The Alpha's Curse The Enemy Within

Sheila's point of view

"Kill her!" The woman's voice sounded, as Killian's large body turned to me. My eyes pulled from the

witch to Killian who was now a few feet away from me. His entire body was smeared with blood.

"Killian," I muttered slowly as Killian neared me and his nails extended into claws. "Don't," I whispered

when he was only a breath away from me. My eyes connected to Killian's but there was absolutely

nothing there. It was completely dark there.

Fuck. There was no talking to him. Neither his wolf nor Killian's soul was conscious. His body had been

taken over by his demon. My eyes moved past him to the witch behind me who didn't have her face to

me. I couldn't see her face, but I could feel the sneer leaving her lips. Then she turned around, moving

away, and I couldn't let that happen. This was the first time we'd ever come so close to the witch, I

couldn't let her get away.

I had to find out exactly who she was. Just then, Killian's claws rose up in the air to attack me, but I

jumped out of the way, taking a step back.

"Killian, snap out of this madness," I took another step back. But there was no talking to him. He was

clearly under the witch's spell, again and she was fucking getting away.

I breathed out, shutting my eyes closed. I gave my wolf, Adie, partial control of me. My eyes snapped

back open, and I could feel her presence rove to the surface. I extended my claws as well.

I didn't know if I could win a square fight against Killian, but I was damned sure that witch wasn't

leaving here alive.

Killian came for me, and I evaded his path quickly, diving my claws into the side of his stomach. But

that could barely weaken, before I could send another swing at him, his claws lunged at him, but I

wasn't fast enough to escape him.

I groaned as his sharp claws tore through the side of my arm, and his claws ripped off the black

bracelet on my wrist. I watched as it hopped for freedom on the earth. Bloody hell!

I heard Adie curse within me. "The bloody bitch is getting away," my eyes narrowed on the woman's

figure leaving the woods, before shifting from my mate who was charging at me with the intent of killing

me.

I exhaled calmly, and as soon as Killian was right next to me, I grabbed him firmly and placed my

hands on him. My blue eyes bored into the darkness in his eyes.

I wanted to break the spell on him, but it would take some time and the witch could get away. I

muttered low chants, and immediately, Killian collapsed on the cold earth. I could feel it all. Nature's

magic floated from the earth, the calm night air, and the blazing moon.

I felt an enormous energy begin to pump in my veins, and my senses became heightened, and I could

hear the tiniest and littlest kind of sound. Then I focussed on her, and I heard her stop in her tracks.

I pulled up from the ground where I had momentarily put Killian to sleep. I turned to my left, and there

she was. The witch. She was standing a short distance from me, her eyes were on me. But I couldn't

see anything from afar. I tried to focus on her scent, trying to identify it. But it was different. I could tell

this witch had cloaked her scent, and almost everything about her, even her voice was faux.

I steadied my eyes on her, taking a step closer, but she didn't move. I began to move gently under the

glow of the bright moon until I was a few feet away from her. I stopped.

My eyes narrowed on her and she released a dark chuckle. Her eyes were completely dark, and she

had a cloth covering her face. She raised her hands in the air and her fingers began to dance slowly,

while her lips moved against each other.

There was this gleam on her face that reflected her hatred, and she lunged at me using her magic. I

countered it before it fell on me, attacking her instantly. She blocked it almost quickly, her dark eyes

blinked at me, perplexed. "No, this can't be," she muttered more to herself.

I created a tornado, sending it violently at her, and she was quick to recover from her thoughts. But she

moved slowly. She channeled the earth's magic, redirecting the violent breeze at me, but I countered it.

I raised a chunk of the earth's dirt, turning it into a short-length blade, and lunged at her.

She evaded my path, swiftly, I abandoned the blade and sent my sharp claws to her. Luckily, my claws

sank into her flesh, tearing it open.

She groaned, clutching the side of her stomach as her blood rushed out quickly. Her furious dark eyes

were wide with both shock and confusion. "How did you do that?" She counted her words carefully. But

I didn't have the time to play these sorts of games with her. I was more focused on getting close to her

and unmasking this bitch that has made both my life and Killian's life a living hell.

Without responding to her question, I used my magic on her, but she blocked it instantly. "How can it

be? You are a fucking witch?" She sounded almost in disbelief, frozen on her spot like she was taken

aback, and lost in her thoughts again. I couldn't give a fucking care what she thought. I just wanted to

see the face of the person behind all of this madness.

I grasped the opportunity and I dug my nails into the earth and channeled its energy. In a flash, I was

before her. I grabbed her by the neck. I was about to reach for the black cloth concealing her face, but I

was pushed harshly away from her.

Before I could crash roughly against the rough earth, I found my balance quickly. My piercing blue eyes

fell on Killian, his large figure stood between the witch and me, and he still had the fucking intent of

killing me.

"Bloody hell, Killian, fight this!" I lunged at him, and instead of attacking him, I pulled my hands to his

face, cupping it. Killian's body became still immediately.

I peered right into the darkness rooted in Killian's eyes, and I began chanting. It didn't take long for my

eyes to torch blue, and I could feel myself within the walls of Killian's mind. It was completely dark and

whatever that witch did to him had bound his wolf and awoken this demon within him.

I continued chanting, using my magic and the witch's blood in my nails to undo whatever she had done

to Killian. I closed my eyes and using my magic, I let my wolf call out to Killian's wolf. This would have

been easier if Killian and I had already marked each other. Nonetheless, Adie managed to connect with

Killian's wolf, and I broke whatever connection the witch had formed with Killian, pulling Ryker to the

surface.

My eyes pulled open and they fell on Killian's golden eyes which meant his wolf was in control. His

rough hold on me softened, as he scanned our surroundings.

"Thank the goddess it worked. Find Killian, we need to catch the witch—" My words fell as my eyes

moved to where the witch was a minute ago, but she had vanished. I could only see the fading blur of

her red cloak exiting the woods, she was headed west to the mountains side.

I hastened into the darkness, trailing after her to the mountains, but I couldn't find her. I sniffed the air,

trying to locate the witch's scent but it completely vanished. She had escaped.

No. It can't be. This was the first time I was able to see her at a close distance. But she eluded me and

I didn't get to unmask her. This was beyond frustrating.

I was moving around the darkness in a frenzy, and I had reached a dead end, and what lay a step

away was nothing.

I had already taken a step further when I felt the sparks from the mate bond form around my arm and

waist.

"Be fucking careful," I heard Killian's loud voice sound behind me, as he pushed me backward, closer

to him.

I turned to face him. He was back. His eyes now had their normal amber color.

"Please, be careful Sheila," he voiced.

"It's the witch, Killian. I lost her. She was right here and I lost her," I said, running my fingers through my

hair. I had her within my grasp, and I lost her. It infuriated me to my bones, more so, because whoever

she was, she knows my secret now. This was dangerous.