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Chapter Thirteen:
Ball: Part Two
He was a large man, his presence was beyond commanding it was almost suffocating with him standing there.
No one expected the supreme to show up, especially when he was never given a proper invitation- not that he needed one. As the supreme he had to move as he pleased, he also had the power to strip anyone of their role as Alpha. Being deemed a supreme didn't happen by an act of challenging the previous- it had everything to do with bloodlines.
Pure bloodlines. The ones that never mixed outside of their packs and some of the oldest wolves- aggressive.
They were predators. They hunted their mates- their bites were some of the most vicious and it made their mates delirious for a week. The current supreme wasn't mated.
Zane Beaumont of the Louisiana Blood Stone Pack. He was the first son of Malcolm Beaumont who was the only son of Charleston Beaumont . The Beaumonts had a long line of Supremes, every one more dangerous than the last.
Zane stood at 6'9, broad shoulders, deep brown skin and dark eyes. His face was something only the heavens could create, a smile plucked from perfection and based on how well his suit looked like a body built by the gods. He was a true adonis.
"What are you doing to her?" Sam asked, his body growing increasingly tense out of anger.
Zane flashed a beautiful smile at him, keeping his eyes trained on Mercedes. "I'm only checking to make sure she is truly your mate." He answered, stepping closer. "You know that only Supremes can do that."
Sam moved him and Mercedes back. "I do not require that from you, why are you really here?"
Zane frowned, adjusting his tie. "You're forgetting your place Alpha. Move aside, now."
Mercedes grabbed Sam's arm, feeling his anger. "It's okay." She said, breathing slowly. "It's okay."
Sam shook his head. "Who sent for you!"
"Move."
Sam's claws retracted slowly and he squared his shoulders. "No."
There was a small glint in Zane's eyes that made Mercedes shift, she scanned the room seeing that everyone was just as shocked as she was. The entire room was silent and all eyes were glued on the three of them, she looked at her mother, seeing she and the others were still mouthing something.
Zane inched closer, his eyes turning red. "I won't ask again." His accent was thick and downright… delicious. Mercedes swallowed, feeling her breathing pick up as she shifted again on her feet.
"I won't say it again, NO!"
Zane snarled, baring his fangs. "MOVE." He commanded and Sam faltered slightly.
He knew he was bested. He reluctantly moved aside feeling his anger growing but there was nothing he could do.
"Now, that's much better." Zane said, moving directly in front of Mercedes. He towered over her, almost casting a shadow making her feel encased in only him.
She could feel the heat radiating off of him, a suffocating heat that made her mouth dry and her body temperature slowly rise. She felt his eyes looking her over before jolting when his hands wrapped around her arms.
"There has been a lot of fuss over you." He said, moving one of his hands to her chin, lifting it so that she was looking at him. "Such pretty eyes."
Mercedes blinked. "I…"
He brushed his thumb along her bottom lip, using his other hand to snake around her waist. Mercedes took a sharp breath as he pulled her flush against him. His hand was hot on her back even through the fabric, she could feel him.
"You are… delectable. Tell me witch, did his bite hurt?"
Mercedes swallowed, looking over at Sam who had his eyes trained on Zane before looking back at the man. "It was quite pleasurable." She said shakily.
A slow smirk formed on Zane's face. "And yet you haven't given in to those desires swirling around in your core, why is that?" He asked, moving his hand down to her neck and licking his lip.
"I don't see how that would be any of your concern." She replied and everyone around them started murmuring and she looked at Sam who looked concerned.
Zane gently tightened his grip. "Careful, I'm not him. I'll hurt you and enjoy it."
She flashed her eyes at him before yanking away. She could feel anger rising deep inside of her and tried to shake the feeling away. "I highly doubt your actions would have an impact."
"Tread lightly, witch."
It was her turn to smirk. "Is your ego hurt? You waltz in here and expect me, a witch and the next Luna, to what? Bow to you? Ha! Don't be so naive, what I lack in brutal strength I have ten times in sheer power. So you tread lightly."
