The Alpha's Curse The Enemy Within

Kaiser Black's point of view

I retracted my gaze from the blood moon. I had to find her soon. With this state she was in, her magic

itself will be a beacon that will let anyone find her. This was exactly what terrified Fiona Black, my

mother, and leader of the Crystal Fortress witches before it was destroyed.

Sheila had a different kind of magic. It was something no one had ever experienced, I'd like to think that

it was because she was a white wolf, the prophesied one. Her magic was powerful, yet dangerous and

capable of attracting the darkest kind of creatures.

My mother, Fiona Black came from an ancient ancestral clan of female witches that was very powerful.

And the magic can only be passed down from the females in the family. Leonardo and I also inherited

our mother's witch blood, but we could not access the magic.

The entire pack was covered in a red mist, making it difficult to see anything. I shifted into my human

form and navigated my way through the red mist. The vibrations from the earth and the violent wind

kept on getting worse. I kept searching for Sheila. I didn't have to search for so long as another wave of

energy shook the earth, and from a near distance, I could see her. Her eyes were glowing brightly, and

a blue glow circled around her. She was up in the air, writhing in so much pain. I could feel the chaos in

her soul. It was her strong emotions and unsettledness that kept causing the vibrations on the earth,

the violent wind, and the destruction that was happening in the pack.

I stopped in my tracks, a thought kicked in. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Instantly, I realized what was happening

to her. It was her awakening. The magic in her was breaking free, awaking from its slumber.

This shouldn't be happening now.

Leonardo and I knew this day would come for her, but we were hoping we still had time. Usually, not all

witches had their awakenings. But Sheila was different. The witch's blood in her veins had been

dormant for a long while, something must have triggered it. With her awakening, she will be able to

have access to her witch's magic.

I grabbed a handful of my hair in panic. The night kept getting worse with each passing second. My

eyes never shifted from Sheila as she was still up in the air, thrashing against the violent wind in pain.

With every scream that left her lips, the cracks in the earth kept spreading, also destroying the pillars

and walls of the castle. I had to stop her.

It was bad enough that every fucking person now knew that the white wolf was still alive, the last thing

we needed was for everyone to know Sheila was the prophesied one, and by the looks of things, her

awakening will do just that.

I walked through mist, and the more I drew closer to her, I felt the harsh impact of the energy

surrounding her.

Without wasting time, my hazel eyes gleamed brightly, sharing control with my wolf, and I charged into

the bubble of magical energy that surrounded her. From behind, I sank my claws into her neck and

knocked her unconscious.

Instantly, the bubble of magical energy around her died, and so did the trembling of the earth and the

violent wind. But the blood moon and mist remained.

I secured Sheila protectively in my arms, and with the mist covering the place I escaped the Crescent

North Pack, taking my sister along with me.

****

Killian's point of view

Ryker was in control. Ever since we found out the pack was under attack and our mate was in danger

we couldn't think straight. We just want to get to our mate.

Morgan informed everyone from the pack that attended the meeting, including the witches and now we

were on our way back to the pack. We had already crossed into my territory when an enormous wave

of magical energy hit us.

It caused Ryker to halt momentarily. "What the hell was that?" I asked him.

"I don't know," Ryker replied, but whatever it was, everyone felt it.

Its force was strong enough to bring anyone down to his knees. As soon as the energy died around us,

we began racing to the pack.

I paused from afar, shocked. The smell of dead wolves was in the air, but I couldn't see anything. The

entire pack was covered by a red mist. There was no way to find anyone in the mist.

I tried using Sheila's scent to find her but it was everywhere. I mind-linked Allen, Ria, Jax, and Mason

who I had asked to watch over her but I couldn't connect with them. It scares me.

"Stand back!" I heard Valerie's voice from somewhere within the mist. Then low chants filled the air,

and soon, the mist covering the castle began to vanish.

