The Vampire Queen's Pet

Meeting the High Witch.

The Vampire Queen's Pe

Chapter 13

Jax's point of view

So that is how I find myself packing up a kit to head into the Eden forest and hopefully find this high witch. Of course, Bear insists that he tags along with his team, not that I expected anything else from the big guy. He's always had my back, just as I will always have his.

I've packed up everything I need, and I'm just waiting for the blood transfusion to finish off. Ysabella needs all the strength she can find if we're going to make this journey.

Once the drip is empty, I manage to find her some warm clothes to change into, and we're ready to head off as night falls. The only way to get to the heart of Eden forest is by foot, and it's rumoured to be guarded by a pack of wolves. I must admit I'm thankful to Bear and his team to be tagging along with us, especially seeing as he knows this witch.

I'm still not convinced that this witch isn't real all my life. I've been told stories of the myth of Eden forest, and all my life, that's all I've believed them to be stories. I hope Ysabella hasn't got her hopes up too much.

We eventually set off a team of eight with Ysabella kept in the middle for her protection, her eyes wide and full of hope. It's a challenging trek through hilly terrain, but she never once complains. She has a lot of strength for someone who is so tiny; she does take my hand, though, and it makes me grin like a f*****g i***t in front of Bear, he shakes his head as he tries to hide his chuckle, but I don't care anymore.

When we reach the outskirts of the forest, we hear the wolves. Ysabella squeezes my hand tighter as their howls grow louder. I turn to Bear as I ask him.

"f**k, how many is there?"

Bear shrugs his shoulders as he replies.

"The Eden wolves have the biggest pack in the land. They protect the witches; as long as you don't mean the witches any harm, then the wolves will leave us alone."

Isabella jumps as a large growl sounds behind us.

Fuck, I hope Bears right.

As the next minute, our team is surrounded by a pack of at least thirty wolves. My hand curls around my gun; Bear sends a signal to lower our weapons as one of the wolves steps forward. This wolf is much bigger than the rest of the pack. His eyes seem to glow as he looks at us.

Bear grins as he says.

"Darius."

The wolf changes into a man right before our eyes. And there's another myth just disintegrated right before my very eyes.

Yes, werewolves are real too.

Shit….and this one's massive, standing in front of us totally naked, and he doesn't bat an eye; thank god Ysabella is hiding behind me. The big wolfman strides over to Bear as he takes him in a hug. I can't help but laugh at the ridiculous sight in front of me as these two huge men embrace.

"It's good to see you, Alpha."

Bear says as he throws a pair of pants at the man. The fucker knew about the werewolves all along. Saying that if he had told me, I probably wouldn't have believed him, this is something you just have to see with your own eyes to believe.

Bear introduces Alpha Darius to our team before asking if he will take us to see the high witch Ophelia. He agrees before taking us further into the forest as his pack follows until we eventually reach a clearing and what seems to be a little village.

"If you wait here, I will go and find Ophelia."

He says before he disappears into one of the little houses.

Ten minutes later, I find myself looking into the eyes of an elderly woman, her eyes are the colour of Sapphire, to her right stands another woman whose eyes are the colour of citrine and to her right a younger woman with eyes the colour of rubies.

I guess the myth of the Eden Witches is true. Ysabella tells the witches of her suffering as she begs to be turned into a human again.

Ophelia takes hold of her hand as the two witches each place a hand on her as they close their eyes, it almost as if they're reading her as a strange mist dances around them.

Ophelia finally opens her eyes, and she turns to look at Ysabella as she says.

"You have suffered much at the hand of the man who turned you, child."

Ysabella nods her head as she tries to keep her tears at bay, as Ophelia says

"A Vampire can be turned back Into a human, but it is a dangerous spell. Are you sure that this is what you truly want, child?"

I have to clench my fists to stop myself from jumping in and dragging Ysabella away; as much as I can't bear to lose her, this has to be her choice. She is the one suffering."

"Yes," she whispers.

Ophelia nods her head; she looks at Ysabella then to the rest of us before she says.

"The only way to reverse a Vampire is with the blood of the Vampire who turned the human; you must bring me this King so we can sacrifice his blood and release this young lady."

Isabella turns to look at me, her eyes wide and pleading; I turn to look at Bear; he nods his head before I say.

"If that's what it takes to bring Ysabella back, then I shall bring the Vampire King to you."

Ophelia nods her head as she replies.

"I need him alive."

I nod my head; if that's what it takes, then that's what I will do. I brought him to his knees once, and I know that I can do it again.

We say our goodbyes to the witches before Darius and his pack leads us from the forest.

Well, tonight just got a lot more interesting; I guess it's time to go Vampire hunting.