Bonded By Destiny

Chapter 44

Lots of Errors...Read at your own risk.

***Tamara***

'You need to eat more darling, look at your lips. ' Maggie poured too much soup on a large bowl. She insisted that I needed to add more meat on my bony self.

'But it's barely 30 minutes since you forced 2 pieces of arrow roots down my throat. ' I was so full, but the mouth watering aroma of the sizzling soup as it wafted through my nostrils posed a temptation. It was filled with white beans, roasted chicken, hearty and root vegetables.

'Just ten spoons. ' She placed the spoon inside the bowl and urged me to take a sip. 'Mmmmh.' My taste buds exploded as the savoury herbs settled on my tongue. It was scrumptious, the taste of it making me forget my manners. I placed the spoon aside and picked up the bowl, downing the soothing fluid in big gulps.

'This is sooo sweet. ' I wiped the side of my mouth with the back of my hand.

'I will prepare it for you till you give you give birth. ' That had my heart palpitations increasing again. It had been days since I let out Mrs.Kagwe and yet there was nothing exciting from her. Had Monica discovered her friend's intentions or was I just been a little fretful?

'You know you can always talk to me Mara. ' Maggie sat beside me on the dining table. She took my hands in hers, squeezing them in assurance.

'Thank you mother. ' The woman had insisted I address her as such and I realised it didn't feel odd at all. In fact, I enjoyed having her around to guide me. I needed someone to put me back on line anytime my attention wavered.

'Two days ago at the infirmary, you said something that I still can't seem to grasp. ' I knew she was talking about my grandmother.

'Ryker kind of called me a stupid witch when we were arguing earlier that day. It happened so fast but the next minute I felt power I had never experienced before spreading like wildfire in my systems. It was unstoppable and it invisibly chocked Ryker as a warning against insulting me. ' I paused, wondering whether my story was plausible enough on her ears.

'He deserved more than just chocking. '

'Mother! ' She shrugged her shoulders airily.

'Tamara, Ryker knew better than to say what he said. His actions, I would have whipped him raw had I been there at that time. ' It was all over and yet there was this distant worry that had since embedded itself in my heart.

'So when I passed out, I was caught up in dream land. There was nothingness at first, so desolate and dark but soon I started hearing whispers. Tamara, they called several times then the whispers finally became clear as day. ' I paused the memory of what had transpired still surreal to me.

'What happened? ' Her presence and proximity calmed me the way my mother used to.

'She told me a bit of our family history then explained how her spirit and taken charge of my body for those few seconds. When Ryker refused to forgive me from the start, she said my magic was raging. As part of the ancestors she was sent to calm me down before I burned the entire pack down. She was just in time when Ryker insulted me, and with my magic stormy, she was able to inhabit my body only for seconds. '

It sounded so preposterous and improbable, but it was the truth. I was scared when I heard the whispers but as soon as she had introduced herself I relaxed. I began wondering whether she had been the one invading my systems whenever something sinister was happening in the pack. Could she have been the invisible force that took over my body and took me to where the bloodied pieces of paper were always placed?