The Alpha & Beta's Regret
The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 145

Jo-anne POV

Jo-anne looked at that drop of b***d, just one single drop which she knew contained all of Piper and Harper’s linage, all the wolf’s suffering, including the magic that was upon them. She could feel the magic on her finger where that b***d touched her skin, it was kind of ice cold and burned a little at the same time, uncomfortable it was to feel.

Then she just touched it to her tongue and allowed herself to get shot into Pipers past, opened herself up to see and hear, feel the woman and her wolf’s history. All of the pain and suffering as she grew up, the loneliness, the way she’d come to hate her own kind even. How they were brought back into wolfen society, the fears she held now for her son Brandon, whose wolf was already awake and had white eyes, indicating he was affected by the curse.

The terrified thoughts she held for her daughter Winter, which she hid from all, and now that same terror for her unborn daughter as well. That shed not be able to protect them, that something would happen to her and Brad and her children would be lost like she was, that both her daughters would end up like her and not have the protection of the pendant. Their lives would be short and terrifying

There was so much fear in the woman for the lives of her children, she had managed to burry it down deep so no one really saw it. Though she couldn’t keep it from Bradley, they were too deeply connected. Also, couldn’t keep it from her own Gamma. He was as highly strung about Piper as Piper was her own children. That man didn’t like leaving her alone ever, and was constantly terrified himself that he would lose her. Had told her as much.

Jo-anne let go of Piper herself and focused on her father’s magic that she could sense in the wolfs bloodline. It felt very similar to the triplet witch’s here inside this pack, only much darker and angrier. Attached herself to it and was flooded with images of wolves, hundreds of them, thousands of them, good and bad images. There were many horrible deaths to be seen, many she-wolves died tragically and brutally at the hands of male wolves out of control. Due to the curse that was upon them.

Had to stay with the images and see it all even though she really didn’t want to, got to not only see it but feel that pain and suffering. Tracked those images all the way back until there he was himself standing staring down at a baby in a crib. Barely days old and he was so filled with anger as he looked down at it.

She could feel that he wanted to kill that baby, even though it was barely born, hated it with every fibre of his being, hated just knowing that it existed. She saw as he turned and looked at a woman over on the floor across the room from him, she was held by his own magic up against that wall, unable to help her newborn child, save it from him and what he would do to it. She looked terrified and Jo-anne could hear the loud banging and crashing going on in the background, people trying to get into the room.

yelling and roaring of wolves, the woman’s mate and likely the father of the child. It was no use though, Merrick was holding all at bay, nothing was going to interfere or interrupt him now.

Jo-anne could feel his own pain as he stood there and listened to the woman, as she pleaded up at him to not harm her child. To spare her daughter, she was begging him, tears streaming down her lovely face. She knew who the woman was because he knew. She was his Goddess Gifted wolfen Mate, Willamenia. The she wolf who had rejected him just because he was a witch, it was her only reasoning behind the rejection. Shed not wanted to get to know him and had just stared at him, unhappy with the match provided to her by the Moon Goddess herself, even though he had been happy about it, smiled lovingly at her, had wanted her she had not wanted him. Then, after all of a minute of staring at him, she had hurled a rejection at him for what he was.

She had hated him on sight just because he was simply different to her, then had gone off and chosen another and now shed had her first child with that other, a wolf. It was many years later and for him there was only pain and hatred within him now, when he looked at her. Nothing else remained in him for the woman, hed already turned to the darkness, had let it consume him.

Jo-anne watched him turn away from the she-wolf begging to save her own child’s life, watched as he reached down and picked that baby up, heard the woman scream in fear as he did so. Heard him speak, “You should have been mine.” He told the little girl as he cradled her in his arms, touched her face gently. He did not love the child, did not care for it all, but could see her future as he held her in his arms.

So happy and in love, she got to have everything he could not have. A Goddess Gifted Mate that would just love and accept her on sight. She would never know pain and anguish and it was clear that her goddess was going to smile on the child. He did not want that Goddess interfering in his curse

Looked at that baby and stated simply “You will never have that happy life, you will have to fight and scream and suffer to have that life, so easily granted to you by the Goddess. She cannot help you, cannot save you from me. I curse your wolfs b***d, you’ll suffer an eternity of pain from the moment she is with you. You’ll be wanted by every wolf out there. Your own Mate will treat you no different to them, he will have you just like those others, smell you like everyone else, years before he knows what you are to him, and have you like all others before him will have you.” Then he’d just laughed menacingly touched his lips to the little girl’s forehead “I grant to your wolf, the gift of the scent of heat. From the very day your wolf emerges and rips out of you, and for always, to be passed on down through your bloodline if you can survive it.” Then he placed her back into the crib and looked at her mother ” You’ll know her pain and suffering as you try to save her, but can’t. Your entire kingdom will come for her and try to take a piece of her for themselves. Know that this is your fault. I wish you luck in trying to save her from all those around her, even those you’ll entrust to protect her. Every male wolf is going to scent her and mate her. She is going to die horribly at the hands of the wolves you love, more than your own Goddess Gifted Mate. Creatures I replace abhorrent, cruel and nasty to those around them.”

Willamenia had stared up at him “Take it back, I’ll…’ll go with you.” she begged him.

“To late.” He’d stated simply and was gone from the room

Saw that girl grow up, the way her own parents had desperately hunted for anyone that could remove the curse from their daughter, searched all kingdoms of the otherworldly creatures even. Looking for anyone that could help them regardless of species. Prayed to their Goddess herself.

