Alpha’s Cursed Mate

“Long time no see,” Layla said and Nora rolled her eyes.

“The only time you ought to see me you were busy with your husband so tell me who ought to say that,” she asked.

“And besides I am shocked that you are now the keeper of the coven, the Laura I knew was always running, no not running. Was always hiding and avoiding duties like plagues. Guess you had no option.” Nora said.

“I would not have accepted the responsibility if you and your sister was sensible not to fall for the wolves and not to add giving birth to an abomination.” She said with full spite.

Nora smirked.

“What difference does your daughter serve too? I mean, your daughter is just like Simone.” She said and no one could understand the war that these two was fighting. Laura broke the eye contact they were having and looked away.From NôvelDrama.Org.

“You should leave as soon as possible,” Laura said and turned away.

“I never planned on staying in the bondage you call a coven,” Nora said with a shrug.

“Finally, I see someone who shares the same thought as me.” Melissa chipped in and Laura cut her a glance so deep that it could pierce. Melissa swallowed hard and clamped her lips shut.

Nora chuckled.

“Layla, you don’t need to feel threatened or whatsoever, we both know that despite the fact that you tried to run away from these duties, how badly you wanted to become the keeper of the coven. How badly you wanted to avenge your dead mother but anyways, I have not been and will not be interested in a position that leaves me with no choice.” Nora said and relaxed her head.

Layla looked at her for the last time and stepped out of the room. Rose took the chance to introduce Ciara and Damien as mates, Leo as a her mate and Leticia as her sister in law. Nora greeted them all and looked at Leo with some kind of amusement.

“Hope he has not hurt you because I can cast a quick spell that can make him fall harder for in love with you,” She teased and Rose gasped.

“Mother!” She scolded with blush staining her cheeks while Leo chuckled.

“I don’t think you need to do this since your daughter already have me wrapped around her finger, or what do you say, Rose?” He asked her with his eyebrows quirked in tease. She smiled and looked away.

“Anyways, if you all will excuse me. I need to regain my lost strength.” Nora said and they all left one after the other, leaving Rose and her father. Nora sat down on the bed and slowly closed her eyes. She started muttering some spells and power surge through her veins. The suddenly, a red light came out and rounded her. It was so bright that Rose and Austin had to shade their faces away. When the light came down, they slowly brought their hands down only to see her mother, no, Nora with a bright smile on her face and also ever young. Her white was now styled properly. She was dressed in a better and well deserving outfit.

“Let’s go meet someone,” She said with a smile and exited the room with them.

They walked around the coven before getting to the front of a place that looked like a tomb but it is not. Nora used her power to roll the stone that was blocking the way away before walking inside alongside Austin and Rose. They picked a torch and continued their way down the path. It was quite dark but the light was there to guide them. Then suddenly they got to the front of a wall. There was no place again to move. Nora breathed out and closed her eyes. She went towards the wall and placed her hands on it. The engine was triggered and the wall start breaking, no, not breaking, it shuffled and there was a clear path now. Nora urged her husband and daughter inside and they stood before several witch spiritual prowess. Some were dangling with red bright lights while some were blue. Then different colors like purple, yellow and all sort of colors. Some were were shining brightly and some were dim. But all of them were the prowess of the witches that had passed on. Including Athena.

“Where’s this place?” Rose asked as she was fascinated at the sight.

“This is where my spiritual prowess will come to it I die.” Nora answered but Austin growl lowly. Nora chuckled and faced him.

“Still scared of that?” She asked with a teasing tone and he groaned and looked away.

“Hey, you are old now. okay? Stop acting all boogey,” She teased and Rose chuckled at their loveliness.

“Anyways, you are here to meet Simone. As you know, Simone is my sister and I don’t know what went on and how she died but she sent me that last message when she said that she could no longer accompany me anymore. I was already locked in the cell underneath and I was too weak to do anything. Not to add that the chains that were used to hold me down drains me,” She said all in one breath and Rose looked around.

“So where is Simone’s own?” She asked.

“I will summon it,” Nora said and looked around.

“Simone Roosevelt, daughter of Athena Roosevelt, I, your sister, Eleanora Roosevelt, has been released and I am here to speak to you to sooth your pain.” She said but there was no answer or reaction.

“She is in pain. She is scared that if you see her, you will be disappointed in her,” Rose said all of a sudden. Her eyes was looking nowhere in particular. It was as if she was in a trance.

“Tell her… That I am not disappointed in her. That I have always wanted to tell how much I will always appreciate her and how much I really want to…” The words were caught up in her throat when a purple dangling light came forward from one of the hierarchy trees. Then it broke and Simone appeared. It was not her, it was her spirit.

“Simone,” Nora called with tears glistening her eyes. Simone smiled sadly.

“Sister,” She acknowledged her and Nora almost ran towards her.

“You are finally freed,” She said and Nora nodded her head positively.

“I am sorry. Where is your child?” She asked. She had to make it quicker as the time was running out. They would only be able to summon her once in five years.

“This is her,” Nora brought Rose forward and Simone took a close look at her.

“She looked so much like she looked at the last time I saw her. Reika, come forward.” She said and Rose moved forward a little.

Simone raised her hands and pointed it at Rose. She blessed her with her gift. The gift of foreseeing the future. She also helped her discover her gift.

“Your daughter have the gift of speaking to the spirits when they don’t want to be summoned.” Simone said and smiled.

“Teach her.” She said.

“Yes, I will. Simone, will you tell how you died and how everything happened?” Nora asked.

“Yes,” With that said Simone’s spiritual prowess came back together and flew straight into Nora’s body then came out. Nora staggered back at the impact and held her head. Then the incident of that day came replaying in her head.

“Reika, know this. Aunt loves you and is happy to see that you are hale and hearty. Your future, not yours but your son’s future is going to be filled with lots of challenges. But know this, once he has come of age to be the Alpha, he will be hunted but at same time, everyone will fear him. He will be known and he will be strong. His lives will be filled with ups and downs but he is going conquer it all. But it all lies in his hands how he handles it. Goodbye.” She said and disappeared.

But then something gut retrieved from Rose, she almost stumbled. Simone forgot that she could not pass her gift to her unless she was still alive.

“Mother?” She went towards her but Austin was already holding her.

“I am fine,”. She said and they walked out of the place and went to the Nora’s quarters.

“How do you feel?” Rose asked her as she handed a cup of water to her.

“Better,” She answered and relaxed her head. The images her sister put into her head kept replaying.

How she died.

How she stabbed Nessa.

How she dropped Rose at the orphanage.

How she overheard her mother, Athena, telling Nessa to kill her child.

She gritted her teeth together and gripped the edge of her ball gown like she wanted to kill it.

“Mother?” Rose called out to her and she faced her.

“What happened?” She asked with worry lacing her tone while Austin just looked at her.

“She used the forbidden spell of locking one’s real image and that was what killed her. I killed her. My only sister, my blood. I…” She choked on her spit.

“Mother, you did not. Aunt Simone was always a good sister. She did all she could do to protect you and me and us. Please don’t blame yourself. You know she won’t like it if she were to see you like this,” Rose said and held her hands.

“She froze and broke just like that,” Nora said and the dam broke. Tears rolled down her face and Austin pulled her into a hug.