MATE AND HIS LOVER 2

#11 Sides

I've never seen Leon so angry, not even when we argued. And all his rage is directed at my brother.

In a panic, I turn back to my brother and see his shocked face. Leon took us all by surprise. Leon's men, including Jack, are here with us now.

Witches' and wizards' powers are feeble against pack werewolves, especially an Alpha like Leon. Even as the next chief of my coven, there's a limit to how much of my power I can use against him.

Which means, my brother and his men don't stand a chance.

This is why Philip used rogues to fight against the pack wolves, and never faced them on the battlefield himself.

I whisper the only thing that comes to my mind to Philip: "Leave!" Although, I'm sure Leon and his men heard me just fine.

Philip snaps out of his shock and looks at me with hurt. "You're just like our mother, working with those werewolves. How could you be on their side against your own brother?"

"I'm not on anyone's side!" I tell him, feeling hurt by his accusation.

Philip points his finger at Leon while still looking at me. "He rejected you, his own mate, because you're a witch. Remember how you cried in my arms when you were little, asking why he did that?"

My eyes tear up. "Philip, please. I'm not taking anyone's side here. All I want is for you to be safe. I don't care about anything else!"

Philip's gaze becomes kinder. "Alright, then. Find me," he says before vanishing right before my eyes. He did so right on time, too, because by that moment Leon had reached right behind me.

Leon turns me around by my arm. "What the hell, Cassandra? How could you let him go?"

"If my brother is going to be detained it'll be by me and my coven."

"Your brother hurt werewolves. He attacked my pack. You think I can just let him go?"

My only response is to look down in shame.

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One slap against my face in front of everyone.

Let's say my mother is furious at the moment.

"How could you, Cassandra? Why did you do that?!"

I don't answer her and, just as I did with Leon, I keep my gaze down.

"Is this how I raised you? How can you ever lead this coven responsibly when you let your emotions cloud your judgment like this?"

I stay silent.

Frustrated, my mother turns to her two vice witches. She orders them to send a group of elders around our territory to make sure Philip is not on our grounds and to find out how he managed to cross our barrier.

To be honest, crossing our coven's barrier is not that difficult. Because we're one of the most influential covens, nobody dares to trespass into our land. So, we never bothered to put up a serious barrier. It should've been a piece of cake for Philip to cross it considering how many times I'd done that myself sneakily.

My mother turns her attention to Leon. After profusely apologizing to him for my actions, she says, "Leon, I know you and your pack had already gone through a lot of trouble because of all this, but I hope I can still ask you a favor."

"Of course. Anything, Ms. Winston," he says to my mother.

"Please allow my daughter to stay in your pack till we catch Philip."

My eyes widen in shock. "Mom you c–"

Her bristle gaze stops me from speaking. She turns back to Leon.