Summer POV
After Kronos granted us the twenty four hours of the day the convicts escaped, I was left feeling wary and unsettled. Harold was not an easy enemy to deal with. He never ran out of ideas and the way he pulled that stunt off, left me in awe. Admittedly, he was my foe but a very cunning one at that. Truth is his determination scares me. He is unrelenting in his quest for power.
"What's got you so quiet like this grand mama?"
That earned Hermes a slap on the back of his head from Michael.
"Quit calling my beautiful mate Grand mama. She's only sixteen and you're a millennium old."
"Urgh, you guys and your mate issues. Anyway, she bears the spirit of Rhea, who is my father Zeus mom. That literally makes her my grandma dummy!"
Everyone burst into laughter. Honestly, there is no getting mad with this childish god. Gunther is driving and since I gave him the location, he is cruising with no problem at all. We sta
Summer POVI narrate the dream to the guys and Hermes crumples down in defeat. We all look at him expectantly. He knows something that he is yet to let us in on. We sat quietly till he decides to open up. What he tells us leaves baffled. Things just got real and we are so far from home. Our powers are limited in the human realm as we cannot reveal who we are. We all let out frustrated growls and unanimously agree to head home earlier than scheduled." If I am not mistaken, that is a fallen angel who has been stalking us. My only confusion is what he wants and what he will benefit from it. I would never want to admit this but I am also worried about that puny mate of mine. If this fallen angel could fallow us this far, he will stop at nothing to capture our attention. He singed your perfect skin in a dream and you still bear the scars. Your healing process is super fast but we can still see the scars. What of my story excuse of a mortal I have been g
Michael POVI recall how, from the moment they both came from the restroom, she was wary of me and quite cold with Summer as well. Something was off but I paid no heed. Damn the mate bond. At times it chases away all rationality. I brace myself for what's to come because, my gut feeling tells me it's going to be one hell of a rollercoaster ride.I soften my tone of voice and features as well. I firmly glare at Hermes not to say a word. After which I slowly stand up and sit by her bedside. I reach for her hands and hold them. I try and send waves of calmness to her. Being human, I am not sure if it will work. But it does, much to my amazement."Breathe Tania, breathe. I need you to relax ok? I need you to tell me everything you remember or recall that happened at that restaurant. Okay dear. Summer's life is in danger and whatever information you have is of paramount importance."Little do I know how true this statement is.
Michael POVAs Mtungagore carries on running his mixture of powders, the imposter starts blistering. All this while, he has his staff on her belly totally immobilizing her.. She is completely incapacitated. She screams till her voice become hoarse. I watch emotionless without blinking."Now you will tell me who has Summer and why?"Mtungagore sounds so cold and lethal. I make a mental note never to cross his bottom line. She huffs not wanting to talk and he rubs on the portion of her face. By this time, she no longer looks like my mate. She has resumed her true form. She is hideous."Not my face please. Not my face."The warlock snorts and still rubs the mixture on her face. She can't scream anymore as her voice is gone. She hisses in pain as the cheek immediately blisters."Enough, it's Lucifer. He says she bears the spirit of his first love Seraphim. Him and the god Hades are working together b
Summer POVI have since regained consciousness, but I do not want to open my eyes. The atmosphere is quite cold and eerie. I don't have to ask to know that I am in the enemy's camp. Harold has gone too far this time. I know he will torture me and I am ready for him.However, my speculation is both right and wrong. I am in the enemy's lair alright, but it's not Harold. I see the CBI boss walk in holding a tray of food."Wake up darling and eat your food. No need pretending. I know you are awake."I don't know why, but something tells me not to get him mad. I sit up and he hands me a glass of juice, which he tastes first. As if he knew I was thinking he could possibly poison me. Without a word, he places the tray in front of me and proceeds to have a taste of everything. I just watch him dumbfounded."Now eat up. You have already seen me eating, a guarantee that there is no poison in this food. Besides, I need
Summer POVAfter the so called Lucien Gumball leaves, I am left alone to my thoughts. I trail back to my weird dream. Was it a dream or reality? It had to have been a real encounter. Only spiritual because I had to lose consciousness first. I ponder at what Seraphim had said. I am more concerned about what she wanted to tell me last. Her words echo vividly in my head."Remember that my weakness is the sa.."I have to try and piece together the puzzle but every time I try, I draw a blank.Right, back to the present. I am all alone now and have to use my own abilities and intelligent to outwit this fallen angel. I wonder how long he will stay in the human CBI boss' body. I cannot formulate any plan if I do not know what he has in store for me. I have to wait it out and allow him to show me around. However, something tells me that this facade he is keeping, will soon be discarded. I shudder inwardly."Come on da
Lucifer POV"Well, your idea, as repulsive as it is, it is quite genius. Breaking her will ensure the downfall of the werewolves. You Harold would then achieve your goal. On my side, it will invoke the wrath of almost all the gods and war in the heavenly realm will commence. Making me enjoy watching my dream of chaos come through. However, for you Lucifer.." He trails off.I stare at him wondering where he is going with this. His lopsided grin and his intense stare, are making me squirm uncomfortably. I cannot wait to achieve my true form and topple this over confident god. I loathe him."Well, as for you my old friend Lucifer, you will lose everything. Even your sanity."The idiot smirks as if he just hasn't provoked me. I glare at him and he snorts."What can you do to me? After all you are trespassing in my domain. I rule earth, need I remind you?""No need to remind me anything. However, we both kn
