Chapter 28: Their Cursed

Calder

“We need to talk about bringing you across the boundary to bring out your wolf.” Her eyes glazed over a bit. She stilled in Cullen’s arms.

“Maybe we should wait another day after all this,” Cullen linked.

“I think we should do this so we can take her back to the pack house. We need to figure out how to break the curse and I don’t think we are going to get very far on this side of the boundary,” I told him. He nodded his head. He sat down on the bed, keeping her in his lap. I sat down next to him, pulling her legs over to mine.

She was still in her coat and work clothes. She had looked so cute today when we got there. She wore a blue skirt that hung mid-thigh and showed off her soft pale legs with a striped t shirt. To my delight, she was wearing the coat she had gotten when she was with Pip at the mall. Cullen pulled her coat from her shoulders and laid it down on the bed next to us. She leaned against Cullen as we all sat together.

“Cullen and I have been working with Doctor Charles to figure out how to let your wolf out. We think we have a plan,” I told her. She nodded her head slowly.

“Remi, we don’t think we can do this without it hurting,” Cullen said softly.

“Like last time?” she said. Her face was pale under the puffiness from her crying.

“We don’t think it will be as bad as last time. Your cloaking is gone now. We think that all the pain you felt coming close to the boundary was supposed to be a mechanism to keep you away. We think it will only be your wolf trying to emerge this time,” I explained.

“Will I pass out again?” she asked.

“We don’t know, love. We have something that we hope will ease the pain and make it easier for your wolf to come out, but we aren’t sure what this is going to feel like for you,” Cullen said. “You are rare. To have your wolf suppressed completely is basically unheard of. Your mind and body haven’t grown into this so it's going to happen quickly.”

She was quiet for a moment. She chewed on her lip. It seemed like she did not want to say what was on her mind. “What is it, baby?” I asked her gently.

“Do I have to do this?” she asked.

Cullen held her tightly. “Yes, love. We can’t break the curse if you can’t go over the boundary,” he told her gently.

“We’re going to be with you the whole time,” I tried to reassure her. I rubbed her legs gently.

“Are you scared?” Cullen asked. She nodded her head. He kissed her temple softly.

“Doctor Charles is confident that the potion he has will help to ease any pain there is. And Cullen and I will not leave your side. As your wolf emerges, we hope that we will be able to ease any pain and discomfort as your mates,” I told her. She nodded her head again. Magnus whimpered in my head. He did not like that she was scared and upset.

“When?” she asked.

“Tomorrow,” Cullen said. She looked up at him with wide eyes. “We need to do this, love.” Remi was quiet. I continued to rub her legs over my lap. We all sat like that for a moment. Finally, Cullen broke the silence. “Why don’t we run you a bath to warm you up and then we relax for the rest of the night?” he asked her softly. I had never seen him so gentle with anyone.

He shifted her over to my lap and got up, moving towards the bathroom. I looked down at Remi. She was shaking ever so slightly. I tilted her face to mine and kissed her softly. “I am sorry all this is happening to you,” I whispered.

She turned her face into my chest. “I’m scared Calder,” she admitted.

“We are going to do everything we can to make this as painless as we can. We don’t want you to get hurt…” I said.

“No… Not that…” she whispered.

“What is it, baby? What are you scared of?”

“That you and Cullen won’t want me anymore…”

I tightened my arms around her. “That will never happen. It is impossible. I have never wanted anything more than I want you…”

Cullen came out of the bathroom. I stood up, holding Remi in my arms. I transferred her to Cullen, knowing he needed a minute with her as well. She looked so small in his arms as he took her into the bathroom. I ran my hands through my hair as they disappeared. How did we not think about how it was going to look here in the Ordinary Realm with both of us attached to her? And we are brothers no less. I cannot even imagine what judgement was passed on her simply because normal humans do not have the same beliefs.

Cullen emerged from the bathroom a few minutes later. “Is she okay?” I asked.

“About as okay as she can be, I guess,” he said.

I sighed. “We were stupid today,” I said. He nodded his head. “We shouldn’t have both gone to the diner like that.”

“We just need to get her over the boundary,” he said calmly. “Once she has her wolf present, she will know she is our mate, and all of this will get easier. And we can mate and mark her. She won’t doubt us anymore.”

“I just want to break this curse so we can move forward and be happy together…” I said.

“I am going to get her things, I will be back,” he said leaving the room. I went to the closet first, changing my clothes quickly into something more comfortable for bed. Then I went down to the kitchen and made some tea for Remi. I hoped it would help her relax when she was done in the bath. I put it in an insulated mug and took it upstairs with me.

When I got upstairs, Cullen was sitting on the couch, looking at his phone. I sat down on the bed and flipped the TV on. About twenty minutes later, Remi emerged from the bathroom. I was surprised to see her wearing one of Cullen’s shirts. He had a smile on his face as she walked towards us.

“Feel better love?” he asked.

“Mmhmm,” she said, giving him a small nod.

“Come here, baby,” I said, opening my arms for her. She came right to me and I pulled her down into my lap, kissing her cheek. Cullen came over and sat next to us. He pulled her legs into his lap this time as she laid against me. I handed her the tea and she sipped it. “Good?” I asked. She nodded her head and smiled at me.

