Chapter Thirty Six
Chapter Thirty Six
She wouldn’t leave; I could hurt her, and she knew that, yet there she stood.
“Mark me, Thane, do it, and this will be over.”
“I… can’t.”
“You can; it doesn’t have to mean anything.
In the next second I was right in front of her she didn’t run; she stood still. It was either this or I completed the transformation and killed her.
I bit into her neck, marking her.
She staggered backwards, her hand holding back the blood now spilling from her neck.
I felt the bone in my body break one after the next.
“Stop,” she says. “I am here.”
She wasn’t talking to me, I realized, but to my wolf, and under her command he obeyed.
My breaths came out labored.
“You risked your life.” I said to her, and she nodded.
“I knew it was going to work,” she responded, and she was right; it did work. The pain disappearance was almost instant; I was in control again; it was over.
“What did you do?”
“I stopped it.”
“How did you know how to stop it?” I asked, but she only tossed a pair of pants at me.
Not only did she follow me, but she was ready; she knew something I didn’t.
“I asked a question, Bella.”
“I just helped you; the least I expected is a thank you.”
“Thank you.”
“You are welcome.”
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“Now answer my question.”
“Have you heard of the term Lycan’s Curse?” she questioned.
“No.”
“I suspected that.”
“I will tell you everything; follow me,” she said. She turned away, heading back for the pack house.
I didn’t make a move. After walking some distance, she noticed I wasn’t following, so she paused and turned around.
“Do you want to know what this is about, or are you going to just stand there?”
I followed her into her room; it was tiny, and I felt a pang in my chest.
“Make yourself at home. Do you want some water, tea, coffee, or juice?” she asked.
“I just want you to start talking.”
“Oh,” she said, her smile fading slightly. She took a seat on the bed, but I stood, leaning against the wall. I didn’t miss her eyes trailing down my body. “The healers have been doing really well, and finally I have some memories back.”
“What do you
remember?”
“A man… he reminds me of you actually, he spoke to me about the Lycan’s Curse; he told me what I needed to do to help you when the time comes. He said I should expect the signs by the next full moon, which is today.
Many Lycans never noticed this in their first years, but as the years went on, they discovered that on full moons they were unable to control their wolves; they required their mates to help; sometimes it’s worse, and their wolves get even more violent. In these times there is only little their fated mates could do. They will hurt any and every other person, with an exception to their mates, as they get very protective…”
“Then why isn’t this ‘curse‘ you talk about in the history book? Every other damn thing is in there.”
“Because when they awake, they forget all that happened in the past night; their mates keep their secrets. It had started with the first Lycan; he killed an entire pack.
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He would never have been able to live with the guilt, so his mate made it her duty to keep it a secret, she covered up what had happened. But you don’t have to worry about losing control yet; it takes years before that happens.”
I couldn’t help but stare at the mark I had given her.
“You worry about Riley.” She says, “With your mark on me, you are bound to have feelings for me; I would be your priority. Always.”
