Alpha Chase and his Beautiful Witch

Chapter Three

Emily

I slowly pulled up to the driveway,  My mother and fathers car were already parked there.  I grabbed my school bag and followed Cara into the house.  As we walked in we were enveloped in the warm embrace of my father.  Each of us held tightly to his chest so that we could hear his heartbeat.  “Happy birthday my sweet Em and Ca, the light of my life, the reason I breathe.”  He held us firmly but not too tight.  He had learned a long time ago from my mother how to control his werewolf strength around his human family.  

Although my fathers embrace has always been comforting, Cara and I looked at each other, we both knew that there was something else going on.  His mindlink was closed and his heartbeat was erratic.  

‘What’s wrong Daddy? We can feel it oozing off you, there is no point hiding it”.  My father didn’t respond but just kept holding us, it was almost as if he let go he would never be able to hold us again.  Out of the corner of my eye I saw my mother, tears rolling down her face.  “Happy birthday my beautiful girls”.  My father slowly let go of us as we turned around to embrace my mother.  Cara and I were so confused but let my parents hold us until they were ready to talk.  

“You girls must be wondering why we are both so emotional?”  

“The thought crossed our minds”, I smiled awkwardly at them. 

“Our beautiful Emily, always knowing when something isn’t right, we could never hide anything from you”  My mothers lips slightly twitched as she finished speaking.  “Let’s get your special dinner out on the table and then we can talk.  I haven’t been cooking all day to let my excellent food go to waste” 

Cara and I went to wash up and then helped my parents set the table.  The food looked amazing!!! My mom had made our favourite dinner, steak and chips with a big chocolate cake for dessert.  My dad was drooling when he saw the cake, he didn’t realise that he was drooling which left us all in hysterics.  

The food was delicious, but I must admit I felt like I could not move afterwards.  My mom had really spoilt us.  My father’s rendition of happy birthday and Thank Heaven for Little girls left us all almost falling off our seats.  He couldn’t keep one note in tune, but he got an A for effort.  

As dinner came to an end,  a slight tension could be felt in the air.  We knew our parents had something to say to us and we knew it could not be good.  My father got up from the table and ensured that all the doors and windows were closed.  As he was the Beta, our house had been made sound proof so that no one could hear if he had private conversations at home.  He then poured my mother and himself a glass of wine and began to talk.  

“There was an attack on the pack today.  Alpha Thomas was fatally wounded during the attack”.  My heart began to quicken, there had not been an attack on the pack in years.  We were one of the most well defended packs, our warriors were well trained and did an excellent job of keeping us safe.  As we stared at each other, wondering what was coming next, my father continued…. “We think it was an inside job in order to get rid of him, I feel that it was his sons”. We all gasped.  That was a lot to take in.  If The boys were responsible for this, they had broken one of the most important laws in the werewolf world.  Father son relationships are binding.  The Alpha title is handed over to their sons when they have found or chosen their mate.  In our pack, wolves are allowed to reject their mates and choose someone that they prefer.  My father has always been opposed to this rule as he could not imagine being with anyone except his mate.  

“I believe that Reis and Leo were power hungry.  Alpha Thomas had confided in me that he felt his sons’ were not ready for the Alpha position and wanted to wait till he felt that they had grown up a bit.  Apparently the boys were very unhappy.  Reis and Leo were twins and had decided to share the Alpha role.  While working with Thomas one day, the boys found a document that showed that you girls had special powers and how important the two of you were.   Apparently the boys became very excited and decided that they were going to reject their mates and claim you as their own.  Thomas had declared that the boys were not allowed to touch you and that you were off limits.  The boys told him that he could not stop them, that they were the next Alphas and that it would be their decision.  Thomas used his Alpha command stating that as long as he was alive, you girls could not be touched.”  

We all sat there, allowing the silence to fill in the empty spaces that were surrounding us.  Reis and Leo had probably killed their father in order to have us as their mates.  Flashes of their thoughts that I had seen rushed through my mind.  The violent traits, the pain they had inflicted on so many girls.  Tears started to fall from my eyes, looking over my shoulder I noticed that Cara was crying too.  

