The Dark Witch Of Haven

5

Zack's Point of View

I woke up to the most excruciating pain I had ever felt before. My insides felt like they were going to burst out of me. I rolled over to the side of the bed and began to vomit. When I was done, I slowly sat up and looked around.

I had no clue where I was, but I couldn't focus on that. The pain coursing throughout my body was killing me. Finally, I laid back down and curled up into a ball. Where was Cora, and why was I here?

Soon I heard the door open, and I slowly opened my eyes, and there stood Lenny.

"Lenny, what have you done?" I asked.

"We can finally be together, my love," She said as she came towards me. Before she could reach me, I quickly rolled back over and fell to the floor, and began to vomit again. I felt hot all over.

"Lenny, let me go," I screamed.

"That I can not do," She said.

"Let Me GO!" I screamed as I wiped the puke from my face and tried to stand up with no success.

"You are mine."

"Lenny, I have a bond with Cora. I can feel her pains, and I get sick if she does not feed. You are sentencing both of us to death."

"I shall return," she said and then vanished.

I slowly pulled myself back to the bed and laid back down. Even when Cora was starving, I had not felt this bad. Was she dying? Did Lenny Kill her? I felt tears well in my eyes. I loved Cora, and I knew I was going to lose her.

I woke up to Lenny shaking me awake, and when I opened my eyes, she said, "You are in luck. Drink this it will make you feel better."

"What is this?" I said as she brought the hot drink up to my lips.

"This will make you feel better. Don't you trust me?" Lenny said as she brought the drink closer to me, but I swatted it from her hands.

"I will never trust you, Lenny. Look at what you have done. I would rather die than put anything in my mouth that you concocted."

I watched the painful expression cross her face, but she quickly masked it. "If that is how you want it, then fine. Your little mate and unborn child will be dead soon enough."

I quickly sat up and looked at her. "Cora is not pregnant," I whispered, and Lenny began to laugh.

"Watch," Lenny said as she waved her hand in front of the window, and I saw the meadow that Cora and elder Rachel would spar in. Cora was tired, and she laid down in the field and fell asleep. I watched as Lenny approached her, and then as she was about to hit her with her magic, she stopped and looked at my mate and then placed her hands slightly above her stomach. I could see an image of the child, my child, in her stomach. Its heart was beating quickly and strong, and I could not take my eyes off of my child. I needed to save them.

"Lenny, please."

"No, they will die, and you will be mine."

"Lenny, if you spar them, I will be yours willingly, "I said as I looked at her. My heart broke saying that, but I needed to protect them.

"Then break the bond between the two of you," She said as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"I need to speak to your mother."

"Why?"

"Because she can speak to the moon goddess, and I need the moon goddess to break the bond."

"Fine."

And with the snap of her fingers, the room disappeared, and I was standing in a cottage. Then, all of a sudden, a portal opened, and elder Rachel was standing in front of me.

"What the hell," The elder said.

"Rachel, this was Lenny's doing," I said.

"Zack, are you okay?"

"How I am doing does not matter. I need to speak to the moon goddess."

"Zack, I can not just zap her here. She must be willing to meet."

"Please," I whispered as another pain coursed through my body.

I felt the elder touch my shoulder, and then all of a sudden, the cottage was gone, and I was in a white room.

"Where are we, and how did Lenny let us go?" I asked.

"We are in the moon goddess's space. Our bodies are still in the cottage, but Lenny can not hear us. We are safe. Now, what the hell is going on?" She asked.

"Cora is pregnant, and Lenny is going to kill them. I made a deal with her to protect them, but I need the moon goddess to shut the bond down for a moment."

"Why?" Elder Rachel asked.

"Because I need Lenny to think Cora and I are no longer mates. I also need Cora to feed since I can't be there without the bond in the way. But most importantly, I need Lenny to think I love her so I can kill her."

"Nice plan," I heard another woman said and I knew it was the moon goddess.

"Mother moon," I said as I bowed.

"Rise, my child, and I will grant this to you. Take this and drink it. It will temporarily break the bond so you both can survive," The moon goddess said as she handed me a hot cup of tea.

The smell reminded me of the mug of tea Lenny tried to make me drink, but I knew the moon goddess would not steer me wrong, so I drank the tea. As I finished it, I could hear Lenny laughing, and I knew this was all fake.

The white room was gone, and I was in the bedroom again. My stomach began to hurt even worse, and when I opened my eyes, Lenny was standing there with a smug look.

"You would try and kill me? Well, guess what. I will allow your mate to live until right before that bastard is born. After that, I will rip it from her stomach in front of you and then let you watch as they both die," She said before she vanished.

With a heavy heart and tears in my eyes, I laid back down and looked at the moon. "Mother moon, please help my mate and unborn child. Please protect them."