Scarred Alphas by Norisha May novel Chapter 53

Chapter 53 

“Cass!” 

“It’s real!” I shout with a hand 

on my mouth. 

“What happened?!” Colt asks desperately. 

I take my hand off and see blood. I didn’t bite my 

tongue off, but it still hurts. 

“Why are you bleeding?!” 

I turn to him and quickly cling to his shirt. 

“Ezra!” I cry out. 

“What?!” He pulls away holding me in place by my 

arms. “What about Ezra?!” 

“He was in my dream but it 

wasn’t a dream.” I am 

slurping as I talk because my 

tongue hurts. “It was real.” 

“Cass, how? It was just a 

dream.” 

I shake my head. “No. It was 

the witch.” 

He stares at me, thinking it over. “Okay. Tell me what happened.” He takes his shirt 

off and puts it on my mouth to help me stop the bleeding. 

I can tell that he doesn’t 

believe me but he is willing 

to listen to me. 

I tell him everything and once I am done, he takes my hand and looks at my finger 

where even I can see a small 

prick, just where Ezra stung me with the needle. 

The wheels in his head turn 

and he is quiet as he thinks. 

“I…I want to dismiss this as 

being nothing but I don’t 

think I want to take that 

chance.” He turns and looks 

at his clock. “Five…” He 

mutters, then turns to me. 

“Once everyone wakes up, 

let’s tell them about this.” 

I nod. He lies me on his 

chest where I rest but I do 

not dare to fall asleep. Once morning seeps through the window, we get up and head straight to Warrick. He is in 

his office with Poppy. 

“What now?” Warrick asks 

sounding weary of us. 

Again I explain everything. 

Like Colt, he seems a bit 

skeptical but doesn’t 

completely dismiss it. 

“Mh…I have no idea what to 

do here.” He looks at Colt. 

“Bring in your siblings. Let’s see if they can tell us more 

about this witch.” 

A few minutes later Bryn, 

Miles, and even Dash are 

here but as many questions as we ask them, they still don’t know of have anything 

new to add. 

“Poppy, bring Lotus.” 

Poppy looks a bit confused 

but she nods. A few 

moments later, Lotus walks 

in with Poppy.” 

“Love, we need a bit of your 

knowledge here,” Warrick 

says. 

Lotus looks frightened and 

confused at the same time. 

“What is this about?” 

“Witches.” 

For the third time today, I explain again what 

happened with my dreams. 

“Is this truly possible?” 

Warrick asks her. 

“Yes. I told you witches and 

their magic are real.” 

“How…how do you know 

this?”  

 

“The reason for me knowing this is my own. But they are real. I have seen it.” She says. 

“What do you suggest we do here then?” Warrick asks. 

“We find a light witch.” She 

says with no hesitation. 

“Light witch?” 

“Yes. There are dark witches 

and light witches. In other 

words, bad and good. And I 

know of one…” 

“I…have so many questions,” Poppy says. “Witches are 

real?” 

“They are rare but yes. Look 

at it this way, we are real, aren’t we? Many other supernatural beings are too.” 

“I get that but magic? Real magical witches?” 

“Well I mean, they can’t really conjure fire from their hands or things like that. Not that I know of anyway. 

Television tends to 

exaggerate things. They 

dabble in enchantment and 

hexes. Stuff like that.” 

“Okay, so what are we doing?” Colt asks. 

“We will need to take a little 

trip down to Ellsworth.” 

“Ellsworth? What is that?” I 

ask. 

“A small town about two 

hours from here.” 

“Oh.” 

“Very well, go. Get ready 

while I make the 

preparations for your trip.” 

Warrick says. 

Suddenly, everything went fast. I can’t even process what 

we did but here we are now 

in a car on our way to a small unknown town. Well, 

unknown to me. 

Lotus and Poppy both came and they are the ones 

leading this little mission. Dash, Miles, and Bryn also accompany us along with Serge who leads a team of bodyguards. And by 

bodyguards, I mean a small army or warriors. Warrick did not take any chances. 

It is a cloudy and rainy day. 

We arrive at the town in the 

early afternoon. It definitely 

has a small–town charm with 

those kinds of colonial old 

houses. 

We parked near a park and 

now we follow Lotus. 

I am intrigued by everything I see. I rarely ever leave the pack so just like when Colt took me to the city, I am amused by everything. 

“Maybe we should get some ice cream later,” I whisper to Colt as we pass by an ice 

cream cart. “And what is 

that?” I point to a building displaying all sorts of sweets 

and cakes. 

“Looks like a bakery.” 

“So many delicious–looking 

things!” 

I can hear Dash laugh 

behind me. “My poor curls have been so deprived.” 

“Don’t judge me!” 

“Oh, I am not. It’s cute, to be 

honest.” 

Colt slightly turns his head and gives him a warning look. 

“Whoa there, buddy. She’s all 

yours. I’m more like a best 

friend or even brother.” 

“Well I mean, if Colt was not 

in the picture, I could have 

dated you,” I mumble. 

Both Colt and Dash gasps so 

loud that I start to have a 

laughing fit. 

“You are going to sign my death sentence with that comment!” Dash says. “I mean…I still agree but you 

know…” 

Colt slowly turns his head again towards Dash but this time he has flaring eyes. 

“Nope…” Dash mutters. He slows down his pace and 

walks as far away from us as 

he can. 

“I can’t believe you,” Colt says 

squinting his eyes at me 

now. 

I give Colt a hug. “I’m playing with you. You are the only one for me and you 

know it.” 