What are you doing?
Improvising!
Don't, you're only making him want you more
Jesus Christ, Santana I can't just stand here and do nothing!
It's a cat and mouse game… you're the mouse.
Fuck that!
When she looked back at Zane he was directly in front of her, his entire being covering hers. It was like they were in a tight bubble and there was nowhere to move. She put her hand on his chest to move him but he grabbed her wrists, holding her in place.
His eyes were red and dangerous. "I am not to be mocked."
"And I am not a piece of meat." She spat back, trying to yank away but was unsuccessful. "Let me go!"
"No, I think I'll hold on to you." He growled. "In fact, I would like a moment alone with you." He said, grabbing her hand, guiding her out of the room and down a long hallway before stopping in a dark corridor.
He gently pushed her against the wall, invading her personal space, encapsulating her. "Little witch, you will show respect."
"Respect is earned, not demanded!"
He pressed his body into hers. "You sure you want to play this game with me?" He leaned in close, his nose close to hers. "You won't like the odds."
Mercedes felt a strong shiver rush down her back causing her to lose her confidence briefly. "I'll take my chances." She said, pushing against him only for him to press harder into her.
"You leave when I give you permission to leave." He said, his lips lightly ghosting hers.
Mercedes quickly turned her head to the side. "This is your only warning."
"HA! What are you going to do little witch?"
She snapped her head back in his direction, flashing her now glowing eyes at him with a slow smirk forming. "You were warned." She said, opening her palm and pressing her fingertips into his chest causing him to go flying across the corridor.
Zane let out a loud growl, quickly turning into the largest wolf she'd ever seen before, he snarled, eyes red, mouth foaming and fangs bared. She felt her heart pounding in her chest like the drums from jumanji and could feel the impact of every step he took, it was like tremors beneath her feet.
It was sheer silence around her, she could feel the air getting hotter and hotter the closer he got to her, she took a step back but hit the wall.
"MERCEDES!" She heard, seeing Sam standing not too far away. "RUN!"
She looked back at Zane for a brief moment before quickly running towards Sam, her heels making a clunking sound on the floors but was drowned out by the thunderous sound of his paws meeting the ground as he chased after her.
"Santana, the other side. Puck go with her!" Sam instructed before he ran towards a running Mercedes but he didn't come to her aid instead he shifted and tackled Zane, swiping at neck trying to get him off Mercedes' scent. He was in full hunt mode, she was his and he was going to claim her right from underneath Sam.
Loud thumping and crashes could be heard as the two wolves fought, Mercedes stopped running to watch before being grabbed by someone and pulled away. She struggled against the person before she was suddenly freed, turning she saw her mother standing there.
"Moma! Where were you? Why didn't you come look for me? Where's daddy?" She fired off before seeing the woman who said she was her grandmother approaching.
"There's a lot we need to discuss but are you okay? Did that thing hurt you?"
Mercedes took a step back. "Don't call him that, his name is Sam."
Yvette frowned. "You can not be with him… it's too dangerous. He's not a good fit for you, hell he can't even stop another wolf from claiming you!"
Darlene grabbed her daughter's arm. "That is not what we need to tell her, she's chosen him too. We need to prepare her for the real threat, not that damn fool Zane Beaumont."
"How do you know who the supreme is?" Santana asked, placing a defensive arm in front of Mercedes.
Darlene chuckled. "The Beaumonts have been around for centuries, it's passed down. Besides he looks like his great grandfather but he acts like his daddy, a damn fool."
Santana shook her head. "Then you invited him?"
Darlene sighed. "No- if anything I tried to prevent this from happening."
Yvette looked at her mother. "You knew about this and didn't tell me?"
"Forgive me, I've been stuck in a druid sleep for two decades!"
Mercedes waved her arms. "Hello! I don't have time for the two of you to try to hash out whatever this is- why is he here? What does he want with me and how do we stop it?"
Darlene shifted. "We can't stop this… if he wants you he has every right to fight for you."
