The Siren's Curse

Chapter 3

Ken thought back to the last time he really saw Eliza. It had been months and he missed her dearly. At that time, she saw him almost naked, which isn't terrible, but he was terrified that she would be disgusted and reject him. Ken knew his body was different from the others, but he didn't want to lose the one person that mattered to him, Eliza. Ken was always careful not to show off any part of his body to anyone. After Eliza had fallen asleep Ken snuck into the guest room to get a look at her before he went to sleep. After watching Eliza sleep for a while, Ken had gone outside to go for a walk and clear his mind.

While on his walk, it was when he ran into her, Alice. While walking by the ash pile that used to be a house, there was a different scent in the air. Jack did not have a good feeling about this, but being the future Alpha, they decided to check it out. "Stop!" A strange male voice rang in their head. Ken froze and Jack was confused. Why is there a third voice?? " My apologies, I am Rex, The spirit of your deceased Twin. Although he may be gone, you shared a body, and I managed to survive through you." Ken and Jack were speechless. " I have just awoken. This scent, this Aura, tread carefully, it's from the one who cursed your parents." Rex explained. Although shocked, Ken began investigating the area when he came across a girl sopping wet and crying against the only pillar standing.

Ken could feel his inner spirits on high alert and felt his hair stand up. "Do not trust that one, don't let her fool you. Don't succumb to her powers. She is extremely dangerous." Rex said coldly. "Don't let her know we are suspicious of her," Jack added. Ken slowly approached her so as not to startle her. "Are you okay? Do you need help?" Ken asked in a sweet and caring tone. The girl just looked at him blankly. "Do you have somewhere to go? You'll catch a cold here." He asked. The girl just shook her head. " There is a guest house not far from here. Can I take you there for now and we can discuss things tomorrow after you've rested?" Ken asked while reaching out his hand, hoping she would take it. The girl nodded and said "Alice". Ken took Alice to the guest house and got her settled in before running home to talk to his parents.

By the time Ken walked into their living quarters in the packhouse, he realized the time and decided to talk to them in the morning. Ken went to his room and saw Eliza's favorite stuffed teddy bear sitting on his bed. "I should probably return this to her," he said, chuckling as he picked it up. "That scent. It's hers! Can we keep it just tonight to help us sleep?" Jack begged. Ken laid down cuddling the teddy bear as he fell asleep. Ken had a strange dream. It was like the ones he normally had about Eliza, except this wasn't with Eliza. It was with a dark black shadow. "WAKE UP!" Rex shouted, startling both Ken and Jack. " That wasn't just a dream. It was her. Alice must have tried to hypnotize us earlier. It is as I feared. This Alice IS the one who put the curse on your family." Rex explained. Ken called both his parents immediately through the mind link to meet in the study.

After waiting in the study for half an hour, John and Mary finally came in and closed the door. Once all three members arrived, Ken let Rex take over so he could explain everything to all of them. He then continues to explain that he cannot defeat her until Rex fully wakes up on Ken's 18th Birthday. Confused, they asked him why he would take so long to fully wake up. " My apologies, I neglected to mention, I am a Golden Dragon. Mary, you are half dragon." Rex stated. Shocked, John looked at Mary in disbelief. " I always thought your parents were joking about that." He murmured. Mary was just as shocked and confused. “Wait, Where is Jack then?” Mary asked worriedly. “ I am still here mom.” Jack replied. “Then how do you have a wolf and a dragon? I don’t understand.” John inquired, dumbfounded. “Ah, yes, so Ken was originally born with another. When the curse was cast, we realized only one could survive, so they merged together so one could survive, so I remained even though I belonged to the Other… That is also why I took Rex, the name you had originally picked out for him Mary…” Rex responds in a solemn tone, trying not to cry over the loss. I’m sorry I wasn't able to save both of them… it took everything I had just to save one.” Rex sneered.

"At 18 my powers will begin to fully manifest because only I can defeat the Siren," Rex boasted. Alice is a Wolf-Siren hybrid. The curse she placed was supposed to take her life in exchange, but it seems she managed to survive as well. She must have been weakened and is now strong enough to come back. It seems she was trying to coax Ken into loving her, but Rex was able to block it, just like he did when she Cursed John and Mary. It took everything he had, which is why he just woke up. Her Scent and Aura I will never forget. I will make her pay for what she did to us", Rex Snarled. " I'm going to have to pretend I'm hypnotized and in love with her, won't I?" Ken asked. Unfortunately, nobody else could know of the plan and Ken was worried about what Eliza would think. He hated to keep anything from her, so he decided it was best to just stay away. Smelling Eliza's sweet scent brought Ken back to the present. He was holding tight the Teddy she had left that night. It was the only thing that could soothe him and help him fall asleep. He missed her, and hated how he had to act around her now. Now was the time he needed her the most to help keep him strong.

Ken had to continue to pretend to be in love with Alice and only have eyes for her. If he messed up he feared the worst, that Alice would harm Eliza. Alice stayed in the guest house he led her to that day. She had no family, no home, and they did not want her in or near the packhouse. Every morning after training, Ken stopped by to walk with Alice to school. Now that they were in the same school, Ken always watched Eliza from the corner of his eye as they walked to school separately. Eliza just scoffed at Ken being all loving to Alice, holding her hand, or wrapping his arm around her waist.