Chapter 40

Ashir's POV...

I felt so much pain, becoming mindless and heartless as deep sorrow arose in my heart.

"Listen!" I fired, "I don't want you, Adara. I have never accepted you as my mate, and I will never accept you. In front of everyone present here, it's best you know that I reject you because you aren't fit to be my Luna. Never! Just consider everything that happened between us as destiny and forget everything I told you. Just move on! Move on!" I shouted angrily at her.

Hot tears flowed from her face, blood, bone, and water pouring out from her body.

She wept bitterly like a baby, but I was out of my real state, and I knew nothing until everything went down.

"What have you done, Alpha? How could you do this to your mate?" Jameson asked worriedly. His heartbeat sounded loudly like a drum that one could easily hear.

I pushed and almost fainted. "What have I really done?" I asked Jameson, thoughtful, deep tears oozing out of my face.

Jameson looked at me worryingly, gasping loudly at me.

"Don't you really know, Alpha? You caused her, you restrained her in front of the whole pack, you denied her, you almost killed her just because she calls herself your mate. All because she claims you, you show her nothing but fear and regret," Jameson responded angrily with a mix of emotions on his face.

"How could I have done this?" I blamed myself and fell on my knees.

"Please help me, Jameson. I know that I have done something worse than," I faltered.

Jameson moved closer to me to offer some comfort and knelt, holding my hand.

"Don't talk too much, brother. You have done what you really had to do. Please stand up and act strongly like an Alpha. Please don't let your enemy feel how weakened you are until everything gets resolved," Jameson explained.

"Do you think this could be solved?" I questioned rhetorically. Confusion followed.

"Yes, I think this should be solved because I have seen my father and heard my forefathers rejecting their mate unwillingly just as it happened today. How could this keep happening? That means it has become not just a prophecy but a curse," Jameson responded.

I became so doubtful, and confusion followed.

"How could I lift such a curse that has been in existence before my birth, a great burden that I inherited from my ancestors?" I questioned rhetorically.

Sighing, Jameson took a loud gaze at the air then continued. "Not just I or any of the pack members know much about the prophecy, but I guess the only solution to resolve the curse would be in a book, the book of prophecy," Jameson responded wearily.

My thoughts arose immediately, and I wondered if the book actually exists.

"Does the book of the past really exist?" I questioned uncertainly.

"Yes, it does, and it should be under your shelter," Jameson responded.

"Where could such a book be, and I couldn't have possessed it all this long? Could it really be under my custody?" I asked myself doubtfully.

"Where could it be?" I asked.

Jameson looked doubtful and then responded.

"Talking about where, I do not know, but the book should be in a hidden place in your chamber which no one could guess," Jameson responded.

My worries arose, and I became so doubtful.

"How could I get such a book when no one could guess where it is?" I asked.

"Don't be too despondent, Alpha. If truly you are the son of Orng, it's high time to use your hidden power. Your wolf would lead you. Just follow your spirit," Jameson responded confidently, causing more confusion.

I became so confused and quickly headed to my room. I entered my room immediately, and Jameson followed. Jameson remembered a secret library that was privately owned by the late Alpha, Orag. He closed his eyes to think of where it was.

Just as expected, Jameson suspected a secret door in my room covered with curtains.

"Here, let's check here," Jameson nodded.

We quickly disassembled the place and removed all the planks and curtains. Just as predicted, we saw a great wheel. I and Jameson forcefully opened the wheel, and we ended up in a secret library filled with some books and ancient treasures used by the late Alpha. My mouth was left speechless.

Jameson and I quickly and quietly scanned through the room looking for the book of the past. I felt so tired and frustrated finding the unknown book, which I considered non-existent. Just as I was about to give up, my heart felt attached to a book. The book looked so mysterious, ancient, and it shone brightly in my eyes. "No doubt, this is the book," I asserted.

I and Jameson immediately moved closer to the book to erase my uncertainty.

"Wow, what a mysterious book," Jameson remarked.

I opened the book immediately to check its contents, but something mysterious happened as the book turned out to be a blank book. I felt so frustrated, and it left me speechless, hot tears on my face.

"Don't be too worried, brother. This mysterious book isn't just a book; it's a book of the witch. Being unable to access it is nothing to worry about, as neither could I access it too. Don't feel too worried. This book needs to go to someone who could access it," Jameson suggested.

"Who could that be? Who could access it?" I questioned.

"Though I have no idea, I must take the book with me. Just trust me; everything will be fine," Jameson responded.

"Thanks so much, brother. You've gained my trust already."

Jameson locked the door immediately and left my room after rearranging it as it always was. He mounted his horse immediately and rode off without telling me where. Tears and confusion arose in my mind as I turned back to the room and lay down helplessly.

"Knock on the door."

"Who's there?" I questioned.

"It's me, Malachi," Malachi responded.