looking aggravated. She laughed and then said, “Ok. If my grandmother is telling the truth and Mama Sable really has put some kind of curse on us, how do we fix it? How do we lift the curse?” “Mama Crone is looking into that right now. She left when you were sleeping. She is going to see Erza.” “Who is Erza?” Jordan raised an eyebrow. “She is one of the oldest witches that has lived among the Kodiaks for a very long time. Erza is considered a white witch, one that does good, heals, allows harmony and promotes well being and every living thing to thrive. She’s incredible.” He said with a blank stare on his face, as if he was in awe of this woman.” “She sounds incredible.” “She is. Erza has saved so many of us when someone fell sick, the wounded that would have died that day of the slaughter. Everyone on the Island considers her our guardian angel and we love her dearly.” Jordan played with a torn hole in her jeans. “Can I ask you a question?” “Sure.” “Were you the panther that killed Noah?” She said looking up at him. Asher stood and walked over to the counter. He turned and said, “No. That was Micah and Sage. They were sent to Anchorage for supplies and when they couldn’t get them there, they went to Willow looking. They saw you that day with Noah, talking about the mating that would take place between the two of you. They waited patiently until Noah was alone and killed him. We could not allow the mating to take place and now that we had found you; knew where you and Sonja were, we waited and planned to bring you back here.” “But why did they have to kill him? You could of just took me and Sonja instead of shedding any blood.” She said now standing. “NO! He deserved to die, so does Jude and Lennox! They slaughtered our families Jordan, my mother! They will pay and I will not have any regrets doing it.” He clipped, his tone harsh. Surprise, then fury, lit her insides as she said the words. “So you’re just like them then.” Asher turned to face her and took one long stride, now standing in front of her. She watched as his breathing was coming in long deep breaths, expanding his rib cage and then falling. His fists were clenched at his sides and then she looked up at his face as anger rolled over it. Gritting his teeth, he growled, “I am nothing like them and if you had any memories left at all you wouldn’t have an ounce of pity for their pathetic lives or compare me to such trash.” “That trash raised me and my sister! You have to understand my point of view Asher. It’s not as easy as yours.” She said. The next moment the door flung open and Mama Crone raced through breathing heavily. “Come! We must go now.
Chapter 5 –––––––– “W hat is it?” Asher asked looking at Mama Crone. “Erza found the spell. She thinks we may be able to undo it. She’s waiting for us.” She said. She felt her body respond and kiss him back. Opening her eyes she broke away and slowly pushed him back smiling shyly. “Let’s go. I will stay the night and see what happens.” She watched as the smile spread across his face, lighting it up and then she looked at her grandmother who was also smiling. They all walked out of the cabin and Jordan was mesmerized at what she saw. The sun was shining and she took the last step from the cabin to the earth’s floor and just stared at the sight in front of her. She looked around and saw rows of cabins that were weaved throughout the tree’s. There was no pavement but just a dirt road and she watched as little children played and laughed. Her eyes whipped around to small wolves and panthers that were running and tackling each other. She took a step further, now standing beside her grandmother when she noticed all eyes were now upon her. She watched as two brown wolves and a black panther walked up to her. The panther kneeled before her, sniffed and then pushed it’s lush fur and body against her