Devils Roses 04 - Witch

did he think?"
    She shook her head, "He kept saying he liked witches. He was excited I was a witch. I'm not repeating the rest. It was sick."
    Oliver sighed, "Jon."
    "Who?"
    "Have they told you about Aleks yet?"
    She nodded, "Yeah Ari told me. Sad story."
    Oliver held her tightly, "Did they tell you everything?"
    She shrugged, "I don’t know. They told me about his dad being a cursed shape shifter werewolf who, oh my god. You think it's him?"
    Oliver nodded.
    "Why?"
    "Because of what you are. Jon killed a girl, before her powers hit yet. She was a typical witch, her powers never hit when she was young. Her father was a very important man. He was from the pure lines of the Fae. His mother was the daughter of Lillith who married the elf."
    "You know this sounds like lord of the rings."
    "You know the guy who wrote Lord of the Rings knew about us all."
    She rolled her eyes, "Figures."
    "Anyway the daughter who stayed with the elves, Marianne, she gave birth to twin boys. Henry and Ethan. Henry never married but Ethan married a witch. She gave birth to a girl. The girl was Ethan's life. He taught her everything he knew about the earth and magic. He loved her more than anything. Being such a close part of Lillith and part witch, she attracted attention. She was beautiful. Jon watched her, a lot. He waited for his chance. He captured her and did unspeakable things to her. Then he murdered her."
    "That’s horrid."
    "It was. When Aleks, who was thirteen at the time, found his father in the woods with the dead girl he took her body and hid it and covered up the murder. He never told anyone what he'd done. Ethan looked everywhere for his daughter. Finally he traded his goodness to the taint. He used dark magic to find out the truth of the matter. Destroyed by the fact she was dead and so badly used he lost his mind. Instead of killing Jon he cursed him. Ethan assumed the towns people had known about what had happened and helped Jon cover it up. Ethan made him into a monster that would kill all of their daughters. He would destroy all of their lives and never be able to be killed. He then cursed the young boy who had helped cover it up to clean up after his father everyday of his life. He made it so Aleks was an immortal who would rise when killed and forever find his joy in life feeding off the pain and misery his father's acts created."
    Ophelia shivered, "That’s sick. Why didn’t he just kill him?"
    Oliver looked down, "The darkness is strong and when you let it get a hold of you it makes your choices for you. More chaos comes from the decision made to create a monster instead."
    "Where is Ethan now? Maybe he can fix Jon."
    Oliver pulled the blankets off the bed and wrapped them around her, "No he died. Henry killed him."
    She snuggled into his chest feeling all of the sexual energy gone, "He killed his own brother?"
    "Yes. He took his power. He had to. Ethan had become dark. The darkness ate him up and nothing of the kind shaman was left."
    "That’s a sad story.” She yawned.
    He lifted her up and laid her down on the bed. He lay next to her and wrapped himself around her, "No sadder than the others. Each of the Roses has a story that can parallel it."
    She closed her eyes and savored the heat coming off of him, "But Aleks died, never killing his father or redeeming himself."
    "Yes, but at least his curse was lifted."
    "How?"
    "Henry."
    "Henry the brother?"
    Oliver nodded against her head, "Dorian went to Henry and swore to him that he would kill Aleks's father and end the pain caused. He also swore something he will never be able to give."
    She tilted her head up, "What?"
    "That he would get Lillith to bless the remains of his niece and save her soul. The victims of Aleks's dad are haunted. When Ethan made the curse upon Jon he never realized his daughters spirit walked the earth still. He cursed his own child to a lifetime in the in between."
    "Aimee's mom."
    Oliver nodded, "There are hundreds of them. A lot of them are witches who have yet to reach their age of power. He loves witches."
    She shook her head trying to fight the memory of his muzzle trying to leap through the door at Jake.
    "I will convince my mom to save them all."
    Oliver kissed the top of her head, "Uh huh." She tried not to notice the patronizing tone he took as she drifted off to sleep.

Chapter Thirty
    Sam

    Seeing her wrapped up in his arms, made him notice the emptiness. He should have been angry that she was sleeping with the fallen. He