The Alpha's Curse The Enemy Within

Sheila's point of view

I couldn't breathe properly, and the vibrations were only getting worse.

"Get away from her, you two. This is your fault, Kai," Denise made her way to me, pulling me into her arms. She began rubbing circles on my back, whatever she was doing was really helping. Soon, I felt myself calming down, and the vibrations from the earth stopped.

I pulled away from her, "Thanks,"

"I am sorry, I didn't mean to upset you," Kai was by my side. I couldn't blame him. He had lived these years remembering that night, and the tragedy that befell us, while I had forgotten.

"We need to ensure more control of your magic, after what happened tonight, the Dark Circle will be after you, again," Leonardo said, and I nodded with him in agreement. I needed to put a leash on this uncontrollable energy within me. Mother had always been worried about this, but she always believed I was strong to control my magic, even at a young age.

"But how?" I asked, "There is no way I can do this alone."

"And you are not alone, sister," Kai said, and Denise nodded.

"Our brother's right. You will never be alone, you have us and Valerie will also help you," Leonardo voiced.

I quirked my brows, confused. "Valerie?"

Leo nodded. "She knows about you, and to some extent, she can be trusted. After all, she's a Crystal witch whose loyalty should come to you first."

I was up on my feet, pacing. I didn't want to hear that. In fact, I hated hearing that. Even as a child, the witches from the Crystal Fortress had always reminded me of the prophecy, and my supposed destiny of being the white wolf. Even though our mother was also a leader of the Crystal witches, she didn't put that burden on me.

Oh, goddess, all this was only getting complicated. Leonardo was next to me, making me stop walking.

"I don't want you to worry about anything. We are here for you, and nothing bad will happen to you, I promise," His words were soothing, but that was the problem. I don't want to loose someone I love again. And now, Killian and his pack will be in more danger because of me.

"There's something you also need to know," Kaiser said as Leonardo and I took our seats. "We received a message from someone in Killian's pack, a witch. It doesn't say who the witch is but they are after your life."

"What? Do they know about me?" I asked,

"No, they are after you because you are Killian's mate, but I don't think that's the only reason," Leonardo said. That didn't surprise me. But that witch could be the one that murdered Rowan.

"Can you think of anyone in that pack that would want to harm you?" Kaiser asked.

I took a deep breath. "The only person I could think of is Thea, she would want me dead."

"And who the hell is she?" Leonardo leaned forward.

"Killian's whore," Kaiser answered in the worst possible way before I could.

"What?!" Both Leonardo and Denise sounded in unison.

"Killian has a lover?" Denise sounded, while Leonardo remained silent, but the rage in his eyes was frightening.

"He had. But she means nothing to him now," I said,

"But he still has her living in the castle," Kaiser sounded beside me. This time Leonardo was up, pacing. Everyone could feel the rage emitting from him but he still didn't utter a word. He reminded me so much of my father all of a sudden.RêAd lat𝙚St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only

"It's just for the time being," I said, deep down doubting my own words. After the curse is broken, Killian and Thea would be officially mated. Even with that, would it still be possible to send her away from the pack?

"Anyways, Thea cannot be the one who sent that message, she's not a witch, at least, in a literal sense," I said.

"Alright, then it's someone else," Denise said, trying to lessen the rage pumping from both Leo and Kai.

"Come on Leo, stop pacing and take a seat," Denise called to him. Leonardo moved closer to where we were seated, his blue eyes met mine.

"Killian is a bigger imbecile than I had imagined, Sheila, he cannot be trusted. You cannot tell him who you are," Leonardo said in a serious, yet low tone.

I shut my eyes, rubbing my palm against my face. Leonardo was wrong about Killian. He just didn't know him the way I did. Killian could be a lot of things, but Killian could be trusted. I trusted him with my life. But still, though I hated it, I agreed with Leonardo's last words. It scared me to think how Killian would react when he realized who I was.

"I know," I said,

"Guys, it's almost dawn," Denise said, drawing my attention back to the window.

"I have to leave now," I said to my brothers.

Leonardo nodded reluctantly, while Kaiser could barely hide his disapproval. He didn't want me to return back to Killian's pack. But I had no choice, regardless of everything, Killian was my mate and he would be looking for me by now.

Leonardo and Denise gave me a hug. "Just let us know if anything happens, or if you need anything."

I nodded, fighting the urge to tear up. It was a beautiful feeling having people who genuinely cared for you.

"I will take you back," Kaiser said, and I nodded gratefully.

I left the castle with Kaiser through the back door without anyone seeing me.

We took the horses and began to race toward Killian's pack. After a short while of riding, we reached the mountains to Killian's territory. I turned to my brother, "I should go alone from here, the warriors are patrolling the mountains."

Kaiser nodded, understandingly. He gave me a hug and I continued the rest of my journey alone. I reached the castle as the sun began to climb its way up in the sky.

I headed for my chamber instead of going to Killian's. As soon as I reached my chamber, I stripped and took a hot shower.

It did wonders to relieve me of the pains that feasted on my sore body. I got dressed and was drying my hair when the door pushed open and Killian's sweet scent and musk swarmed around me.

I turned around to meet his deep amber pair.

"Oh, goddess, Sheila," he muttered slowly as he hurried to my side.

Without thinking twice, I raced to Killian, sprawling my hands around his neck. He wrapped his arms around me, bringing my body closer to his. I felt his hot breath at the crook of my neck, as he kept inhaling me.

"I was so scared, thinking something must have happened to you, if Valerie hadn't insisted I wait till dawn, I would have scoured through the capital to find you," Killian whispered, pulling my face to his.

I could see the pain and the sadness in his depth. Before I could speak, Killian pulled me closer, leaning his head to mine, allowing his lips to touch mine.

My hands tightened on his neck as I kissed him back with similar passion and desire that neither of us wanted to pull away. I kept on kissing him, moaning into our blissful kiss as his hands moved skillfully on my body. I didn't want anything to break this beautiful bond Killian and I had grown.

Killian pulled away from our kiss, we were both panting profusely, holding on to each other like we were literally the air we needed to survive.

"How are you feeling?" He asked, caressing my cheek warmly.

"I am fine,"

"I was so worried when I woke up and you were not next to me. What happened? Where did you go?" He asked as his eyes searched mine.

I pulled away from him, fighting back the tears that almost formed in my eyes. I went to the bed, and Killian was right next to me.

Even though I didn't say a word, Killian could feel my pain and sadness. He wrapped his large arms around me.

"Tell me, Sheila, what happened?" He asked gently. I could see the worry in his gaze. And I didn't like any of it, but weirdly I felt like everything had changed.

Killian's large thumb held my chin, pulling my face to his. "You can trust me, tell me what happened? Why did you leave?"

I couldn't stop the waters that clouded my vision, rolling down my cheeks. The fear and worry in Killian's eyes only increased. I don't want to lie to him, but at the same time, I don't want him to hate me when he finds out I was his enemy's sister.

I breathed in deeply as Killian's fingers brushed back my tears. "Do you want to know the truth?" I asked him, my voice holding my tears.

Killian's amber eyes never tore away from me as he nodded, wanting to free me of the pain and sadness I felt.

"I will tell you the truth, Killian," I said, watching the corners of Killian's eyes furrow on me.