The Royal Wolf (The Tormented Mate Series Book 3)

Chapter Twelve

*Wyatt's POV*

Pulling up to the witch’s home feels eerie. The long driveway they have and the falling apart home. You would think with all the magic they possess they would be able to fix their home up. Before getting out of my car the witches step out of their home and are ready to greet me.

"We have come to a decision, wolf." They say together.

"That decision is?"

One of witches speaks up. "We will help you find a roundabout location of your mate, but we won’t help you get her back. Getting into wolf business like that is not and never will be our concern. We will use your mate bond to find her. Come inside and let’s get this over with."

Following the witches in and seeing how they live makes me skin crawl. There are spider webs everywhere, the walls are falling apart, and the floors have holes in them. The floor creaks under me as I walk.

"How do you people live like this?" I ask.

"You came to us asking for help, but you insult the way we live?" One of them says and then flicks his wrist up.

Immediately the walls and floor fix themselves. Dark walls and dark floors take shape around me. The spiderwebs are gone and some are replaced with hanging plants.

Confusingly I ask, "So which one is the allusion? This version or the falling apart version?"

"Not many people know where to find us and we want to keep it that way. We put on an allusion spell to outsiders, so it looks like no one lives here if they stumble upon our home. We try to prevent people like you coming to ask us for favors. Which brings me to my next order of business. If we do this for you, then you will owe us something in the future."

"What would that be?"

"We don't know yet, just be prepared for when we come asking."

"I am desperate, so we have a deal." I say and shake her hand.

With shaking her hand, I feel a prick and feel the blood come out. A blood oath to the witches was just made. The witches use some of my blood for the blood oath and then take some to use on their spell. It isn’t long before they begin chanting to themselves. Smoke rises from the circle they have created. When the connection is broken, they turn to look at me.

One of them asks me, "You are sure this is your mate?"

"Yes, we even submitted to each other through consummation. I am sure of it. Why do you ask?"

"We used our magic to try and locate your mate using your blood. Which is strong enough to find a mate if they exist. Our magic is saying your mate does not exist."

"That's impossible." I say as I feel my heart sink.

"It’s possible for one of two reasons. Either your mate has died, or someone has broken the connection."

"I would feel it if she died. A piece of me would die with her. I have been through that before. Someone had to have broken the bond then. I didn’t know that was possible."

"Anything can be made possible with magic. The spell will be undone once you see her again. There is only one other way for us to help find her. Do you have a photo of her?"

"I do not. She was only mine for a little while before being kidnapped."

"The only other way is to pull a photo of her out of your mind then. It will be painful."

"I am willing to do anything to find her. Let's get it over with."

One of the witches leads me to a chair and motions for me to sit down. She places her hands on either side of my head. I feel my head start to heat up, I can feel her rummaging around in my head. Just before I start to think there is no pain she starts to chant, and I feel the sharp piercing pain of what feels like a knife has been put into my temples. I try to move but my body is frozen to the seat. The pain is unbearable. I try to cry out but even my voice is frozen. Aspects of my life begin to flash in my head and then a picture of me staring at Leah pops up. The witches stop chanting and the pain starts to subside in my head. I can slowly start to move my limbs again.

Finally, I can speak, "Did you get what you needed?"

"We did. Let us try our spell again to see if we can find her." One speaks.

Once again, they huddle into a circle. Chanting begins and smoke rises between them again. After a few minutes they all turn smiling at me.

"She has been located." They say together.

"Where." Is all I can manage to respond with.

"We were able to find the pack she is with but getting a location of the pack will be up to you."

"I thought you were supposed to be getting a location." I say annoyed.

"Be happy with what you give you or we can give you nothing at all." One of them says sternly.

"I’ll take it." I say through gritted teeth.

"Your mate is with the Bloodshed pack."

"I have heard of them, but I have no idea where to find them, and I have only heard of their name. Do you know anything else you could help me with?"

"Their pack is known to have some of the strongest warriors and they can be vicious if provoked. They usually stay to themselves unless their Alpha feels threatened. You must have really done something to piss them off if they stole your mate."

"I took the Alpha's daughter. I released her now, but it seems he wants more payback."

"He is an Alpha that likes to get even. One of our sister witches lives with the pack. This is the only reason we can give you the information we have."

"If your sister lives there, why can you not give me a location?"

"We don’t care about locations as long as she is safe. The pack likes to keep their location safe, and she would be betraying them if she gave it away."

"Why does she have any allegiance to them?" I ask curiously.

"She is the mate to one of their wolves. As you know how strong the mate bond is, not even we can go against that."

Stunned and confused, "I didn’t know witches could mate with wolves."

"It is rare, just like wolves mating with humans but it is possible."

"Thank you for the help, but if that is all you can help me with then I will take my leave."

"Let us suggest, wolf. Go and find vampires. You may have to make a deal with them also, but they are great at finding people. It would be worth your time to go get their help."

"I will take that into consideration." I say and walk through the door.

Getting into my truck, I take a minute to breathe. My past actions got me into this and making a pact with witches means I don’t know what’s in store for my future. I will take the witches advice. My next adventure will be finding some vampires.