Summer POVI am not sure if I understand this Lucifer. At one point, he was so eager to break me. Then out of the blue, he is worried about my wellbeing. I am convinced that he is bipolar.As I have all I need in front of me, I also do not have the desire to disobey him. I laugh hysterically when I notice that the goods have price stickers from a local store. This guy is something else. Did he just steal just by snapping his fingers? At least, I am at ease knowing that this is common food. Not some magically conjured food. I have no idea of the time, so I just make a quick dinner and eat. I feel exhausted.When he left, I did some training. I saw gym equipment in the adjacent room. So I took my time doing some intense boxing. I have to keep in shape.Thus the fatigue. I haven't worked out in over a weak. I take my time soaking up in a hot bath hoping to loosen my tense muscles. After which I get comfortable in the only dece
Summer POVMy heart clenches. I know she is not human but still treating her like this is inhumane. I gulp down but still my tears fall down. I have the compulsion to hug her and I do. She hesitates a bit then hugs me too. I openly sob on her shoulder."I am so sorry Gabby. No one has to be treated like that.""It was ok when it was just master Sid and I. But Harold and the Russians also want my services. More so than master Sid. Sometimes they dismember me when they are at it. I don't feel pain but I know that it is not how you treat a person who gives you pleasure. Master Sid does not do that and he doesn't touch me anymore. Maybe that you are here, they will want you too."Shoot! This is a blow. I let go of her and start shivering. I cannot let it get that far. I cannot let them defile me. It will not happen. I have to get out of here. With or without Sunny, I will get out. I am interrupted by the banging on the door.&
Summer POVThe pain is excruciating but my mind is not foggy anymore. I watch everyone running around in a daze. Dr. Boyce is now in his garb and instructing Hailey on what to do. I playback everything that just happened in a bid to ignore the pain. What can I do? I have to come up with a way to cope with it. I recall that when I heard the whisper, 'Umbrage', it was a voice I had almost forgotten. However, if I could not reach out to even my mate when Carla was about to snatch my baby away, how did Hailey, the triplets, and the twins know?Was I hallucinating or did I really glimpse Lenny leading them? Everyone, except Michael, Aurora, mother, Hailey, and Doctor Boyce remained in the room with me. The others had to disperse. The truth is they just left the room but they are all huddles behind the door. Of course, I can scent them. My contractions are now coming every three minutes. According to Hailey, I am quite near.I am just glad that I have a brief moment of relief. This pain i
Summer POVWhen I hear someone whisper that despicable dark witch's name, something snaps in me. The dizziness and nausea, cannot hold me down.It is high time I stop behaving like a damsel in distress. Every little trigger, I faint. No more. "Summer! Somebody help! My mate is bleeding profusely. Dr. Boyce, please do something!"I force myself to lift my hand and smack Michael across the face. He gasps and looks at me. My eyes are still blurry but my mind is not foggy at all. I know that I cannot say anything loudly now, but I can surely mentally convey the message. "None of you should try and take me to the hospital. If anything, grandma, Apollo, mother, Mtungagore, and Lesedi, combine forces and do everything you can to delay this baby. I cannot give birth now. Not until we find Tina. We find Tina, we find Umbrage. Then we put an end to all this.""But Aurora is not here, she..""Oh, but I already caught the culprit. I am here now."Grandma Aurora saunters in dragging Tina and Carl
Summer POV"Summer!"Hearing the anxiety in their voices I decide to fight the fatigue and force my eyelids to open.Squinting to shield my eyes from the bright light, I open my eyes tentatively. The look of concern etched on everyone's face tugs at my heartstrings.I raise my hand in a bid to silence them. I am parched and water would be salvation at this moment. Micheal reacts fast and brings me a glass, whilst wiping off his tears with the other."Here, drink up princessa."He says with so much concern as he props me up to an almost sitting position. To my dismay, he only allows me a sip, before pulling the glass away. I glare at him but he only smiles."Lo siento mi querida princessa, but you have to drink it slowly. Doctor's orders."He shrugs at the same time giving me the puppy eyes. I raise my hand to stroke his overgrown stubble and nod. Everyone watches with bated breath whilst I take my time to drink enough water."Before any of you bombard me with questions, can somebody te
Summer POVTime seems to be stagnant and the dream, endless. The peace and tranquillity soothe my soul. I have no idea when last I enjoyed such peace. It has been so long since I could sleep in like this. I yawn at the same time, cursing at the sun for rising too early. Why can the night not stretch for a full twenty-four hours? I mentally curse at whoever pulled the blinds open to allow such blinding sunlight. Groggy, I try to raise my hand to shield myself from the penetrating sun, only to be restricted by an unknown shackle. I try again but no such luck. Wait. Restraints on my hands? How, who, and why?Panicky, I try harder but a soft voice causes me to halt all my attempts. "There, there, dear child, do not panic. If you allow me, can I have a word with you?""First take the restraints off my hands. It certainly wouldn't be a fair fight if you have me all tied up now, would it?"A melodious sound resonates from what I presume to be her direction, as I still have my eyes closed.
