Hiding His Baby: The Alpha's Rejected Mate

Chapter 64: Alpha’s blood

“No! It’s not possible! It’s not possible! Hey, you witch! What magic did you do?! It‘s not possible! Break the freaking magic!” Stacey shouted in fury while looking between Dominic and Athena in That hopelessness was coming from the anger she was feeling at that moment.

“I didn’t do any magic. I just did what you told me to do. Now don’t tell me about anything. If the result is not satisfying for you, you should have asked me about it beforehand and tell me to change it according to your preference. It’s not like I ever denied your commands. Now don’t come at me.”

The witch snapped back at her, without realising what she was talking about. Stacey looked at her with widened eyes in shock. She just gave off that Stacey used her before for her magic.

“Shut the hell up!” Stacey shrieked out loudly. At that moment, Dominic turned around to glare at her with his eyes turning red with unshed tears.

“Nathan, Justin, imprison these two. Do not let them escape.” He ordered in a cold growl which passed a shiver through both their spines. But before any of them could make a run for it, Nathan and Justin were already out of their chairs, following his orders. As if they were waiting for that order only.

“Nathan! What are you doing?! Leave me! Why are you holding me instead of her who did such things?! Let me go!” Stacey shouted and struggled to set free but she couldn’t even move a muscle in front of Nathan‘s strength.

“Why are you guys holding me?! Whatever happened it‘s their fault, I just did what I was asked. Leave me!” The witch shouted but she couldn’t get free as well.

“You interacted with wolves and agreed to do what they asked you to do is enough to get you where you are at that moment. Better prepare yourself for your punishment.” One of the board members snapped at her which made her frown in anger but shut her up.

“Alpha Dominic? What are we going to do now?” The oldest member asked while looking at Dominic who was looking at Athena with an unexplainable look on his face.

It was filled with anger, betrayal, agony, hurt and one more thing which no one could explain. While Athena was looking down guiltily, unable to meet his accusing eyes.

“We will come to my mate and what she did, why she did that later. First I would like to know what Stacey did with the help of the witch.” Dominic spoke up with gritted teeth while looking at Stacey with a dark look on his eyes. Stacey looked visibly nervous and scared seeing the look on his face.

“D... Dominic! Trust me. I didn‘t do anything. I... I just brought her here to reveal the truth of Athena. Nothing else. I don’t know what she was talking about. You have to trust me. Whatever else she is going to say is a lie. You have to trust me.” She shouted but shouting wasn’t taking her anywhere.

“Tell us, what did she use you for if you want the best for you.” Dominic growled at the witch in an intimidating tone, using the best of his tone and it even made the witch bow in front of him.

“She…she… I am the same witch Alpha Derrick used to mess with your mate bond… I had to do that by capturing her wolf using my magic. That’s the reason her wolf is unable to respond to her calling. But what just happened with her, I don‘t know what’s happening. I think her wolf is really powerful and is trying to free the magic and due to that, it’s possible that her power is unleashing. I don’t know what’s happening but I couldn‘t think of anything other than this.” The witch explained. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

“Alpha Derrick? How is he connected to her?!” Nathan asked with a deep frown.

“If I tell you, will you guys let me go? I promise to leave this territory forever. Will you let me go?” The witch asked in a hopeful tone. It was her only chance to escape and she was going to use it no matter what.

“You can’t do that! You won’t do anything like that!” Stacey hissed at her in anger and frustration but the witch didn’t even look at her. Her eyes were on Dominic who was thinking of her offer.

“Okay. I will let you go. Now tell me the truth.” Dominic said in a blank tone. But the witch wasn’t sure yet.

“You are giving your words, alpha Dominic. I am going to trust you. I know the word trust doesn’t suit me. I am a witch. I can never be trusted but you are an alpha. Don’t put me down.” She played with her words to get the assurance she wanted. Dominic looked at her in annoyance.

“You have my words. The moment you tell me the truth and free my mate from every possible magic, I will set you free. But you will leave the territory as well. Because I give you another set of my words, if I ever find you anywhere near me, I am going to punish you by following all the rules. Is that clear?” Dominic asked in a dark tone and the witch immediately nodded at her.

“Okay. So, here’s the truth. This woman right here, Stacey. She is nothing like she shows herself to everyone. She is a vicious woman filled with lies from head to toe. She is the one who teamed up with Alpha Derrick to kidnap your mate. She initially planned to kill your mate by magic but then alpha Derrick demanded for your mate for some reason which is why they made a deal to get her away from your life together. That’s the part I know about.” She took a breath to let everyone get familiar with what she said before continuing again.

“But there’s more of her. But I am not going to tell you about it. You have to find it out on your own. But just know, she is worse than a vicious snake or witch, none of them is better than the other.” The witch said while looking at Stacey disgustingly. She has never met a woman like Stacey who’s filled with so much nastiness inside her.

“LIES! LIES! IT‘S ALL LIES! I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU!” Stacey shouted like a mad dog. Her fur was coming out along with her canines as she glared at the witch. She shifted half way through in anger

and defence because she knew that she didn’t have any other way out of it now.

