Alpha’s Cursed Mate

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Rose’s POV

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So after Leticia was able regain some of her power, she stood up and reactivated the portal again. We all stood up and waited for her to notify us to get in.

“You may go in.” She said and we took the turns to enter. This time it took longer before we came out. And when we did, the place was… A desert.

“Really? Leticia?” Ciara said with a huff. The wind blew so rough that we had to shade our faces.

“I also don’t understand why we are going from worse to worst.” She stated as she looked around. I don’t blame her. They are all passing through this because of me. I should not be the one to complain.

“Thank you.” I said to her and she looked at me with a smile that denoted that I should not say it.

“You are my sister in law, you don’t need to thank me.” She said and I nodded my head with a tight smile.

“So how many minutes are we using here?” Ciara asked.

“Just two.” She said and we all looked at her.

“Two?” Damien asked with his eyebrows raised.

“Who wants to stay in a desert like this for five minutes?” Leticia asked with a shrug as she muttered some spell. Something like a plate appeared on her hand. Ciara went towards her and they both stared at it. They looked at each other and nodded their heads. They closed their eyes and suddenly, a mist appeared. It was rolling like a tornado around the plate.

“Ciara said we put our hands each.” Damien yelled and went to do it. We took our turns and did it. This time it did not take up to a minute when we arrived at a place. This place was filled with rocks.

I almost stumbled on the floor but Leo held me firm. I gave him a look of appreciation and he managed to beam a smile.

Then suddenly, Leticia and Ciara appeared behind us. We turned to look at them.

“I don’t know why, I have been trying to feel the next place we will be stopping at but it does not seem good to me. Like I can’t even feel it at all.” Leticia said after a while of resting on the rock.

“What do you mean?” Damien asked.

“I mean to say I don’t know where we will be stopping next time.” She said. We all took a deep breath.

“So what are we gonna do?” Ciara asked.

“Move with the tides.” Leticia said with a shrug.

“And what if the tides leads to death?” Leo asked.

“We don’t have a choice by the way.” Leticia countered.

I breathed out.

“I am the one who brought this unto you guys, I am really sorry.” I said, almost crying. Leo held me closer to his chest.

“You don’t need to thank us, Rose.” Ciara said with a grim smile. I nodded my head.

“And yes, by the way. I will not be the one activating the portal. It would be activated by itself….” Leticia was still talking when there was this huge breeze that blew up and stood like a wall. There was a opening there like a door.

“What are you talking about…?” Leo was still talking.

“And yes, this is what I am talking about… Let’s go. It will close soon.” Leticia yelled due to the raging breeze. She ran into the place first, followed by the rest of us.

But then the place we stopped at was a forest. I looked around but could not find Leo.

“Leo.” I yelled out but got no response.

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Third Person’s Point Of View

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They all got separated as soon as they entered the door of illusion. It was a portal test for them till they get to the witches’ coven, Kismanthu. It was one of the spells made by Athena since the last war between Werewolves and Witches. She was scared that they would kidnap a witch and force her to use the portal so she created the last portal for illusion.

Rose stood there, unable to move. The forest was filled with white fog which made it difficult for them to see.

“Leo,” she yelled out but got no reply. She was quite scared and that is for sure.

Then she decided to move her legs, it moved and she started walking, making sure to be cautious. Then suddenly, everywhere got cleared. She could see everywhere clearly, which means that the fog was cleared. Then suddenly before her, stood her foster parents and Levi. She did not know what to do. Whether to smile or run to meet them. What she did not is that in this forest of illusion, she will lose her connection with her wolf. She would be unable to talk or even feel her.

“Levi,” she yelled and ran towards them.

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Ciara stood there with her eyebrows arched.

“What’s happening?” She thought.

“Where is everyone?” She thought again.

She looked around the place, she was in middle of an unknown forest. Why does she feel like a normal human?

Then suddenly she heard a voice that she has been longing to hear call out to her. She whirled around immediately. Standing before her was her precious parents. Tears welled up her eyes as she saw them.

“Dad, mom.” She called out and they smiled at her.

“Come… Come…” Their voices resonated at every interval. She was about to take a step when her vision got blurry. She shook her head to get rid of it but she staggered and held the tree close to her.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Then suddenly another pair of her parents appeared again.

“Ciara…” She darted her gaze away from the first one to the second one. Confusion crossed her features.

“Baby girl.” Her father called with a smile.

“Ciara, don’t listen to him. I am your father.” The other one said. She looked at him.

“Don’t mind him, I am your real father.” The first one countered. They went on and on, confusing Ciara making her gaze blurry. She staggered back and fell on the floor.

“Ciara!!, come… We are waiting for you.” Their voices came again but she could not move.

“What is happening?” She gritted her teeth. When she could no longer hold it again, she closed her eyes and fainted before sliding flat on on the floor.

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Leo looked around him.

Where is this place?

How did he get there?

What happened to Rose?

His mind was filled with questions that were left unanswered. He was about to take a move when he suddenly heard a feminine voice call out to him. He immediately remembered the voice. He turned around almost immediately and before him stood his beloved mother. She smiled at him.

“Mother?” He asked to be clear that he was seeing right. She smiled at him and nodded her head as if answering him.

How is it possible?

His mother is long dead and there is no fvcking way she could be here since… Wait, it is an illusion.

And he was the first person to realize that they were in an illusion. Suddenly, everywhere became blurry and was turning around. He held his head as he heard his mother laugh out loudly then a voice came. “wolf, you passed the test.”

Everywhere got cleared and he was able to see the place more clearly. He sat down for few seconds to get his mind together before getting up to find his mate.

“Rose,” He yelled as he walked further into the place.

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“Where do you think they are?” Damien asked Leticia. Leticia turned around to look at him.

“And how do you expect me to know?” She questioned. Damien stood up to look at her.

“You guys should not quarrel, I do not know why but this place, no matter how we keep forward, we just come back to the same place.” Austin said. The three of them were the only one who did not get separated.

“If anything happens to my mate, I will…” Damien pointed a finger at her as he gritted his teeth.

“You will what?” She cut him off.

“You can’t do anything… From what I see, this place is just like a test. It was set up by someone more powerful. All we just need to do is break the formation.” She said.

“And how are we going to do that?” Austin asked.

“Yes, how are we going to do that?” They heard another voice say, they turned around only to see Leo standing there looking as scared as ever.

“Leo?!” Leticia yelled.

“Where is Rose?” He asked, ignoring Leticia.

“The both of our mates are missing.” Damien said.

“So how are we breaking the formation?” Austin asked.

“Give me some time.” She said and took a seat on the floor. She closed her eyes and started muttering some incoherent words. The three males- Damien, Leo and Austin, all stood watching her closely. Then suddenly, breeze blew by and leaves rounded everywhere. The males shaded their faces away from huge wind. Leticia still sat down there, then suddenly a blue light came forth and went towards the sky. Just as it reached the the tip of the tree, the formation and cracked a little and the wind increased. Leo and the rest of the males forced their firm on the ground.

Then slowly, the formation started cracking until it got to the end then it shattered like glass. Rose who was still trying to decipher between hugging her parents and Levi got pulled back by a strange wind and got slammed on one of the trees before sliding down with a drop of blood on her lips. She blacked out almost immediately at the impact.