The Alpha’s Mate Who Cried Wolf novel Chapter 60

Chapter 60
You scared me, Magnus! Don’t sneak up on me like that again.’
“Sorry.’ I say, ringing my shirt out.
Nina moves over to a dry area on the grass. I sit opposite her.
What are you doing, Magnus?’
Monitoring you so you don’t get caught.’
I will not get caught, Magnus.’
‘What spell are you going to try now?’ I say, changing the subject.
‘There is one here called The Blinking Spell, which says to focus on an area you can see in the distance and wave your wand and say Skedaddle Dash. This will port you in that area. This spell can make you blink or teleport up to a one thousand metre radius at a time.’
Think of how quickly you can get to school with that spell?’ I laugh.
Nina rolls her eyes and stands up. She walks roughly five metres away from me and looks past me into the distance.
‘Okay, here goes nothing.’ She says, waving her wand. ‘Skedaddle Dash!’
She disappears for a split second; I suddenly felt a weight on my lap. I look down to see Nina blushing as I hold her like a baby in my arms.
I burst into laughter. ‘I like this spell a lot.’
She shoves my chest and crawls out of my lap.
That’s not what was supposed to happen.’ She growls.
‘Well, you must have wanted to be in my arms, Nina. The magic only ports you to where you want to be within a one thousand metre radius, remember.’ I say, waddling my index finger at her.
“You’re so stupid Magnus, don’t think so highly of yourself.’ She blushes. The spell didn’t work properly, that’s all.’
I’m sure’ I smirk.
This time Nina faces away from me and stares at the other side of the lake. She twirls her wand ‘Skedaddle Dash.’ She yells. Her body blinks and instantly appears on the other side of the lake.
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After a couple of hours, my eyes zone in onto the nape’of her neck. My heart rate increases rapidly and my face grows closer to her neck. My teeth protrude and my teeth lightly scrape the spot her mate is supposed to mark. I quickly flinch back and shake the urge to mark her out of my mind.
‘What is wrong with me? She isn’t even my mate, and I almost marked her.’
I have no choice but to wake her and move away from her before I do something very foolish.
‘Nina.’ I say rubbing her am. ‘Nina.’
‘Mmm?’ she mumbles.
‘Time to wake up. Your ceremony begins soon.’
She rubs her eyes and blinks a few times. As soon as she realises she has been sleeping in my lap she crawls off of me.
‘Sorry’ Says.
‘Don’t be. You needed the sleep.’
Thanks.’ She smiles.
“Let’s get home and get ready for your ceremony.’
She nods and we walk back home.
As we reach the top of the stairs, she gives me the book of spells
T’ll see you shortly at the ceremony.’ She says.
‘You will.’ I smile.
i place the book in my backpack and zip it up and pick out a black suit with a white shirt and a blue tie. As soon as I’ve showered, I get myself dressed and head downstairs.
‘Looking snazzy there, son.’ My dad says.
Thanks. Is everyone ready for the ceremony?’
We are just waiting on Nina.’ Amelia says.
Moments later, Nina appears at the top of the staircase in a stunning silver sparkling dress with matching heels and diamond Earrings My heart wants to spontaneously combust at her sheer beauty
Fint slaps me hard on the back, knocking me out of my obvious tfance.
Try to be less obvious to your feelings, Magnus. If anyone sees you and Nina staring at each other like that when she isn’t your male You know it will cause a lot of problems in the pack.’
“Less obvious of what feelings?’ | ask.
‘That you clearly are in love with each other?
I give him a weud look ‘You’re seeing things, Flint Nina and I care about each other as best friends, but we are not in love with each
You keep telling yourself thal’ He says with a hand on my shoulder I frown
We all enter the ceremony hall and enjoy the banquet of food, Nina’s parents and my parents made speeches. I notice Hank is at a lable, glaring af me from across the room. He is probably angry that I got his dad to agree on a mateship with his daughter at my fineteenth instead of nigha away I do my best to ignore tum, but something seems off. The moon is now centred above the hall it’s dire for Nita lo step uito te moonlight and shift Her ded, Leon, takes her hand and walks her to the centre of the hall, and places a kiss on the totesead he walks away and takes his seat next to his mate, Amelia
Minutes go by and nothing happens Nunna gives me a worried look i smile and nod my head to assue her not to worry Hank is smiling wule everyone else seratches the heads Almost twenty muwes 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 up
*Quiet everyone another round of drinks while we wait. I’m sure her 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, then that makes her a human.’
Everyone gasps and stares at Nina. She trembles and looks for me to 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 spell book 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 a 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 loudly 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.