The Alpha's Curse The Enemy Within

Sheila's point of view

"Sister?"

The words echoed loudly in my ears, I could feel my insides become still. The cold that feasted on my bare feet traveled through my bones to my chest. I held my breath, as my body began to swerve around slowly.

I turned around, and immediately, I was welcomed by those piercing deep blue eyes that were identical to mine. I couldn’t push back the tears that formed at once just staring at the deep crystals of my older brother, Leonardo.

My lips trembled against each other.

"Sheila," he said in a low tone, as his eyes regarded me cautiously in disbelief, and maybe confusion.

I abandoned the traitorous words that failed to leave my lips, and without holding back, I pushed my legs in motion and closed the lonesome gap between us.

I raced into his arms, clutching my arms around his neck. It took him a second before I felt his warm hands envelop me.

"Brother," I broke down in tears as the word left my lips.

Leonardo held me tightly, almost molding me against his skin.

"Oh, sister, you have no idea how much I yearned for a hug from you," I heard his soft whisper in my ears.

Reluctantly, I pulled away from him. I was about to speak when I heard faint sounds of footsteps approaching us.

"What is happening?" A voice sounded. My eyes pulled past Leonardo to the figure that stood frozen a few feet away from us.

"Kaiser," More tears rushed down my eyes. I left Leonardo and raced to a shocked Kai. I collapsed into his arms, tearing up the more.

"Do you remember?" He asked almost breathlessly as he pulled me back and cupped my face in his large palm.

I nodded, watching his eyes shimmer with tears. He was about to speak when Leonardo sounded again.

"We shouldn't talk here. Let's go somewhere more private," Leonardo led us to the top floor of the castle. I walked through the hallways, drowning in my tears as they brought back memories of my mother.

We reached the door at the end of the hallway, and Leonardo pulled it open, leading me inside. Kaiser followed as well. It was a dining room, smaller than the one on the grand floor. There was someone in the room. I recognized her. She was Denise. From the little I remembered her say, she was Leonardo's mate.

Her eyes widened as they took me in. She was up on her feet and she rushed to my side. Her shocked gaze was on me and her questions were rooted in her eyes. Before she could ask anything, Leonardo went to her and placed a kiss on her lips.

"She remembers everything."

I sat on the chair that Leo pulled out for me, while Kai clung to my side. He settled on the chair next to me, clasping my hand to his.

"How is it possible that you remember everything?" I felt Leonardo behind me, he placed a hand on my shoulder, pulling me around to face him.

"I don't know," I sniffled, "I don't even know how it happened, the last thing I remembered was walking into the woods and feeling so much pain. And that's when it happened, I started to remember."

"I can't believe it," Kaiser pulled me into his arms again.

"It must be your awakening, it somehow freed you of the spell binding your memories,” Leonardo said beside me causing me to stare at him widely.

"Spell? What spell?" I asked, curiously.

His gaze went from Kaiser to Denise, before meeting mine again. "The reason you couldn't remember anything from your childhood is that you were under a spell, Sheila, someone had intentionally blocked your powers and locked up your memories."

Leonardo's words caused my heart to bang faster against my chest. I had no idea about all of these. But who could have done this? Suddenly, I paused in my thoughts, my blue eyes meeting Kaiser and Leonardo's.

"Lucius. It has to be Lucius. He was the one who took me and brainwashed me, making me believe I was his daughter," I was fuming with rage. All this only meant my so-called father knew who I was and kept me away from my family.

It all made sense now. I understood why he always locked me up in the pack, and never treated me like his daughter. It was because I wasn't. I wasn't even his. I felt my anger grow fiercer, and the torches lighting up the dining room began to burn wildly out of control.

I felt Kaiser's large arms around me, "Breath, Sheila." He whispered to me, soothing me gently.

"We also suspect Lucius was the one who placed the spell on you, but it doesn't make any sense. He wasn't the one who attacked the pack and took you away, how on earth did you end up with him?" Leonardo asked, pulling my attention to him.

"Do you remember anything else after the attack?" Kaiser asked beside me.

I shook my head, my eyes brimming with more tears. "Sadly, the last thing I remembered was my mother dying to save me and that man took me away. I went unconscious. By the time I woke up I had forgotten everything and was already someone else."

"If you all knew who I was, why didn't you tell me?" I let the tears roam freely. Now I understood why Kaiser always looked at me the way he did.

"By the time Leo and I discovered you were with Lucius all these years, it was already late. There was no way we could get to you in Lucius' pack. And before we knew it, you had already moved to Killian's pack," Kaiser said. "There was no way we could tell you anything, you wouldn't have believed us."

He was right. I might have not believed anything even if they had told me.

"What about father?" I asked, noticing the sudden shift in the air. But I had to ask. I wanted to know everything. "How did he die?"

Leonardo's large hand reached out to mine, covering my hand with his, but he didn't say anything. I felt guilt suddenly bathe through me. This was my fault. Everything that happened was my fault. Our mother was dead because of me, and so was my father. I broke down in tears.

"Everything that happened wasn't your fault, sister," Leo's hold on my hand tightened. "Don't blame yourself."

"How can I not?" I asked in tears. "Those imbeciles destroyed the Crystal Fortress because of me, they attacked the pack because of me, mother lost her life trying to save me, and father —" I collapsed in Kaiser's arms.NôvelDrama.Org owns this.

"With the news of mother's death, father's wolf died. He couldn't bear the pain of losing his mate. And then, he was badly wounded during the war with the Crescent North Pack, he couldn't survive it all in one night," Kai said to me. "But none of that was your fault. The only one to blame is the Dark Circle and that bastard, Nell Reid, and his entire family."

His entire family? I froze under Kaiser's stare. He meant Killian and Morgan.

"No Kai, Killian isn't —"

"The entire Reids are bastards, it's because of them we lost everything," Kai muttered in rage.

"Kaiser, that's enough," Leonardo's words echoed within the corner walls.

"No, brother, that's the truth. It was their father who killed our sweet mother, I will never forget that night," Kaiser was screaming, his words forced me to remember my mother's death again. Nell Reid had murdered her.

I felt a churn in my chest. In all of tonight's discoveries, I had forgotten one thing. Both my pack and my mate's pack were the worst of enemies. The Blacks hated Killian and his pack, and Killian also hated us immensely. I have seen the rage in him whenever it came to the Blacks, it's enormous.

I couldn't stop the burning tears that rolled from my eyes as my emotion grew too strong to handle, just thinking about what would happen when the truth is out.

I felt my whole body vibrate with so much pain, suddenly realizing I am in the middle of this hatred between my family and my mate. It made me just wonder how Killian would react when he learns the truth about me.

What would become of us when he finds out I am a sister to Leonardo and Kaiser Black?

I felt a terrible pain in my chest, acknowledging the truth that this won't end well. I could never turn against my own family, and I didn't want to be an enemy of Killian.

Suddenly, the solid floor began to shake slightly beneath us. I felt my brother's hands on me. They were trying to calm me down, but for some reason, I just couldn't control my emotions or the vibrations around the hall. All I wanted was to release the pain in my chest.