The Tiger Prince's Witch

Santi knew something was wrong. Not only did Melita get caught because of wanting to mate with Kamryn, but something felt off. It was driving him crazy, wondering what was going on. Now that two of his spies had been caught, he didn't have eyes and ears inside the palace.

He threw a glass against the wall in frustration. There was no way he could show his face at the palace. His brother had banned him from going there after he'd found out Santi dabbled in black magic. He had found out he had the power to cast spells by accident. Once he learned some skills, he found a coven of black magic witches to show him the darker side.

Randal caught him casting spells on women to do whatever degrading sex act he wanted. He had forced him not only out of the kingdom but out of the country. Shifters, witches, and vampires knew of the ban. He had tried to sneak back in a couple of times, but he was caught before he could get anywhere near the palace.

Now he had to rely on spies to get the information he needed. He still had hope that Elsie wouldn't be found out and could weasel her way back into the good graces of the palace. He had another spy in the palace. He just hoped they wouldn't be swayed by Kamryn and Anna.

As he was lost in thought about how to get more spies, he felt the ground shake beneath him. He thought it was an earthquake, but when he looked out the window, he realized only the ground below him was shaking. Santi knew what that meant and fell to his knees in anguish. Kamryn and Anna had marked each other. Now they would be the most powerful beings in the world.

He pulled himself together and stood back up. Maybe they knew someone was coming for them, but they had no idea who. He wasn't going to change his plans because they had new powers. He would continue on as planned, and the throne would be his.

Randal and Lynn looked at each other in shock as Stanley explained what had happened when Anna and Kamryn marked each other. They knew they would be a power couple, but this exceeded their expectations. "Do you know what kind of powers Kamryn and Legend will have now?" Lynn asked.

"They will start showing soon, so we'll know. Legend is probably feeling the effects of changing, but he won't understand what's new until the transition is complete. Anna's powers will be stronger than before. Whatever is coming for them must be extremely dark for the rainbow flame to make an appearance." Stanley said into the phone. He had faith in his daughter and her mate, but that didn't keep him from worrying.

"Is there anything we can do to help?" Randal asked. He was scared for the young couple who had already faced one obstacle after another.

"Not yet. We'll start training them immediately so they can familiarize themselves with their new abilities. Once Micah gets here with Elsie, we're going to try and convince him to reject her. I'm letting Anna do her punishment, and I don't want Micah to be hurt." Stanley had a feeling he knew what his daughter was going to do to Elsie, and she had his full support.

"Thank you. We tried to persuade Micah before he left, but he was hoping to use this time with her to change her mind about mates. I don't think that's possible from the attitude she's had here. Please let us know if we can do anything to help." Randal said before hanging up. He trusted Anna and her family to protect both his sons.

Elsie couldn't believe they were making her travel with the witch collar on so she couldn't fly. What made it even worse was that Micah constantly tried to talk to her. She had nothing to say to him. Once they returned to Spirit Energy, she would cry to her aunt and uncle about how horrible the tigers were to her. Maybe then they would seek retribution on her behalf.

Micah could have easily changed into Rocky and let Elsie ride on his back to the coven, but neither wanted to. His tiger was like everyone else and wanted him to reject her so they could find a new mate. He was still hoping she would come around. He'd had so many dreams about what meeting his mate would be like. Elsie had crushed every one of those dreams.

As they walked through the snow, Elsie whined the whole time, telling Micah to take her collar off or he'd be dead when they got to her home. He ignored her, knowing it wasn't true. She didn't know that Anna had gotten her memory back or that she and Kamryn were waiting for her at Spirit Energy. It took them over twenty-four hours to get to the coven on foot. They stopped to eat a couple times, but neither of them wanted to sleep in the snow.

Elsie led him to what looked like the base of a steep mountain. There was a small hidden walkway to the other side. Once they walked through, Micah looked around in wonder. There were many cabins nestled in the snow and surrounded by mountains and trees. It looked like something out of a storybook.

