Alpha’s Cursed Mate

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Rose’s POV

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“So after putting such a bold and dramatic front before Leo, you are here sulking?” My mother asked me as she placed the cup of water before me. I grunted and sipped a little.

“Mom, you don’t understand. Ever since I came back, I don’t understand a thing at all. Where I was taken to? What they did to me? How I was handled? I know nothing at all. And now the pack is struck with some stupid disease or what should it be called?” I said with a look of sadness.

“Whosever might have taken you cleared your memory and I will love you to relax so that I make a portion and try to remember some spells to track the witch.” She said and went into the room. Well, they now stay in the cave, not actually a cave, but it was built like one. And the environment is serene enough and it is quite conducive especially for them since they wanted to be away from other people.

“Rose,” Leo’s voice said in my head, making me jerk.

“Leo?” I asked.

“How are you?” He asked and I relaxed.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“I’m good and you?” I replied.

“I miss you.” He said and with that he went off. I closed myself and a stray tear fell off my eyes.

“It’s ready.” My mother’s voice said and I stood up. It was evening already.

I entered into the room and saw something that looked like a cauldron with a red steam around it.

“Put your hand at that tip there.” She directed me and as I was about to go, my father came in.

My mother looked at him.

“I want to help her regain her memory and also track the stupid witch.” She explained and my father nodded his head. I walked towards the place and hesitantly held the tip. Electricity sipped into my veins and I jerked violently as I cast a glance at my mother who had her eyes closed and she was chanting some spells. My father had this worried gaze on me. I shook my head and my body still kept shaking violently. Then I closed my eyes.

Events… They started playing my head.

How I was taken from Leo.

How I was carried on the shoulders.

How I was hit with a stick and I fell unconscious again.

How I was tied down, around my eyes and my hands.

How I was slapped on the face.

How that stupid jerk gripped my hair roughly.

How that wretched witch had that stupid blank face I wanted to so much slap away.

“She’s remembering, she really is.” My father’s voice sounded excited from afar.

The connection seemed to be broken and I moved back a bit, releasing the tip of the cauldron.

“What did you see?” My father asked.

“I know where the witch is.” My mother said and we looked at her.

“Tell Leo that his mate and I are going for a trip.” She said and before I could think of anything, she casted a spell and we both disappeared.

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We appeared in a bush-like area. It was dark and the shrews were creaking, making the place look scary. I held my mother by hand and she squeezed so tight as if reassuring me that she was here to protect me. No, I should be the one protecting her. I held her tightly and walked side by side with her.

“Where is this place?” I whispered-asked.

“An old friend’s place.” Was all she said with a straight face. She had a shoulders squared in pride as she walked majestically in the dark. Well, I had few bumps with her but she did not complain. Then we got to a clearing. I looked around. The moon was dim so I could hardly see anything.

“Move back.” My mother ordered me and strange sparks ran up my spine but I stood behind. She spread her hands out.

“I, Eleanora Roosevelt, hereby summon the wind and the sand should hear my command. Break the spell that this old woman who is rebellious for me to be welcome into her old, rusty cabinet.” She said in a loud voice and the wind started out slowly until it mixed with the sand. I shaded my face away from it. And then, suddenly I heard something cracking and just like that, it chattered. Lo, before me, was built a small cabinet that looks like it has been here for the past century.

“How dare you ruin my peace!” A voice said so mighty and huge breeze blew. My mother stood her ground as a woman flew out in full speed towards her with an harsh glare. Then suddenly, she got to her with her hands curled into a ball, it was so close to my mother’s face but she did not even bulge. At this time, my heart skipped a beat.

When the woman saw that my mother gave no reaction, she retrieved her hands and stood her on feet.

“What are you doing here?” She questioned as she glared daggers at my mother who only that same straight face.

“I’m here to see that rebellious daughter of yours. I will say you taught her quite well. She was able to cover her tracks but forgot who she was dealing with.” My mother answered.

“I already sent her away since she was seventeen. Don’t ruin my cabinet all because of a crap like her.” The lady said harshly and was about to go back in. But my mother intercepted her and she almost bumped into her.

Then suddenly, the wind from earlier on came out slowly.

“If you don’t want your cabinet-” her eyebrows scrunched up a bit and it came down back as if it never happened, “to be ruined, give her to me.” She threatened.

“You…” The woman seethed and scoffed.

“I told you I already sent her away and I don’t know where she is.” She said again and this time the wind blew a little violent.

“You… Stop this, Eleanora. Don’t start what you can’t finish.” The woman warned but my mother was not willing to stop. Heck, this is her daughter’s life. She promised me she will protect me and be there for me. And here she is doing just that.

I feel like she is doing to make up for the time she was not here to bring me up.

My mother let out a dry, humorless laughter.

“Do as I say.” She said.

“Okay, okay. Come in. Don’t ruin that cabinet.” The woman begged. And the wind lowered a bit not without breaking a part of the window. The woman glared at her while my mother just smirked. They walked into the house while I jogged over to them.

“Have your seat.” Before she could end the sentence, my mother already made herself comfortable which made me questioned how close they really are.

“Where is she?” My mother asked.

“You need to calm down first. You just threatened to break the house my husband and I built as a memory of our love. You know so well how much I cherished this property. How much I will protect it with my life yet you did this awful thing.”

“I will do every awful thing when it comes to the betterment of my daughter. Your daughter crossed this line this time. Annalise.” My mother cut her off.

The woman who I just got to know her name is Annalise sighed.

“I know. That’s why I sent her away. I don’t want her to bring her troubles to this place but now see what she did.” She said and that was when she noticed me.

“And who is this?” She asked.

“My daughter.” My mother said with pride. Annalise snorted and sat down.

“You will pay for the window you broke.” She grunted while my mother rolled her eyes.

“Summon your daughter. We’ve got important business to solve.” My mother said and she clicked her fingers together. Then suddenly, that witch of that day appeared here. She seemed shocked or something and she looked like she was doing something.

“Mother, why will you summon me like that without a warning? What if I was doing something important like I am doing just now.” She complained and that got me by surprise because that time, her face was passive. Then it seemed she noticed us. Her eyes went wide when she saw me and not to talk of my mother.

“You…” She trailed off in shock.

“Samantha, what did I tell you about cleaning up your shits?” Annalise asked but got not response.

“I don’t have time for the mother and daughter talk. We have to go.” My mother said as she dropped the apple she was eating.

Wow, did not notice that.

“I told you not to bring trouble to my cabinet but see what you did, thank you so much. Thank you.” Annalise said and before Samantha could give a reply. My mother already whispered some spells and we all disappeared and appeared in my mother’s cave.

Wow, that did not take time as when we went to look for my mother.

Samantha looked around, maybe trying to look for a place to escape but my mother said some spells and a rope was tied around her. She struggled against it but failed.

“What do you want to know?” She asked.

“Say the truth.”