Chapter 20 fate's twisted game
Anaya’s P.O.V.
I blinked harder while processing everything that Willow, Theo’s mate, told me.
Evan was now sleeping soundly on my lap. He refused to get off and insisted on holding me earlier.
She was now sitting at the foot of the bed.
“Theo’s hunch was right about dark magic, Anaya. You slept for three days straight because you were also poisoned. Gloria removed the poison from your body, but you’re still under the effect.” She added it cautiously, sounding genuinely worried.
My mind had already fried when she dropped the bomb about me being poisoned by something, including dark magic.
I was angry when I learned that Lucifer brought me to his pack without my permission.
But this bomb was something that made me forget everything.
How could this happen?
For how long had I had this poison in my body?
Who the fk gave that poison to me?
What was the reason for giving me that poison, and when was I poisoned?
All the questions were storming in my mind, but there was no one who could answer these questions.
“Lucifer and Theo brought you here because your body was on the verge of collapse, and they don’t trust anyone there with your meals and even your medication. So, please don’t be angry with them, okay? They meant well.” Willow explained with an apologetic look.
How could I be angry with them when their action saved my life?
I still don’t know what to think or what not to.
Nothing made any sense.
Someone poisoning me…
Lucifer’s demand to accept me as his chosen mate when he is my fated mate…
Lucifer is cursed, and I am poisoned.
“C…. can your witch tell me when I was poisoned?” I asked her in a daze, holding Evan tightly in my embrace as if he were the only anchor for me right now.
“Th… they brought me back to the pack two days ago, and Jacob injected me with wolfsbane only.” I added it hurriedly; my eyes were still widened, and I couldn’t even blink normally.
“About that.” She replied but paused and cleared her throat.
“Uhhh…. Well…. Lucifer took a decision without your permission again when Gloria asked for your blood sample.”
My heart skipped a beat.
I may not be from this world, but I know a thing or two.
In normal circumstances, a witch assigned to the powerful packs is always one of the powerful ones too.
They can handle normal stuff like snapping their fingers.
Demanding blood or hair….
“This is just an assumption for now, Anaya. Don’t think too much. She has her doubts. But I assure you that she is a good witch.” Willow tried to assure me, but this wasn’t my worry for now.
“It’s already late. You need to eat something first. Give him to me so that you can go and freshen up.” She asked me while raising her hands to take Evan from me, but I held him tightly against my chest.
My heart was now pounding hard in my chest.
“It… it’s okay. I… I am not hungry.” I replied to her while stuttering in a daze.
My mind was completely fried by now.
I was already emotionally exhausted because of everything that happened in my life in the past week, and still I was having twisted changes in my life.
The worst twist was finding my fated mate, and he was none other than the cruelest werewolf.
Above all, he has the identical face as Vincent. Even being cursed, he still asked me to be his mate, and now I am stuck here, in this pack with him.
But wasn’t it also fortunate for me?
If I hadn’t come here, I would never have learned that I was poisoned.
Was it Alfred or Jacob who did something to me when he brought me back unconscious?
They had plenty of time to do anything to me, as it took more than three hours to reach the pack from my apartment, and I was out for more than a night.
Or was it Riley?
“Come on, Anaya. You have faced worse situations than this. Go freshen up and eat first. You need strength to fight.” She scolded me worriedly and slowly got up from the bed.
“Give him to me. I am not taking him away from you, okay?” She coaxed me as if I were a child.
I was reluctant, but I suddenly felt an urge to pee.
I still didn’t give Evan to him and slowly put him on the other side. He stirred a little but snuggled against the pillow.
How good is it being a child?
I got off the bed, but my knees buckled as soon as my feet touched the ground.
“Hey, there.” Willow immediately grabbed me by wrapping her hands around my torso from the front and pulled me up.
My head was dizzy, making me hold it with both hands.
“I got you, girl. I got you.” She still comforted me gently and made me sit on the edge of the bed again.
“Listen. Just stay here sitting, okay? I guess the effect of the poison and the ritual to remove that poison took a toll on your physical strength. Take a few deep breaths, calm your mind and heart down and then I will help you go to the bathroom.” She instructed me while putting me back to bed.
“My head is spinning hard," I mumbled painfully.
“Bear with it for a few minutes, honey. Lucifer and Maira will be here soon. I have already informed them.” She coaxed me while putting my head on her stomach and started massaging the back of my head.
"I think it's the side effect. Just a little more," she mumbled to her while comforting me.
I pressed my head on her stomach to get some relief, but I felt as if my internal organs were about to burst.
"Help me to the bathroom, please," I pleaded painfully.
"Oh.... okay." she mumbled and then lifted me up by my torso.
"Lean on me," she asked worriedly.
I already had no strength left in my body. I hated being so helpless.
I didn't know what was wrong with me right now.
All I knew was that I was losing control over my bladder, my heart was thudding hard against my ribcage, all my veins were pulsating badly, and everything in my stomach cavity was churning badly.
Willow almost dragged me somewhere. She was holding me tightly, but I wasn't uncomfortable. I felt her wolf also helping me.
"Can you pull down your shorts?" she asked me while panting badly.
I wasn't heavy, but Willow was slightly leaner and shorter than me.
I groaned in pain and tried to pull my shorts down.
She held me tightly by one hand and helped me by another.
She put me down, and I felt the coldness of the seat.
She once again put my head on her stomach.
"Where the fk is Lucifer?" she roared angrily, but I felt relieved when I released my bladder.
"Willow." I moaned painfully when my stomach churned badly.