~Ch. 27~ Healing Faith
Sterling stands up and makes his way to Mateo. “You’re the crazy man that dares to reject his soulmate?”
Faith's eyes go wide and her palms get sweaty. Her heart starts to race as Matteo’s eyes glare at her. He speaks through a gritted teary, “She will never be my soulmate!”
A woman comes from behind him and places her hand on his arm. Glaring at Faith, “I am his chosen soulmate…”
Olivia wraps the trembling Faith in her arms, “You’ll see what a mistake you’ve made.”
The man laughs, “Is that a challenge?”
Sterling struts up to Matteo, “Give us one week and when she is everything you could ever dream of, it’ll be too late!”
Matteo laughs and then sees that he’s being serious, “She and my chosen soulmate will fight and if she loses this horrible tribe needs to stay off of these lands!”
Sterling is confident, “Deal!”
The man is confused, “What do you want if she wins?”
The girl and his arm scoffs, “She won’t!”
Sterling crosses arms, “We expect nothing in return. The victory of putting you in your place will be good enough for us!”
He turns his attention back to faith and Olivia, “Do we have what we need?”
Olivia is excited, “Yes!”
She pulls Sterling and Olivia into each of her arms, and they start to walk away. Once they are out of earshot, she smacks him. He pulls his arm away and gives her what the heck look.
“We want nothing in return?” She questioned him.
Sterling smirks, “We are going to speak to the moon goddess about her being able to deny him and finding her second chance mate that actually deserves her!”
Faith is in shock, “It is unheard of!”
Sterling argues with her, “Being able to deny your may or soulmate is unheard of.”
Olivia reminds him, “Your grandfather denied my grandma!”
He laughs a fake humorous laugh, “Are you seriously using My grandfather as an example? Do you not remember that he was willing to give up on his own grandson's humanity?”
Olivia tilts her head in agreement, “That’s true!”
Faith shakes her head profusely, “My father would never allow it!”
Sterling smirks, “As long as we have the moon Goddesses permission, he’s okay with it.”
Faith’s curiosity gets the best of her, “How does the second chance mate Work?”
Olivia isn’t familiar with werewolves so she glances at Sterling. He scratches his chin, “When you have a mate that doesn’t treasure you and causes you harm by rejecting you then the moon goddess will grant you a second chance mate.”
“A second chance at love?” Her voice is filled with excitement.
Olivia can see the sadness in her eyes. Freya growls from within her, “Take her hands and Sterlings and call out to the moon Godesses !”
Olivia doesn’t argue. She takes their hands and look confused. She calls out, “Moon Goddess we call to you!”
The Goddess's voice comes from above, “Hello, my children!”
Sterling gets excited, “My moon Goddess!”
She replies, “I see your heart's desires and the answer is yes! If someone’s soulmate is mean and rejects them, they can be reassured that I have another plan for them!”
Faith starts to cry and the Goddess speaks directly to her, “Train and reject him and your second chance soulmate will show himself!”
Faith pulls Sterling and Olivia into her arms for a hug. Exclaiming, “Thank you so much!”
“Let’s go an tell your dad and the others!” Sterling suggests.
Faith gasps, “So many that have been rejected will be grateful!”
Olivia gives Shirley a happy smile. He winks at her and has a grin on his face. They walk in silence and listen to Faith and how excited she is about everything.
They get to the village and Faith runs ahead. Before they can even get to the middle they are being swarmed by excited villages. The leader runs up with faith closely behind him. They can tell that she told him it was going on by the excited look on his face.
“You must start working on her now!” be excitedly suggest to Olivia. He turns to Sterling, “Meanwhile, could you explain everything that the moon got us said to us?”
Sterling gives Olivia a look and she pulls him into a hug. Whispering, “The sooner the better!”
He kisses her cheek, “Good luck, my Luna!”
The nickname causes her to blush, “I love you, my Alpha King!”
Faith wraps her arm inside Olivia’s and pulls her to a tent, “This is my private area!”
Olivia starts to cry as giving her orders, “We need a big bucket and something to chop up and stir the herbs and we need another bucket filled with water!”
Faith leaves her in the tent and rushes off to go and get the supplies.
Freya speaks to Olivia, “When she comes back with the herbs you will need to finely chop them and mix them up. it will turn into clumps of rat, wet herbs, and water, and you will spread it on her whole body.”
Olivia is starting to get excited, “Perfect but you said it would magic too?””
“Yes but after you put the stuff on her buddy, he will place one hand on her stomach, and the other one on her head and the chant will come to you!” Freya explains.
“How?” Olivia is doubtful.
“We are part medium. The ancestors are with us; they will guide us and teach us as we go!”
The thought of having someone help her calms her, “It’s nice to know that we are not alone!”
Freya encounters, “Never!”
Faith comes running back in, “I have the herbs now what?”
Olivia explains, “You will get undressed and lay on the bed. I am going to mix the herbs up and then I will have to spread them on your whole body.”
Faith is so excited she doesn’t even feel uncomfortable with getting dressed in front of her. She climbs on the bed and Olivia mixes the ingredients together. Something inside her tells her to add a few extra herbs.
She finishes up and takes the finished product to Faith, “Are you ready?”
Faith is worried, “Do you really think it will work?”
Olivia can feel Freya comforting her. She confidently reassures her, “It will all be fine!”
Faith closes her eyes, “I’m ready!”
Olivia places the herbs on Faith's body. “Is it supposed to numb me?”
Freya reasures her and she repeats, “It’s part of the healing!”
Faith takes a deep breath and the more she puts on her, she notices that faith falls asleep. “She’s fine it’s a part of the process.” Freya explains.
Olivia smile when she is finished. She remembers what Freya had said and places one hand on her stomach and the other on her head. She closes her eyes and calls to the spirits.
Without understanding she starts to chant. Freya is still asleep but she starts to make noises. Suddenly Freya starts to scream.
Freya tells her, “Keep going. That means it’s working!”
Olivia listens to her. She continues the chant even when Faiths screams fills the room. Footsteps come behind them. She can hear the leader making a fuss.
Olivia stops when Faith screens come to an end. She open her eyes and looks at her. She’s not moving.
The leader runs to her side and check pulse, “Her breathing is almost sent detectable!” he turns to her and his eyes are filled with anger, “What have you done!”