My father continued with his talk.  “I know that this is a lot of information to process but we don’t have time now to do that.  In a few minutes, the two new Alpha’s will be coming by to wish you girls happy birthday.  I want you to act as if you are so happy that they are here…”

I look towards my father in shock

“Hear me out,” my father continued.  “I have a plan to get us out of here and somewhere safe but it will all depend on how well you can convince the boys that you want to be their mates.  I know that it will take a lot of acting, and will make you feel pretty rubbish, but it is the only way! Do you trust me?  Do you trust me to get you out of here?”  Cara and I both nod our heads.  There is not a person alive who we trust more than our father.  Him and our mother are our everything.  

A loud knock shakes us from our thoughts.  My heart begins to pound,  I feel Cara’s hand in mine, her gentle touch calming my nerves.  My father slowly gets up and walks towards the door.  You can feel his trepidation in each step that he takes.  He unlocks and opens the door.  Standing there, as predicted by my mother, were Leo and Reis.  To any normal person, these two men were like Greek G-ds, sculptured by the Moon goddess herself. Their muscles were bulging out of their tight t-shirts, showing the results of years of training. They both were blonde, shaggy hair, the only difference was that Reis had green eyes while Leo’s was blue.  Any other women would be drooling, throwing themselves at their feet.  But Cara and I Were not normal.  We knew what they were thinking,  we could see and hear the evil lurking behind the facade that was being presented to us.  I could hear Cara’s voice in my head ‘smile, remember we need to convince them that we want this as much as they do’.

I hear my father speaking quietly to them at the door, we then hear him calling us “Emily, Cara, Leo and Reis are here to speak to you”.  Cara and I get up hand in hand and walk towards our new Alphas.  

“Good evening Alpha’s, to what do we owe this great honour”, I hear the words slip out of Cara’s mouth as if they naturally were supposed to be there.  

“We have come to wish you happy birthday and would like to speak to you both privately, about something we are sure you are going to be happy about”.  I notice them smirking and looking at each other, I am sure that they are mind linking and have no idea that we know what they are saying.  

I smile up at them, the look of innocence plastered on my face, we lead them to my fathers office and wait for them to continue.  

“We have decided that we would like to make you our mates,  Emily you will be mine and Cara, you will be Leo’s”.  We have decided to reject our mates and make you both the Luna’s of this pack”. My insides are recoiling, the idea of being with either one of these wolves makes me feel physically ill.  I can hear Cara in my mind, reminding me to breathe, be calm and smile.  We need to convince them, remember that…..

Reis continues “Your father tells us that he has a trip planned for you to see your Aunt and that you will return on Thursday.  We are trusting your father, as the Beta of this pack, to bring you back by Thursday, lunchtime the latest.  The mating ceremony will then take place on Friday.  We will announce you to the pack then”.  Reis slowly walks towards me while he is speaking, I can see out of the corner of my eye that Leo is doing the same towards Cara.  I can feel through our bond, the fear and disgust that she is feeling.  I don’t dare to look up.  I know that he wants a subordinate, I know he wants to be in charge and make me fear him.  I know I have to give him what he wants so that he truly believes that we will be back.  He is so close that I can feel his breath on my face, his finger lands below my chin and pulls my face towards him.  I can’t say that it was a loving move, it was  more firm and controlling.  

“I like the fact that you fear me Little one, this is how our relationship is intended to be!!” I look into his eyes, I hear his thoughts, pain, coldness, hatred.  There is nothing else except an abyss of evil.  

I smile shyly at him, “of course Alpha, we were born and trained to obey our mates.  I will be anything you want me to be, my powers will be yours and yours alone”.  I keep my voice steady, breathing gently and not allowing my heart rate to go up.  Years of yoga and breathing with my mom has finally paid off.  “We were always told that we need strong wolves, with Alpha blood to help us control our powers.  We are blessed by the Moon Goddess that you and your brother think we are worthy of being your mates.  You are by far the strongest Alphas around.  My sister and I could not be in better hands.”

