Rose Bailey: My Mate, My Flower Chapter 55

Rose's POV

"What happened to them? Are they hurt?" Aunt Lisa asked as we teleported back into the packhouse

"They are just sleeping," Joyce said 

"Why? Did someone do something to them," My mom asked

Just then, Mark and Derek started moving. They were beginning to wake up.

Derek looked around, confused, before becoming angry

"What did you do to us?" he asked, looking at Joyce

"Nothing that will harm you. I just cast a little sleeping spell," She said 

"Why would you put them to sleep?" My mom asked

"If I hadn't cast the spell, they would have let her go into the house to get the book," 

"Are you alright?" Derek asked as he rose from the floor.

He pulled me close and smelled my scent. I did the same thing, smelling his scent, which made me feel safe and relaxed. 

"Yes! I'm alright. I found the book," I said 

"Did anyone see you?" Derek asked

"No, I found the book and left quickly," I said

"Good," he said, softly kissing my lips.

"If anything had happened to you, I don't know what I would have done." I had almost forgotten we were in a crowded room until I heard someone clear their throat. 

When I looked over, I noticed everyone staring at us. I couldn't stop the blush from appearing on my face.

"I told you she'd come back unharmed," Joyce said as she walked over to Derek's parents' dining room table. 

"Now we need to get down to business," Joyce said

"No, first you're going to answer our questions just like you promised," my mother said. 

Joyce sighed as she looked over at my mother.

"Fine, but we have to get to work after I answer your questions,"

We sat at the dining room table together. 

"Why did you wait so long to come here and tell us about the prophecy?" my mom asked.

"Because I had to wait for the right moment to approach you. We would have lost the battle if I had come earlier, "Joyce stated 

"How could you find Roes, even though they masked their scent, but not Chloe when she was sent to Thunder Moon Pack?" Derek asked

"I tracked down my sister, Cheryl, using my blood. As I said before, we share the same DNA." 

"Couldn't you have used something from my moms to track her, as you did with Lilly?" Mark asked

"I tried, but it did not work. I don't know why it didn't work, so I can't answer that question." 

"How are we going to win this battle?"

"Rose will be the destruction of the evil realms,"

"How?" Derek asked

"I'm afraid I can't answer that." 

"Wait! You said realms, as in more than one,"  My mom asked

"She will destroy them all," Joyce said, and everyone turned and looked at me

"You've got the wrong girl. My magic is out of control. "How am I supposed to destroy anything?" I said 

"You have more power than you realize. I know it's a lot, but it is your destiny to save us all," Joyce said

"What do you mean?" Derek asked

"There are other Dark Realms besides the one we visited." Many evil creatures in our world wish to destroy humanity. They want to take over the universe and destroy everything good," Joyce said.

She paused, and we all looked at her silently.

"So,  the dark realms want to destroy everyone's good? Does that mean that they want to destroy our realm?" Jason asked,

"They do not wish to destroy our realm. They want to take over our realm. Vampires, dragons, evil witches, and even some werewolves have all hated anything good. They all want to eliminate all good and take over,

"Why would my mom want to be on their side?" Mark asked

"A witch named Guinevere tricked her." She is an evil witch who befriended Chloe after she left Thundermoon.

She said, showing everyone a picture of a woman. My mother, Uncle Michael, and Aunt Lisa all looked surprised. 

"That's Tonya, Michael," Lisa said.

"Who is Tanya?" Derek asked

"Tanya was a woman I dated before I found out your mother was my mate. When I broke up with her, she didn't take it well. I thought she was human," 

"She is a witch. She was heartbroken when you broke up with her. Cheryl tracked her down and tricked her into turning evil. She promised she would get her revenge on you if she befriended Chloe. Chloe has no idea that Cheryl is behind any of this," Joyce said

"Why didn't you tell my mom the truth? Have you seen her or told her any of what is going on? Maybe if she had known, she would not have done any of this," Mark asked.

"I wanted to see your mother and tell her everything. When I looked to see what would happen, it wasn't good. If I told your mother, she would not believe me, and we would all die,"

"That's bullshit. You did not try to tell her," Mark growled

"I love your mother as if she were my own. I raised her for three years before she was taken from me, like Lilly. I'm also upset about this, but I couldn't go to her." Joyce said

"Why don't we all take a break?" my mother suggested.

"That's a good idea. Let's go for some fresh air, Mark," My father said, and they exited the room to go outside.

Everyone else got up to stretch except Derek and me. Everything I'd learned had made me nervous. Finally, Derek noticed and pulled me into his lap. 

"Everything will be fine," he said, and I hoped he was right.