Freya (The Alpha's Queen)

Prologue

"Me scilicet a potestate tenebrarum maledicam filium contubernalem perpetuum non hubere. Waaaahahahaha!"

A witch's curse on the child in the womb of the wife; of the man she loves.

"Ahhhhhhhh!!!" The woman cried while holding onto her womb. A black mark suddenly formed on her womb, proof that her son was cursed.

"What did you do? You're a f*****g witch. It's only right that you weren't given me as a mate. You're a heartless woman." The man shouted and rushed at the witch while holding a sword that could kill the slaves of darkness like them.

"YOU WILL DIE! You will pay for what you did!" the man said furiously.

"Hahahahaha! You can't kill me, my love!" The witch scoffed and continued to dodge the man's sword.

The man stopped at what he heard and was astonished as he looked at the witch.

"W-what do you mean?" he asked furiously.

"Hahahaha! I sacrificed my life to fulfill that curse. And if you kill me, it is as if you killed your son. Hahaha! Only true love can free your son from my curse...hahaha!" She was taunting the man she used to love.

"Until he can't fall in love with his true mate, the curse will stay with him. Hahahahaha! And I'll make sure he can't have the woman that is destined for him. Hahahaha!" the witch said wickedly.

"I will not let you succeed, Nervana. And I will not let your wickedness spread further!" the Alpha said with determination, at the same time running fast, as fast as lightning towards the witch.

Suddenly the witch cried out and fell to her knees... or the left of it. "Ahhhhhhhh!"

The man cut off her legs and threw them immediately into the fire so that they would never be brought back again. He paralyzed the witch. She could no longer spread terror and remain invalid until the curse on Alpha's son was removed.

He slowly approached the witch again. He planned to cut off her hands, but before he could even get close to her... a thick smoke blocked his way.

"Clever, my love," the witch said, mocking him with her wicked laughter.

" You may disable me, but this will not stop me from retaliating for your neglect and rejection of my love. I will punish you all. Until we meet again. Hahahahaha! " she promised with vengeance.

The black smoke gradually disappeared and so did the witch.

The man immediately returned to his wife's direction. He stared at the black rose for a long time that was now stamped on her womb. He could not help but feel sad about the fate of their unborn baby. This is his fault.

He quickly picked up his wife and ran to their home. He was immediately surrounded by his pack members.

"Find me a white witch right now! We need to know the meaning of the curse that Nervana gave to our Luna." His command was authoritative to them as he gently laid his unconscious wife on the bed.

His Beta immediately approached his distressed leader.

"Alpha, I have already sent some of our soldiers to the realm of white witches at your request," the Beta informed his Alpha.

As the right hand of their leader and best friend, he too was devastated by what happened to their Luna and the child she was carrying; the heir of their pack.

"Thank you, my friend. I regret having a relationship with that witch before I found my Luna. If I only waited for her, this wouldn't happen to her and our son," the Alpha said with full resentment and remorse in his voice.

"It's all happening now, Alpha. We don't know what the outcome of that mistake of yours will be. All we have to do now is protect our Luna and our heir. I hope the curse she imposed wasn't so heavy." The Beta is trying to console their leader, but he doesn't know if it makes any better for their situation.

Alpha did not answer and remained focused on his wife.

As the second leader, the Beta ordered everyone to stay alert and prepare for the arrival of the white witch.

A few days later, there was still no news of their summons to the white witch. Nor did their Luna wake up. And they found out that she was about to give birth. Tension filled their pack. Everyone becomes alert to what could happen. This could be a sign for their rival pack to invade them, in their vulnerable time.

Suddenly, a white smoke appeared in the couple's room. Alpha looked up from crouching on the side of the bed. He would have been ready to pull out his sword when he saw the white witch formed from the smoke.

The Queen of White Witches came. Alpha immediately thanked her for her arrival. The Queen examined the black mark on Luna's womb and looked sadly at the Alpha.

