The Hex
Jay grabs a fist full of his hair and sat down. He was trying to calm himself down, I guess. I watched as he focused on calming his breathing. He must be fighting the urge to shift. It's really easy for Alpha's to shift when enraged. Only the strongest can do what Jay was doing, so all I did was watch.
Not to mention, I didn't want to enrage him any further.
The veins in his neck were bulging and pumping extremely quickly. His hands were scrunching then un-scrunching his hair, his eyes were closed and his mouth slightly parted.
I was watching him as if I could possibly learn how to do this too.
"Alexander Russo?" He repeats I couldn't figure out his tone.
I was losing it, I was waiting for him to march to my house and chop Alexander's head clean off. I was hyperventilating and then I snapped.
"You promised you wouldn't use it on me! You promised! Now... Now you're gonna hate me forever and I didn't want to! I didn't want you to â" I was crying. I was terrified.
I had just gotten used to the fact that my parents weren't upset, I couldn't have him upset. There was nothing I could do, I needed to be with my mate and I was tired of running, it legitimately got me nowhere before. I wasn't going to do it anymore.
So as afraid as I was, I couldn't keep this a secret from him anymore. I needed him to know so I could be free and no longer afraid of what he might do if he found out.
It's better coming from me anyway, even if he had forced it out of me.
His eyes automatically soften when he sees my tears, closing the gap between us he begins,
"Eli. I don't hate you. I could never hate you," He brushed a tear away, "Especially since you have no power over who the Moon Goddess pairs you with." He held me in his arms.
"He attacked us, I know you're upset. I know you hate him."
"I hate him very much but I could never hate you."
I held back a sob.
I knew it must be killing Jay inside to know that the man who killed off some of his Warriors was my mate. The man who destroyed part of his Pack and injured some of the wolves was my mate. Out of all the people in the world, he must be thinking.
Heck, at a stage I thought so too. I cursed the Moon Goddess for pairing me with such a despicable wolf, such a dark and heartless soul.
Now, I couldn't even utter out one bad thing against him. Even though I was out of it for a year and a half I still feel like we've been through far too much for me to still dislike or take him for granted.
Obviously, we've been paired together for some sort of reason. I don't know it yet, but I'm more than willing to find out.
"I do need a word with him though." Jay piped up.
I laughed nervously, "That will not be necessary."
"Of course it is. You're my Eli."
We walked the distance back to my house in comfortable silence. Jay rarely had free time, I doubt he had any right now.
He was probably just doing this because I just woke up from a coma. Maybe he's only pretending not to be mad. Maybe he's planning a way to execute me right now.
"Are you going to kill me? Exile me? Stone me? Burn me by the stake -"
"Elijah!" He hissed oh Goddess here it came, "I'm not my father. I love him but I don't agree with all of his methods. As I said, I can't punish you over something you hadn't decided. That would be cruel, I'm not cruel. Whatever you and your parents agree on I'll be fine with. Or learn to be okay with." He chuckles.
I smiled, "Thank you. And thank you for making time for me."
"Goodness knows when you'll be back here. I'll spend the entire day with you if I have to." He smiles, bringing me close to him for a side hug.
We arrived at my house and Alexander immediately made his presence known.
"Jameson Peters Jnr," Alexander says.
It was still a little weird to me to see Alexander and my parents under one roof, helping each other. Even if it is just with boxes of my belongings.
They were still working together. It made my heart just the slightest bit warm.
His eyes darken when he sees me huddled up to Jay. I quickly move out of his grip, not needing an episode or his wolf to growl at us.
"It's Alpha Peters to outsiders." Jay hisses.
I roll my eyes, "Alexander play nice." I say just as Alexander had opened his mouth to counter.
"Why are you here?" It's probably better than whatever was going to escape his luscious lips a second ago.
Luscious? Goddess, I need to get a grip.
"To meet my little Eli's mate."
Alexander laughs, "I'm offended. I was sure we had met multiple times in the past."
"I hadn't known you were her mate those times. I'm hoping she's loosened you up."
"I've been gone for a year and a half, I'm not sure I've been able to do much." I chuckle.
"Gone? That's one way to see it." A voice I hadn't heard since I've been up says from behind me. Instantly making me even more excited than I was before.
I turn around and let out an excited scream, "Nathaniel!"
