The Werewolf Priestess

What Binds us

9. What Binds Us?

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"What do you mean by she is bounded to that place?" Reed was the one to ask while I raked my head for the several possibilities of this whole mess, who would want to bind me to that place, I had no knowledge of that world until today, I know that I might have made some enemies along the way through the centuries, but they would be werewolves, shifters could not do this, unless they were working with a witch, the witch would be very powerful like Nadine said, but then shifters would not even leave that long to enact on a revenge plan on me, I don't think I have caused any damage that would cause all this but there was the fact that this all started with Luna Louisiana, I had no bind with her in anyway so why all this?.

"That world is drawing out your magic though you are not presently there" Nadine added, weariness settled on her face "You could be dying" that was enough to make Fia and Reed jump out of their seats.

"What!" Reed yelled, Fia was already sobbing while I still remained silent, I do not know what to feel at the moment, if I was dying, then this was what I have craved for so badly, I have pleaded with the goddess countless of times to give me this when I failed to recover a dagger that would kill me but now someone else was doing it for me in a different way, there was another way to die.

This was bigger than me just dying, I can feel it in my bones, there was something coming that would be greater than just my death, someone wanted me out of the way but why through Alpha Kaden's mate. I had even promised to help yet here I was dying and drained of magic, I would not be of much help after all, unless there was a way.

"Althea, you are quiet" Nadine voiced, it almost sounded like a whisper, everyone gaze now fell on me.

"If I dying then so be it, but is there a way to slow it down?, Alpha Kaden's mate is involved in this somehow, I already assured them my help" I finally spoke

Reed flared up immediately "so be it!, so f*****g be it that you die!, I just met you, you are my mate!"

I chuckled, I know his outburst was not funny but I could not help myself, I never imagined in this life, a male would be bothered by my death, I never imagined there would be a mate to worry for my wellbeing. Fia sobs had increased in its sounds, while Nadine stared at me with wide eyes.

I smile before saying "It has only been three days Reed, we have not mated yet, if this was even a real bond you will survive, if Alpha Kaden could get a second chance, I am certain the moon goddess would extend that favor to you"

"What—the f**k!" He cursed frustratedly, running his fingers through his hair aggressively "What the hell is wrong with you, why are you like this?"

"I was born like this" I simply answered, I know I was fueling his anger but it needed to me done, he had hung around longer than I expected him to, he needs to move on with his life.

"Bullshit!" He yelled "What of Fia?, she is like your daughter, is she not?. Do you not care about how she feels?"

I turned to Fia who was already a crying mess, she covered her face with her palms but her sniffles were loud and tears could be seen running down her hands. I caressed her hair and she froze up immediately, she removed her palms from her face and I take a good look at her, she had really grown up, my beautiful girl. I looked towards Nadine and gave her a nod, she understood immediately, Fia would be taken care of when I pass on, Nadine would make sure of it. "She would be fine" I said softly

"And what about me, you do not care to know if I would be fine!" Reed yells. "Just because of it has been three days that does not mean that you have to be heartless whether you accept it or not, there is something binding us together"

"What is binding us?. What binds us?, All you werewolves care about is about some stupid bond that forces two people to stay together, life is bigger than that fairytale the moon goddess created" I stated angrily getting up from the couch.

Reed was silent, he stared at me heatedly and I stared back at him with the same intensity, the tension in the room was skyrocketed but none of us wanted to back down, this whole thing was plain madness to me, the moon goddess has been silent, if she was the one that roped me in this then I hate her and even if she wasn't the one I still hate her for not helping me out, I have served her for centuries now still she is always silent when I need her but she expects me to answer when she needs me.

"Who pulled you out when you were in there?" Nadine asks breaking the silence and the tension between Reed and I. We both turned in her direction.

"Reed did" it was Fia that answered with a slightly broken voice, "the first time was when they discovered that they were mates, he held her and she came out of her trance, the second time when she was on fire, he held her and she stopped and just now, he held her and you both snapped out of the trance and before he held her, my mistress was already lighting up" she explained.

