THE CURSED QUEEN

CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR

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I turn and turn around yet sleep refuses to visit me. What’s wrong? Why can't I sleep? I stare at the ceiling for only God knows how long before deciding to watch some movies with my phone.

Perhaps I could binge watch my favourite series Never have I ever. I reach out to my phone, putting it on. I have a new notification, from an unknown number. I click on it, it's a video. Why do I have a bad feeling about this?

Regardless of how my mind screamed at me not to open the damn video, I still tapped play.

I scream into my hands at the content of the video. Someone kidnapped Alex, and tortured him. The sight was disgusting and painful. Who could do this?

He is dressed in pure white, looking like an angel, but doing the devil's work. He is a white devil. What has Alex done to deserve this? Who did he offend? And why was the video sent to me? I am about to slam my phone down when the white devil turns and says what throws my whole system in turmoil.

“Who's next? Let your emotions decide MELANIE” he says, his whole body dripping blood. The white he wore now is red.

My whole body pales from hearing that sentence. Wait, he did this because of me? He killed Alex because of me?

Who's next? Let your emotions decide MELANIE

His voice rings in my head, my family, my friends, they are not safe. Some psycho wants to kill them for no reason at all.

What have I done to deserve this? People trying to kill me are okay but my family. Mom, Julie, no it can't be possible.

Who is he? I hate him, I will kill him. I will rip him to shreds if he touches a strand on their heads.

Anger

Rage

Fury

They are all I see. I want to kill him now, the urge is strong, too strong.

Crack!!!

I hear the sound before I feel it, my bone just snapped and it hurts hell. I bite on my lips to stop myself from screaming.

It hurts so bad, I look at my leg it's twisted backwards, why?

You have to calm down melanie or else thousands will die

You can't have your first shift in anger, it will cause havoc.

I quickly grab my phone and dial the only person I know will never let me down. Bion.

“Hello beauty, it's 2am. Miss me already?” His voice is deep and husky like he is half asleep.

“Help me Bion, I don't know what to do” my voice croaks in tears as another bone cracks.

“What's that sound?” he asks, I can hear him get up from the bed.

“It's my bone, I think I am–” pain cuts me off as I scream in pure agony.

I can't change here, my family is in danger. I have to leave. I quickly stand up, walking with much difficulty to the window. I slide it open and jump out, I land with my neck which causes another crack sound, and immense pain to follow.

I scream loud, the pain is unbearable. I can't move. My bone is cracking, my fingers are changing and all I can think of is the white devil. I want him dead now.

With one last growl I dash into the road in anger, to search for him.

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Sleep automatically clears from my eyes immediately after the phone drops. I rush down the stairs, taking it four at a time.

The guys are still on the play station. Origen is sprawled lifelessly on the floor while Macho and Tios play a game.

“Guys Melanie is having her first shift, we have to go to her now” I yell, grabbing a coat hurriedly.

Origen jumps awake, Macho scrambles on his feet, tucking his phone in his pocket.

“How is that possible? The full moon isn't until Friday” Tios asks, putting on his shoes.

“She called me telling me to help her, then I heard her bone crack before she screamed. I also heard the shattering of glass” I rambled, trying to fill them in as we rushed to the car.

“If she is gifting before the full moon then it's not her wolf” Macho reasons as soon as we are inside the car.

“She must be very angry for her lion to forcefully come out” Tios says, dragging his hair in frustration.

This is bad, very bad. What could have triggered that much anger, enough to unleash her lion.

“If she doesn't control it, the city will lose hundreds of lives tonight” Origen says, sighing loudly.

“Not on our watch, we have to stop her at all cost” I growl, my fist growing whiter from holding the steering too tight.

“Even if it leads to our death” I add, they all nod because we know how strong her lion is, how vicious and angry it is. If Melanie is that angry too, then there is not stopping them.

“First we have to find them” Origen says, I tried tracing her scent but I can't pinpoint the exact place she is.

Origen's phone rings, he picks it up.

“We are on our way” he says then drops the phone.

“That was Zara, she is following Melanie but she needs back up” he says, running his hair furiously.

“Where are they?”I ask, my grip on the steering getting tighter.

“Headed north, to the woods” he says, and I step on it. I violated every single traffic rule. It doesn't matter though we have to get to Melanie, and fast.

I pull up by the woods, we rush out of the car into the woods. Her scent is stronger here, making it easier to find her.

I stop in my tracks as I watch Melanie or rather her wolf fling Zara to a tree. Her two pets are on the ground bleeding profusely.

“MELANIE!!!” I yell at her, she turns her head to me. I hope she recognises me, but my hopes are short lived as she dashes towards digging her claws into my shoulder.

I fling her away, baring my fangs at her. I roar loudly in aim to get to her lion. It doesn't work. She lunges at me again, this time I catch her and fling her back.

Macho tries to chant a spell to trap her, she roars looking him deep in the eyes. I hear his bones start to crack, his screams echo through the woods. Oh no, she is going to kill him.

How can she perform witchcraft in her lion form? We underestimated her.

I lunge at her, grabbing her by the tail. I claw at her back hard aiming to weaken her, she doesn't even whine.

She turns before I can dodge, she bites my ribcage hard and pulls. Blood splatter everywhere, my meat barely hanging to my body. This isn't Melanie, the rage emitting off her is too much too deep.

I fall on my back, I really don't want to be hard on her because she is my mate.

My eyes flutter open once more, what I see drains blood off my body. Origen is on the floor with blood all over his face and body.

Macho’s bones are still facing different positions, he isn't healing.

Tios is laying on the floor too, his face battered with Melanie's lion hovering over him growling loudly. No, she is aiming for the kill. I can't let that happen.

“MELANIE STOP!!!!” I yell loudly in my alpha voice.