Chapter Eleven

The next two weeks went by so fast, and in three days I'll be eighteen. My mom and I have been training none stop. I've my fire element under control and for the past week, I've just been training in my wolf form since the last time I trained in my wolf form was five years ago before my dad died. Right now there is a bunch of people I don't know coming and going through my house. They were all from my mom's coven. I guess it's my coven too. They were setting up the house and the field out back for the power ceremony on Saturday. Mom's been a bundle of joys these past couple of days. I would like to think it has something to do with me and the fact that I am turning eighteen but I know it's having all these witches and warlocks around that has her so excited. Most supernatural creature tends to stick to their own kind and like being in large groups. You do have the occasional situation like my mom a witch being mated with my dad a wolf putting them both out of their element. When my dad was alive my mom didn't have a problem being apart from her Coven. That was a sacrifice she made for him and when he died she had me to think about. She could have gone back to her Coven then, but this was our home and I was rightfully the Beta of the pack. I'm becoming an adult now and she wants to go back to her Coven and am fine with that, she deserves it.

"Mom, I'm going to school now." There were so many people in the house I would probably need a map to find her, but her scent was strong so I know she was here somewhere.

"Ok honey, have a good day and I'll see you for training later." She shouts back at me. I can't tell which direction she is shouting from but it's good enough for me.

For school today I went with a pair of black skinny jeans, a red corset with black lace covering, and knee-high boots. Pulling into the school parking lot I parked and got out. I meet up with my friends and had another boring day at school. Jason and my issues with him have taken a back burner for the time being.

My training today consists of running in my wolf form and two hours of meditation. Mom thinks that meditation will help with balancing the witch and my wolf and I have to say I agree with her. I find that if I concentrate hard enough I could use my heightened sight and hearing as a wolf and with my control over the elements as a witch I could feel anything or anyone that gives off a vibration within a hundred-mile radius in every direction. Right now, two wolves are watching me and they have been there for a while now. Their scent tells me that they are part of the pack, which means they've been sent here to spy on me.

I decided I'd let it go for now. I just want to focus on getting my fell powers and then I'll deal with Jason and his bunch of peeping toms. I also wanted to wait and see what his next move was, that way I know whatever I decide to do with him he'll deserve it.

Another thing I'm worried about is that I might have to put Wynter to sleep for good. She insists on believing that she still has a mate in Jason and his wolf and as much as I hate him she loves him and it's a constant battle to keep in control. In the grand design of being a werewolf, it's like having a double personality and with me being a hybrid it's literally two different people in one body. Sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy with another person living in my head, and sometimes I just want her to up and leave me the hell alone. The problem with that is Wynter is half of who I am so I can't shut her out forever but there's no if, buts, or maybe about where I stand with Jason. He rejected us and not even the moon goddess herself could undo that. Jason Reed can go fuck himself seven ways from Sunday.

Mom and I had a long talk about the power ceremony tomorrow before I left for school today, we talked about what would happen during the ceremony and we talk about her leaving with the rest of her Coven tomorrow. It's going to be so weird living by myself but I'm looking forward to it. No one knew it was going to be my birthday tomorrow, not even friends, it's a witch thing, our birth, among other things are kept secret and besides my parents, there were only two other persons outside of our coven, of course, that knows it's my birthday. My friends knew that it was in March but not the actual date, which is why I've never had a birthday party at least not a regular one. My parents and I had a tradition on my birthday where my dad and I would go running and then come home to a homemade cake from my mom. We would have a birthday dinner and an open present.

When my dad died we stopped doing all that stuff. It didn't seem right without him there. I wanted to do the cake and the dinner this year though seeing to it that my mom was going to be gone for a while.

We didn't train today, instead, we relaxed and talked more about the ceremony tomorrow. Mom was very excited that I wanted to celebrate my birthday this year so she went a little overboard with the food and even decorating the house. She was happy so I said nothing and just let her have her fun. We're doing all the birthday stuff tonight because we won't have time tomorrow.

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!

I need to get rid of that clock it's starting to get on my nerves. Getting up I turned off the alarm, that's reading half ten. Yawning I got out of bed and went to the bathroom; I washed my face and brush my teeth then went down for breakfast in my pajamas.

"Morning, I said to the person at the stove, I've gotten used to seeing strangers in my house in the past couple of weeks. "Where's my mom?"

"Outside setting up for the blessing tonight."

Wait I know that voice. The person turned around and I had a fangirl moment screaming my head off.

"My God, Aunt Mona, you're here. Running around the kitchen island I hugged her for dear life, "I missed you so much, how are you?"

"I'm good honey, she sat hugging me back. "How about you?

"Happy that you are here, and excited to be getting my full powers."

"Yes, about that, are you ready for that?"

"Yeah, I've been ready for this for a long time."

The rest of the day went by fast and when it came time for the ceremony I was more than ready. I showered and dressed in a floor-length red dress, with no shoes and no makeup. At 11:30 pm everyone was making their way to the training field which was where the ceremony was being held. I was really surprised at how great everything looked. It was almost midnight but the full moon coupled with the lantern hanging from all the surrounding trees and over a hundred lit candles the place looked like a megawatt bulb. It was beautiful. There were red and black roses everywhere and everyone was wearing white which could be seen under their open black rubs.

My mom and aunt were in their dress robe with the other three Coven leaders. When it was time to start the ceremony my mom and aunt walked me to the middle of the pentagram and then took their points on the pentagram. Once everyone was in place and all five points of the pentagram had a Coven leader they all each blessed and lit a sulfur candle then place it at their feet inside the pentagram which marked the start of the ceremony.

Power of the witches rises….