Chapter 51: Their Cursed

Calder

Samantha started to rearrange the furniture in my office, creating a large space on the floor. She pulled a jar from her satchel, the contents a white powder. Then she started pouring it in a circle on the floor.

“What are you doing?” I asked her, my irritation rising.

“Witch stuff,” She said. “I don’t think you could really understand it. But basically, Remi and I will sit in this circle and I will use my powers to divine some things about her.”

Cullen growled. He didn’t want Remi close to her yet. “Is this going to hurt her?” I asked.

“No!” she said quickly. “Well, it shouldn’t at least.” She shrugged and continue to prepare her circle. She added some herb looking things to the circle then brought some candles over and lit them in the center. Gentry stood back and watched patiently as she worked. Cullen looked at me with furious eyes.

“We are not honestly letting her do whatever this is? What if this is a trap and she is going to place some spell on Remi?” he linked.

“She is already cursed. Do we really have much choice now? We need to find Voldigoad,” I argued. “I’m not happy about it either.”

He crossed his arms and glared at the witch. Remi reached up and put her hand on his bicep. He looked down at her, his grimace easing a fraction. She stood up and leaned against him, resting her head against his arm. She seemed pretty calm which made me less nervous about this. We didn’t have much experience with witches, so we had no idea what to expect here.

Samantha finished her preparations and stood up, dusting her hands off. “Alright, all ready to go. We just need to turn these lights out,” she said waving her hand. The light in my office went out, leaving only the candles to cast shadows around my office.

“We have light switches, you know,” I said.

“Ah, but my way is more fun! Anyway, wolf-girl you want to join me?” she said. Remi nodded. First, she looked up at Cullen who bent down enough to give her a small kiss. Then she turned to me. I pulled her face to mine and kissed her deeply.

“If you are too scared or feel uncomfortable, I will stop this. Link me or say it, I don’t care,” I linked her. Her eyes met mine, but they were crystal clear. She wasn’t afraid at all right now.

She walked around the desk and went over to Samantha, standing next to the circle. They both stepped inside, and the witch had her sit on the ground.

“Okay,” she started. She held out her hands for Remi. “Grab my hands. I want you to close your eyes and clear your mind. Try not to focus on anything. You already have a passenger in your mind having a wolf so as I enter, it should feel strange but not unnatural. Just relax and keep your mind clear so I can look around.”

Remi swallowed and nodded her head. She closed her eyes first then Samantha followed. Everyone was silent for a moment. Samantha’s lips started moving, her words the faintest whisper. They had to be some sort of incantation because they were not in any language I recognized. The girls sat like that for a while. Every minute that passed, Cullen became more agitated. I was feeling more on edge as the minutes passed as well.

Samantha’s nose scrunched up and her eyebrows furrowed but Remi remained still. None of us wanted to move or speak in case it may disturb them. Finally, Samantha’s eyes shot open, and her mouth gaped while she looked at Remi.

Remi

I placed my hands in Sammy’s and followed her instructions. I closed my eyes and tried to clear my mind. Calli was curious about the witch and cooperated with me. The whole room was quiet, and I focused on that. Like she said, for a moment, there was a strange sensation in my mind, but it didn’t feel foreign to me.

“Remi, can you feel me?” I heard Samantha’s voice.

“Yes,” I told her.

“Wonderful. We are connected. Now I can only keep this up for a few minutes, so I am going to comb through your mind. Try not to resist or focus on any one thing too much. I want to know as much as possible. You are incredibly interesting and there may be clues in your mind for me,” she said.

“Okay, I’ll try.”

There was this weird pushing and pulling feeling. I focused on the quiet like I did before but then memories started flowing around my mind, bringing along emotions associated with them as well. My stomach was twisting and turning at the rapid changes through my thoughts. So many different things were coming and going, many I didn’t even know I remembered. This continued for what felt like an eternity. It felt like everything was going in order, from my earliest cognizance to now. She finally reached last night, and Cullen’s eyes flashed through my mind when I first admitted to being pregnant previously. I couldn’t help but stutter at that memory. I focused on it, unable to let go. The entire night played out in my head as Sammy watched. This felt too personal. I wanted out; I wanted my mates now. All at once, it felt my head was empty. My eyes fluttered open. In front of me Sammy was staring at me open mouthed. I looked around the room at the confused faces of my mates and Gentry.

“What happened?” Cullen asked.

“Are you okay, baby?” Calder linked at the same time. I looked back over at Sammy who was just staring at me speechless. The lights came on around us.

“What’s wrong?” I asked, worried.

Sammy shook her head and let go of my hands. “Remi, what was that? That last bit?”

Oh no. She was talking about last night. My eyes darted to Gentry first then the twins. I had been hesitant to tell my own mates and Pip only knew because she pushed so much. I didn’t really want to advertise this to everyone I met. “Uh, well…”

Samantha didn’t even give me a chance to say anything. “Remi, you had a baby.”