Bonds

Chapter 151

-Maya’s POV-

The plan was terrible, as we would soon discover. I'd never cared about witches before, but now, leaning against

the car and trying to get rid of a blinding headache, | realized these women had a serious problem with creatures

like me.

Everything went wrong as soon as we got out of the car. Natalia, Sarah, and | were suddenly hit with a powerful

wave of magic. | saw Christisn reach for his gun but then remembered the twins were there. He lowered it and

tried to talk to the five witches who had appeared from the shadows. His words didn’t work, and my headache

got worse.

| screamed, which made Ivy cry. That seemed to stop them. The witches looked at the kids. Maybe they felt sorry

for them.

The woman in the middle stepped forward. Her hair was dark, and her eyes were so grey they looked like empty

holes. “One of you comes here, and others follow before we know it,” she said sharply. “There will be a big fight.

The witches will stay on their side. You should take your kids and

go.”

Riley raised her hands. “We don’t want trouble. The werewolf,” she pointed at the twins, “he’s their father. We

just want to take him and leave.”

The witches kept looking at us, especially the twins. Maybe they liked kids.

The woman's eyes narrowed. Sarah growled and muttered, “If those bitches use that magic onagain, I'm

attacking.”

| stood up straighter and put the twins behind me. “Please. We don’t want trouble. We'll leave as soon as we

have him. We understand this is your territory,” | continued, trying to sound calm. “We're not here to cause

trouble. We just want to find Alex and leave.”

The woman stared at me, her eyes cold. “If he entered here, he’s as good as dead.”

My heart pounded. “That's not true. | know he is alive and he wouldn't hurt anyone.”

“You don’t know that,” another witch said, her voice low. “He’s a wild animal. You all are. All you do is cause

chaos and bloodshed. You kill because you cannot control your beasts.”

The woman in the middle looked at the other witches. They seemed to be discussing something. Finally, she

turned back to me. “Because of the children, we'll give you one chance to leave. If you don’t, we will have no

choice.”

| shook my head. “I'm not leaving without Alex.”

The woman's face hardened. “Then you leave us no choice.”

Suddenly, the witches began to chant. Their voices were low and powerful, and a strange energy filled the air. |

heard Sarah growl behind me, and | knew we were in trouble. Before | could react, a powerful force hit me, and |

was thrown backward, crashing into the car and everything went black.

| opened my eyes with the most painful headache I've ever felt and then my eyes instantly caught Alex. He was

unconscious and | struggled to get to him but | realized | was bound to a chair with chains and | immediately

called out to my wolf to break through when | heard a woman's voice, “Don’t waste your energy. It's enchanted.

You won't break through.”

| scowled at the red-haired woman, not liking her mocking tone. “Where are my children? And my friends?”

“Oh, don’t worry about the little ones. We wouldn't hurt them. Unlike you monsters, we actually have hearts and

care if children get hurt or not. Now, she turned to Alex, “as | was telling your friend here, you lot are not

welcome. All werewolves that enter our lands will die.”

“Then what are you waiting for, huh?” | mocked her tone, “Go ahead and kill us.”

She raised her hand again, using her annoying headache-inducing spell and | let out a piercing scream which

seemed to satisfy her. Just when | thought she was going to tear my head in half, another voice spoke, “Stop it,

Fiona!”

A woman entered, beautiful, older but still beautiful, with eyes that had a striking resemblance to Alex and Nate.

She looked at Alex, her eyes softening, then stared atbefore turning to Fiona, “I leave and you do this? |

placed him under my protection, and you seem to have forgotten that | am the regent here. You all answer to

me.”

“No,” Fiona shot back, “you seem to have forgotten that we elected you regent and we've been turning a blind

eye while you did favors because you have a blind spot for them, but no more. You let one in, others followed.

Have you forgotten what happened when their kind attacked us? Maybe you shouldn’t be regent anymore.”

“I don’t have tfor this,” the regent snarled.

The tension in the room was thick. | could feel the power struggle between them. | focused on Alex, making sure

he was okay. He was still unconscious but seemed to be breathing steadily.

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The regent took a deep breath, her eyes flashing with anger. With a wave of her hand, Fiona was knocked

unconscious. She turned to us, her gaze softening slightly. “You are lucky,” she said, her voice filled with a

mixture of annoyance and resignation. “I will deal with Fiona later.”

She snapped her fingers again, and this time, the chains bindingloosened. | carefully stood up, stretching my

stiff muscles. Alex was still unconscious. The regent walked over to him and examined him briefly. “He’s just

unconscious,” she sighed, her voice filled with relief.“He’ll wake up soon.”

| nodded, relief washing over me. “Thank you for helping us.”

She looked at me, her eyes holding a mixture of sympathy and caution, “I did it for him and | have placed only

him under my protection. You and your friends are in danger here,” she warned. “You need to leave.”

| hesitated, not wanting to leave Alex alone. But | knew she was right. We were in enemy territory, and it was

only a matter of tbefore the other witches cfor us. She couldn't possibly stop them all.

“We'll leave but we need to take him with us.”

Alex's eyes flickered open, and as if drawn by an invisible cord, his gaze landed directly on me. His expression

was filled with relief, “Silver?” His voice was a hoarse whisper.

Without a moment's hesitation, | rushed to his side and enveloped him in a tight embrace. “You're okay,” |

murmured, my voice trembling slightly.

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I looked back at the regent, her gaze fixed on me, an intensity in her eyes that madeuneasy. “Are you sure

she can trust her?”

He gavea weary smile. “No, she wouldn't hurt her nephew.”

My jaw dropped open in surprise. Nephew? A wave of questions surged through me, but before | could utter a

single word, the regent’s voice cut through my thoughts once again. “You two can discuss how I'm his mother’s

long-lost sister later. Right now, all of you need to leave. Your friends are waiting.”

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was already gathered outside, their

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“Where's Alex?” someone asked, their voice filled with anxiety.

“He'll join us later,” | replied, trying to sound more confident than | felt.

| took Nate’s hand, but when | reached for Ivy, she hesitated. “Ivy, let's go,” | urged, growing impatient. But she

stood rooted to the spot, her gaze fixed on something behind me. | turned around to find her staring directly at

the regent, who was standing in the doorway.

A strange energy seemed to pass between them, an almost imperceptible connection that sent a shiver down B

my spine.

Finally, Ivy took my hand, and we began to run. As we fled the scene, a nagging thought crept into my mind.

There was no way in hell my daughter was a witch.