“Are you tired?” Cullen asked.

“Not really,” she said.

“What do you want to do?” I asked her.

She shrugged her shoulders. “Be with you,” she said softly.

We both smiled at her. I took her cup and set it on the nightstand, and we repositioned ourselves on the bed so that she was between us. I turned the TV volume up a little more and we all watched the movie that was on. Not long after her head rested on my shoulder. I looked down to see her eyes drooping. I let her drift off to sleep before I turned the TV off and cuddled up to my mate.

Cullen

I woke up to Remi’s delicious body overtop of mine. Her bare legs were tangled in mine and her cute face was buried into my chest. Calder was wrapped around her as well, effectively making me the bottom of the pile. I laid still for a moment, not wanting to disturb them. I was both excited and worried about today. I was excited for Remi to have her wolf and be able to feel the mate bond completely. I was also worried about hurting her. I had already caused her so much pain and we had no way of knowing what would happen when we took her across the boundary.

I brought my hand up and stroked her long, dark hair gently. We needed to go back to the pack house as soon as possible. The Elder Council was summoning us to meet about Remi and Jaime. My father had sent me a message about it last night while Remi was in the bath. Even if all went well today, Remi was not ready to face the council’s wrath yet. We also need to find this warlock to break the curse. Calder stirred, also waking up.

He rolled off us and looked at our mate. He climbed out of bed and went into the bathroom. I heard the shower minutes later. Remi continued to sleep peacefully on top of me. I just laid there enjoying having Remi on top of me. Her face scrunched up a bit as she stirred.

“Good morning, love,” I whispered in her hair. Her pretty eyes blinked open and looked up at me. A smile stretched across her soft lips. I leaned down and kissed them gently. “I love waking up to you,” I told her.

“I do too,” she said softly. That made my heart warm. I know it probably confused her how much she felt for Calder and me so quickly, but it still pleased me that she was accepting it. “Where’s Calder?” she asked.

“Shower,” I said. I twirled my fingers in her long waves. “He should be back shortly.”

She nodded her head then laid back down on my chest. “Are you nervous?” I asked her. She nodded again. I tightened my arm around her and moved my hand from her hair to her back, softly rubbing small circles. “Just hold onto me the whole time, okay?”

Calder emerged from the bathroom and looked over to us. “She okay?” he linked.

“Yes. Just scared,” I told him.

He went to the closet, walking back out quickly dressed. He climbed on the bed next to us, sitting against the headboard. He put his hand on her back and her attention turned to him. “Hi, baby,” he said. She lifted herself up and I let her climb on top of Calder. She straddled his lap and laid her head on his chest. He held her, gently rubbing her back just like I had been.

“Get dressed. I got her,” he linked. I shifted myself off the bed and left the room quickly. Gentry was in the hallway.

“Hey, is Cinderella up?” he asked. I cocked an eyebrow at him.

“Oh, that’s right. Haha. Is Remi up? My Grandpa is going to be here soon,” he said. I guess we were getting to this right away this morning.

“Calder has her. She still needs a minute,” I said.

“I bet she is pretty nervous right now…” he said.

“Yea,” I said.

“Whenever she is ready, I will have Grandpa wait downstairs. She probably shouldn’t eat this morning he said though,” Gentry said. I nodded my head and turned to walk away. “Hey, Cullen!” he stopped me. “I’m happy that you finally accepted her. It’s nice to see you happy. I’m glad you found her finally,” he said before turning around to go back downstairs. I continued on my way to my room.

After I changed, I headed back to Calder’s room. She was no longer sitting with Calder. He was on his phone and looked up when I entered. “Did Dad tell you about the Council,” he asked.

“Yes, last night. But we need to tell her what the witch said about the curse before we entertain taking her in front of the council,” I said.

“Let’s get through this first before we tell her. I am not exactly sure she is going to take it well when we tell her a centuries old, super powerful warlock is after her,” he said.

“I don’t think it’s wise to take her in front of the Council for now. She has only known she is a werewolf for a week now. She is still getting used to everything. They are going to eviscerate her,” I told him.

He nodded his head. “I agree. We need to keep her away from them for as long as we can.”

“Charles will be here any minute now,” I told him.

“Yea. He wants to go over everything with Remi before we go. He thinks we should give her the potion here. He sent me a message this morning that there is a possibility this will make her tired,” he said.

“Wouldn’t that be better? We could just carry her over the boundary, and she could sleep through it,” I thought.

“Possibly. But if she is asleep, he thinks she might shift as soon as her wolf comes out which could be problematic,” he said. I nodded my head.

“Yea. Her wolf emerging and her shifting all at once might be too much on her. She is pretty small for a she-wolf.”

Remi came out of the bathroom, dressed and ready. She looked so beautiful in her simple skinny jeans and a striped shirt. Her clothes clung to her moderate curves in the best way. Calder stood up next to me as Remi approached us. Her small smile did not hide the nerves I could see in her face.

"Doctor Charles is here. He wants to talk with you before we do this," I told her. She nodded a little.

"You ready baby?" Calder asked her gently. She swallowed and nodded her head again. We both held out our hands for her. She gripped them both and we led her downstairs.