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“Yes,” Celine responded, “You had too many injuries on your original face and body, we had no option but to give you a new one so you could survive.”
“Why did you save me? What do you want for me? "I asked, my brows furrowed in confusion.
Just as Celine was about to answer me two more women similar to her stepped into the cave.
I took a cautious step back as I stared at the three of them, all identical and wearing the same robes in different colors.
Celine stepped forward towards me. ”There is no need to be scared, Scarlett; these are my witch sisters, Seraphina and Lunaria.” Her voice was soft and reassuring. “We all did the ritual together to bring you back.”
I stared at the three of them, my head reeling from everything. I felt like I was in a dream. This couldn't be real.
“We saved you for a reason Scarlett,” Celine said. “Let me show you.”
She stepped forward, slowly taking my right hand in hers. Her touch was cold and burning at the same time, my skin tingling from her touch.
“There is something you must see, something that we saw in you that made us bring you back.” She whispered.
I watched cautiously waiting patiently as she turned my hand over, revealing a small mark of the moon on my wrist. Celine waved her hand over it and it was glowing green.
I froze, my breath hitched in my throat. I never had that before, how did that appear on my hand? I reached out with my fingers and rubbed frantically, hoping it would come off, but it didn't budge; it was engraved in my skin.
“It won't rub off Scarlet; that is the mark of the goddess,” Seraphina explained. “It is a sign that you have been chosen by the goddess herself. This mark gives you great powers. Powers that can free the Black Blood Pack from the curse that has plagued us for years.”
I stared at the mark, my mind reeling. Powers? A curse? I didn't have any powers. I wasn't a witch, neither did I come from a bloodline of witches. This was too much to take in, too much to understand. But the way the three sisters stared at me, their glowing eyes filled with expectancy, assured me, it was all real.
“What curse?” I asked, my voice filled with curiosity.
The faces of the sisters darkened at my question.“The curse was placed by a dark witch that fell in love with the first Alpha of this pack but he left her when he found his true mate. She cursed his generation with madness and has bound us to this land, preventing us from leaving, and it weakens us. We have searched for a way to break it for years, but we have always failed… until now.”
“And now you think I can break it?” I asked, hoping they'd all hear how ridiculous this sounded.
“Yes,” the sisters echoed in unison. “The sign marks you as the chosen one. But there is more. The Alpha, Zane, has sensed something in you… something that we can't understand.”
“What does your Alpha sense with me?” I asked, trying to keep my voice steady but I was failing immensely.
The sisters stiffened. “You would know when you meet him,” Celine muttered.
I frowned, my mind spinning with thoughts and ideas. What would the ruthless Alpha Zane want with me?
“Your old life is gone, and you are starting a new one here. Whether you understand it or not, you can't fight your destiny.”
My mind was storming with emotions, but one thing was clear—I needed to go back. Back to my pack and take revenge on my mate. Rand and Cassie had taken everything from me and killed me and I needed to find a way to escape here and get my revenge.
A tall figure appeared at the entrance of the cave, the shadow huge and imposing. The sisters stepped aside, turning to the figure and bowing deeply.
His presence was commanding and filled with authority. My breath caught in my throat as I looked up to see Alpha Zane, his dark piercing eyes locked onto mine with such intensity I had to take a few steps back.
“Welcome to the Black Blood Pack, Scarlett,” He said, his voice deep and sharp. “We hope you can fulfill your destiny and break the curse plaguing our pack.”
And at that moment, I felt it. Like an invisible string connecting us and pulling me to him. My wolf awakened suddenly, pacing within me.
“Mate.” She howled the impossible.
It couldn't be. I just couldn't be his mate.
I froze, my eyes widening in realization, but Rand was already my mate. Was it possible to have two mates?