Once Rejected, Thrice Accepted
Chapter 88

"How did you get these new marks to stay?" Duncan asked as he checked his new mark on his chest. "I have never heard of a second mating mark. I just don't understand it." I laughed at his confused expression. "No clue but both Moonlight and I love it. Double marked so double off limits."

Leo smacked my b**t before handing me the clothes he picked out for me. "Get dressed, brat. Everyone is waiting so we can get this over with. Olivia is putting up a huge fuss and your dad is over it. We are calling him Dad now right?" I nodded. It was a decision I came to after waking up.

"You didn't expect more taking her wolf and she's pretty much going to die?" I rolled my eyes at him as he checked out the outfit he gave me. "You realize this probably is going to be a painful experience and I'm going to end up on the floor right? If so why would you give me skinny jeans and a tight shirt that pushes my tits almost up to my throat?"

"No reason not to look sexy." Lucas winked. "And I picked out the top."

I chucked it at his head and laughed when he couldn't catch it quick enough. It bounced off his forehead and landed on the floor beside him. Leo instantly started giving Lucas shit about being slow which ended up with the both of them being in a wrestling match on the.

Duncan handed me a different shirt, one of his, and helped me put it on. They weren't the only ones with new mating marks and the guys decided my tits need at least two of them with another between my thighs. If I rubbed them together just right I could get the tingles send to my 'yummy spot' as Lucas would say.

We left the guys wrestling and headed up to where my father had set up for the ceremony. They had decided that we would be doing it outside under the full moon was thankfully my heat had ended in time. I was still sore and I'm pretty sure that I was going to be icing several parts of my body for the next few days but it would be worth it in the end.

Walking up I saw that they had drawn a big circle on the ground with what looked like salt with Olivia tied down in the middle with a big wooden bowl sitting in front of her. My father was speaking with a beautiful black woman outside of the circle. Her hair was in long dreadlocks with beautiful purple beads throughout them. Her face had the wrinkles of someone older, wiser but the rest of her body looked youthful with smooth skin and muscular tone.

"There she is." My father smiled as he saw us wake up. "Gemma this is Sabine. The witch who is here to help us."

Sabine turned toward us with a smile and a searching eye. She was looking at both of us from our feet to our heads until she moved her eyes to mine. They stared into mine like she was trying to reach my soul or maybe my thoughts. It was until Moonlight got a bit uncomfortable that I knew she was trying to reach her.

"Hey, I know you are here to help but stop that." I growl ripping my eyes from hers to my dads. "No one comes for my wolf unless I say they can regardless of the reason."

Duncan growled stepping in front of me. "Do we need to replace a new witch or can you behave?"

She laughed and shook her head. "There is no other witch that will help you. Her mother saved my life and I promised her a favor so here I am."

"Your life? Dad didn't really explain anything." I looked over at him and he was just shaking his head with his eyes wide like he had no idea the details. "Do you think you could tell us what happened? I don't remember her much and the woman who said she was my mother never acted like one. Any memories or stories would be great."

She gave me one last study before replying. "After you recover from the spell were about to do then we can have a drink and talk. Your mother was amazing and you look just like her. The aura I get from you and your current wolf is a strong one. Much stronger than your mother's and from the tidbits I have seen and heard it's very important that you stay strong."

I just nodded already knowing from various warnings that it was going to be hard. She instructed me so that I have some modesty with my father around and step into the circle. My father got Emily into a kneeling position by literally dragging her up and just holding her in place. She kept trying to fight cussing us all out and playing the victim but no one was listening.

Sabine started to chant as she cut both our palms and pressed them both together over the bowl. "Dea, oramus, lupum ab humano fano perditum suscipe, et spem hospiti da. Corpus eius duos lupos teneat, unus sit animo duce, et alter corio suo." She kept repeating it over and over getting louder with each verse.

Dad let go of Emily but she didn't fight. Both our bodies were locked in place like an invisible troll was holding our bodies hostage. He pulled some liquid out of a bag that Sabine had brought with her into the circle and poured it over our clasped hands sending a burning fire throughout our bodies. Emily's scream matched my own.

"Gemma!" Duncan screamed. He tried to run into the circle but Sabine slammed him with matching throwing him backwards. I could feel him trying to link with me but I just couldn't.

Moonlight was howling in pain. I tried to rip my hand from Emilys but it was like they were fused together. "Make it stop. Please make it stop." I begged Sabine but she just shook her head as she continued.

Dad had tears in his eyes but continued getting a few other things from her bag. "I'm sorry baby. I couldn't tell you the pain it would cause because it would stop you in your tracks." I nodded agreeing with him. "Only a bit more to go and then its all over. You are so strong. You have this."

"I...am...glad..." I gulped holding back the pain as best as I could. "that I called you...dad...before this...shit.!"

He laughed and apologized before pouring a powdery substance on top of our hands and reciting some words that made no sense. All I could focus on was the cooling sensation that helped take away the pain before it was a pain all of its own. It felt like my body was freezing from the inside out.

I could hear all three of my mates yelling from outside the circle along with warriors doing their best to keep them back at the witch's instruction. If they interrupted, I could die is what I heard my father shout over and over.

"Last thing." My father stated and stepped outside of the circle.

Sabine stepped up and put a hand on each of our heads. "Time to end this." She recited the spell one last time yelling as loud as she could before shoving power into us and then sucking it back out. She put both hands on my head and let all the power out. The last thing I saw was black. The last thing I smelled was death and the last thing I heard was a new voice inside my head introducing herself as Cinder and giving me her thanks.