As they got closer to the houses, they saw a group of people waiting for them. He heard Elsie begin to cry, and he rolled his eyes. He'd had enough of her already and was ready to reject her. Everyone was right; he needed to move on. Thie trip is what he needed to convince him. Micah saw two people standing in front of everyone else and assumed they were Anna's parents. Elsie ran up to them sobbing.novelbin

"Aunt Caprice and Uncle Stanley, please tell me you're going to punish the tigers for what they put me through. I was supposed to be the queen, but they let prince Kamryn's fated mate remain with him. They then locked me in a holding cell for no reason in conditions that were not appropriate for someone of my status. Now they made me walk home through the snow with this collar on so I couldn't fly or use my spells. What will you do to get revenge for me being so badly mistreated?" Elsie sobbed more and didn't notice the looks on everyone's faces. Micah did see how everyone looked at her and stood back to watch.

"Elsie, you have embarrassed us and put the name of this coven in a bad light. We will no longer let you be part of The Spirit Energy Coven. We have someone who will tell you what your punishment will be." Elsie looked at them in horror as she realized how cold everyone around them was looking at her. She wondered what fool they had chosen to punish her. She crossed her arms and looked at her aunt and uncle with a smirk.

"What idiot do you have giving me a punishment? As soon as I get this collar off, I can do whatever I want, and you can't stop me." She smirked. When the group parted, and she saw Anna and Kamryn walking toward her with fury flashing in their eyes, her face went pale. What were they doing here? Anna shouldn't have her memory back yet.

Elsie wanted to run away as they got closer, but something kept her legs from moving. She felt sick and fell to her knees, crying.

"Whatever this bitch told you is a lie. I didn't do anything to her." Elsie said with anger in her voice.

"Elsie, I have always treated you like a sister. When your parents were killed, I thought it would make us closer, but you decided on another path. I saw you that day placing the spell on me that made me lose my memory. I never thought you would stoop so low, but I was wrong. Before I tell you your punishment, I want to give your mate a chance to say something to you." Anna looked at Micah, and he nodded. He was ready. He walked over to where she was kneeling on the ground and looked at her.

"I, prince Micah Siegle of the weretigers, reject you, Elsie Todaro of The Spirit Energy Coven as my mate." Micah only felt a slight ache in his heart, but nothing dramatic. Elsie looked at him in disgust.

"I had never accepted you anyway, so whatever." She said coldly. Micha ignored her as he walked over to stand next to his brother. Anna turned back to Elsie with a chilling smile.

"Elsie, you are at this moment stripped of being a witch of Spirit Energy. You will no longer be able to practice spells, either good or bad. I am taking away your witch abilities, so you will live the rest of your miserable life as a human." Elsie looked at her in disbelief.

"You can't do that. I'm a witch. I will always be a witch. I know the spells; I'll still be able to practice magic. You can't stop me." She said confidently. However, the looked Anna gave her sent a chill down her spine.

"I forgot to mention. You will lose your memory and be placed in a cabin in the middle of the forest. I'm sure you remember where you left me. However, I have put a spell around the cabin, so you can't wonder more than a one-mile radius in any direction. With no memory, we won't have to worry about you practicing magic or harming anyone else." Elsie felt sick. Anna was repaying her for what she'd done. However, it was much worse.

"There's always an antidote. Somehow I'll get the antidote to get my memory back. Then you'll all pay for this." She said with certainty.

"That's where you're wrong. What you failed to remember about magic is black magic always has an antidote. White magic doesn't need one because it's done for the good of others. So there's nothing that will give you your memory back. We are done now. I have set the cabin up in the same way you left it for me. Good luck with taking care of yourself. It's the first time you've had to in eighteen years."

Anna held her hands up and said a soft chant that no one could hear. Suddenly a purple cloud appeared over Elsie and surrounded her in purple fog. When the cloud lifted, it carried Elsie with it and disappeared over the mountains taking her to the cabin in the forest. All that was left was the witch collar lying on the ground.

When the cloud arrived at the cabin, it took Elsie through the open front door and put her on the bed. The cloud then dispersed. Elsie opened her eyes and looked around. Where was she? Who was she? She had no memory of her name or that she'd been a witch.

She sat up on the bed and noticed lines scratched into the wall. When she counted them, there were sixty of them. Is that how long she'd been there? She walked outside and looked at the forest surrounding her. Elsie felt cold inside like something had died. She fell to her knees on the small porch and started crying, but she didn't know why.