Jo-anne recognised Hannah and her sisters in their pale blue hooded dresses in that girls’ room, assessing the child and the curse upon her, when she was about 7, saw that they could not remove the curse of their own brother’s making. But had come up with that pendant to protect the girl in their own way. They could not stop the curse, the pain and suffering that went along with it, could only create a charm to hide that scent of heat her wolf would carry. In doing so it would make her unscentable to all around her, not just wolves but all other worldly creatures.

But that was all they could do. He was too powerful even for them. The small girl’s parents had agreed, would prefer her to be unscentable and safe from harm than to be harmed by all the unmated wolves in their kingdom.

She let go of the memory and came back to the present, looked at Piper sadly. Her own cruel father had ruined so many lives and for what? His own sick, twisted need to hurt his once given Goddess Gifted Mate, that had rejected him and then found love and happiness with another.

His b***d flowed in her own veins, and shed felt what he’d felt when hed laid that curse, heard it word for word, not something Hannah and her sisters had known, hadn’t come along until that girl was 7. the words of the curse had not been recalled in full by Willamenia

She reached out and pulled Piper into her arms and hugged the woman and her wolf to her. “I’m so sorry Piper, my father was a terrible man and your family has suffered greatly because your descent was his Goddess Gifted Mate and she rejected him. He cursed your wolfs bloodline for it.”

“I know, I’ve heard the tale.”

“No more.” She sighed and closed her eyes as she felt tears fall from her, “I will not stand for it. His magic, I revoke any and all spells, curses he has afflicted upon this world that cause harm. No more will his magic harm any man, woman or child, be used to harm otherworldly creatures. I release you all from his torment.”

Jo-anne knew that she was glowing, every part of her body was hot all over, more so than she normally felt, and when her eyes opened, the entire room was blindingly bright and there before her was Selena their Moon Goddess, she looked just the same as when Jo-anne had seen her years ago. Could actually see behind the woman was her own realm. Selena had likely opened up a portal between their worlds, and wasn’t really in this realm. She had just opened a doorway, so to speak, for Jo-anne to see her she presumed.

“You, my dear child, are all heart. I could not even do that which you have now done. He forbade me to interfere and kept me at bay by his will alone. Even in death, his intent remained. But I can now help you to spread it far and wide.

My thanks Jo-Jo. I will tell Hannah she was right when I see her, she will be relieved.” though there was a touch of sadness in the woman’s voice as she spoke Hannah’s name. Then she was simply gone, and the portal closed

The room’s glow and brightness dimmed down and returned to normal. Piper was sagged in her arms, unconscious it seemed, though started to come around only a few seconds after the Goddess was gone.

She reached up and held her head with one hand, “What happened?” Piper asked with a slight g***n.

“I believe I have removed your wolfs curse. May I see her?”

“How do you know it worked?” Piper asked right away.

“Selena was here.” She shrugged and smiled “Apparently Hannah was right.”

She saw Piper’s eyes widen with the knowledge of their Goddess being here, but then she just shook it off, “Harper?

” Jo-anne asked.

Watched as her wolf pushed forward and those white eyes darkened right before her, until they were no longer white, they were a lovely shade of dark stormy grey with brilliant golden flecks through them, “There you are beautiful. The real you.” she touched that wolf’s face and smiled at her, ” Go and look at your eyes.” She encouraged Harper.

Jo-anne watched as they did just that. Her wolf’s eyes were now much like her own, only darker in colour but had golden flecks through them, likely a residual of so much magic in their bloodlines or perhaps being exposed to it for so long

She knew that the entire Whitlock lineage would now likely carry on much the same as it always had done, with recognition through the uniqueness of the colour of their eyes, but they were now all free of that curse.

She sighed to herself and wondered why Selena was now sad, hadn’t had the chance to ask her about it, likely Selena didn’t want her to, but she herself had felt her own Goddess’s sadness. Stood up and swayed on her feet “Oh, I feel odd.” She murmured and felt herself falling down, felt really drained by what she had done, found a pair of arms around her and looked up at Harper, “We have you, princess.”

“Luna, I hate the term, Princess.” She huffed and felt herself being put down on the ground.

Heard Piper chuckle softly after Harper receded, “I’ll get West for you” she was propped up to lean on the bed and got to watch Piper go over and open the door. Call out for West, and see Bradley look right at Piper worriedly.

Smiled to herself, had healed one, and the Goddess herself had spread that to the other Whitlock’s, so many others helped without even having to ask her, closed her eyes and sighed “Hannah you’re one cryptic witch.” She murmured as she felt herself be picked up, knew it was West, leaned right into him.

“Tired?” he asked her softly.

“Mm, a little. Make me tea.” She murmured.

Heard him chuckle softly as he walked with her out of the room. “I think you’ll be alright.”

Got to hear Brad talk to Piper, as she leaned on West while sitting on the couch, watch as Harper pushed forward and saw him smile and touch her face much the same way Jo-anne herself had. She watched his own wolf push forward and purr at Harper.

Smiled at him, “Have faith, Bradley. Selena had blessed my work and not just for Piper, all the Whitlock’s were released from the curse upon them.”

She saw not only Bradley’s eyes go wide but Pipers as well, as they both turned and stared right at her. “Are you serious?” he gasped out.

“I believe so, put a call into someone who is like Piper and Harper, check their eyes.” She smiled at him, watched him fumble for his phone and heard them talk to their own son, Brandon. Watched as Piper just burst into tears and hugged Bradley.

I’m so proud of you. she heard West murmur down the mind-link as he hugged her ‘So bloody proud. My Luna, you truly are amazing.’