Chapter 29

Scarlett's Point Of View

I took a few steps back as I stared at Alpha Zane in front of me, his hazel eyes were heated as he took a step into the cave.

His presence filled the room, waves of raw power and respect filling the room.

It was impossible, the moon goddess only gave a wolf one mate in a lifetime. Alpha Zane couldn't be my mate.

But I could feel it, the string tugging at my insides, urging me to get closer to him and lean into his warmth.

The moon goddess had a sick humor and she was now toying with my life. I bet she thought dying in the hands of my very own mate wasn't enough.

I wish I could meet with her and give her a piece of my mind.

The witch's sisters already knew about the connection and they had been waiting for Alpha Zane to arrive so I could feel it myself. Their three pairs of eyes stared at me with expectation.

“H…how?” I muttered, my voice breaking with surprise. This wasn't supposed to happen; I already had a mate, Rand, alas not a good one, but he had always been my mate. I didn't want another one, much less it was the ruthless Alpha.

Alpha Zane took another step towards me, his gaze heavy. “I don't know how it's possible, Scarlett.” He said and I nearly shivered from the sound of my name in his tongue. “But you are my mate also.”

I froze at his last word. Also? Did he already have another mate?

“You are already mated?” I asked with a whisper, dreading his response.

He nodded, “Yes, there is another woman, I am already mated to another woman.” He confessed. “She has the same mark, the same connection to me, to this pack.”

I stumbled back, my harsh bitter laugh echoing in the cave. The moon goddess really hated me.

My blood boiled at the thought. I have lost everything—my life, my face, and my unborn pup—and now this? I would not be denied again

My expression hardened as I met his gaze with defiance, my mind reeling with different thoughts.

The words of the witch sisters echo in my mind. The mark of the goddess… powers that can free the Black Blood Pack from their curse.

Yet I couldn't stop thinking of Rand and Cassie's betrayal and the need to take revenge on them burned my chest.

I didn't care about their curse. I needed to leave this place.

Zane’s eyes narrowed at me like he could sense my thoughts. “You have questions,” he stated.

I forced myself to be calm and play to his will. “Yes,” I replied. “Can I take some time to think about it?”

Zane’s expression remained calm. “It’s not a matter of what you think, Scarlett. This is very important. You bear the mark of the goddess on your wrist, a mark that is promised to save this pack. You are bound to this pack now, whether you like it or not.”

My hands clenched into fists beside me as I tried hard to remain calm. “Bound? I didn’t ask for this. I didn’t ask for any of this.”

Zane's eyes were void of emotions as the heat in his gaze heightened. “The Black Blood pack didn't ask for this either. But here we are. Your destiny is to help us break the curse.”

I shook her head, my blood burning with anger “You think I care about your stupid curse? All I care about is making the people that killed me pay for what they did. They took everything from me and I want them to suffer for it.”

Zane’s gaze hardened, the air between us turning cold and hostile. “You don't have a choice, Scarlett, you are going to stay here and break the curse.” He stated with finality.

He turned away from me, facing the witch sisters, and gave them a curt nod as he left the cave. The sisters gave me one last glance as they followed him.

I stumbled upon the bed in the cave, my mind reeling with the situation I was in. I couldn't let Alpha Zane stop me, I needed to get my revenge.

I waited a few moments, donning a red robe that was hung in the cave as I planned my escape.

Once it was dark outside the cave, I rose, taking a small dagger on the shelf as I walked to the entrance of the cave.

I scouted outside of the cave to make sure Alpha Zane didn't station a guard to keep me from escaping.

Surprisingly, the coast was clear and I was shocked for a second before I made to step out

As I tried to leave the cave, an invisible power pushed me back in stopping me from stepping out.

I gasped in shock as I pushed my hand against the invisible hold and it resisted me.

‘Magic'. I muttered under my breath.