healer. I think I’ll work in that field. I’m not much of a fighter,” Celeste smiled.

“Wow, oh yes. Of course. How could I forget? You saved my life,” Monica mentioned.

Philip hugged his mate and left to join the daily training session, feeling elated that things had turned out to be perfectly fine.

The rest of the day was exciting for all of them. Celeste started to work in the infirmary while Monica joined the female leaders during the training session and the office work. Hours passed by. By the time the day ended, she had grown fond of Amelia. Monica felt pity for her that such a sweet lady was mated to an abusive wolf. At least Amelia was courageous enough to stand up for what was right. She snickered to herself from time to time, thinking that Elijah was stupid to lie to his mate who was a powerful witch and now he was a toad as long as the sun was out.

“Well, you never know how karma would bite anyone in the a*s,” Asena sneered in her mind.

Monica agreed with her wolf.

“I wouldn’t mind being the karma they deserve, though,” Monica chuckled.

Smirking, “I like that,” her wolf agreed.

They were still in the pack ground when the sun lowered, ready to hide underneath the horizon. They had decided to prepare a BBQ in the open ground to celebrate. Both Monica and Celeste had become stronger after going through hell. The fire of the BBQ burnt strong, lighting up the place after the natural torch stopped giving its light.

Darkness was spreading fast and they thought they could celebrate in peace. However, a familiar scent made Monica freeze. Her eyes dilated as Asena growled in her mind. Her eyes travelled in the direction of the scent. Her anger rose when she saw who it was.

There kneeling in front of Miles was the one she hated to the core. She snarled. All the eyes and ears were focused on the cursed one.

“What do you want, Elijah?” Miles demanded.

To Monica’s surprise, he raised his hands to beg for mercy.

“Please, Alpha Miles. I am here hoping to redeem myself. Please give me a chance to speak with her,” he begged.