"GIVE HER TO ME!" They heard making them all jump.
Santana pushed Mercedes further down the corridor. "Get the hell out of here! You two, either help or get gone." She instructed before her gorgeous red suit shredded as she shifted, charging towards where Sam and Zane were still fighting.
Darlene nodded to Yvette. "Go make sure she's okay, I'll help them." She said, running off to do just that.
Yvette threw her hands up before going after Mercedes, she could hear the sound of her heels hitting the floor before they suddenly stopped. She slowed her own steps as it grew eerily quiet, she tilted her head listening for sound.
"Mercedes?" She said, slowly proceeding down the corridor. The further she went, the more on edge she became. "Mercedes!"
We have her now what?
We can't stay here, we're exposed! There's far too many wolves
and witches here… she knocked out a damn supreme!
I don't really care, we can't keep her suspended like this if she can do that, imagine what she will do to us!
"Imagine what her moma will do to you too!" Yvette said coming around the corner, "give me my child before anyone has to get hurt."
The woman to her left smirked. "How cute, her mommy is here to save her."
Yvette snorted. "Cocky considering you're afraid and I'm not." She replied, her eyes flashing golden as she quickly searched their minds for any information.
She put herself in a vulnerable position but she needed to get information before attacking. She could hear the steady breathing of someone approaching and had only a moment before they attacked her.
"The hunters won't help you out of this, they won't save you, and if you don't let my daughter go now it will get worse. There is a supreme who wants her causing harm to her now will only get you hurt by him." Yvette warned.
One of the women froze looking at Yvette. "What do you mean a supreme is here?"
Yvette slowly shifted towards her daughter. "Don't you hear that loud low rumble? not too far away, wolves, at war because of her you take her now you with your entire coven being sought out."
The other woman shook her head, slowly raising her hand. "She's lying. She's trying to trick us, grab the girl and let's go. She can't take us both"
Yvette shifted closer, preparing herself for battle. "If you touch her, you will regret it. That is my last warning. She is more powerful than you think and that little smile you have on her isn't doing what you think it's doing. She absorbs power the longer she is that way. The more powerful she becomes. I'm not trying to trick you."
"SHE'S LYING!"
Yvette sighed frustrated. "Anika? That's your name, right?" She asked.
Anika, a short haired woman with dark eyes, nodded. "I am."
"You're gray witch and you, you're Fallon a seer. Why do you think they sent you to take her? They know and they sent you to try and capture a time bomb. Let her go!"
Fallon shifted, her white locks moving slightly. "I don't… she has to be taken to prevent…" She said, stopping. The low sound of claws scraping against the marble floors and a deep snarl cause them all to turn.
Blood stained, yellow- eyes and matted fur slowly approached them. The women looked on in horror as the wolf moved past them going towards Mercedes.
"That doesn't look like a supreme." Anika whispered, whimpering when the wolf snapped it's head at her, stilling her with its gaze.
Yvette shook her head. "It's because it's not… that's the Alpha."
Fallon shifted, slowly holding her hand out until it met his fur and she jerked before being thrusted into the air. Yvette took that as her opportunity to grab Mercedes and try to shake her out of whatever spell she was under.
"Wake up girl!" Yvette shouted, shaking and lightly tapping on the face but she was unresponsive. "You have to wake up baby, you can't get sucked in! WAKE UP!"
Darlene ran in, holding her arm seeing Sam then Yvette. She groaned, feeling the pain and blood trickling down her arm.
"Yvette, you have to leave her, it's no longer safe for any of us to be here." She said tugging at her daughter's arm but she pulled away.
"No, they spelled her and she can't stay like this, we have to get her to wake up!" Yvette replied, shaking Mercedes harder.
Darlene looked up seeing Sam approaching and shook her head. "Listen to me, she is safer here than we are, he… you have to let her go!"
Yvette heard the warning but she also heard the fear. "I can't leave her like this!" She replied before feeling a warm breath brush across her face, when she looked up she was met with fierce yellow eyes and shuddered.
