The Prophecy

Chapter Four - Dark Clouds and Silver Linings

Hey guys, hope your week is going better than mine. Now on to the chapter. Things are going to start heating up in this chapter, so hold onto your seats. Have fun & enjoy.

At the top is a picture of the gorgeous Matthew

With everything they now knew about Belladonna, Marcus set out to see what he could find out about the Witch and where she might be at this point in time. At first it was like she had fallen off the face of the earth, but then they started looking at the diary again and realised that it sort of ran like a timeline. They also found other diaries from other ancestors, that also mentioned Belladonna, or in some cases, simply the red haired witch. But they traced it all the way to Jaxon's Grandfather. In his diary, she was last seen about seventy years ago. According to him, he had traced her to a small cabin, just outside of a small town. So now they had a mission; to find that cabin and see if she was still there, or try to find out where she went from there if she is already gone.

The three brothers have been training relentlessly, while their Mates stood one side watching them. They were getting pretty good at controlling their powers, but they haven't figured out how to use them together yet. They have been trying it for the past two weeks now, and let's just say the results have been disastrous as well as amusing in certain situations. It also didn't help that Peyton has been feeling a bit off for the past few days. He has been feeling tired and a bit nauseous every now and then, so his appetite has also been a bit low. As for all of their physical training, they had Marcus leading them in that. He had the girls go up against their Mates and he took Peyton, and he was pleasantly surprised at how well the girls were doing. Peyton on the other hand, wasn't a shock at all. Marcus knew that Evan had insisted that Peyton join training from a very young age, so he didn't have to feel weak and helpless if someone tried to take him. 

Right now, they were down by the lake, trying to practice and combine their powers, but it wasn't going too well. Peyton had woken up, feeling even worse than the previous few days and he was feeling really miserable, but he was also determined to do his part. However, the constant pressure that he felt was irritating him and making his mood drop by the second and Marcus saw it. So he went to his Mate and held his arms open. Peyton snuggled up into his big arms and sighed against his chest. "What's the matter, baby? You really don't seem yourself and I'm starting to get worried about you". Marcus mumbled against Peyton's hair. Peyton shrugged, then looked up at him, "I don't know, love. I've just been feeling really off for a few days now and my stomach is feeling messed up. I don't know if I'm just coming down with a bug, but it seems to be getting worse every day and when I got up this morning, I had to run for the bathroom to get sick. And all this added stress and pressure is making me feel so frustrated on top of everything else. I just don't know what to do anymore." he told Marcus, with tears forming in his eyes. 

Marcus gave him a scolding look, then kissed his forehead, "Why haven't you said anything to me? I am your Mate, but I can't do my job if you are hiding it from me. I think we should cut the training short for today and get you to the doctor." he said and there was no arguing against his tone of voice. Peyton just nodded, so Marcus turned to the others. "We are going to have to stop there for today. I need to take Peyton to see the doctor and figure out why he hasn't been feeling too well." He told the others. They all looked worried and just nodded their heads in agreement.

As they all made their way back to the Pack House, Marcus linked the doctor to let him know that he was bringing Peyton in.  He also let Jaxon and Evan know what was going on, so by the time they all reached the clinic, they had a group following them into the building. Paxton was very worried, because Peyton never got sick, like ever. So this was a very unusual situation for them all. Phoenix was also a bit worried, but being an observer, he had a feeling he knew what was wrong with his little brother and he was going to enjoy the look on everyone's faces, when he had his suspicions confirmed.