Summer POVThe seaweed, as per Nyaminyami's instructions, is to enable us to breathe in water. Unfortunately, we cannot teleport ourselves to his lair. Therefore, we only had to dive into the deep blue sea. Surprisingly, the water was not as cold as it should normally be. The journey to the great snake people's kingdom was quite easy. We have Nyaminyami to thank for that. For us to find his location, he left a beam of light for us. Had Poseidon not rushed to his home earlier, he would have been able to take us there without any problem. Either way, we will meet at Nyaminyami's place. As heavily pregnant as I am, I'm surprised swimming is so easy for me. There must be magic in this water. Before we know it, we arrive at the great snake's home.These serpents are huge and quite unusual I must say. Back on land, they just seemed to be just big giant snakes. However, here, I am gobsmacked. They have hands and almost humanlike heads! As a wolf, I am quite brave but seeing the Nyaminyami
Summer POVMtungagore did not waste any time, he brought Sid back just before dusk. Upon seeing him, I had mixed feelings. Anger and gratitude at the same time. Anger because he allowed Harold to fool him. Grateful for the fact that, had he decided not to retaliate in the end, I most certainly, would have perished in that inferno. At the end of it all, I owe him one and my heart just cannot hate him. He, like many others, was deceived as well. But his strong sense of justice made him overcome. He is the epitome of humanity. "Summer! Is it really you? Howling hailstorm! It is really you!"This guy is insufferable. From where does he get these expressions of his? I cannot contain the smile that slowly creeps onto my lips. I know for sure that I am happy to see him. I walk closer to him and give him a brief hug. "Not possible matey, your belly is protruding. I would not want to disturb the little warrior in there. From the looks of it, you won't have to wait long till you meet him.""
Summer POVI pride myself on being a werewolf. We are practically gifted with extremely heightened senses. However, right now, I feel as if my sense of sight is failing. When we left barely ten days ago, this place was in total ruins. But now, my eyes must be dysfunctional. This place looks nothing like it was when we left. The three-story upper part of the great hall has been erected. Construction workers, whom I believe to be human are busy at work. Together with just a dozen of our men. How could uncle Luke do this? Honestly, how can he bring humans to our realm soon after the war? Are we not capable enough? How then can our people celebrate the victory if humans are amongst us?Besides, this is not the time for us to interact with humans. We are yet to rebuild and they obviously will question such a big structure hidden in the middle of the jungle. "Calmate mi querida princessa. I am sure uncle Luke would not make such a blunder. There is surely a good explanation for this."Mi
AzaniaSummer POV"Now let us re-cloak him with the invisibility spell. I am sure we all do not want any more surprises. Let's do that before leaving for Azania."Aurora says this through clenched teeth. She is seething mad and she is trying so hard to contain it. As I draw closer to Lucifer so we can perform the spell together, once again, my son stops me. "You have to leave now mama. There is no time and besides, it is way too risky to linger around here. You can cloak him once you reach Azania."Before asking his reason, I once again, mentally convey the message to my crew. No one interjects. I have already told them about the voice. What I did not do, is telling them who exactly is bringing the messages to me. Mother's instinct I guess. Aurora creates the portal and we all step in. Surprisingly, we do not emerge at the great pyramids of Azania. Instead, our destination is some clearance near a vast river. Everyone stares at Aurora with quizzical gazes. "Oh please don't. If we co
IncapacitatedLucifer's POVHe sweeps his huge tail and throws my captors all a distance away. Only grunts, gasps, and growls signify their annoyance and possibly pain."Jormungand quickly come over here. Forget about that human!""Ah, but she looks tasty your Horridness!""Trust me you vile serpent, she is not as simple as you consider her to be. Do you think I would be in this state if she was as simple as a late lunch snack?""You must be growing old and rusty your Vileness. Allow me or else, I will not rescue you."With that, he shuts me out.I try compelling him and it works. Why the hell did I just not do that from the beginning? My mind is getting mushy lately. It must be the bounds. Just as he coils himself around me, the leader of the Seneca must have seen me. That means Jormungand broke the invisibility spell. The Seneca roars with so much rage that his voice echoes. "You deceptive fool! You knew that if I were to get wind of your predicament, I would not help! You will not