MALIK'S P.O.V When looking for answers I found an ancient witch who was bat s**t crazy and only spoke in riddles. When I paid her for what I wanted this was what she said: "I am resilient yet demanding. I can build you up or break you down. I can make or break you. I am what one wants more than life but fears more than death. I can hurt you when I am lost yet also when not had at all. What you need is what you seek, all you have to do is dig deep." The obvious answer was what I was seeking, power. But what brought manpower? That answer would be a strong partner, a Luna who doesn't make me weak. I watched her for weeks, seeing her strength was what urged me to take her as my mate. I knew she was the key to my riddle. I had already found my fated mate, but she was weak, too wea