Thinking of you keeps me awake. Dreaming of you keeps me asleep. Being with you keeps me alive.

—anonymous

Hope

It's been one month since he left. I have been spending my days doing chores, even those which aren't mine so that I don't think about him. Whenever I am free, my mind goes back to those enchanting black eyes that hold my heart captive. Marina, Sarah and Jada have been spending their free time with me, trying to make me smile but it is becoming difficult. I have been hoping this whole month that he will come back to me but my hopes are decreasing day by day. I should hate him for rejecting me and cheating on me but I can't. I have tried but it doesn't happen. I still love him even after everything that has happened. I am trying to forget him but my heart isn't ready to let him go. If only I could control my heart, my life would have been so easy.

Someone taps on my shoulder and I snap out of my thoughts. I turn and found Gamma Jake standing in front of me. He is the pack's trainer also. His brown eyes narrow at me and I think of hiding under the table I was just wiping.

"Alpha is calling you." He says, turns around and leaves. He is always like this. Very Straightforward and very calm. I have never seen him smiling. His face always have that serious Mess–with–me–and–I–will–break–your–neck expression.

I wash my hands and start walking to Alpha Nickolas office. What does he want now? I haven't done anything wrong today. On my way I see Martin and his friends standing outside their rooms. They are warrior wolves and they are a little..... playful.

"Hey slave, wanna join us?" Asks one of his friends and blocks my way. They just play around but they will never hurt a girl even if she's a slave.

"Leave her alone Smith." Martin says to his friend and then turns to me. "You going somewhere?" He asks.

"Yes. The Alpha wanted to see me." I reply and he gestures his friends to leave.

"What for? Did you do something?" He asks worried. Is he worried about me? I just shrug and decide to tease him a little.

"Oh, is the big bad Martin worried about me?" I coo and he blushes and looks down. I laugh at his attempt to hide his blush from me.

"Shut up. I am not." He says but his voice turns shy, betraying him.

"Don't lie. You were, weren't you?" I say trying to sound serious but the smile on my face tells a different story.

"N-no I wasn't. I think I have some work. See you tomorrow." He says and leaves.

"Liar." I mumble and start walking. When I reach Alpha's office, I knock and a faint 'come in' comes from inside. His office is almost soundproof so the outsiders don't hear what he is talking about in a meeting. I enter and he stands up from his seat. He is as handsome as any other alpha but there's a dangerous auro that oozes out of him. He takes a step towards me and I involuntarily take a step back and bow my head in respect.

"Alpha, you called for me. Is there something I need to do?" I ask still looking at the ground.

When I don't get any answer, I look up and my eyes widen as his hot breath hits by my face. I take a steps back until I my back touches the wall and he walks forward and stands in front of me.

"W-what ar-are you doing Alpha?" I ask him confused with the way he is acting. I look into his eyes and see the same emotion I always saw in Cyrus's eyes before he used me. Realization fills me and I immediately scream and push him back with all my strength but he doesn't budge, he is a werewolf after all.

Tears pour out of my eyes. I don't want to go through that again. I have had enough. Nickolas grips my arms and pin it over my head and I try to kick him but he slaps me and i feel a throbbing sensation on my cheek.

"Pl-please d-don't do this Alpha. I don't want this." I beg him and try to free my hands. I don't want this. I still have nightmares after what I went through. I will not be able to take more.

"Don't do this Alpha. Please don't. You have a luna." I cry and scream but he just undresses me with his eyes and I shiver in disgust. He tears my top with one hand while the other still pins my hands over my head.

"Please don't do this. I have a mate , please!" I beg again but he doesn't listen.

He lifts his hand and runs it over my chest and my neck. He then tails sloppy kisses from my neck to my chest and I scream, hoping that someone hears them.

"Scream all you want love. Nobody is going to save you from me today. I had been waiting for you for so long." He whispers and kisses me. I curl my lips inside my mouth and he pulls back and slaps me again. My head rolls to other side.

"Kiss me back." He whispers and smashes his lips to mine and I bite hard at his lips. He pulls back again and slaps me harder. I feel my lips bust open and my head smashes with the wall. Rage fills my veins. Who the hell gave him the right to take advantage of me? This is my body, how can he touch me without my permission? Another wave of rage flows through my body and I look up at him. I look into his eyes and his eyes widen due to whatever he saw in them.

"Pain." An involuntary whisper escapes my lips and he falls to his knees, clutching his head and screams. What the hell happened? I decide to think about that afterwards and avert my eyes to the door. Just as I avert my eyes, his screaming stops and he faints. I run to the door and pulls it but it doesn't budge. It's locked. I will kill whoever locked that door.

I decide to go through the secret passage I found when I was cleaning this filthy bastard's office. But before that, I take his jacket which was lying on his desk and cover myself with it. I didn't want to touch his clothes but that fucker teared my top. I then wipe my tears and take a lamp and hit his head with it. Satisfaction fill me when I hit him.

I take out a key from behind one of his painting and walk to the wall behind his desk and find that keyhole. When I find that hole I insert that key and the wall opens showing a path way. I walk down the pathway. It is like a simple road with light coming from the other end. The end of the pathway opens and i find myself in a simple grassland. I know this place. The meadow is just a small distance away. I start to walk in that direction while thinking about what happened in that scum's office. Why did he feel pain? Did I do that? No. No. I cannot. I am just human. I didn't do that......Right?

