Page 125 of Sinful Mates

“Are you sure about this?” Tobias asks, rubbing Thaddeus’s arms.

“I don’t know, but whatever she sensed in him, scares her. She is the oracle, and if it scares her, it sure as hell scares me,” I tell him and they both agree.

“How will it affect Thaddeus, though, taking it?”

I look at Thaddeus in my arms, so pure and innocent as he plays with my hair.

“We never tell him. Let him believe he is just a hybrid. If what she says is true, I won’t lose my son. I will do what I have to even if he ends up hating me in the end. We need to do this for him, I won’t take a chance, not with him.”

Astral comes inside. “We need to prepare, the others are on their way, which is the biggest room in this house?” We point to the lounge room. Astral shakes her head.

“No, we need more room. We might be best off doing it outside, safest that way. And we need salt and lots of it.”

“I can go, but are we really not going to question this? Like how someone even has this sort of magic ? And he seems fine now,” Theo questions her, staring at Thaddeus with concern.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t take that chance. We can figure the rest out later. Better to do it now. He won’t remember this moment, won’t remember the magic . My best bet is that there is something in your ancestry to explain this, then the three of you creating the first Tribrid baby to exist has only enhanced his magic . But I would bet my life on it that your bloodline dates back before there was light and dark magic , when magic was unlimited before we brought forth and found the balance”.

“Balance?”

“Yes, between good and evil. Why do you think there are five points to a pentagram, each one represents a different element. Earth, fire, water, air, and spirit. The section in the middle holds them together. What if we removed it and let them crash it would create havoc? That’s why witches have their own element, the exception being spirit users.

“They have control over all elements, but predominantly the energy each element brings. What your son has is the darkest parts of all those elements. What he has is something I have never seen before, something new yet old. His magic is not of this world. It is from the creators of it. I think there is a reason your mother got rid of her magic and a reason she hid yours. I have a feeling she may have seen this. If my guides are correct, she did this to protect not you but her grandson. You, awakening your magic, opened the floodgates to something different that your ancestors kept buried.”

Chapter Forty-Nine

Astral and I make a huge pentagram on the grass with salt. Luckily, it’s a clear day today, only a soft breeze. The sky is clear as the sun shines brightly down on us. Tobias watches his perfect lawn with not a blade of grass out of place.

“You know I only just repaired the grass from you last time you destroyed it, and now you're mixing salt in it,” he whines.

“For someone as dominant and intimidating as you, I never pictured you being a green thumb when I met you,” I retort.

“I just like my lawn and gardens looking nice, nothing wrong with wanting nice grass.” I shake my head as I hear multiple cars driving down the driveway. Looking up, five cars drive toward the house before stopping out the front.

“Are you sure they won’t notify the council?” I ask Astral, worried they might come for my son if they find out.

“Positive, witches stick to themselves, especially when it comes to magic and power; none of us want it falling into the wrong hands.” We walk around greeting them. The car doors open, and women jump out. There are about twelve women who get out, all peering around nervously. Astral introduces everyone and explains what’s going on with Thaddeus. Some look skeptical, others scared, and I realize the situation is more dire than I first thought.

I also noticed by their Auras that there were three air users, three water, three earth and three fire users here. Leaving me and the oracle the only spirit users.

“Why so many?” I ask Astral. Making her turn to me.

“His magic at the moment is contained inside him and still weak, but once we draw on it, it will awaken and fight against us. It won’t be trapped easily. Unfortunately, you and I are the only spirit users alive, so it will take its toll on us the most. Especially you because your magic is tainted and you’re Thaddeus’s mother so it may even try to reach out to you recognizing you as a safe place, but you mustn’t give into it.

Suddenly Josiah and Caroline pull up. Caroline jumps out of the car. “What’s this I hear about witches coming and doing stuff to my grandson? I demand answers now,” she says stalking over. Josiah walks over calmly, placing a hand on Caroline’s shoulder, making her relax. Tobias and Theo come out.

“Come, we will explain,” he says, waving his mother into the house. She eyes us suspiciously before stalking inside. The witches all come out the back to the pentagram and I watch as each one lines up behind their elemental point. Astral moves to the center and pulls five small blades from her pocket. She then walks over and hands the first witch at each point a blade, before bringing the last blade and standing on the top point with me. I watch horrified as each one slices their palm before holding it over the point dripping blood into the pentagram. They then move, handing the knife to the next and they do the same.

Astral does the same before handing me the blade.

“This doesn’t feel very hygienic” I tell her as I slice my palm and imitate her actions. Astral chuckles.

“You will be fine, you're dead already anyway, what’s the worst that can happen,” she laughs. Each witch then circles around the outer ring of the pentagram and Caroline walks out with Thaddeus in her arms.

“I’m telling you witches now, harm even one follicle of hair on that kid’s head and I will eat every one of you,” she says, flashing her fangs for emphasis before placing him in the center of the Pentagram. He grabs fistfuls of the grass, making his father groan as he pulls it from the roots. I chuckle before a silence falls over everyone as they join hands.

I watch the magic go from hand to hand, spreading through each person before finally reaching me. I gasp at its strength as we channel each other’s power. When the magic hits Astral, she shudders, and her eyes glaze over before turning an eerie white. Thaddeus must be able to feel the power as he stops and watches for a second before going back to ripping the grass out.

Astral starts muttering under her breath, gazing up at the sky before staring straight ahead. She chants in a foreign language, and each witch’s eyes glaze over matching Astral’s. They chant one by one and when I feel it roll over me, I shudder and become frozen in place, my lips moving yet I don’t understand the words leaving them, but I can feel power building to immeasurable levels. Suddenly Thaddeus squeals loudly and my eyes snap to him. They burn brightly, flickering between the silver to gold and red then go black even his sclera’s go black. I want to go to him and tell him he is okay, yet I can’t move a muscle. Locked in place. I see Caroline go to step forward, Josiah pulling her back.