Albert's secret: part 2

Liam's point of view;

It took me a while to remember that she was unconscious for about a whole day, I then told them about how I found her, and how she had no knowledge of time.

Sebil then told me that she has been seeing some sorts of visions lately and that in her vision I die at the hand of a stranger that's for sure is going to be my unknown brother, my brother….

I felt wrong, not because my mysterious own brother was going to kill me, but because of what Elizabeth was doing behind my back.

I mean, besides my bodies – people around me are two types;

The first are those who hate me and pretend to love me.

The seconds are those who hate and show their hatred.

It was my first time meeting someone who cares about me without showing it, I mean, she was not just hiding it but showing the opposite.

Lost in my thoughts, I was till Sebil talked again. "I need something from her belongings!"

"What are you needing her belongings for?" Asked Elijah in a very protective way, which caused me to feel anger. My mate is mine to protect, he better back off.

"That's none of your business! So you better roll away if you're not going to help." I shout at him, and he shouts back "Everything was fine? Until you show up, why the hell do you want us to trust you? Besides, why her?" He said mentioning Sebil, "Why a which that even her own people don't trust? Why shall we trust her?"

Now, this was too much, if he was looking for a fight, then he found it. As we were both about to jump on each other. Logan stepped in between us.

"You can both kill yourselves when everything over," says Logan while standing in between both of us "What matters now is to know where is she and to stop her from doing whatever she thinks of. She's a good heart, but vultures are everywhere. So if any of you care about her, you will stop this play … Right over here!"

As he finished we both backed off, then Elijah went out for a while before he came back with Elisabeth comb.

Sebil refused to have any contact with Elijah after what he said about her, so I was the one to give her the comb.

"Is that her hair?" She asked, and I looked at Elijah who confirmed the information to us "Yes it's hers." While rolling his eyes.

She then opened a map, throw Elisabeth's hair on the map, then cut in her hand to let some of her blood on my mate's hair.

She starts then chanting some magical words, and right away the fire burnt the whole map except one small part, the Sebil whispered "I should've expected that". I couldn't get what happened in front of my eyes, so I asked her "What's this?"

"It's a location spell, the unburning part shows where Elisabeth is ..." Elijah was sitting in the corner, just watching. But I, on the other hand, was taking the lead to know what we should do, but not for too long since he spoke this time.

"Where is it?" He asked, this time Sebil did not ignore him. She answered him at right away," The French Quarter, the witches 'quarter.'

"The French Quarter, like the one in New Orleans?" I questioned her, and she nodded her head.

"What should that mean? Why would she be going there?" Questioned that girl Lorena. I swear that I've seen her somewhere before, I just don't remember.

"It means that she's captured … Only witches and humans are the ones allowed in there. Other creatures will get killed immediately as they cross the land." Explained Sebil with what seems to be my eternal fear – My mate's life is in real danger.

"When I was young, my mother used to tell me that the city was built above one hundred witches' bodies. Those witches aka their ancestors sacrificed themselves in order to create a shield of protection.

The ancestors, provide all witches in the city with safety, power, and freedom to be what they are- witches."

She was talking and describing the whole thing like she was talking about her home, it was actually once her home. But unfortunately, she lost it, and it was all because of me.

"A witch is always welcome there and can practice all sorts of magic but the dark magic. Only the eldest in the coven are allowed to. I guess your journey at the Italy is over, you will all have to move right to New Orleans before it is too late," she was saying, "The blood moon is a few days away. You better get her out of there before the moon gets to be bloody."

Then one of the vampires that I don't recall what was his name said, "A witch by our side could be helpful, why does it feel like you're not coming with us?"

I am forbidden from getting in there, once I'll put a foot over there - the ancestors will kill me right away. Besides, a dead witch is no use to you." She explained to him, while not showing any weakness through her words.

Yet, the imbecile keeps on wondering "Why? What have you don …." I cut him off since he was crossing the lines, "Enough! Everyone gets ready, we'll be living by the night."

Just by then, everyone seemed to move on to get their stuff ready to fly.

As they were all getting ready, Elijah came to my side and hinted for me to follow him.

I did what he suggested, and followed his lead to one of the soundproof rooms. As we both entered the room he closed the door then locked it.

Then he started speaking, «We to talk!"

"Okay..! What do you want to talk about?" was all I answered him with.

"It's about your Beta Albert." He said, and I was totally hooked with his talk. I mean, I don't know what he has to do with my beta and close friend Albert.

"What do you mean by that … What do you have to do with Albert?"

He then answered me, "I just don't think it's quite a good idea to trust him."

His answer was like the oil to my fire "You better mind your own business … The people I trust are none of your concern."

I shout at him, and he shouts back "Do you I think about you, or about the hell who's fooling you … I only care about Elisabeth's safety, and that's why I am here talking to you."

"If you care about her, then why using her. If you have something against me, then keep it between us - Don't use her." I told him. For some unknown reason, his facials ended up softening.

"I'm not using her at all, I actually care about her more than you … I care about her not because of a stupid mate bond, I care for who is she. I care about her for the way she laughs, the way teased, the way she handles situations in an exceptional way. I care about her for her inner beauty, the way that she cares about even those who hurt her… You never knew how lucky you were to have her, yet you were too stupid to let her go … I refuse to be the same as you."

I normally shall feel anger, but I wasn't. I was more like feeling regret. I really had messed up, but I'll fix everything, and I will make sure that my mate will fall in love with me – with or without mate bond.

"Can you at least give me one reason to stop trusting one of my people? And I've got to say I need a strong reason to do so."

He then got quiet for a while before he said something that I wouldn't believe even if I tried.

"Albert was the one helping us to launch attacks on you… He was the traitor you guys were looking for. This I guess could be a fine reason to stop trusting him."

No way would I trust a such a thing, "Cut with the nonsense, the only reason you're saying that is because you want to create fire between me and my beta. What reason would he have to cheat on his closest people?"

He did not take too much to answer, unlike the first time he did answer right away.

"He's Selena's mate, and he hates from the bottom of his heart because he was rejected by his mate because of you."

In less than a while, I started feeling lost. Now it all makes sense, he was always picking fights with her not because he hates her … It was quite the opposite, he used to fight with her because he loved her, and I was what stands between him and his mate.;

I push Elijah away, throw the door open, then I shout

" Albeeeert …"

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