When I reach the meadow, I sit down refusing to think about what happened there. I shouldn't cry. Nothing happened. I am safe. But what will happen when I return? Will anyone believe me? I was so caught up in thinking about the possible scenarios that I didn't realize that someone else was sitting with me.

"Hello, I am Adriana." A soft voice says and I turn my face into its direction. A woman was sitting beside me and I didn't even realize that. She was beautiful with her brown eyes, brown hair and a oval face. I shake her hand which was outstretched in my direction.

"I am Hope. Um... how long have you been sitting here?" I ask. She gives me a motherly feeling and I embrace it.

"I know and I just came here two minutes ago. I was looking for you when I saw you sitting here and I came to sit beside you but you were lost in thoughts." She replies and I frown at her. What does she mean by that? She was looking for......me?

"I am a witch. I can see future and I have been getting visions of you and your mate for some time now. The first one came when he rejected you. I was so angry at him but after that a vision came ofrom him. He was sitting in his office and I could hear his thoughts. He loves you very much and he had to reject you. It was to save you. He has been living an empty life without you but your life is more important to him than his happiness." She says and I grow more confused. What is she saying? She is a witch? Does my mate really love me?

She sees my confusion and says, " I know that witches are rare now because they were hunted for their magic. But I am a witch. Let me tell you about your mate." She says and starts her story.

"A long time ago, there was a witch named Cassandra. She lived alone near a hill. One day she met a man named Edward Kingston. He was a werewolf and she was his mate. He was very greedy and self centered but in front of his mate he acted like he was in love with her. He found a way to use his mate for his gain. Cassandra fell in love with Edward and went with him to his palace. Edward wanted Cassandra's magic to help him extend his kingdom but Cassandra never used Magic in front of him. He didn't know what Cassandra's gift was so she started ignoring her. The maids and every wolf started treating her like trash. She complained about that to Edward but he didn't pay heed to her. One day, he accused her of cheating on him and raped her. Heartbroken by his act, she cursed him and his future generations and after that she killed herself. The curse said that Edward and his successors will never experience the love of a mate. Their mates will die in six months if they accept them and after their mate's death, they will die too because of an incurable disease. Michael's mother died of a heart attack six months after she and Michael's father met. Michael was one month old at that time. His father died of an incurable disease.

Michael has been waiting for his mate for a long time and when he saw you he was so happy. He wanted you as his queen. But he knew you will die if he accepted you so he did everything he could to make you hate him and rejected you. He couldn't take your life. He loves you enough to let you go. You remember that locket you gave him? That locket is keeping him and his wolf sane right now. Go to him."

I was shocked to the core. I never knew there was such a curse over his family. He would have accepted me if that curse wasn't there. I wouldn't have to go through that again. He loves me. He really loves me. He wants me. My heart was right.

She continues," Edward found a letter in his diary. It said that she would send a girl to this mortal world with a gift of inflicting pain and shielding someone from anything. I saw how that Alpha screamed in pain when you looked at him with your red eyes."

"Red eyes? I don't have red eyes. My eyes are blue and I am human, how can I do that?" I ask shocked. I did that. How can that be possible? This is too much. I have a gift. I can repeat it many times but it doesn't make it any less real.

"Yes you do. But not now as you aren't using your gift. Why do you think that bastard's eyes widened when you looked at him in anger. Go to your mate. He needs you. Only you can break the curse. Your gift is the key to your happiness." She says.

I will go to my mate. He loves me. He wants me. But I don't know how am I going to reach the royal pack.

"If you want, you can call your friends. They can come with you. I have brought everything we will need. Clothes, food and every other necessity. I can directly teleport all of us to the royal pack." She says and gestures to some bags beside her that I didn't see.

I nod at her and thanked her.

"No problem. I would be happy if you two meet. Take my phone and call them." She gives me her phone and I call Marina and Sarah not able to hide my happiness.

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Michael

I sat on my throne listening to all the suggestions my advisors give me. Axel and Zach are standing beside me.

"My majesty, I think that a new training center will be appreciated for the young wolves." One of my advisors, Robert says.

"I will discuss it with my beta and gamma." I say. I then mind link my beta.

'What do you think?' I ask Axel.

'Alpha, I think it will be a good idea.' He replies and I nod, closing the mindlink.

Suddenly the voice of patrol guards fill my head.

'My majesty, there is a witch and three humans outside the pack borders asking for you.' Some say at the same time.

'I am coming.' I reply and dismiss the court.

"There is a witch and three humans outside our pack borders asking for me. Axel you are coming with me and Zach, you stay here and check if everything is alright." I say to my beta and gamma. Each and every person bow as I pass. What is a witch doing here?

Axel opens the door and I sit and we head to the pack borders.

When we reach, the patrol guards are talking to some people but I can't see their faces. Axel opens the door and I exit the car and walk towards them. The guards part like red sea when they see me and my breathing stops when I see who one of the human is. My wolf howls in happiness and struggles in my mind for control. She is here.

Everything stops. The air, the noise and the people disappear like they were never here when my eyes lock with her. Her blue eyes fills with tears on seeing me and her lips break into a beautiful smile. I stare into those beautiful blue eyes that held me captive from the first time I gazed into them.

The eyes of my mate.