Chapter 82
Over the next few days fern slowly gets better but I have gotten more paranoid that a dream will take me at any time. How can I be the alpha my pack needs if I’m always dropping into a coma-like state?
So far the pups all seem healthy and look to be frozen in time. We soon found that some of the wolves and witches in their early teens were also in coma-like states. They had not been thought missing. S few of the parents had stated that they had fights with their pups who took off to cool down. A few were kids who are wards of the coven and the pack. These teens had a tendency to take off from time to time angry with the world stuff.
The necklace has started to look like the cracks are bleeding red down the black surface of the rose-shaped stone. If it’s touching my skin it feels warm and heavy so I wrapped it in leather to keep it off my skin. Fern thinks that the spell needs to actually touch my skin to work. So I am hoping that this leather wrap is keeping me from seeing more of some very confusing things.
Making my way to Fern's room I want to speak to her about why she did such a destructive spell. That young witch that has been watching over the fern has disappeared. When I asked fern about the dark-haired girl she had no idea who I was speaking of.
Today seems to be a day where I can ask fern anything and she will just answer. Once the magic levels out in her completely again I’m sure this state of honest answers will be gone.
“fern I brought soup.” She nods and I bring it to her. Staring off into space as she eats I began to ask her small things. About spells and potions. Why do they call Loki master? That has always confused me as he says he is not the master just the body. “he is the rebirth of high priest Azazel. The head of the night coven, son of the night goddess.” “what he really the son of a goddess?” “no one knows for sure. His twin betrayed him long ago. There have been many who have spoken for him. Loki wasn’t the first body you know. That horrible black rose pack murdered the first body of high priest Azazel.” “really who was his body supposed to be.” “he was meant to be mates to the alpha of alphas twin sister. His was to be the beta of this pack a young witch of the night coven. My cousin’s boy Jacob white was meant to be the body of the master. The black rose stole it all away but due to some luck, a second body was already being grown inside Shelia. He was born not too long after your mother you know. We all lived here in these halls. This was the room I shared with my sister. Michaela's birth mother.” “you're not Michaela's mother?” “I was cursed to bear magic-less kids. I had thought it a lie until I gave birth to a magic-less abomination. Ivy took it away. To this day I have no clue where or if it is. Ivy was carrying twins. Her handfasted was sure it was a single child and a male. All the signs told him so. Lucky for us all she went into labor not long after she got back for getting rid of the monster. I delivered Killian and Michaela that night. Knowing Johnathan would kill Michaela we did the only thing we could think. No one knew I had my child and as a priestess, it’s common for me to have a female. So I took Michaela as mine. Ivy named her and gave her life and I raised her.” She smiles remembering something.
“Does she know?” I ask. Her eyes snapped to mine so fast “you must never tell her. Johnathan is not above killing her today for the betrayal. Please she’s all I have left.” “what do you mean?” “ivy and Killian were killed in a backfiring potion. They had walked into the kitchen at the wrong time. If he knows Michaela is his he will kill her saying she caused the death of ivy and Killian. Please don’t take my baby from me?” she cries out. “I swear your secret is safe with me.” Patting her hand hoping she can hear the truth in my words.
“Fern what spell did you send to the black rose.” I ask slowly. “a sterilization spell. Anything younger than ten years was supposed to be sterilized. The alpha took my ability to have children. And you said I couldn’t cause them harm. So I was taking their lively good for a short while. Their older cows would still be able to have calves so they wouldn’t be but a few years behind in their breeding. I have no idea what went wrong. I swear I tested it on rats several times before I sent it downstream. There must be something else there that it mixed with changing it. I swear alpha I would not have disobeyed you.” She rushes out grabbing my arm so hard I can feel the bruises form. Patting her hand I again reassure her I will take it to my grave. Mostly because I like Michaela and she is Sally’s mate but mostly because I had their high priest Johnathan howler.
Calming her down I ask my final question for this lunch break. “what can you tell me about the small dark-haired girl that was caring for you?” “what girl? No one should have been in here but you and Michaela. I spelled my door because I knew I would be doing this spell when you woke again. I would never leave my care to someone I don’t know and trust “ “so no one can ever through the door what about the window?” “don’t be stupid alpha we both know your not. No one but you and Michaela can enter this room period. Not even Sally. As much as I love and trust her she and Michaela are still in the honeymoon state and would be a distraction to her in here.” “is there anyone that can get past your wards.” “nope. Not to toot my own holes but toot, toot I’m pretty powerful. Only one stronger is high priest howler.” She spits out.
Who the hell and how the hell? I came here looking for answers in her truth-spilling state and I’m leaving with more questions. This sucks.