I was on fire again, I had no idea.

"Althea, Reed might just be of help in a way, he is preserving you in a little way, I do not think he can stop the draining but he can keep it from getting worse before we find another way" Nadine reveals

I glanced at Reed for a second before turning back to Nadine, "I need you to check what binds us"

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We both sat in the Nadine's bath tub filled with cold water, usually it would have been a lake but this would have to do, her tub was bigger than the regular ones that it could pass as a small swimming pool or that thing the humans call the Jacuzzi, Nadine had always loved the water so this was understandable.

She lit candles around the bathrooms to begin her spell, it was a spell I knew but it had not been used in centuries, at first shifters used this spells to access the intensity of a mate bond, it was stupid then, mates were unsure of the mate-bond magic and the effects if one of them dies, the stronger the intensity of the bond the worst a mate would feel when their other half passes away untimely, in the old there were mates that would reject each other to seek stronger mates, it was used to access how they would bear the pain of separation, the cutting of two souls bound together. It was worst when two mates have mated and accepted the bond, the intensity of the bond was twice stronger and more difficult to break, most had died from it. As witches, we can bring out the color of the bond, mate bonds were not reserved to just shifters, witches made bonds of their own same with vampires.

Shifters mate bond glowed in silver like the color of the moon, witches were golden in color while vampires were red in color difference was that, vampires and witches choose their mates by themselves.

I avoided looking at Reed's face but I could feel the anticipation from him, I was weak in magic but I could feel his feelings like it was mine better than I did others.

Nadine made some incantation in ancient Latin, were all magic words originated from before saying to Reed and I "I need you both to take a deep breath, but before then I need you to know Reed, bonds made by your moon goddess would make the water glow in silver, if it was made by a witch, it would glow in a black mist" she explained and Reed nodded in response to her statement.

Fia was by the door of the bathroom, waiting in the same anticipation just like Reed, she wanted me to have this bond with Reed but I wanted her to have this with her own mate.

"Take a deep breath now" Nadine ordered and she deep both out head in the tub.

I listen to her make more incantations while I was under water, I now feel the anticipation but my eyes remained closed, I feel an energy surge in the water and the know the spell has been done still I am frightened to open my eyes, what if it glows in silver, what happens next, I had treated Reed badly but I can't jump into this whole thing with him, Reed was still a stranger and the only thing I knew about him was his first name and that he was the Blood Sun pack-doctor's brother, younger or older I had no idea, but if it glows in a dark mist, I know what would happen next, Reed would leave but I know that he would leave with a part of myself, a small part that had hoped that it could all the real. It doesn't matter about the what-ifs, if I do not open my eyes, I clenched my eyes tightly one last time before I finally open them.

The water is blue.

I could not believe it, the water glowed blue, what does this mean.

"Why is it blue?" I hear Reed ask, he was out of the water, then I pull myself out of the water, Reed was staring back at me, the blue glow of the water made his eyes glow more brightly, he was drenched and it made him look more beautiful than he naturally did.

I tear my gaze away from him, it was not the time to let my emotions run wild in admiring his attractiveness, I look into the blue glowing water, I had no explanation for this, I have never seen this in my entire existence.

"Why is it blue?" I ask this time looking at Nadine for answers but she shakes her head

"I do not know, I have never seen this before, I do not know what it means but a witch could not have done this that I know for sure"

"But—" I started but the words got caught in my mouth when everywhere turns dark and I am back in the dark world, this time with the ghastly creature face to face with me, fear consumes me, my eyes are shot wide open, this creature though without eyes looked like it could see my soul, I try to wiggle my body but it is as if I am frozen in place "why are you doing this?, what do you want?" I ask but I get no response, instead I feel the creatures hands pierce into my body and then it feels like the creature is tugging at my heart trying to rip it out while I watch in horror, the pain is bearable until I feel a squeeze and I let out a loud scream in agony.