Page 162 of Her Destined Alpha
“Befitting, for it means ‘fiery one’. You have the fire element.” She looked at us and then at Raihana. “Believe that that is your true name, and, with acceptance, try to shift once again.” Raihana nodded. Her confidence made me proud.
“Well, Rayhan, a little privacy?” she said, giving him a look.
“You sure you are going to be okay?” he asked her. She smiled confidently.
“Please, I’m a Rossi. I’m always okay,” she replied just as confidently.
He gave a small nod, smirking slightly and turned his back. I did the same, and he pulled me into his arms.
Once the sound of bones breaking came, I spun back, my heart thudding, letting out a breath of relief at the sight of the large brown wolf that stood there. She looked at Rayhan, and I saw the smile that crossed his lips.
“You got that right…” he said, glancing at me. His smile only grew. “She can mind-link.”
“That’s great!” Hurrying to the wolf, I hugged her tightly. She growled softly, and I giggled, knowing it was her purring.
“Thank you,” I heard Rayhan say quietly to Janaina.
“I am only fulfilling my part of the bargain,” she replied.
I stepped away as Raihana grabbed her clothes in her mouth and trotted off. I looked at Rayhan. The emotions I could sense from him made me emotional too. I wrapped my arms around him.
“Thanks, Kitten,” he said quietly.
I didn’t need to ask what he meant; helping Raihana by summoning Janaina. I rested my head on his chest. I loved him so much. Things weren’t going to be easy for us, not yet anyway, but they were beginning to look up. Although I knew it would be harder from here on out, at least we had gotten the ball rolling…
Rayhan
Three weeks hadpassed since we had first been stuck with Janaina. The girls were making immense progress. From control to spells, they were pitched against each other, and although Delsanra’s powers were locked away, Janaina was teaching her to tap into her other abilities.
She was able to shift at will, and we learned her firepower was easier in that form. Janaina also taught them to use their elements without spells. Although Delsanra’s element was not fire, her demon side gave her total control of fire, and hence she was Raihana’s ultimate weakness. Every ball of flame she cast at her had no effect on Delsanra, she just ate the flames away.
I learned that witches who passed on their abilities did not mean they passed on the same element, just as Raihana’s was not the same as Endora’s had been. That woman was an earth witch, but she had resorted to dark magic more than anything else.
Watching the girls grow, focus, and train was impressive. I was sometimes their opponent, but both were women I didn’t want to hurt, which frustrated Janaina.
I even felt comfortable enough to leave them for less than half an hour when I would pop out for supplies or food. I had become an errand boy, but I didn’t mind if it meant my mate and sister were getting the help they needed.
Getting alone time with Delsanra was hard, too. Sometimes we’d sneak away, though we couldn’t go too far either, knowing Raihana was there and we needed to stay vigilant. But sometimes, I needed a taste of my kitten, a kitten who would tempt me more and more daily. I couldn’t wait for the day we could get back to having some alone time.
Over the last few weeks, I sometimes saw Janaina watching Delsanra with a tiny hint of a smile on her face, but it was rare, and she’d cover it up. I didn’t get why she couldn’t just accept her as her niece. It seemed witches had a totally different mindset when it came to family.
Speaking of family... Dad said Mom wanted to speak to me. Things had been tough at home. Mom had been silent, struggling with the new news, but I also knew she was in a lot of pain. Mom was very protective and caring. She was reserved around others, but she tried to do her best for them. I knew she wasn’t perfect, but I also knew nothing was black and white. Mom was the way she was for a reason; losing some of her closest people to witches had been hard for her. Nevertheless, I had hope she’d come around. The fact that she wanted to talk to me was a positive sign.
The connection down there was crap, so whilst the women practised, I climbed the cliff, sitting right above them as I dialled Mom’s number.
“Ya Hayati…” her soft voice came. My heart ached at how tired she sounded.
“Mom, how are you?”
“Not angry with me?” she asked gracefully, but I knew behind her cool front, she was worried. I smiled slightly.
“I can’t be angry with the woman who brought me into this world. You got upset… I get it. I just hope you change your mind,” I said quietly. She sighed.
“I assure you, three weeks without Raihana, I regret my words… but I just need a little time to understand all of this. I will work on it.” Guilt riddled her voice. Although she wasn’t ready, I was glad she was willing. “Your father said you three are with a witch who is helping the girls. Is it true?”
“Yeah, and guess what? I haven’t even told Dad this, but you can put me on speaker, so he hears too.”
“Oh?”
