Chapter 18

Down in the depths where it's dark and narrow.

Where the sun doesn’t shine and there is no certainty of tomorrow.

There you find a man.

Trapped in the clutches of time.

A slave to his crimes. Whose paid his dues.

But still continued to reside in fortitude.

Bella listened intently as her mother continued to tell her the story. It was one of her favorite stories to listen to and her mother continued to tell her the story of what had happened to her. She had heard the story one too many times of the strag alpha who had done everything in his power in an attempt to try and save his people but he had been unable to do so. He had ended up ruining it and ended up costing them their lives, in turn losing everything that he had cared about.

She had been told that he was the worst of people but she had always felt pity for him. She often felt as though he was misunderstood in the same way that she was misunderstood. She turned to look at her mother as her eyes began to droop as a yawn escaped from her mouth.

“Mummy, where is he now? “she asked and her mother sighed with a small smile. “No one knows he was exiled to his pack but his exile was lifted 5000 years afi and he has never been seen again since then. Some even began to wonder if he could be dead nut that is unlikely.” She said to Bella with a sigh causing her to furrow her eyes at the thought.

Her mother leaned in and okayed a kiss on her forehead. “Now come on, go to bed. I will call your dad to cast a protection spell and don’t forget to wear your necklace.” She told her and Bella groaned at her words.

“Do I really have you. You know I don’t like it. It's itchy mommy.” She said and she watched as her mother’s face hardened at her words. ‘That thing is spelled by your father’s coven and it is the only thing that is protecting you from getting taken or worse. I don’t know what we would do if something were to happen to you. you have to understand that you are very special babbly and we can’t risk having anything happening to you okay. “He said and she let out a sigh in understanding of her mother’s words.

She knew that they were doing everything that they could for her own good but she just wished that for once they would trust her as though she was a normal human being. “Now you know I love you but you have to get to bed or you won’t get to see daddy teach you some spells and I won’t teach you how to make a wolf face”Her mother warned her and she let out a loud groan at her words in response.

She allowed a pith to come over her features as these let out a huff and raised her arms over her chest. “Fine I will go to bed but one day when I am older I am not going to need all this protection and I am going to be able to shift at my own will.” She said and she nodded her head at her.

Bella was the only one of her kind in existence. Her people had been outraged that her mother had chosen to mate with a witch as it had never been done before; they had been warned that their child would come with numerous dangers but they didn't care. they had been forced to hide in plain sight. Her mother had told her that there were alot of people that would try to come for her because of her abilities. They would try and use her for great power and that was why her parents kept her safe as best that they could,

They had to do some things that they knew she wouldn’t be happy about but she knew that there was nothing that they wpiuldnt so in order to protect her even if it meant taking away her trust. She would understand their motives one day and she would that them for everything that they had done for her. She sighed as she let herself wrap her body into her sheets. She felt herself slowly drifting off to sleep and the last thing that she remembered was the thought of the stray alpha. She sent him a silent prayer that the moon goddess would bless him with someone that would keep him company and although it would take several years her prayers were going to be accepted.

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Her mother shut the door closed behind her as she leaned her forehead against it. she had tried to keep calm but now she began to worry. She didn’t know why Bella was always so intertester in the alpha. the mefge talks ap0f him was forbidden and yet her daughter cared about him so much. She could…. no it wasn’t possible. Her interest in him was almost as though that of lateness shook her head at the thought as she tried to lull it away from her thoughts.

There was no way that he was her mate. Bella was only there was no way that she could know.

She would not take her risks thought had to put a stop to her daughters’ curiosity before it got out of hand. Without a second thought she made her way over to their room and she found her husband sitting on their bed as he glanced his eyes over the pace of one of his grimoires. He looked up towards her with concern as she walked into her room. “What is it? '' He asked.

She looked at him with a hardened stare before saying to him, “You need to make her forget about him.”