The Beta and his Mate

"The Beta and his Witch" Chapter 3

Sybil and Ethan sat across from each other at the small kitchen table, staring at one another with very different expressions; Ethan was hopeful while Sybil was weary and skeptical.

"You need to know everything." Sybil finally said.

"I want to know everything." Ethan shrugged with a smirk and Sybil sighed loudly at him.

"I mean," She grumbled, "You need to know how I ended up in Victoria's army."

"Only if you want to tell me. You don't owe me an explanation." Ethan said,

"I know I don't. That's why I'm giving you one." Sybil replied matter-of-factly.

"I'm listening." Ethan nodded, gesturing for her to continue. Sybil took a deep breath, twisting her shaking hands in her lap.

"There was a man with Victoria when she invaded your pack." Sybil said and Ethan nodded in confirmation,

"A vampire named Elm."

"Yes well, Elm wasn't always a vampire. He was born a warlock and, for ten years, he was my mate." Sybil confessed.

Ethan's eyes went huge. Of all the explanations and tales he had concocted in his head about Sybil's past and her first mate, that was not one of them.

"I thought he was...." The words caught in Ethan's throat.

Elm always seemed otherworldly which Ethan and the others had attributed to his age. But, if Elm was truly as old as they thought he was and he was Sybil's mate before becoming a vampire, that would mean.....

"Old? He is. I'm 206 years old, Ethan."

Ethan blinks as the second bomb explodes in his face. He gulps and nods, trying to contain his emotions.

"I didn't think witches were immortal?" He cleared his throat and forced his voice not to shake.

"Normal witches aren't. Only those who come from the original four witch bloodlines are. That's how Victoria and Mayze are so strong, were so strong." She said, "Things have gotten muddy over the centuries which is why Victoria had to start using blood magic and sacrifices for her immortality."

Ethan nodded like he was following her story but his mind was silently exploding. Sybil continued,

"A thousand years ago, the world was much smaller and chaotic. There were no vampires or werewolves, the fairies never left their realm; there were only witches, dragons, and lycan. The Moon Goddess, Selene, and the Dragon Goddess Tiamat were, among other things, witches. Selene was the Mother Witch of the Emerald Coven and Tiamat was the Mother Witch of the Ruby Coven. Agatha was the Mother Witch of the Diamond Coven and Freya the Mother Witch of the Sapphire Coven. Together, they made up the Witches Circle."

"The Witches what now?" Ethan cocked an eyebrow at her and she smirked at his cluelessness.

"The Witches Circle was the ultimate power in the universe, long before even the dragons or the lycans. From them every species was born. There are many stories on how the Mother Witches came to be and no one knows for sure, but their power was irrefutable. For decades, the Mother Witches traveled the world alone with only themselves for company. In that loneliness, they decided to unite their great powers and create four covens of witches. Their children are who the immortal witches of today come from,

"Each coven was inspired by an element and the witches within each coven could control the element in which it was named for. The Ruby Coven was fire, the Sapphire Coven was water, The Diamond Coven was air, and the Emerald Coven was earth. This was a time long before spellbooks and potions; it was a time of elemental power that people of today can scarcely imagine."