Filed to story: Wolf Crying Mate of the Alpha by Jazz Ford
‘Well, if you want to go in the cell and risk your life trying to stake his heart, be my guest. But, even then, we don’t even know if that will work,’ Yiselda says. ‘You’d probably be dead before you could blink since he has incredible strength and speed and would drain your blood in minutes.’
‘What about all those creatures then?’
‘They weren’t always Grimghouls and Shadow Reapers. The Grimghouls are the Pixies of Silverfay Forest, where they and familiars reside. They are the only ones left to exist, and Shadow Reapers are souls from the dead that need to be returned to their resting place. For many years, I’ve been researching spells in the hopes of reverting the pixies to their original forms and returning them to Silverfay Forest, as well as returning the souls of the shadow reapers to their resting places. Hence, why witches before me chose to seal them all in this dungeon in hopes of restoring them back and keeping the vampire king under control, but now if you are satisfied, we shall return to Shadow Crest?’
Alpha Bennet’s face contorts in thought as he stares at Alec, who won’t take his gaze away from me. Alpha Bennet looks between us, perplexed as to why he is so interested in me.
‘All right then, let’s go back to Shadow Crest,’ he replies.
Yield comes to a halt as we approach the circle to port back to Shadow Crest.
‘Fern, Ela, Ria, Lilac, I would appreciate it if you could return to Shadow Crest with Alpha Bennet while I stay behind with Luna here.’ She says.
‘Sure, Yiselda,’ they smile. Fern grabs Alpha Bennet by the back of his shirt and shoves him through the portal. I turn and giggle, looking at Yiselda, who is irritated and has her hands on her hips. My laughter has stopped.
‘Uh oh,’ Reaper mind-links.
‘Is everything okay?’ I ask.
‘What possessed you to approach the vampire king in such a manner?’ You seemed like you were about to touch him? ‘Do you realise he has the ability to kill all of us, Luna, even you?’ she claims.
‘I’m sorry, I didn’t intend to do that.’ I couldn’t help myself….’
‘You couldn’t help yourself,’ she scoffs.
I glance to the ground with guilt and clutch my wrist, feeling the tingles. Perhaps if I show Yiselda, she’ll be able to assist me in figuring out how to sever the bond? I’m immediately dizzy. I haven’t recovered all of my strength after nearly drowning this morning. I stagger and grasp my head.
‘Luna?’ replies Yiselda, steadying me.
I concentrate and shake the dizziness away. ‘I have something I need to show you,’ I say, revealing my wrist to Yiselda and showing her the mark. She gives out the loudest shriek I’ve ever heard before falling back. She stands up, takes my arm, and pulls my wrist close to her face.
‘It cannot be. Alec has marked you. You are the vampire king’s blood flame,’ Staring at my wrist in disbelief, she finally looks at me. ‘You have two mates!’ she exclaims.
Taking my arm back, I walk away a few steps and solemnly stare up at the sky.
‘Yiselda, I don’t know what to do. It will destroy Magnus if he finds out I have a second mate, but I can’t help these feelings towards Alec. I want to be with him too.’ I explain.
She grabs my arm and yanks me back into the house.
‘Where are we going?’ I ask.
‘You must sever your bond with Alec for your own good and protection.’ ‘We need to ask Alec how to do that,’ she adds as she pulls me up the staircase of books.
‘Skedaddle Dash,’ she says, making us blink from the dungeon’s entrance and reappear on the other side outside Alec’s cell.
Alec immediately emerges from the shadows of his cell and reaches his hand out for mine. ‘Luna,’ he says. I instinctively reach my hand out to take his, but Yiselda pulls me back.
‘Alec,’ she growls. ‘Nina is Luna of Shadow Crest and fated mates with Magnus. You have to break the bond with Nina!’
‘No,’ he says firmly without hesitation.
‘Alec, how do you suppose you will have a relationship with her behind these bars? If Magnus finds out, he won’t allow her here again, and you know what will happen to Nina if she isn’t near you frequently. For her sake, break the bond,’
Alec lunges at the bars scaring Yiselda back, ‘I said no!’ he yells.
‘W-what will happen to me if we stay apart?’ I ask.
Alec looks away with guilt.
Like the mate bond, the blood flame draws you to your other half. You will begin to burn if you resist it or remain too far away from your blood flame for too long. It starts as a fever, but it steadily worsens until you eventually burn to death.’
I gasp and cover my mouth, ‘Magnus would never cope without me. It would kill him,’ I say.
‘And it will kill me too if anything ever happened to you,’ Alec says.
Alec and I stare solemnly at each other.
‘If you don’t break the bond. You know she will die, Alec,’
‘No, she won’t. Magnus will have to let us be together in order for her to live. Do you think he is willing to let her die if he loves her that much?’ Alec retorts.
‘Do you think Magnus is going to share his mate?’ Yiselda argues.
‘Our mate,’ he corrects her.
I fall to my knees and cradle myself. Yiselda kneels beside me and rubs my back as I start to cry.
‘If Alec doesn’t break the mate bond, you will have to tell Magnus,’ Yiselda says sympathetically.
Wiping my tears, I stand up to see Alec has retreated to the shadows of his cell. Approaching his cell, I grip the bars.
‘Alec, please, breaking the bond is the only way for us to live and cease these feelings we both have for one other.’
Alec’s hands reach through the bars with an instant flash, cupping my face, his lips crashing onto mine. A euphoric feeling flows through my body and his, and my inner soul melts from his kiss. I’ve always felt happy with Magnus, and I know I’m in love with him, but something was always missing in my heart, and now, kissing the vampire king, I realise that the missing piece of my soul was my second mate, Alec.
I’m overcome by the overpowering sensation of being whole with Alec and Magnus. We break the kiss for breath, and I take a step back, swaying and collapsing. Reaper takes flight from my shoulder and settles alongside me on the ground.
‘Luna!’ Yiselda and Alec exclaim simultaneously. Yiselda cradles my head in her lap.
‘Luna,’ Yiselda says again as she tries to wake me.
‘Yiselda, let me out, let me help her!’ Alec begs.
‘Alec, you will never be free from that cell, and I certainly won’t let you anywhere near the Luna,’
Alec scowls at her, ‘I will make sure you will regret keeping me from my treasured blood flame, Yiselda,’ he angrily says.
Yiselda ignores him and waves her wand over me, ‘Awaken,’ she says. Alec watches closely as my eyes flicker awake. Yiselda helps to sit me up.
‘Where am I?’ I say, taking a glance around. Then the memory of kissing Alec flashes through my mind. I raise my eyes to Alec, who has a troubled expression on his face.
‘Are you all okay, Luna? ‘Yiselda refused to let me out to check on you,’ he adds.
‘Are you okay, Luna? Yiselda wouldn’t let me out to check on you,’ he says.
‘I haven’t been the best since this morning. I’m sorry, Magnus insisted I stay home and rest, but I didn’t listen to him,’