Eighteen years ago...

It was a full moon, a sign of the coming curse. The sound of a wolf howls across the moon. Everyone from the Moonlight pack came out of their houses and gathered around, watching the sky, and suddenly it changes. Coming With a mighty wind. Sweeping some of the weak members off their feet. The blue moon turned red liking it was bleeding showing itself faintly, the clouds were red and dark, and lightning run across it. The trees all dried up. And began falling, their flowers withered. And began showering blood on them. And the drop of blood hangs in the air.

In that instant time stopped.

Everyone stood without moving, unaware of the change of time. Only the old man with all grey hair all over him, who was the only surviving one of his clan, only the seer in their midst knew the time had stopped. King Wren had killed his entire clan and captured him alive because he was very useful. And he had been proving his worth to them which kept him alive this long.

The prophecy was getting fulfilled.

Prophecy of the birth of a curse on the pack.

History was gonna repeat itself if nothing is done to stop the birth of the curse.

It would ruin them all. Most especially it’s mate.

If not stopped, the alpha would get to kill his mate. Or his mate would kill him.

He had seen it all.

Everything, if the birth is not stopped.

Time resumed. And it felt as if nothing had happened. But the monkey knew something had happened. And bad omens.

And the child won’t die.

He had seen it.

He had perceived it in the air.

A war was coming, a war within themselves...

He shook his head and watched him from the tree he sat.

“Stand still everyone, there’s a message from the alpha. There would be no more birth in the park.“ the Beta announced, standing atop a rock. With every word he says, he stares at the sky. Everything was back to normal. But the dark skies were there.

“This is the sign of a curse.”

“Oh no”

“How could there be a curse on the park?”

“Don’t panic, we can prevent it from happening, everyone pregnant here and their child would be killed by the young master. The alpha’s youngest son, Zyair.”

The pregnant woman cried holding out to their husbands. The young master was merciless, he was ruthless just as young as he was, he was a very wicked child.

“With due respect, Beta, my wife is due In a few days, I don’t know when but it’s close. How can we kill our children? Or allow the master Zyair does it before our eyes.”

“Do you want the curse then? Ain’t you seeing the sighs Roger? This is a message from the alpha and all pregnant women due for birth in the park must abide. You can’t say no to it, it’s to save our lives.”

Roger touched his pregnant wife by the shoulders.

“Everything will be okay.” He whispered wiping the tears from her eyes.

“It’s our first child.”

“We can have another.”

“What if we don’t?”

“The moon goddess will bless us with another. Don’t be afraid. Our child’s not gonna bear the curse.”

He hugged her.

“How can we know if the child is the curse?” Roger asked The Beta. He turned to Roger.

“We shouldn’t trust the witches.”

“And What if we’re seeing the signs, shouldn’t we trust them then? The child..” he faced everyone.

“Would bear a red mark like a flower at its neck. Moreover, we can’t be sure, it might appear at birth, or it might not appear at birth. That’s why everyone child soon to be born must be killed.”

“Till when would this stop.”

“Till very pregnant woman had given birth and their child is dead.”

The wailing continues.

“Bad things would happen if that child lives. Our life would be in danger and that of our children, just because of one child we would die. We must stop this, else we would destroy our life. And the lives of the ones we loved. This message from the alpha we all must abide.”

“Dismissed, everybody back to their house. No one must be Since outside till we’re sure the curse is dead. For two weeks everyone must be indoors. The alpha’s message you must abide.”

Everyone moved out of the circle, returning to their house.

Roger held his wife to himself, her grip tightening on him. Her fingers dug into his hands. Roger knew something was wrong.

He knew his wife would give birth anytime soon, it was supposed to be last month but it had stayed longer than they had thought.

It was ten months now.

He gave her a worried look.

“It’s the baby.” She whispered. Her water broke. He saw it flowing down her legs. He shuddered in fright.

“What now?” He panicked.

“It’s coming..now.” She whispered fearfully.

“What to do, what to do..” he was terrified.

Why now, what had it been now?

He carefully took her into the house, forcing a smile on his face, which only turns out to be a grimace. Her fingers were hurting him because she was digging deeper into his hands.

While she had her lips shut. Without saying a word.

He opened the door and helped her in.

She gasped out. Immediately the door shut.

She hurried to the bed, laying on it with her legs apart.

“Should we call the midwives?”

She held him back, shaking her head in negation.

“No, it would bring the alpha to our doorstep.”

“You do it.”

“What? Me?”

“Who else would? We’ve got to help ourselves. And save our baby. Put a cloth over my mouth so I don’t scream so loud.” He nods looking for cloth. He hurried back to her and place it in her mouth.

Argh!

She screamed into the cloth.

She spread her leg wider, Roger stood in between her legs. Gripping tightly to the spread and following his order to push, she pushed with all her might.

“C’mon, you can do this.”

“Argh.” She chewed on the cloth. Bitting harder into it.

“Push, harder.”

She pushed with her might. Tears streamed down her face as she pushed.

He almost screamed when he saw a head, he had forgotten he wasn’t supposed to say a word. One must know of the baby. Or what’s happening right now?

“I can see ahead. It’s the baby. Our baby.” He cried.

“It’s coming out.”

He sniffed. And run a hand down her shoulders.

“Push, let it out..”

she nods and pushed again. Harder than she had done.

It came out. Tears of joy filled his eyes as he held the tiny thing in his hands, his hands stained with blood, but he didn’t seem to mind. He held it close to himself. After he found a way to cut the placenta off her. Disconnecting the child from the mother.

“It’s a girl.” He whispered. The tears dropped and he wasn’t able to stop them.

“She’s so beautiful.”

“She isn’t crying. Such a good girl.” He carried her in his arms. After he cut the placenta. His hands and body cloth with bloody.

He went to her wiping the tears off her face.

“We did it. Thank you love.” He kissed her. She stared down at the baby.

“Why isn’t she crying.”

“it’s better she doesn’t. It would only get us into danger.”

“Check for the mark of the curse, if she has it.”

Roger scanned her little body and saw the curse sign on her neck. He fell back to the ground with the child in his hands.

“She carries the curse.”

He whispered.

“She’s the curse.”

She moved her head to the side, her tears falling already. And slip into consciousness.

“The curse has been born..” the old man announced, standing up from the tree.