Traveling along the road, Rude took the opportunity to strike up a conversation with June.
"Do you know if your mother is related to witches?"
"No. All I know is that she ran away from home, was impregnated by my father, married that scum from the brothel, and I was born there. I never met my mother’s family."
"Did your mother have any special gift or power, anything unusual?"
"Not that I recall, her eyes would sometimes turn lilac, but since they were blue, it seemed like a lighting effect, nothing more."
"Your mother must be a witch's daughter, hence your ability to manipulate the elements."
"I enjoyed learning witchcraft because I thought it was cool and I wanted revenge, but now, it's a lot of responsibility."
"We need witches in the Packs, as we are often attacked by usurpers, like the female with my father, posing as his mate, thanks to witchcraft." By the end, he was growing agitated.
"That’s what Merheia said, she was shocked I managed to release the female from the dungeon. The prisoner was bewitched, and Merheia took her to be purified."
"She must be my mother; I’ll stop by to confirm."
"Are you sure you want to go now? The rescued one was in terrible shape; you won't like seeing her like that."
"I will decide that; she’s my mother, end of story!"
June stayed quiet, her desire to shout back at him as well. He drove as close as possible to the witch’s hut, stopped the car, and took off his clothes; she did the same, and both transformed. The black Alpha wolf marveled at his mate, her color matching his, with fiery red eyes.
They ran the rest of the way through the woods and arrived at the sorceress’s cabin. There was no need to knock; Merheia emerged with two robes, which they donned as soon as they reverted to human form.
"Hi, what happened, why are you together?"
"We’re mates, I came to see the rescuee," Rude replied, eager for news of his mother.
"Take it easy, Rude, come in."
"Hi, Merheia, he insisted on coming; he’s a bit out of control."
"It's his mother, June; he has the right to be anxious."
"Is it truly his mother?"
"Is she truly his mate? Have you mated?" Merheia asked, pulling back his robe to view his shoulder.
"Stop it; no, we haven't mated."
"Where is she, sorceress?" Rude inquired, having searched the ground floor of the cabin.
"Upstairs, in my room, come with me. But you, June, go sleep, you look exhausted."
"But I want to see her."
"They need privacy. Go sleep."
June crossed her arms and pouted, glaring at her.
"You didn't even ask what I did; don't you want to know?"
Rude became frustrated with the delay and approached June, grabbed her arm, and commanded:
"Obey and stop interfering, stubborn female."
She growled and bit his hand, which he released. She stormed off to her room, leaving them alone. Rude went upstairs with Merheia and they entered the room where his mother was. He had braced himself for the worst but was met with the same beautiful female he remembered.
"Mother!"
She rose from the bed where she lay and smiled, happy to see him.
"My son!"
They embraced, trying to console each other for all the time they had spent apart. As they parted, tears streamed down their faces, and their emotions were evident.
"How did she capture you, mother?"
"Take it easy, my boy, you need to stay in control. It was your father; first, she enchanted him on the night he took me to the new moon party and was about to present me as his Luna. We were already mated, but when she arrived at the party and touched him, then he rejected me. I left humiliated, and she stayed with him, I had you, and you've always resembled him."
"But how did they imprison you in the dungeon?"
"I sought him out, trying to open his eyes, but he claimed I was the intruder, that I was lying and that you weren’t his son because I was not his true mate. Then she arrived, and he took me to the dungeon and I don’t know what she did because I couldn't transform or escape."
"She was cursed terribly, bound by blood magic. There were many webs engulfing the she-wolf and an invisible veil over her body, preventing the Alpha from seeing her as his Luna. It took hours to undo it all, in another realm," Merheia recounted.
"We need to expose that damnable woman; how can we do that?" asked Rude.
"That will be tough, as we don't know the identity of the blood witch casting spells for her," replied Merheia.
"I think June is a witch's descendant; she set the house where her family was on fire as naturally as if it were innate."
"What do you mean she created fire with her hands and spread it throughout the house?"
"It was strange; she did it in one place, then the fire followed her. It didn't burn her, stayed at a distance, but it burned everything in its path. And when she left the house, it burned down in massive flames, as though it had a life of its own."
"Did she kill anyone there, I mean, did she shed blood?"
"About six men from what I saw; she appeared to have cleaned up before leaving, but when I took her home, I noticed blood under her nails."
"Then you’re right; her mother must be a witch's daughter, but didn't inherit her mother’s powers, while June did inherit powers from her grandmother or grandfather."
"She must live around here."
"If so, she hides herself very well; we'll need to ask June's mother."
"Unfortunately, her mother is in no good shape, having been mistreated horribly and lacking lupine blood."
"Regardless, we need to leave; the Luna must not discover us here; she likely seeks us." Rude's mother, Catleia, spoke.
"Yes, we must go; can you transform?"
"Yes."
"Thank you, sorceress; we'd better leave, and I’ll take June with me. It's dangerous for her to stay around here too."
"I've lost my apprentice, haven’t I? But once this is all resolved, bring her to me; she still has much to learn."
"All right, but she will be my Luna and will also have much to learn there."
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