Part Wolf

New family

A calm came over her, and for a moment Elize was confused. She then looked back at the wolves who were still on the ground.

Nina was crushing her mouth against Zack's and was sucking at his lower lip like it was candy. But that was not what hurt. What bothered Elize most was that Zack didn't move a muscle to push her off of him. His hands were on either side of his body, on the ground, while Nina continued eating his face away.

"Ignis" Agatha whispered again and suddenly Nina's hair was on fire. She screamed at the burning sensation. But Zack was quick to roll her around on the ground. He glared at Agatha who shrugged it away.

Elize was hurting watching the two, but Agatha's hand on her kept her from feeling anything more.

"Enough! We don't have time for this." Mikail shouted. He yanked Nina by her hand and in a swift motion was back to where they stood before. Zack stood up, dusting the dirt off of his clothes.

"Alpha, we need to go. We have visitors." Mikail said in a more urgent tone.

"I'll come Mikail. You can leave first with Nina." Zack replied, his expression hard.

"I can't do that sir."

"I'm your Alpha!" Zack thundered, his face construed by anger. His voice echoed throughout the jungle, scaring the birds off of the trees surrounding them.

Mikail staggered back by the power in the command but quickly regained his posture. Elize was shocked at the amount of power that emanated from her mate.

"I'm sorry Zack but Alpha Li has reached and has demanded your presence." It was Nina. She looked confused by Zack's behavior.

"You better go. Your kind needs you." Elize interrupted, trying to keep her voice from faltering. For a moment she forgot that she was part wolf. All Elize could see in Zack was betrayal. One thing she knew for sure was that she wanted to be far from him right then.

Zack turned towards Elize, his hard expression wavering for a second's worth of time. He looked vulnerable.

Elize suddenly felt guilty.

She remembered that it was he who suffered in the hands of the witches for bringing her to safety. They had just gotten him out. But she couldn't forgive him for what he did to her. At least not right then. She needed time. Maybe this was best for all. Maybe it was best if Zack left.

"Go Zack. I have no time for you. I need to prepare for my ceremony." Elize said, her face devoid of emotion.

Zack opened his mouth as if to protest but Elize didn't give him a chance to speak. She turned away from him and walked back towards her house, without giving him a second glance. She didn't want to think anymore. She had enough on her plate.

"You better leave before Aileen and the others spot you. They won't be as kind as I was." Agatha warned the wolves before turning around and joining her friend.
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"Okay, you need to stop crying girl. There is plenty of fish in the sea!" Agatha said as she patted Elize's back.

"You don't understand, he's my mate! How could he after he bit me?" Elize complained in the middle of sobbing.

"If you want me to, I'll go kick his ass for you. Maybe bind the girl to a demon too?" Irina said with a wink.

At that suggestion, Elize chuckled. Agatha gleamed and wiped the tears off of her friend's face.

It was Irina who suggested that it was best for them to avoid Aileen at the moment. The trio had been sitting on the roof of Anna's house for a while now. It was close to midnight and the sky was clear, showering on the three an array of stars.
From where they sat, they could see Aileen's house which was fully lit even at this time of the night... The sound of laughter and music came from the place as more and more witches kept arriving at the house for Elize's initiation ceremony.

"Do you think they realized yet that Zack is not in the cellar anymore?" Agatha asked, nudging a tile off of its place with her foot. It slid down and slipped below to the balcony, shattering into pieces as it struck the marble.

"Hey! Stop destroying my roof!" Elize complained.

"Agatha," Irina warned.

Agatha rolled her eyes and said "Sarcio Fractus."

The tile flew up piece by piece and mended itself back to its original position in a matter of seconds. Elize stuck her tongue out at Agatha, which was reciprocated.

"I don't think so. Aileen and the others are busy brewing the sleeping potion. Such a ceremony has not been done in like- forever." Irina replied.

"Why a sleeping potion?" Elize asked, leaning her head on Irina's shoulder. She liked the woman. Although they were twelve years apart, she got along well with Irina. It felt like she got a big sister as compensation for making up for the loss of her mother.

"It amazes me how you don't know so much about yourself." Agatha mocked, taking possession of Irina's other shoulder jealously.

Elize swatted at her friend's face playfully. Irina chuckled.

"It's for your wolf. So that it doesn't take control of your body when you undergo the ceremony." Agatha explained.

"Why would I need that? I thought you guys subdued the wolf in me since I have no more pain episodes?" Elize prodded.

Agatha laughed and shook her head. Irina gave her a warning look.

"No Elize. We can't subdue your wolf. We only put it to sleep for a while. We could only do it because you were quite weak when Zack brought you to us." Irina said with a smile.

"Speaking of her wolf, it almost came out today," Agatha said.
Elize and Irina looked at her in shock. It was clear that Elize didn't know what her friend was talking about.

"Yeah it almost came out when that bitch was all over her mate," Agatha said pointing to Elize. She continued "I had to put a calming spell on Elize to prevent that."

Irina sighed with relief. Elize was still shocked by the information.

"But didn't you just say that you put it to sleep? Then why?" She asked.

"Rage. Your rage almost woke the sleeping wolf inside you. Remember that you're still not initiated Elize. Your uncontrolled magic when provoked can undo the spell that we put on your wolf." Agatha answered, her face projecting concern.

Elize was scared. What if her wolf woke up again? What if this time they won't be able to control it? What if-

"Don't worry Elize." Irina interrupted her train of thoughts. She continued, "The ceremony is only three days away. You will be fine. We'll ensure that."

Irina squeezed her hand and smiled.

"Yeah, we can't let anything happen to our chosen one."
Agatha added as she winked at her.

Elize gleamed at them. Although the conflicting powers inside her scared her, Elize was reassured to an extent by the words of the witches.

She was lucky to have met the two witches who in a single day became her family, Elize thought. For once in a long time, she felt like she belonged.