“Respected counsellors, you all have been a witness of what happened here. Now I don’t want anyone to interrupt my decision regarding a backstabber of my pack. Because I hold the right

to do anything for the safety of my pack and my mate.” Dominic announced while looking at Stacey with nothing but hatred and disgust. None of the board members dared to say anything.

“Following that, I announce to imprison and throw Stacey to the cell right away without any delay. Nathan, you know what to do. Throw her in the cell and make sure she can’t escape and after that prepare to call a meeting with the alpha of South, her father.” Dominic ordered and Nathan nodded at her, immediately knowing what to do. He started dragging Stacey out with him regardless of the fight she was trying to put in.

“No! No! Dominick! You can’t do that to me! You can’t! I did all these for you! I love you, Dominic! You can’t do this to me!” Stacey shouted like the pathetic woman she was but no one paid any attention to her anymore as she was pulled outside the room completely by Nathan and a few other guards.

“We still can’t believe how an alpha’s daughter can act like that. She is a pure disgrace.” The same man who was talking on Stacey’s behalf till then spoke up.

“Alpha Dominic, we should do something about alpha Derrick before he gets out of hand. We have received many complaints about him.” Another board member spoke up with a thoughtful look on his face.

“Yes, I will handle him as well as he made a direct attack on my pack as well.” Dominic said with gritted teeth before looking back at the witch who was waiting for his attention as well.

” Now, start your thing and take your magic back from her. Then you are free to go.” He said in a blank tone before moving away from a silently standing Athena.

“Sure but get the child away from her otherwise it might affect him.” The witch said and Dominic turned around to look at her with a blank look on his face. She looked up at him with a sad yet worried look as she unknowingly took a step back from him. Her hold around a sleeping Ace got tightened as well.

“Do… Dominic –...” She couldn‘t complete her sentence when Dominic reached her with one long step and took Ace out of her hold without any word and she couldn’t even protest. He held Ace protectively in his arms and stepped away from her again.

“Do it now.” He ordered the witch while looking at Athena blankly.

“Okay.” The witch said and just like last time, she closed her eyes and started murmuring something while coming and standing in front of her. Everyone was waiting eagerly for something to happen just like the last time. They were preparing themselves to get a shock just like the last time.

“Ahhhhh! Stop!!!” Athena shrieked out of nowhere, making everyone look at her in shock. She took a few steps back and took a support of the wall as she clutched her head. She howled in pain and pulled her hair with one hand and clutched her chest with another.

“What’s happening?” Justin asked in worry when he saw how Dominic wasn’t showing any reaction.

“The magic is breaking free.” The witch said as she stood there, looking at Athena to see the process getting completed. Athena’s canines came out and red fur started to rise on her body. Her eyes turned red and

orange again, looking like fire. Everyone looked at her in astonishment with widened eyes.

“She is a red wolf!” They all shrieked out and suddenly her screams stopped. Everything stopped. Her canines and fur went back. Her eyes turned normal again as she stood there lifelessly, motionlessly. Her hair was hiding her face.

“What happened?” Justin asked once again while looking worriedly.

“She is free from any kind of magic now.” The witch said and immediately after that they saw Athena falling down, losing her balance.

But before she could fall down completely, Dominic caught her by the waist at the right time with Ace still in his arms.

“You are free now as well. Leave this territory right this second.” Dominic said while not looking at her as his eyes were fixed on Athena’s half opened eyes.

“Thank you, Alpha Dominic.” Saying that she vanished with the thin air within seconds.

“Do… Dominic…” She mumbled tiredly while raising her hands up slowly to touch his cheeks.

“Alpha Dominic, so is this child...?” The oldest member trailed off without completing his sentence.

“Athena?” Dominic called her name for the first time after Ace’s scent was revealed.

“Hmm…” She could only hum at that moment as her whole body was paining. She was feeling as if she was shifting for the first time ever.

“Is Ace-…” He started asking with a frown which Athena took away from him.

“Your child? Yes. Ace is your son, Dominic, whom I kept hidden for years.”

That was it. She couldn’t say anything else after that and ended up losing her consciousness in his arms. He closed his eyes tightly as soon as he heard her and the pain on the wound on his chest intensified out of nowhere.

The moment the magic was taken away from Ace, he instantly knew Ace was his son but hearing that from the mother of his child hit differently. He didn’t know what to do or feel at that moment. He felt

numb at that moment. The pain on his chest was the only thing he could feel at that moment.

“Alpha Dominic, I think it’s best if we give you sometime. We will take your leave now. I think we will meet soon. But before I leave, I would like to tell you something which I think you should know.” The oldest and wisest board member spoke up in a serious and mature tone. “What is it?” Dominic whispered out. He was losing his energy as well. He was exhausted after facing such a big truth of his life and at the same time getting lost in the thought of the past almost three years ago.

“Your mate. She is not someone normal. I could smell her blood which has the similar characteristic as Ace’s blood. Do you know what I mean?” The man asked and Dominic looked at him in shock

“Do you mean that… she has an alpha’s blood?”