Chapter 137
Stephanie’s POV
I didn’t know what to think at the moment, other than I was grateful to have my mate by my side, and the support of all my
children. What had happened between me and my mother had devastated me. Growing up as a little girl I remember her
unconditional love to my sister, Bulma and I, but my father, he was another story. In front of mother he was the perfect picture of
a loving father, once behind closed doors he was anything but.
I remember a wing of my mothers estate that my sister and I hadn’t been allowed in, to do so would incur the wrath of our father.
The room with that door Augustus was talking about had to be there in that wing. The room, had to have been fathers office, if
my sister and I had been born male, I don’t think this would have happened.
Father had been severely disappointed that he had only two female children with my mom. He would call us all kinds of vile
things whenever he had us alone, saying we were worthless to him, that we shouldn’t have been allowed to live and that we
were nothing but a burden to him. (2)
That was the main reason for my sister and I making sure to limit any encounter with our father that didn’t involve our mother. I
remember a dinner conversation when we were little, father wanted mother to set up arranged marriages for us both, but mother
wasn’t having it. She told him that we would marry our mates when we found them.
Father had been the one to cruelly remind mother of her rejection by her mate. he had said what if that happened to us. After a
moment, she said that if that happened, we could find and marry a male we liked, she wouldn’t arrange for us to be married to a
stranger. 5
The look on my fathers face at her words was not pleasant, but she hadn’t seen it, because she was busy cutting up meat for my
little sister. It was a little while after that conversation mom started to change her views. It was almost like she had been handed
a script when it came to some topics, a script she couldn’t deviate from. The guards who had punished and tortured Bas had
been the two who had always went with my father everywhere, till his death, after that, they followed my mother around.
All I had at the moment were a few scattered pieces of a puzzle, I didn’t even have all the pieces yet, I had a feeling Augustus
was holding the other pieces of the puzzle. Perhaps once it was finished, I
would find a reason for my mothers actions, I needed closure. Despite everything that had happened once I met my mate, I still
loved my mother. I needed answers, and Augustus seemed to have them.
“Did my sister open the door?” my tone was grim as I asked Augustus this question.
“No, there was a compulsion on her as well.” said Augustus, his tone was also grim “I suspect there is one on you as well, all of
them placed there by your father.” his tone had an edge of anger to it now. “Your mother asked your sister to summon me, which
was good, because I had wanted an excuse to visit your mother, she was my best friend. I had wanted to know what had
changed her so drastically from the woman I had always known and cared for, to what she became after her marriage to your
father.” he said.
“What did you find in that room Augustus?” I asked him, my voice soft. My mate was holding my hand and had his fingers laced
through mine, he gave my hand a squeeze in silent support.
“Black Magic.” Augustus says, dropping that bombshell. I’m in shock, I feel like a stone has dropped into my stomach, and I was
instantly nauseated. 2
sons
“I also found the source of the compulsion spells your father had on your mother. In the correspondence documents we found
between him and the Black Magic Coven, we discovered he was a member of it, and was sent to become the downfall of the
Goldlight’s. He was supposed to father sons who would then sit on the Council and take it down from the inside out.” Augustus
said “When he failed to produce a male child, it was decided that you and your sister would be married off to two other Black
Magic Coven Warlocks, and they would again try for male offspring.” he says.
“Are you saying my mother-in-law’s actions towards me were in fact actions by the Black Magic Coven, not her.” My mate
suddenly asks Augustus.
Augustus looks at my mate, and nods “She was under compulsion to marry her daughters off to pure blooded Warlocks, luckily,
she was strong enough to ignore the one directing their betrothals to be with Black Coven Warlocks. Her belief that your
daughter was an abomination, and needed to be aborted, and her hate of Vampires was part of the compulsions. It was to keep
her mother from ever finding out what really happened to her fated mate.” He tells Bas.
I felt a sense of dread at those words, this couldn’t be good. “What happened?” I asked, my voice was almost breathless.
“He was killed, to make sure he couldn’t come back for your mother.” He tells me, pain in his voice. (1)
“Why?!” I ask, it was almost a scream, I felt agonized over what had been done to my mother.
“Your mother hadn’t accepted his rejection, there was still a bond, the Coven didn’t want to leave a ‘loose end’ as they called it,
and had him assassinated.” his voice is rough, there was sorrow on his face.
I felt a wetness on my cheeks, I lift my hand up to touch my face and realize that I’m crying, there was a small sob to my left, I
look over at Kass and Bella, they were both being clutched close by their mates, their hands over their mouths, tears trailing
down their faces, their shoulders shaking with suppressed sobs. 2
“They took her mate….” Alora’s soft voice filled with horror and sadness had me looking at her, she was crying too, Damien was
holding her close, his eyes angry and sad at the same time.
Bas pulls me to him, I turn my face into his neck and quietly sob into his shoulder, his arms tighten around me. I can feel his
anger vibrating through him, underneath his anger is sorrow.
“Oh Bas…what do I do?” I ask him in a keening cry.
“We go see your mother, and we forgive her, then we start working on finding out everything we can about the Black Magic
Coven of today, and it’s movements, it’s plans.” my mate says, his tone firm.
I lift up from his chest and meet his eyes, he lifts his hands up and wipes the tears from my face gently. “Your willing to forgive
her?” I asked him in surprise. 2
He kisses me gently, his eyes softened to a look of love “Your mother’s actions toward me were not her own, it is unfair to both of
you to continue to hold that against her.” his tone was gentle.
I throw myself back into his arms “Thank you my love.” I tell him.
“For you my darling….anything.” he says.
He holds me like that for a moment, then I lift up and look at Augustus. “Tell my mother that she has to come to the Castle for
Alora’s Registration Ceremony next Saturday, I want her there.” I tell him.
He looks happy at my words “I will tell her.” he says.
“Mom.” Alora’s says, getting my attention.
“Yes sweetie,” I say.
“Do you think that your mom will let Damien and I into that office, I want to see if there is anything I can use against the Black
Magic Coven.” she says.
I look at Augustus he shrugs “I don’t see why she wouldn’t allow it, she wants the Black Magic Coven obliterated, so I don’t think
she will object to anything that could help make that goal achievable.” he
said.
I look at Alora and she’s nodding, her tears were gone, in their place was a fierce and determined look. Alora was angry, the
Black Magic Coven coming into her life once again. Damien looked fierce, his eyes had a slight glow to them, he was angry too.
Both of them looked very dangerous, like it would be the last mistake you made to mess with them. 2
I felt a sense of pride filling me, my newest girl was so strong and fierce, and her mate was her perfect compliment. I couldn’t
wait to see the wonderful mother Alora would be to her pups, and Damien, I bet he would be an utterly devoted father. I look at
my other children, and Kass and Bella’s mates, and I place a hand on my abdomen.
My family was growing, and it was about time my mother was here to witness it. 2
