“Dominic is not blessed, nor did I curse him. Remember when I said I created werewolves, and they were a mix of humans and Lycan? I did that to stop the extinction of Lycans completely. There are no Lycans left anymore, only werewolves. I’ve never controlled the Octavians. Something else does.” I am about to question how that is possible for her not to know, but she sees my question before I ask.
“It’s not much help I know, I can see them in the fountains, can control mate bonds to certain extents, except every 12th generation, something else chooses for them. All I know is that Dominic’s ancestor’s bloodline started before my existence. And all I know is what Celeste told me, and that is one of his ancestors was fated to a dark witch. His bloodline comes from Salem, and the darkness that taints him has been passed down through the generations since. I have searched his bloodline’s past, but Celeste erased most of it for some reason. So Kat, I never blessed him. His own bloodline cursed him, and no woman has survived the Octavian bloodline. Each one dies when a child is born. The power in their bloodline has killed every mate of an Octavian man. That is their curse to be forever alone and to have no one to survive them.”
“Wait, Alpha Dominic’s Luna is dead?” I ask, looking between Seline and Ezra.
“Yes, she died during childbirth. She was no match for the darkness that taints her son, is a 12th generation cycle,” Seline tells me.
“So, how do I defeat him?” I ask Seline.
“That I cannot tell you, I have been trying to break his family curse for centuries, like I told you before, I am missing heaps. There are things that are slipping past me, and I can’t answer everything anymore, only you can find a way, Kat. But for now, I have to go and sort out those other issues which I suggest you keep to yourself,” she says, looking at Ezra.
“We don’t need to tempt fate more than we already have, and I also have to ensure these second-chance mates. After seeing how well Andrei has reacted to a second chance, I have decided to grant everyone a second chance. Well, those whose futures I can still change and see that is,” she tells me, and I nod.
“But what of Andrei then?” I ask.
“His future is in Sage’s hands, but I think she may surprise you, she has come a long way, and he has proven to her she is safe with him, he has proven he is willing to change for her and himself.”
“I must go now, Kat. Ezra, take care of our Queen,” she says before she suddenly vanishes.
“Well, that was interesting. Care to tell me what the hell is going on?” Ezra perks up.
“I told you I had a vision, but I may have left a few things out,” I admit.
“You have three seconds to spill, or I will put you over this desk and force it out of you.” Ezra threatens.
“That sounds rather tempting, the over-the-desk part, I mean.” I wiggle my eyebrows at my mate.
“Katya!” He is definitely mad. I hate when he uses my full name, and he only does it when I am in serious trouble. “You promised no more secrets, that you would confide in us.”
“And I did. I just didn’t tell you every detail,” I tell him, and he scoffs before growling in annoyance.
“Come here, please.” I roll my eyes, walking over to him and standing between his legs.
“You are hiding things. Trying to take on the world by yourself makes things harder for you. No matter what you see, and no matter how bad it is, you need to tell us. Don’t carry it on your own, not when you have us to share the burden with.” Ezra whispers as he tries to poke for the information.
“But some things that I see, Ezra, scare me. I know there are things I can’t change.” I shake my head. What good in telling my mate the things I saw? I get he is trying to help me, to stand by my side and take some of that weight off my shoulders, but this isn’t something I want to share.
However, as his facial expression hardens and he asks, “so, what is so bad about this one?” I understand that he won’t back down.
I close my eyes and let out a shaky breath. “Mateo dies, and I wasn’t there to bring him back. I couldn’t bring any of them back.”
“What is it with him and near-death experiences? Is that man trying to give me a damn heart attack?” Ezra hisses.
“It wasn’t near death. He actually dies, Ezra.” I emphasize the importance of the dreadful message.
Ezra shakes his head. “We won’t let that happen, you said so yourself, that he died because you weren’t there, simple. Wherever Mateo goes, you go with him.” Ezra shrugs as if it is that easy.
“And Sage?” I ask.
“Sage too?” He asks, and I nod.
“I will always choose the mate bond. I know that now. But I can’t save everyone, but I also can’t let her die.” I voice my fears. Ezra has to understand this isn’t about what I’m willing to share with him or not, this is about the crossroads that vision is forcing me in.
“We will figure it out. Maybe there is a way to stop it from happening.” Ezra suggests.
“Yeah, unless we can find a good side to Dominic, I don’t see that happening,” I tell Ezra as he pulls me into his lap.
“We will figure it out,” he says, pressing his lips to my head.