The Hidden Witch

Teal Eyes part 2

(Ethan)

I placed her on my sofa and grabbed a bottle of water. I opened the bottle of water and brought it to her lips. She took a few gulps before I pulled it away.

“Thank you” she said shakily. I placed the water on the table next to her before looking at her.

“I’m okay” she said, but her eyes flashed teal again before she looked away.

“Skyler” I called, and she shuddered.

“Skyler, look at me” I said, and she looked at me.

“I need you to tell me the truth. How are you feeling?” she takes a deep breath and sighs.

“I feel fine now. It’s like the second you picked me up everything went away. I felt much better” she said.

“What happened in the meeting room?” I asked and listened to her heartbeat in case she decided to lie to me.

“I… uh… I don’t know. Suddenly, I got this pounding headache, followed by whispers- a lot of whispers. Then I felt this gentle breeze and the need to look at you. The moment I looked at you the headache went away” she said.

“Those whispers, what did they say?” I asked.

“I don’t know. I couldn’t understand them. There were so many” she said, and I knew she was telling the truth, but what or who could have done this to her?

“Why don’t you go home for today-”

“No, I can’t this is an important case and I have a meeting with a lawyer soon” she said.

“Fine, then you can work from here the rest of the day” I said. I need to find out what is going on and the only way I can do that is by keeping an eye on her.

“What? But my office is right there” she said.

“You have two choices. You go home or you work from my office. What is your choice?” I asked her.

“Ugh, fine, let me get my stuff” she said.

“I’ll get them for you. You can stay right there” I said, before going to her office.

“Is Skyler okay?” Gloria asked.

“Yes, I don’t know if she had breakfast, so it could have been that. I’m going to ask Ariana to get her something to eat, and we’re going to work together on the case in my office”, I lied.

“That’s good because this presentation is amazing. You should check it out. The rest of us added a few things here and there. You should read through it. She reminds me a lot of you”, Gloria says, handing me the folder. I took a deep breath before going to my mate’s office and getting her stuff. I looked over at her to see she was rubbing her temples.

‘She must still have a headache’ my wolf says.

‘Can you sense if something is with her?’ I asked him.

‘Not yet. If she was marked by us, I could tell, but since she’s not marked it’s hard to tell. I can tell you something is off since her eyes are flashing teal, but I don’t know what. I do think we should keep her away from the others though,’ my wolf says.

‘I was already thinking of doing that’ I said, walking to Ariana’s desk.

“Ariana, could you go across the street and get two orders or eggs, bacon, sausage, and toast?” I said, handing her my card.

“Of course, Mr. Locklear” she said before grabbing my card and heading to the elevator. I walked into my office and Skyler looked at me. Her eyes were teal.

“The headache and whispers are back” she says. I locked the door and closed the blinds so no one could look into my office.

“Can you hear what the whispers are saying?” I asked softly. I didn’t want to make her headache worse.

“Names" she said.

"What names?'" I asked.

"My mother’s name, my grandmother’s name, my great grandmother’s name… my sister’s name, and…” she shut her eyes in frustration as her eyes went back to her beautiful brown eyes.

“Argh” she shouted and, at the same time, my coffee mug exploded. On instinct, I covered her and I felt her body trembling. I looked back at my desk confused before looking at my mate. I pulled back to see her eyes were flashing rapidly.

“I can’t make up anything else. It’s so much, but I was only able to make but those names” she said, evidently exhausted.

“It’s okay. Take a deep breath”, I told her. I heard a knock on the door, so I went and opened it. It was Ariana. She handed me the bag, my card, and receipt.

“Thank you, Ariana” I said. I went to the table and took everything out of the bag, then grabbed two orange juices from my mini fridge.

“I asked Ariana to get us some breakfast. Come, you need to eat, maybe that’s why you have a headache”, I told her, but I know that’s not true. Something is wrong with her. She gets up, and we eat our breakfast in a comfortable silence. I need to keep a close eye on her. I finished my breakfast and looked at her. She had also finished her food. That’s good that, even like this, she has an appetite.

“Thank you. How much do I owe you?” she asked.

“Nothing. It’s on me” she said.

“But… okay. Then lunch is on me” she said, grabbing the trash. Once she had it, she turned only to tilt her head to the side and walk closer to the mirror by the books. Did she see her eyes change? Did she have no idea that was happening? Hmm, I need to get her checked out. During the rest of the day we worked on the case. I could tell when her head was bothering her because her eyes would flash, then her hand would go up to her temples. She did buy me lunch. We had Chinese and not long after she fell asleep on the sofa. It’s five o’clock and everyone should be gone by now. I walked closer to Skyler. I hate to wake her up, but I need to make sure she’s okay. I look at her and I can't help but admire her beauty. Those baby doll lips, button nose, and her long lashes. I gently caress her cheek for a second or so before moving my hand.

“Skyler?” I called, gently shaking her. She groans a little before opening her eyes. She blinks a few times to adjust her vision and as soon as she locks eyes with me, she shoots up.

“s**t, I fell asleep. I’m so sorry” she says.

“It’s okay” I said, grabbing her hand and guiding her to take a seat.

“How are you feeling?” I asked her. She’s quiet for a few seconds before she gives me a breathtaking smile.

“Much better. My headache is gone” she says.

“And the whispers?” I asked.

“Gone too” she says. I watched her for a few seconds making sure her eyes didn’t flash before I nod.

“Okay, it’s already five. We should head out” I said.

“Are we the only ones in the building again?” she asked. This is the third time we’re the only ones in the building since she started working here. The first time was after she won her case. The second was when I gave her the folder for this case that we’re working on. I thought she had left like everyone else, but she was in her office. And now this is the third time.

“It seems like it” I said. I watch her as she hurries around grabbing her things. Suddenly, her personal phone rings.

“Hello?... really?... Let me speak to him… Kaleb? What’s wrong?” she asks, but my wolf and I perk up. Who is Kaleb?

“Okay… oh yeah?... okay, I will be there soon… I love you too” she said before hanging up the phone.

“I didn’t know you had a boyfriend” I said, holding the door open for her.

“He’s not my boyfriend, but he is someone very special to me” she said, and I felt jealous. I can’t believe that, for the first time ever, I’m feeling jealous. My wolf did not like this one bit. He wants to claim our mate and for once I want to claim her as well.

‘She’s ours and only ours’ my wolf says. As soon as the elevator doors opened, we headed to our cars, which surprisingly, were just a parking spot away from each other.

“Mr. Locklear” she calls, and I look at her.

“Thank you for everything” she said, and I gave her a firm nod. She gets in the car before driving off. I took out my phone and dialed a friend’s number.

“Hey Ethan, it’s been a while. How are you man?” he asks.

“I’m good Jason. How are you?” I asked.

“I’m good. What can I do for you?” Jason asks.

“I need you to look into someone for me. This is personal”, I made sure to tell him.

“Personal? Wow, that’s a first. Okay, who is it?” Jason asks.

“Skyler Morales” I said.

“The attorney?" he asked.

“Yes, I want everything you can find on her and I mean everything and don’t worry about the price” I said.

“Okay, give me a couple of days, and I’ll get back to you” he said before I hung up the phone. I took a deep breath and got in my car and headed back to my pack. I have work to do there.

‘Maybe you should think about retiring now that we found our mate’ my wolf says, but I don’t reply. I have been the Alpha of my pack and a lawyer for years. I know my pack needs me, so maybe I do need to retire, but I can’t leave Skyler here alone.

‘Take mate with us. She belongs with us’ my wolf says. Can I really take her with me? Would she leave with me if I told her she was my mate?

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