"A powerful curse was given to him by the black witch, Alpha. An important part of your life as a werewolf will be taken from him." The sad news of the Queen of White Witches.

"What do you mean, Queen?" the Alpha asked worriedly.

"Your son was cursed not to have a mate, even if there is, they won't know each other unless they fall in love. The prophecy was correct. It referred to your son and his mate," the Queen replied once, caressing Luna's womb.

The Alpha was shocked to hear the news. It was bad news for them. As the heir of the pack, it is only right that the Alpha has a mate, or Luna, to balance the course of nature in their lives. They are an integral component of a pack's strength and stability.

"Impossible! What prophecy are you referring to, Queen? Is there any other way you can remove the curse?" The Alpha was outraged and, at the same time, afraid to hear the prophecy.

The Queen walked in front of the mirror and spoke a spell. Suddenly, the mirror shone and showed the oracle reading a new prophecy for the whole world, supernatural or human alike.

"True Mate

cursed by black magic,

Falling in love by nature, not by choice is the only cure.

To defeat evil and rule the world of the supernatural."

Alpha felt lost after hearing the prophecy. He blames himself for his son's fate.

"As I said, because of what will happen, Alpha, your son will not be able to use his true power; his highest potential to put an end to the darkness. It will remain hidden until they fall in love and he will give his mark to the woman for whom he is destined. But it is difficult to know because of the curse. The wolf can't recognize his mate unless he falls in love with her," the Queen's calm explanation.

Luna woke up and sobbed hearing the sad news about her unborn son. Alpha immediately attended to her and hugged her tight. The two women were introduced to each other.

The Queen of the White Witch patiently explained the curse and prophecy again to the emotional Luna. Her heart is heavy for the couple, knowing that she left few details about it; afraid that it will affect events in the future.

The black witch was once her sister. The same blood runs through their veins. Nervana was a Guardian of Magic and Spells in their kingdom, but she chose to break the law of magic and open the forbidden room that was full of dark magic.

Greed, jealousy, and hunger for power consume her. Nervana starts having an affair outside of the mate bond and practices dark magic on people. When the Alpha breaks up with her and chooses his true mate, Hatred fuels Nervana's mind, turning her into the ugliest and darkest version of herself. As Queen, she banished her from the kingdom, forbidding her to enter the realm. Only now, had she realized that her sister was the one that would bring darkness to the world.

The Alpha hugged his sobbing wife. Giving her his strength for this time of their life. He can't give up now, he has a pack to lead and protect.

"Maybe his mate can recognize him?" Luna asked in a hopeful voice.

The Queen shook her head sadly.

"Even she won't know that she's your son's mate. Unless she has a blood witch."

The answer gives the couple hope. Silently wishing that their son's mate someday would have witch blood, and powerful enough to help lift their son's curse.

"We are the only ones who can foresee your destiny but we cannot reveal them to you either. We are only your guide," the Queen of the White Witch continues to explain.

"And I promise, as the Queen of the White Witch, from now on you will have our support to defeat my sister, Nervana."

The Alpha is very grateful that the Queen of the White Witch chose to give their support to them against her sister.

At once, the Queen wound it on her palm and presented it to the strongest Alpha in the werewolf community. The Alpha did the same and the two powerful creatures shook hands as a symbol of their alliance.

"Thank you very much, Queen Elena. It's a great honor to be on your side," the Alpha uttered gratefully.

"As we are, Alpha."

After their intensive conversation, the Queen immediately left in her magical way.

The couple were left stunned by what they found out. They could do nothing but wait for the birth and growth of their child. Only time can tell when their son's mate can remove the curse imposed by Nervana in retaliation for Alpha's failure.

The birth of their son came. Luna gave birth to a healthy boy, but the dark black rose mark on the top of his chest was noticeable. It seemed like a barrier to his heart; not only could he not recognize the woman destined for him, but block his powers within.

They named the baby, Russell Redwood, heir to the Dark Hollow Pack - the powerful pack in the Werewolves Realm.