Chapter 32: Chapter 32

Alpha Emerald Black

I watched in thought as the old witch continued rummaging through her things on the scattered table.

"My name is penny, not old witch child that's rude. "She said not looking at me and continued doing what she was doing like she didn't just read my mind again.

She can read mind, wow!! that's so cool.

"Can you please stop doing that, can you please stop reading my mind."

"I can't help it, I created you and I know what you think before you even think of it. But don't worry you won't know when I read your mind anymore."

I leaned closer to her to see what she was looking for, "is your table always this....creepy"

I pursed my lips, but for an entirely different reason. I couldn't imagine this witch having a clean and neat table without different things on her table, like rotten egg, brain, tongue, and all other disgusting things I couldn't mention and name.

"Ah yes, here it is!" She slammed a book on the coffee table in front of me causing me to flinch.

"Sorry, I forgot. Werewolf hearing," she said sheepishly, "Now let's see. There is something about you here, about your dark magic powers, all the answers, and special abilities."

"Did you say dark magic?"

"Yes, Emerald after me you are the next queen of dark magic, stronger, and to open that chapter of your life, first you have to break the curse."

I was the next queen of dark magic, unbelievable, now I have always wondered why I was able to remove the evil out of people who weren't one of the special abilities of a werewolf.

"And they are more special abilities than removing the evil out of people, which you are going to learn today.

She flipped through the pages quickly, letting dust particles fly into the air and tickle my nose. I covered my nose and let out a loud sneeze."

"Sorry, I can't help it, "I said apologizing with a sheepish smile.

"It's ok child, the book is a thousand years old, so it's a little dusty."

What, thousand years old. I wondered how old she was, hundred, thousand, or millions.

"How old are you."I couldn't help but ask to blurt out my thoughts.

"Trust me you don't want to find out, now let's find answers," she started, sitting on the recliner in front of me.

"So you mean this book has the answers.." I trailed off unsurely.

"Yes my dear, This book holds all the answers and is never wrong. It was written by my best friend and i"

"You have a best friend. "I said shocked not expecting that, who was her best friend.

"Yes I do, Selena was my best friend. "she said with a faraway look in her eyes.

My mouth opened in shock, I was not expecting that. Does she mean Selena the moon goddess, but that was Impossible there was no fucking they, they were best friends.

"Child doesn't swear, yes we were best friends, unfortunately. "she said sadly.

"Unfortunately.” I couldn't help but ask, curiosity was getting the best of me.

"Yes, things happen that lead to a series of events, do you want to hear the long story child." She asked.

I nodded and she hummed in approval, "

She paused to show us a picture of two beautiful women sitting together on a throne.

"Is that the Moon-."I asked and she cut me off.

"The moon goddess Selena, yes she is."

"And this is you, "I asked pointing to the next beautiful woman whose beauty was more outstanding and prominent than the moon goddess herself. The moon goddess had no beauty compared to the other women in the picture who looked like the real goddess.

"Yes, that was me until things happened."

"What happened."

I knew what she meant until she became so ugly.

"It's a long story child, why don't we get more coffee to relax ourselves. I have been waiting for this day to come so there's no rush. "she said and poured me another cup of coffee, which was surprisingly very sweet, than what it looked like in the outer appearance, ugly.

I nodded slowly and took a little sip into my mouth, the coffee was very delicious.

"Well, The moon goddess and I were best friends two million years ago until my mate Zeus came into the picture. Selena had been in love with him before I found out he was my mate. She had been sneaking out without telling me until one day I persuaded her to tell me who was the man she was so In love with, I begged her to introduce me to him so I could find out if the guy was also madly in love with her she was to him. I didn't want my best friend to be hurt and deceived. And the day she introduced us, I and Zeus both found out we were mates. He wanted to mark and mate with me immediately but I told him we couldn't, that it will hurt my best friend feelings "

"Until one day the mate bond was too strong and I was on my heat, unfortunately, Zeus couldn't control himself and mated me but not marking me. Selena walked in on us and that was the beginning of the end."

"But it wasn't your fault, he was your mate, there was no way you could have fought the mate bond even if you try " I found myself saying to her. I remembered how I almost mated rain the first day I saw him without going into heat.

"Selena didn't understand that, to her since I was the most beautiful I have always gotten all the male attention, and now that she had to manage to fall in love with someone that loved her back, I seduce him and took him away."

"Wow, she misjudged you."

"Sometimes, we misjudged people based on their lives. "penny said and her words struck me deep. Then I remembered when Christabel asked me if I had caught my mate having a threesome before rejecting him.

But our story and my we're so different but yet similar.

"So what happened after she found you and your mate together in bed," I asked, stiffening once more, it was like what happened to her, all the emotions she felt was been passed through my body.

Her pale green eyes bore into mine as she spoke almost ominously.

"She went to the highest length to make sure my beauty was taken away from me and my mate Zeus could no longer recognize me."

I gaped at her in shock.

I regained myself slowly as if to make sure I was hearing things right.

"So your mate left you because you lost your beauty and why will Selena do this to you."

"I don't know and I don't want to ever find out, I have come to terms with leaving in my small coven and I will never give up on it for anything in this world."

The look on her face scared me. It was so nonchalant as if she could care less about everything that happened like it never happened and she was all over it.

"Any other questions?" She asked,

She curled her lips into her mouth in thought, I thought to feel myself, now was the chance to get my answer.

"Yes, I have a few questions of my own. How can I survive the curse without the help of my mate and most importantly how can I escape death, without my mate's mark."