“Ben, where is your abode?” Dylan asks, and breathes out.
“Over there. We are almost there.”
“I’m damn tired.” I remark, and sigh.
“Sorry, clone. Thank you very much.” Rose says, again. We finally get to Ben’s abode, the door creaks open itself and we get in.
“We all are aware of the witch wizard power, right?” Greg says, first and we all nod.
“Alpha Karl, have your seat here.” Ben pulls a stool for Karl and he sits while we others find somewhere to sit.
“Make sure you lock the door tightly.” I tell them, and Ben stands up, obeying.
“Make sure the lights are not on.” I say again and Karl sighs.
“I have been in Jude’s penthouse for up to three weeks, I know what I mean. We can be monitored through his wizard power if we allow the lights to be on.” Ben stands up again and turns off all the switches.
“Good.” I clip.
“I think we should celebrate our reconnection again.” Ross says, and I nod.
“Yes, we should. Alpha Karl, I didn’t ask because I have been immersed in absolute fear.” Dylan says. “How did you get here?”
Karl clears his throat, and starts to speak. “Jude invaded our territory. Luna Thomasine promised to help us and I guess it is you, Rose, right?” He asks and Rose nods. “We were seized and beaten. Don’t ask why we didn’t shift, we couldn’t because we were gripped with fear. Sadly, I lost half of my pack members to Jude and half escaped. To Salt Lake City, Utah. I appointed a responsible Beta to guide them.”
“Keep on talking. We are listening. Clone, take some notes.” He tells me.
“Jude came for Isabella. Through the wizard power I now have, I discovered that for him to claim a mate, he must get his previous mate.”
“Is Isabella his previous mate? They are not fit at all.” Greg asks, and says.
“No. Isabella was meant to be mated to Ben but she escaped since Ben was just an Omega then. So, since Ben went out of the pack to look for Isabella after few years, Jude was appointed the Alpha. But not a leading Alpha because he hasn’t found his mate. To find his mate, he had to find Isabella and take her to his pack. Then, he can have his mate which I think is Sophia.”
“Sophia? What kind, which Sophia?” Dylan stammers.
“Same Sophia your child has been destined to be mated to a vampire.”
“I won’t allow that to happen.”
“Clone” Rose cuts in. “Can you give us an analysis of what happened throughout your stay in the pack house?”
“I have confirmed that Jude has a vampire trait in him. He said he was drained one day that he used his power on a wolf.” I say, trying not to mention Rose’s name but she raises her hands up.
“Yes, it is me. Mission one completed. We know now he has the wizard trait in him.”
“He said he got the wizard trait from a wizard. He retrieved some of the wizard’s power.” I look at Ben but he stares blankly at me. “He said he got the map from the wizard’s abode, and that the map is his rightful property.” Then his brain clicks.
“I’m the wizard, right?” He asks and I nod.
“Were you able to get the map?” Rose asks, bemusedly.
“Unfortunately” I start to break down, just pranking on them though. Rose starts to shed tears. Dylan looks at Karl and they both sniffle, holding back the tears pooling in their eyes. Greg folds his arms across his chest and grins.
“I got it.” I suddenly say and their emotions and moods suddenly change too.
“Wow! For real?” Dylan chuckles, softly.
“Yes. Through this, we can find Sophia.” I smile and they all gather round me as we stare at the map with dim moon light.
“This moon light seems bizarre.” I comment, looking back and spreading the map on the ground.
“Sophia is longing to shift.” Dylan sniffles. “Oh my pretty daughter.”
“We can’t see this well.” Rose says and turns on the switch. We quickly get focused on the map. I have the witch trait in me, I transfer it to Rose too since she’s of me, Karl has It, Greg has it, Dylan has it so we both invoke spirits as we start to sweat, asking the moon goddess where Sophia is.
“We should head to a safer place. I feel unsafe here, I really don’t know why or how.” Karl says after a location has been marked red, showing where Sophia is.
“That’s the location. How do we tread it?” Greg chuckles, ignoring Karl’s proposal.
