Chapter 29
Mary placed her hand in the small girl's hand. Pearl clamped her hand down around Mary's. a ball of energy formed around them shoving me hard against the wall. The young warrior had been standing in front of a window. The force hitting him throws him through the window. Standing up I can see a bubble around Mary and the little witch. Mary screams. Falling to her knees. I can't find a way in there I am punching the bubble but nothing I’m too close to the wall and bubble I can't shift. Pearl starts laughing and it's a laugh I know too well. Looking in horror as pearl turns into Edith. “nooooooooo” I scream
“I have been watching you both for years. I had almost had the perfect spell to make me you for one night. All I had to do was get him to mark me then I would have been his mate. I had started making a potion to increase the chances of a pup. But you had to come back. I don’t know how you broke the spell I had cast over you, but you can't break my curse on you.” slicing her palm. Grabbing Mary's hair pulling her so she's standing up. Ripping her dress off Edith places a bloody hand on Mary's stomach. Mumbling words I cant understand. The house shakes it gets dark outside. As clouds close in. Taking her hand away I gasp as the blood soaks into Mary. Mary screams out grabbing her stomach. Fur is sprouting from my skin my body wanting to shift but I can’t. “from this day on the Cambell’s mate will die while giving birth to their son.” pointing at me “ your bloodline will be cursed always. The mate always dying giving birth to the next male in the line.” “ I will kill you Edith undo this now.” trying to get through the barrier. “I will find a way to break it. Then I will kill you slowly.” I spit out at her. She laughs “there is no way to save her. Her life can never be saved. If you try you will lose them both. If there is no Cambell alpha heir the entire pack will suffer. Every bloodline bonded to Mary right now will suffer still in your pack or not. There must be an alpha heir from the Cambell bloodline by dust on the alphas 30th winter.” with that the room filled with a blinding light and she was gone. Fell to the floor once the bubble was gone. Crawling over to Mary tears streaming down both our faces.
We should have been looking for Edith but I no longer had forever with my mate. The whole pack, knowing what will happen, mourned her as well. Every member of the pack spent time with her making promises about being loyal to this pack curse or not. Mary spent time writing to our son explaining things to him. Jonah has not left her side and I can't blame him. They had a rocky start but they created a bond so set in stone. He told her every day that the baby will grow up to be a strong leader, and so will the whole Cambell line. As a pack, we decided that when my son finds his mate she will know all about the curse. Letting her have the option to reject them as a mate. In that case, the alpha will take a chosen mate. From the pack, everyone here will raise our pups with this knowledge. If the she-wolf chooses to reject the alpha we will all pray to the goddess that she gets a second chance at a mate. We will not hold the rejection against her it's her life so it's her say.
The night Mary went into labor was the best and worse day of my life. I prayed over and over for the goddess to save my moon. But like Edith said there was nothing that could be done. I vowed to Mary I would raise him to know she loved him with all of her beings. Saying goodbye to the only woman I ever loved or will ever love was breaking my soul. Tears streaming down my cheeks kissing my mate one last time her hand going limp as my son lets out a scream. Standing up the room is quiet all our eyes glossy and red. Abigail came over to me carrying a small wiggly bundle. Placing him in my arms I just stare at this perfect creature. His mother's bright blue eyes looked up at me. Looking down I panic a little “how am I gonna raise you alone” I think to him. Jonah’s child-like voice fills the room “uncle Jesse you are not alone we are all here to help with the baby.” tom linking the whole pack about the birth of the future alpha and the loss of our Luna. We all felt the bond snap as she took her last breath. “so uncle Jesse what is his name?” looking at Betty I smile and I hope she sees this as an honor I plan for it to be. “Michael john Cambell,” I whisper to her. I see tears in her eyes as she smiles at me. Come over to me as Abigail and a few other wolves take Mary to have her prepared to be sent to the goddess.
What we had not expected was that the first curse on me would also follow my bloodline. how did we find out that Michael couldn’t smell that's easy when he walked into the house carrying a skunk. He was three. The thing had strayed him so bad we didn’t think he would not smell. We were all gagging coughing all around dying and he had no clue what was going on. Tom's son Cole was always with Michael. If it had not been for Cole I am sure Michael would have been lost several times by now. Sitting in the study one day I had again prayed to the goddess that she looks over my son. He will need her even more now that he cant smell. How can protect the pack? I was only able to because I don’t know how I was able to do it. I shouldn't have I put them all in danger every day and now I am passing that on to him.. making the tough choice to close our borders and become the hidden flower pack. Everything we need is here on the property. We will learn to fight and protect ourselves. I will search high and low for a way to break the curses. When Michael reaches the age of 18 I will send him on a walkabout to see if he can find his mate. He will do this every month until his 29th year. If he does not find his mate by then he will court and mate with a she-wolf from the pack. Any she-wolf can offer to be his mate. We also decided that Cole would always be by Michael's side.
