The Alpha Who Cursed His Mate novel Chapter 48

"You keep telling yourself that." He says with a hand on my shoulder.

I frown and move my shoulder from under his hand.

We all enter the ceremony hall and enjoy the banquet of food. We listen to many speeches. I notice Hank is at a table, glaring at me from across the room. He is probably angry that I got his Dad to agree on me choosing his daughter as my mate at my nineteenth instead of right away. I do my best to ignore him, but something seems off. The moon is now centred above the hall. It's time for Nina to step into the moonlight and shift. Her Dad, Leon, takes her hand and walks her to the centre of the hall, and places a kiss on her forehead. He walks away and takes his seat next to his mate, Amelia.

Minutes go by, and nothing happens. Nina gives me a worried look. I smile and nod my head to assure her not to worry. Hank is smiling while everyone else scratches their heads. Almost twenty minutes have gone by, and everyone whispers. Nina is holding her own, trying to remain calm and appear unaffected by nothing yet happening.

My Dad stands.

"Quiet everyone another round of drinks while we wait. I'm sure Nina's wolf will appear any moment now," he assures everyone.

Another twenty minutes go by with no signs of Nina's wolf. Someone from a different pack stands up.

"If she doesn't have a wolf, that makes her a human."

Everyone gasps and stares at Nina as she trembles and looks to me for help. I stand up and walk over to her and hold her hand.

Hank stands up and claps his hands. Everyone turns to stare at him.

"Bravo, Bravo." He shouts. Everyone is confused.

Nina and I realise he is about to expose her curse.

I place my hands on her shoulders, "Nina, what if this is the curse? That your wolf is dormant?"

"But that makes little sense of how it affects you, though?"

My face instantly pales as I revise a section of the spellbook in my head.

Anyone can also curse someone using their God's or Goddess's name. A powerful sign will occur, such as an earthquake, lightning strike, or a loud rumble from the sky if the god or goddess accepts your prayer, wish, or curse.

Then a flashback of when I was a child passes through my mind.

"Damn you, Nina, I wish if the Moon Goddess herself would curse you and not give you your wolf on your eighteenth birthday and remove your mate bond until the day I find my mate and fall in love," I say out loud.

Then I remember the flash of lightning that suddenly hit the roof of the packhouse and the thunder that roared in the sky. It was the Moon Goddess accepting the curse!

"Nina… it affects me because I am the one who cursed you." I say in realisation.

Nina takes a step back, putting distance between us.

"Please, everyone. You must all calm down and take your seats. Nina is not a danger to anyone," he says.

"See, she has even cursed your Alpha to protect her," Hank yells.

"Nina would never," Astrid shouts.

"I suppose they haven't told you either that their son Magnus killed Moss?"

"What?" Everyone says.

"He kidnapped Nina. He wanted to kill me," I explain.

"Lies! I have a witness here who witnessed the brutal murder of her son." He says, gesturing for someone to come forward.

A hooded figure steps out from the shadows, stands next to Hank, and pulls her hood down.

"Vanessa!" My parents scowl.

"It's true. Magnus murdered my son after Nina bewitched him. She made him fall in love with her. She willingly came to our pack, pretending we had kidnapped her. Magnus went straight for my son, who was under a spell and ripped him to pieces. And now I will seek my revenge!" She yells.