I see an evil smile begin to spread over his face.  I am praying to the Moon Goddess that my heart rate stays even and that he believes my words.  

‘You girls have never dated, we like the fact that you are pure in every way.  On this trip you must not talk to any man besides your family members.  Do I make myself clear?” Reis says evenly.

“Yes Alpha” we both respond quietly.  

“Your powers, we need to know what they are, how powerful you both will be, As your Alphas we need to be in control of you at all times.”  This time it was Leo speaking, his voice was rough, you could see that his wolf was just below the surface.  Searching for power.  

“Our powers have not been completely revealed to us, they will only come into being once we are marked and mated.  We may not be touched before our mate takes us on the evening of our mating ceremony.  The mating and marking will need to happen at the same time.  Once mating is complete our mates will need to stay connected to us as our powers begin to surge through our bodies.  We will find out at the same time as you.  All we know for now is that we are the power of the Lavarose, a name stemming from the flowers Lavender and Roses, which I believe your father shared with you already.  It only happens every 4 Generations and it must be where two sisters in our bloodline are born on the same day.  Our colouring of our eyes is a clue but it does not tell us all.  We know our powers come from the 4 elements, wind, water, fire and earth, but how they will surface is still a mystery.” Cara finished off her sentence, both Leo and Reis were looking at us for any indication that we might be lying.  I truly believed they would punish us right there if they believed we were.  Cara kept eye contact with Leo, while I kept eye contact with Reis.  Allowing them to search our eyes, hear our heart rate.  But little did they know, our mother had trained us well.  We knew how important this talk was, we knew we had to convince them that we were serious about what we said.  Cara had given them just enough information, without telling them how powerful we truly were.  

“So we may not touch you till the mating ceremony?” Leo said as he stared Cara in the eyes.  

“Unfortunately no, we have to stay pure until the ceremony is complete or our powers will never fully develop.  That is why our father has never allowed us to socialise with any males in our pack.  We have been kept isolated as we are only meant for our mates.” 

You could see the smirk spread on their faces as Cara sweetly finished her sentences.  She was so gentle and kind that she could melt the heart of almost any person who came into contact with her.  In all our years together she never raised her voice or got upset. She would just take each situation in her stride, just like she was doing now.  The face of elegance and calm.  I wish I could be like her, unfortunately I had a fiery side to me that my parents feel is related to my powers.  They believe I have the power of fire.  It scares me a little, when I am upset I feel this burning sensation in my arms, as if fire could come directly from my hands.  No one in my family has ever inherited this power.  I am hoping that they are wrong and that I have something not as dangerous as this.  That's why my mom spent so much time teaching me how to calm myself. I think she thought I might get lost in the power that was burning inside of me.  

I am quickly drawn from my thoughts as I feel a strong hand cup my chin.  His eyes are boring into my soul.  “Your father has never given us any reason not to trust him, he has been a loyal member of this pack and a good friend to our father.  He has kept you pure until now, I am sure he will keep  you safe and pure till Thursday.  Come Friday, you will be mine……”.  I try to calm myself as he begins to think of different ways that he can have me sexually.  I tried to block the thoughts but they are so strong and vivid, almost as if he wants me to see them.  But he doesn’t know I can.  I keep my innocent look as he slowly releases my face, he takes a step back and begins to march towards the front door.  “Make sure no male touches them or even looks at them or it will be your head!” Reis uses a deadly voice, aiming the words at my father.  My father bowed his head in submission, as Leo and Reis stormed out of our house.  I suddenly realise that they never even mentioned the death of their father……

We wait until we can hear that they have left.  We all took a deep breath as my father pulled us into a family hug.  Just the feel of my family around me, their warmth and love calming me, I know that they will keep me safe.  I am loved and they love me.  My father guides us gently into the lounge as he explains what is actually going to happen.