I run up to him and jump into his embrace. He catches me and spins me around as if we've practised this a million times.
He sets me on the ground but I don't let go of him, I've missed him so much my heart is practically exploding seeing him.
"Oh my goddess, Nate," I whisper, still in his embrace.
I don't know if one can actually miss people while in a coma but I'll act like you can because I did. I missed single one of these wolves.
I let go, "Look at you." I stroke his facial hair.
"Yeah, that's enough." Alexander snaps.
I sigh and take two steps back, admiring how the eldest Russo brother looked after all this time. The facial hair worked for him and the blonde curly tips just pack on the handsome.
"All grown up." I continue, "How have you been."
He scratches his neck, "You want the truth or..."
I look at him blankly, "I've seen better days." He confesses.
He didn't have to say any more. I could see the bags under his eyes and the slight pink colour of his eyes. He was obviously exhausted. He looked thirty-nine nevermind twenty-nine.
I felt bad knowing that another wolf was in a bad state because of me, I mean, this time I hadn't done it on purpose but I still felt bad. I didn't want any of this for any of these wolves.
I care so much about them, I hoped once I had gotten back to full health that everyone would stop worrying and get back to their lives.
"You better get some rest. If you pass thirty looking like this you're doomed." I muse.
Werewolf's generally stopped ageing after thirty. Some even at twenty-five, so if he kept this up for one more year he'd be stuck looking like that well into the rest of his life.
Although, he could probably use some youth spell and look twenty-five again anyway.
Man, this half witch thing sounds better every day.
"Luckily I stopped at twenty-five." He winks.
I laugh.
"I've missed you." I smile sadly.
"I've missed you," He nods, "What's it like? Being awake?"
"Oh, it just seems like I slept for a year and a half. I just feel like I missed out on things, y'know? Which is why I guess I can say I missed you all." I shrug.
I don't completely understand how to explain it. It's like there's a void in my memory. Everyone has stories about these past eighteen months and I have nothing. Just black, not even dreams.
Today Isaiah and I plan on finding out what the heck happened.
He, by the way, was being held in a cellar at The Howlers. I don't know what Alexander wanted with him. Neither will tell me.
"Ah." He nods.
"It sucks. You can say it." I shrug.
Aiah walked in.
"Isaiah!" I jump in excitement, "We have an appointment. You can all carry on with the move and whatnot."
No one was allowing me to pick up things anyway. They all thought I was still weak from the lack of food blah blah.
So I decided fine if they want to pack boxes, then they can, by all means, but I will not sit there doing nothing. Watching the back and forth and my mother silently side-eying Alexander, it was only amusing for the first ten minutes.
"I can't believe they let you go. Do they know what we're doing?" Isaiah said as he started the car.
I was shocked he could even drive, I had never seen him behind the wheel - ever.
"Of course not."
It's not like it was a secret, no one asked so I didn't answer nor elaborate.
"Not even Elisha?"
"Nope."
Isaiah drove us to Natalia's cottage, I knew if someone knew what had happened to me, it was Natalia. Aiah had discovered that the bullet that I was shot with was hexed, meaning we needed the help of a witch and she was the only one I knew.
No offence to Nathan or anything.
"Hello, Natalia." I smiled.
"Hello darling, good to see you walking and talking. Just lay stomach down on the sofa."
I did as told once out of her embrace, I then felt her move my hair away so she could see the spot where I was shot. The doctors had to cut my poor beautiful hair. I was okay with it now because it has grown back and it is the back after all.
She hummed as she kept touching me and chanting words I can't repeat.
"It seems this is black magic. That would explain why you didn't die. The bullet was not meant to kill you. It was meant to alter something. Uhm, is your wolf responsive?"
"No. I barely feel her."
Her questions were causing worry to bubble within my stomach, I already had a bad feeling about this but now I definitely knew nothing good would escape her mouth.
"And when you touch Alexander, do you feel the sparks?"
"Yes."
Why won't she just spit it out, rip it off like a plaster.
"But your wolf doesn't purr or anything?"
"No. The bond is there, I can feel it. Just not from my wolves point of view, I guess. I only feel it as a person."
"Oh dear."
She shut her eyes and started chanting again.
"Oh dear." She repeated, "Your wolf is trapped. The witch that hexed this bullet is keeping her hidden within you. And I'm very sorry to inform you that I cannot do anything about it."