Tangled Hearts - The Alpha's Baby Mama-Chapter 255: Restore balance...

Selene POV

"So..." Jared continued when he saw I was too stunned for words. "To restore this balance, the moon goddess must reveal her child and let the ’Fates’ take care of him or her. But I heard it’s a he though,".

My blood ran cold. "No," I said, my voice barely above a whisper. I’m a descendant of the first Alpha Kiba. My death will restore the balance. That’s what I was told. That’s what I still believe...".

Jared’s laughter echoed in the car, making me flinch at her cruel his words were. "You’ve been lied to, Selene. your death will change nothing. True, you’re a descendant of Alpha Kiba – and you’re also a direct descendant of one of the twins who were thrown into the boiling cauldron that fateful day,".

My breath hitched, my mind struggling to process what Jared was saying. This was the exact opposite the moon goddess had told me that other day. "No... that can’t be true. I’ve always known who I am ...

Jared shook his head, a twisted smile on his lips. "You don’t know who you are. You’ve been living a lie. The moon goddess must have hidden the truth from you and everyone but I know. One of the perks of being a hybrid. I know exactly what you are,".

"H-How did you know about the moon goddess visiting me?"

"I am a wizard, Selene," he laughed "We see everything,">

I felt as though the ground beneath my feet was crumbling. All these months, everything I had believed about myself, about my purpose... was a lie. "If what you’re saying is true..." my voice trembled "Then what am I?"

Jared’s eyes bore into mine, his voice had dropped a notch lower. "You’re the child of the prophecy, Selene. The key to ending the curse of the Dark moon. But your death is not the answer – it’s your power that must be unleashed,".

My heart raced, "What power? I don’t have any power, Jared! I’ve never had any,".

"You do!" Jared insisted, his voice rising with intensity. "It’s been dormant, hidden away by the moon goddess to protect you, to protect the world from the consequences of your action. But now it must be awakened,".

I stared at Jared, feeling every hair at the back of my neck stand. Everything felt like a dream. The kind you be to wake up from.

"I do not believe you, Jared. The moon goddess will not lie to me and It’s impossible for the children – the twins to have survived the boiling cauldron. At least that wasn’t how the story was said to the best of my knowledge,".

Jared’s expression hardened, his eyes narrowing. "No Selene," he replied, his voice cold and certain. "One of them survived. Dimitra – their mother – Gaia’s daughter, caught one of the children just before she sank into the pot. She threw him out and though he was gravely injured, he managed to survive,".

"But... how? How badly was he injured? If he survived, what happened to him?"

"The fall made him disabled. A part of his body was smashed in. One of the witches took him and raised him as her own but he ran away when he became of age not before he got a girl pregnant and you will never guess what the girl’s name was," he chuckled.

"I’ll pass," I sighed. I was worried that I would hear something I could not unhear.

"The trauma from that day which kept replaying in his mind although he was just a child at that time made him roam the wild. He had a lot of powers – unique and never seen before powers. When he finally died, his spirit didn’t rest. Instead, it was released into the elemental, roaming the world, seeking a host and it found one,".

My eyes widened, dread creeping into my heart. "You’re saying... I’m that host?"

Jared slowly nodded with a smile. "That the problem is you have the fate of the dark moon and also his powers. No one knows his name by the way. There was no record of a name except a description and a picture. From the findings I made, it seemed you were born in the place where he died,".

"I wasn’t born in our pack," I nodded my head, fear seizing every part of my body. "My parents had been on a trip and had to stop since the ’dark moon thingy’ was that day. She went into labour and gave birth to me in the car,".

"That explains things," Jared nodded "You’re technically the only one of your bloodlines that his spirit agreed to go into after all these years. It must have seen you as a perfect host but I and mothers (group of witches) think it’s because you’re related. Anyways, you’re the last descendant of the First Alpha Wolf and the first witch. His spirit that has merged with yours has granted you the ability to wield the ancient power belonging to the First Alpha and First Witch,".

"This keeps getting worse," I murmured under my breath. "This could all be a big lie for all I care. It can’t be true. I don’t even believe it. I’m just a descendant, nothing more. I don’t have any power,".

Jared’s eyes darkened as he took another step towards me. "You’re more than just that, Selene. You’re the last of your kind... the only one who can wield the ancient power. Maybe your children might have gotten flecks of it but when you die, everything ends with you. So, there’s a lot of responsibility on your shoulders. You need to prepare for the final battle,".

"The final battle?" I echoed, my voice tinged with fear. "What do you mean?"

Jared’s expression softened slightly, though the intensity didn’t waver.

"Our world is on the brink of chaos, Selene. Every ’dark moon phase’ keeps getting worse. The balance of power that was shredded has caused darkness to rise. The prophecy of the dark moon is unfolding and it will bring destruction to all if we don’t stop it. The last fight is the battle to restore balance and to prevent another spree of death like before,".

I felt a chill run down my spine. If it was Kurtis or Kragen or some other person telling me all of these, I would have believed but Jared... he was a bad person. A bad alpha whose reputation precedes him. I was having a hard time believing him.

"And you need my power for this... final fight?"

"Yes," Jared replied, his voice firm. "I’m not a direct descendant of Gaia, the mother of all. I come from the same family, yes, but I lack the power that you possess. Only with your power can we hope to defeat the darkness and restore balance to the world,".