Could I have dated Dash? To 

be honest, he is a great guy 

so I think I could have. But 

all I want is Colt now. I’m happy with him. 

He smiles looking satisfied and we continue following 

Lotus and Poppy. 

“Last I remember she had a 

small shop near the town 

square,” Lotus says. “This 

way.” 

A minute later, we stand in 

front of a shoe store. 

“It was here but that was 

more than…twenty years ago.” 

“More than twenty years!” Poppy shouts. “You could 

have said that sooner. What 

made you think that it would 

still be here?” 

Lotus sighs. “This witch was 

born and raised here so I am 

sure she is still around. We’re 

just going to have to ask 

around.” 

“Uh…Well, might as well put 

all these extra hands to use.” 

Our small group looks back to where the army of pack 

warriors follow. I am 

exaggerating when I say army cause there are like twenty men. Hardly an army 

but still a lot. Especially 

when they are so noticeable compared to the normal 

humans that walk around. 

“Serge, have some of your 

men ask around town.” Poppy orders. 

Serge nods and quickly gives 

the command. 

“This might take a while. I 

kind of want to explore a 

little.” Miles says. 

Bryn vigorously nods and 

then she takes his arm and 

whisks him away. 

“I didn’t want to go with 

you!” We hear him complain as they stride away. 

“How about that ice cream?” 

Colt asks me. 

With a big smile, I nod. 

Lotus, Poppy, and Dash join 

us sitting on a bench and 

eating our ice cream in the park. 

While Dash and Colt struck 

up a conversation, Poppy’s curiosity gets the best of her. 

“Lotus, how did you meet 

this witch?” 

“That is my business. 

“Then how can we trust this 

woman? You bring us here but, we just learned about 

witches or rather confirmed 

that they really do exist. But 

how can we trust her?” 

“It should be enough that I 

am telling you to.” 

“You know that I am going to pester you with this till no end. So might as well tell us.” 

Lotus looks at her with an 

infuriated stare then takes a 

deep breath. “I…I came to her in an act of desperation.” 

Poppy and I sit quietly as Lotus starts to explain. 

She looks around nervously as if she was thinking. “I…I 

wanted to be a mother and 

for some reason, no matter 

how much I tried, I couldn’t. 

I met Honora during my 

time of most desperation 

and grief. She gave me a simple tonic to heal my broken womb. A year later, 

Victor was born.” She looks at 

me and then looks down as if 

she is hiding something or not telling the whole truth. 

“I’m so sorry for pressing on 

the matter. I had no idea.” 

Poppy says. 

“That is why I told you to leave it alone! But noooo!” 

Poppy swats at her. “I’m 

sorry, I’m sorry.” 

They start to bicker as if they 

were real sisters. 

“Curls…don’t you want to explore a little?” Dash 

suddenly whispers in my 

ear. 

Colt holds a hand out with a 

smile. 

I take it and leave the two 

ladies talking while the boys 

take me around town. 

“Eww, why are these things always so creepy?” Dash asks 

looking at a few old 

porcelain dolls. 

We are in an antique store 

that caught my eye but now 

I’m a bit spooked out with all these creepy dolls. 

“I swear I saw that one 

move!” 

I almost jump out of my skin. “Dash! Shut up!” 

“What?! I swear I saw it 

move!” He says trying to hide 

behind me. 

“Don’t listen to him.” Colt 

takes my hand and leads me 

out. 

“Don’t leave me here alone!” 

Dash sprints behind us. 

As we come out, we 

suddenly bump into Miles 

and Bryn. They have a bag 

full of stuff. 

“What is all that?” Colt asks. 

“Uh! You’ll see.” Miles rolls 

his eyes. 

We head back to the park where Bryn starts staking stuff out from the bag. A dry eraser board, a little bell, and 

something that says “air 

horn” 

Bryn takes the dry eraser board and starts writing something. When she is 

done, she turns it to us. 

“I HATE YOU ALL!” She 

wrote. 

She takes the air horn and 

pushes the tip. A loud horn sound comes out startling all 

of us. 

“That’s going to be 

annoying,” Miles says. 

Dash laughs “You should be 

used to it by now. That’s 

exactly how she sounds.” 

Bryn throws the dry eraser at 

Dash. He ducks just in time 

before it flies over his head. 

“We found her.” Serge 

suddenly says walking back 

to us. “She moved her shop 

downtown near a lake 

somewhere.” 

Lotus jumps out of the bench. “Great job! Let’s go.” 

It isn’t hard to find the shop. Locals seem to know exactly 

who we are talking about 

when we ask for directions. 

The shop is actually down a 

road that winds down and 

reaches the lake. We get out 

of the car and from here we 

can see the lake in the 

distance down below. 

“This is really a cute little 

 

town,” I mutter feeling the 

nice breeze. 

Upon entering the shop, I 

take it all in. 

It is a cute little shop with 

books, incense, herbs, 

crystals, and tarot cards. 

It doesn’t look spooky at all as I thought it was going to. when you hear about witches, you immediately think spooky stuff but in this case, it is completely untrue. 

Honestly, it looks peaceful and it is quiet. 

“How may I help 

you…though I think I know 

you.” She says looking at 

Lotus. 

“Yes, we met many years ago.” 

“Ah. I knew I recognized you. How is your friend?” She 

glances at us as if she was 

looking for someone. 

“We are here on an urgent matter,” Lotus says avoiding the woman’s question. 

“Oh? How can I help you?”