Darlene slowly removed her daughter's arms from around Mercedes. "Easy." She said, soothingly. "Yvette, move away from Mercedes… now."
Yvette listened this time, gently laying Mercedes down watching Sam hover over her protectively. "Don't you hurt my baby." She warned. "I faced an Alpha once, I will do it again."
His snarl was gone, his eyes were soft and he simply nodded before lightly licking Mercedes' face.
Anika, thought gone, watched hidden in the shadows. She'd only heard about the wolves and had always been warned about the supreme but she didn't know that an Alpha could defeat one. That was more than enough information for her to call off the other planned attack, if the witch was backed by an Alpha like that and the oldest coven then there was no chance in hell their coven had gone against them with just the hunter's help.
She looked up seeing Fallon still suspended in the air and knew she couldn't leave her but also knew not to interrupt her while she was mid vision. The women in her coven were powerful but there were only a few of them left, the last encounter with the Divine Coven almost completely eradicated their existence. She knew from her mother to never cross them but she also wanted revenge which is why they gladly teamed up with hunters.
The Women of the White Tree Coven lived peacefully alongside the humans, many sought them out for various small wishes and spells. They had an agreement with them for decades until it was broken. That first initial betrayal almost ended up with them being chased out of town but they were able to recover, they went into hiding. No longer helping or servicing for the humans they had to seek out safer ways to practice but it came at a cost.
They were the ones to expose witch-craft so they bore the burden of knowledge of how humans could easily turn on them when they don't get what they want. She knew all too well why aligning their coven with the hunters would put an even bigger target on their backs but she needed to stop the union.
A witch from the oldest coven and an Alpha was much more lethal than anyone could have ever thought but it wasn't them they were afraid of, it was the impurity of their bloodlines once they had children. The mix of witch and wolf had never been heard of and opened the door for even greater dangers, what was to happen if one of their children had both wolf and witch abilities? What would happen if it was too strong to control?
She knew just how volatile mixing bloodlines could be, her mother had mixed with a human and she was the product of it. She knew better than anyone else that everything about their union was cursed, because she had cursed them. Anika was tied to them like they were tied to each other.
The prophecy was told countless times and interpreted many ways but she was the only one that knew the true way. It came to no surprise to her that the supreme would be here tonight, just like she knew he would be… bested by the Alpha. Her sister had told her and her sister warned her about her inevitable fate. Which is why she agreed to the alliance with the hunters, in hopes to change it but what she didn't see and what was blocked from her sister was just how truly powerful the witch was.
"Fallon, hurry up!" She said underneath her breath. She could see her sister's mouth moving but the words weren't audible. Her time was limited, this was the moment everything would turn bad for her, she had it down to the last second. She needed to leave soon but she couldn't leave her sister.
Elsewhere
Dwight's eyes opened as he let out a strangled breath, he looked around seeing his brother lying there still lifeless. He quickly got up and grabbed all the papers Stevie had shown him before leaving. He needed to get to Sam but he knew it would take too long, so he tried channeling his son but kept hitting a brick wall.
"What is going on…" he wondered, he got into his truck, trying to channel his wife but nothing was getting through.
Sam, answer me.
…
Mary, where is Sam? I need to warn him.
…
Mary!
…
Dwi- ther - ange-
What? I can't understand you. Who is this?
It's -uinn, Sam is in dang-
Quinn? How am I able to hear you but not them?
I think I did something terrible… but I can't stop now…
What are you talking about? What's happening to Sam? Is the pack okay?
Sorry Dwight, but you can't come back right now. I have to fix what I did. You'll thank me later. All of you will.
Suddenly, Dwight felt a sharp pain in his right side before the truck skidded off the road and straight into a row of trees, causing the truck to flip over numerous times before everything went black.
Is it done?
Alderick sighed. "And here I thought the witches are evil. What's your vendetta against her?"
"She isn't pure, she doesn't belong here. I can't get Sam to see it so I will have someone else come after her, someone even he can't beat."
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