Chapter 55 - 54. What You Have To Do

The old werewolf's face didn't hide the fact that she was enjoying the puzzled and incredulous gaze of the couple in front of her. Nevertheless, the Elder also knew she couldn't afford to waste time. She got it right when she saw the alpha aura the first time they met. His days were numbered. Even though she didn't know what fate awaited the dominant, she recognized in his aura the seal of their divinity. She couldn't abandon a being blessed by the Moon Goddess herself.

As Eden picked up the vial with an uncertain smile and raised it to his eyes level, she approached Glen. She walked at a normal speed and smiled as she saw the dominant with long black hair glower at her. The alpha didn't appreciate her hurting his mate, even with good intentions, and was letting her know.

The corners of her lips quivered as she fought back a smile. Glen held out his finger and she stuck the blade into the tip of his index finger before grabbing the vial on the table behind her.

Three drops of blood barely had time to fall when the wound healed before the old woman's eyes. For the first time, since they had arrived, the oldest Soul Healers showed a reaction that didn't hint that she expected the event to happen. She had no idea the alpha's healing abilities were superior to his kind. She squinted her eyes.

"Interesting." She returned to her seat before continuing with the same enthusiasm. "Now that's settled, you can start. I'll do my best to respond as much as I can. However, I don't have the answers to all your questions. A lot of things escape my eyes and you'll have to find them out by yourself. All I can do is point you in which direction to start. "

Eden stirred the vial, the liquid swirling around inside, forming a miniature vortex. "And the first step would be this mixture? How is this supposed to lead us to the Blue Moon clan? "

He eyed the decoction suspiciously and the woman laughed quietly at his demeanor.

"This potion won't get you there. It will allow you to enter and stay in Blue Moon territory. "

"To enter it, you must already find it"

"Oh, but it's pointless. You already know where it is. To be precise, you don't know it, but you've probably walked over it a few times, only without even realizing it. "

"What do you want to say?"

"The territory of the Blue Moon Clan is located within Bloodhood' territory."

"It's absurd, how could witches come and settle in our land without us realizing it?"

"Blue Moon clan didn't settle in Bloodhood territory. They've always been there from the start. Bloodhood and Blue Moon have always lived side by side. In perfect harmony. There is something else you misunderstand. They indeed have powers, but the Blue Moon Clan is not just a clan of witches. They are Skinwalkers. "

Hearing the word, the omega froze. It wasn't unfamiliar to him. However, he had never heard anyone confirm their existence. Unable to know what to think, his brain was analyzing the information it had just received.

"You know who they are, don't you?" The old woman questioned.

Eden remained silent. Skinwalkers. Wizards and witches whose powers allowed them to take possession or to transform into animals. The wolf was one of the forms he was able to take.

What the old healer had just said questioned everything the omega knew about his pack. If Skinwalkers existed and the clan lived in their pack's territory, it means they coexisted without knowing it. Maybe they even mingled.

A Skinwalker could easily use his abilities to transform and infiltrate their pack. They didn't have a werewolf form which is unique to his race. However, even with this constraint, no one would question the nature of a being who changes from a human form to that of a wolf.

A feeling of unease took hold of Eden. Beside him, Glen was lost. The man had never heard of the Skinwalkers and didn't want to be left behind. He played with the vial between his fingers waiting for his mate to come out of his thoughts. The omega looked confused and he couldn't understand why.

It was the Elder who took charge of bringing the omega back to reality.

"There is no need to fret. You will understand when you get there. The existence of the Skinwalkers is not a threat neither to the werewolves nor for Bloodhood. I would even say that it is the opposite. It's a blessing bestowed long ago and which has now been forgotten. "

"How can you know about them, when we, who are supposedly next to them, don't know anything?"

"It's an easy one. Soul Healers can see auras and spiritual forms of a being. If we were to come across a wolf whose spirit form is that of a human, we are likely dealing with a Skinwalker. In addition, our role has made us privileged witnesses to the history of our race. From generation to generation, we have passed on our knowledge to each other to be able to heal as best as possible the ailments that could affect our people. My predecessors had the opportunity to cross paths with Skinwalkers and everything they knew came to me just as I passed it on to those I trained. "

"Have you ever seen them?" Eden asked hastily. His heart pounded as his gaze fixed on the elder in anticipation. After a calculated pause, the woman who looked back at him with the same intensity opened her mouth.

"It happened once, indeed."

"So they exist."

The blonde broke eye contact. What he had just discovered was a revelation with far-reaching consequences. As he remembered the purpose of their trip, his head snapped back to the Elder.

"What about the curse? You say they're no threat, but how do you explain my mate's curse? If it wasn't their doing, who could have done that? "

Their host's expression and demeanor changed completely when the omega evoked the curse that gripped Glen. She straightened her posture and her expression hardened as her gaze landed on the alpha. The dominant didn't avert his eyes and stared back.

"This curse is an affront to the grace bestowed by the Goddess. I can see your true strength, Alpha, and if our Goddess has granted you such strength it will be necessary for the future. The power and dangerousness of your curse is the very proof that a Skinwalker cannot be the source of it. " Her gaze clouded slightly as if she was remembering something.

"I cannot go into details because I doubt that you will understand without seeing the same thing as me. When I look at your mate's inner wolf, I see around him a tangle of strings that hold him prisoner and absorb all his strength. " She tilted her head, scrutinizing the dominant.

"I see there are fewer connections the last time I met you. I guess it's thanks to the marking. Unfortunately, there are still a phenomenal amount of them. They are full of dark energy and negative feelings. Whoever did this must have felt a deep hatred. Without that, it would have been impossible. Skinwalkers have no such feeling towards the werewolves. They too live under the protection of the Goddess. They are the missing part of a story our race has been forced to forget. "

"And why me?" The alpha who had been silent from the start spoke suddenly. "I was born that way, that means the curse was on me before I was born. How could anyone hate me before I was born? "

"Unfortunately, I don't have an answer for you on this. This is why you need to go to the territory of the Blue Moon Clan. "

Her finger pointed at the vial the dominant was holding in his hand.

"Go to the forest in the northeast of your territory. I couldn't tell you where exactly, but thanks to this potion, when you enter their territory, you won't be rejected as werewolves normally are."

"Rejected?" He asked while looking at the vial.

"The Skinwalkers live in hiding from the werewolves. To prevent any mixing and not to risk being discovered, they have bewitched their territory. A werewolf who enters the Skinwalker territory is plunged into a trance that forces him to leave their lands immediately. The potion helps combat this hypnotic effect. You will then be able to stay. When they sense your presence, the Skinwalkers will come to meet you. "

"You just said they don't want to mix, we should expect them to be hostile?"

"They won't. If you come to them, they will take it as a sign that the Goddess herself wishes you to meet them. "She stated in a dismissive tone.

"Now that we have covered the subject. Let's talk about the next point. You've marked your alpha. The omega's mark isn't something that's been around for a very long time. The risks are great but for you, I guess it was a given. " She smiled and once again Eden had the impression that she was reading them as in an open book. The woman's voice suddenly grew deeper.

"Still, it's not without danger. The Omega's Mark is a powerful bond that will make the Alpha want to mark his mate.. However, if your fated mate marks you without lifting the curse, there is a risk that it will spread to you. "