My eyes widened in horror. All I saw were lifeless bodies scattered on the earth, some were in their

wolf form while some were in their human form.

Nonetheless, my eyes scanned around for Sheila. I searched for her but I couldn't find her. I felt my

heart shattering already.

"Ria!" I heard someone yell. I snapped my head in their direction. Ria was on the ground, in the pool of

blood and lifeless bodies that were scattered around.

I rushed to her. Brielle pulled a cloth around her to cover her body.

"Ria!" I called her. She was covered in blood, especially her neck. "Where is Sheila?"

Ria's eyes widened at me. She scanned her surroundings hurriedly, her eyes dropping on her body. I

could hear her heartbeat spike up.

"What happened to me?" She stuttered, almost breathless, and confused. Brielle had her arms around

her.

"Where is Sheila?" I asked, again impatiently.

"I don't know," she began crying. ", I was with her, we were fighting off some wolves. Then some

wolves attacked me, I thought— I thought I died" she stuttered, breaking more into tears.

I did not understand what she was saying.

"What do you mean 'you thought you died' ?" I asked, feeling Valerie's presence behind me. I didn't

have the time for this. Sheila was missing, and only the goddess knows who had her or in what state

they had her.

"I was attacked right here," she pointed at her neck. Everything she was saying wasn't making sense.

From behind, I heard Jax call for me. He hastened to us. "I found Allen, he is wounded but he is alive."

Jax led us to where Allen was. The instant Brielle saw him she raced to his side. He was wounded but

not severely, his wolf had started to heal his wounds.

"Alpha," he said when his gaze fell on me. Allen tried standing up but groaned in pain.

"You don't have to, Allen. Tell me, what the hell happened here?"

"I do not know Alpha. I swear by the goddess, I have no idea." Allen muttered in a low tone, but

everyone could hear him.

Valerie moved to him, her hand on his wounds while muttering some chants and Allen's wounds started

to heal faster.

"Breath, Allen," Valerie whispered to him, whatever she was doing to him calmed him. "Tell us

everything that happened?"

He took a deep breath and began. At his every word, I felt my heart shrink further. Those fucking

bastards of the Fire Crest Pack were responsible for the attack. They were after Sheila like the last

time. How the hell did they know everything about the pack?

That was something I couldn't think about right now. I had to find Sheila first and ensure she was

alright. I listened to Allen, and as he spoke, his words kept confusing me.

"Believe me, I am not insane. I felt that asshole claws in me, and —and I fell dead on the ground.

That's all I could remember, before waking up in the mist, almost healed up." Allen said.

"That's fucking impossible Allen." Even with what Allen said, everything felt impossible. There's no way

they could have died and then come back to life.

"That's exactly what happened, Killian." I spun around to find Mason approaching us, there was only a

little splatter of blood on his body.

"What the fuck Mason! Where the hell have you been?" As angered as I was, I was also happy he was

alright.

"I am sorry, I was at the Packhouse with some warriors. I watched as those bloody wolves murdered

our own, including Adam and Nate, then we all heard the loud scream and the enormous power that

swept the earth causing so much destruction. By the time the mist vanished, both Adam and Nate were

fine. Like nothing happened at all"

As Mason's words left his lips, I couldn't stop the throaty chuckle that escaped mine. This was all

insane. "Valerie, are you listening to this?" I turned to Valerie who has been awfully quiet. She seems

lost in her thoughts.

Her gaze traveled to me. She was about to speak when Lorenzo and Morgan in his wolf form raced to

where we were.

Instantly, Morgan shifted to his human form. His eyes held a murderous rage.

"What is it, Morgan?" I asked.

"We found out who has Sheila." Lorenzo rushed his words, while Morgan's body was vibrating with so

much rage.

I gaited closer. "who?"

"it' the Blacks." Morgan's words hit me like an arrow to my chest. "Those imbeciles took her, brother."

"What?" I voiced breathlessness, feeling something within me snap, and the darkness took over.