“Turn on the switch!” I yell, as I discover that I’m waning in air.
“Ben, help! Strengthen Spark! I must not disappear like other clones. I want to leave.” I cry out and Ben gives me more power.
“You can’t die.” He says. “Let’s just start going so we can find Sophia, okay?”
“Yeah. But we should join hands with Isabella too.” Rose says, turning off the switch. “Whatcha think?”
“Oh, yeah, sure. My mate.” Dylan says and kneels beside me.
“Let’s go, guys!” Karl says, and jerks the door open. We see three wolves bowing their heads as we get out. I shiver and clutch onto Greg but he yanks me off and I stagger till I get balance with Karl.
“Who are these three wolves?” Karl says, walking up to them. They raise their heads and bow again. Then, the moon goddess herself appears and we bow with immediate effect and alacrity.
“Welcome to our midst, moon goddess.” We chorus, repeat until she gets tired of it.
Moon goddess doesn’t talk for a while though i don’t look at her face, no one does. It’s dazzling, one would slump if one dares to look up at her.
“To give us our mates or to warn us?” Karl asks, still bowing.
“One will be deducted from your midst.” She says, and i start to sob. I know it is me. I have agreed with Jude that I won’t tell his secret to anyone that if I do, moon goddess should strike me.
“Rose” she calls her and her voice sounds and resounds. “You’re becoming a full Vampire. Not an hybrid, and without any clone.”
“Moon goddess, please your mercies.” Dylan clasps his hands and I begin to cry.
“What has she done, Moon goddess?” Greg asks, in a teary tone.
“She has signed a deal with a vampire that she won’t disclose his secret but she has. So, she’s going to the world beyond.” She says, and twists her fingers. My neck twists as I get Into her hands and up to the clouds in a millisecond.
DYLAN’S POV
“Moon goddess, this is not fair.” Cries swell in my eyes but in form of stifles.
“You dare question the moon goddess?” Karl nudges me and I remain mute.
“Have a nice day.” Her melodious voice says but I yell, hindering her from disappearing yet.
“Moon goddess, we have lots of questions to ask.” I speak up, and she seems to be all ears.
“Since our defender and who we trust is gone, can you tell me where my daughter, Sophia, is?” I ask, hastily. Others breathe out, shocked and slightly annoyed because of her silence.
“Go back to your school. You’ll find your daughter there.” She replies.
“Is Greg my mate?” Rose asks, almost immediately she replied.
“Whattt… The fuck…. whattt?” Greg stammers, frowning at Rose.
“Is he my mate, moon goddess?” She asks again.
“He sure is.” She responds.
“And what of Sophia?” I ask.
“She’s not yet to be mated yet but she has been destined to be mated to a vampire.”
“Yes, moon goddess, we all know that. But can I know which vampire it is?” I ask, sweat trickling down my forehead.
“A Vampire. Not meant to be revealed. Just watch it, and I’ll appear again when it’s time for her to shift. The night she will clock eighteen.”
“Okay, thank you!” I thank her.
“Any more questions?” Karl asks all of us.
“I don’t think there are any left.” Greg retorts.
“There are.” He counters himself. “Who are these three wolves, and what brought the issue of witches and wizards?”
“Very good of you.” I tell him and we both high-five.
“These three vampires are the ones trying to claim Sophia as a mate. One would eventually get mated to her. The three are Jude, Ben and Maxwell.” She explains.
“You mean Robert is no longer stalking her?” Rose asks.
“He never did.” She replies. “Robert is a very great vampire who will only guide Sophia to get mated. He won’t want a vampire to be mated to her but at the end, he will succumb and tell Sophia who the vampire is.”
“Robert knows which of the three vampires belong to Rose.” I write in my mind.
“If you have the witch or wizard power, discard them all right now. Only Jude and Ben and Maxwell have the right to have it. But they should also discard the power because it will only lead you to a wrong mate. It has a spell, the spell will make you hate your mate.”
“Um…” Ben hummes.
“No more questions.” She disappears and the three wolves disappear as well.