A Trip Down Memory Lane: Tricked
Hermes's POVAurora! The love of my life. I can feel her presence and I know she is around Summer. Of cause, I had my suspicion when Summer broke out of Lucifer's captivity. She came back with hair as white as the snow as well as a greater affinity to all elements. She had a gentleness to her that reminded me of Aurora.However, my suspicion has been proved right. Indeed, she possesses a lot of Aurora's qualities. Another funny thing is, Summer looks so much a younger version of Aurora and I want her back!
From the word go, I have never really understood what was so important about the werewolf race. Why the gods chose to bestow on them such a gift? Why would the gods favor them so much. Therefore, when they tasked me to show Summer how the veil was weaved in the beginning, I got my chance.
The moment I managed to speak to her telepathically, I knew that my love was really with her. In that instant, I decided to t
Michael POVMiguel has been restless since the talk of restoration of the veil started. I can feel him growling and pacing around so much that it has taken a lot for me to suppress him.As a supreme alpha wolf, of royal blood at that, he is very possessive of his mate. I could feel his apprehension rise tenfold when he knew that Summer would have to touch Hermes's head to access his memories.As for me, well, I do not like it but I know it is necessary for me to subdue my anger and possessiveness as well as suppress my wolf.My heart sank when I noticed the mischievous glint in Hermes's eyes. Somehow, I knew that he wasn't going to make it easy for us at all. I wanted to warn Summer to be careful with him, but unfortunately, the moment he stepped into the magical circle, I could not mindlink my princess.It has been about ten minutes now since Summer accessed Hermes's memories. However, what is eating me up is the fact that I can no l
Treacherous Trickery 2Hermes POVI have to recreate the past. I know for sure that, that white wolf is trying to push for dominance. I also know that because of that, Aurora has not fully taken over Summer's body. The wolf must have kept a part of her memory.Though she is trying to hide it, I can feel her uneasiness. She is struggling to cope. However, I have to ensure that I make her fully mine tonight. Centuries ago, this is the very night that I and Autora bonded. She gave herself to me and I to her. She gave to me her chastity and purity. Her heart and soul. Therefore, it is only fair that I get back what is fully mine."What is on your mind dear? You are unusually quiet today. Is it the battle with the trolls that is now taking a toll on you? Or are you hiding something from me?"I am startled by the last part of her sentence. Can she tell that something is amiss with me? Of course, she is a part of me and she can tell if something is wrong with
Breaking The SpellMichael POVIn as much as this situation is complicated and heart-wrenching for me, I have to take my hat off to Hermes. Never in my wildest imagination would I ever expect him to be this vile. But hey, in a way, I should have expected it. We all should have expected him to be not so simple. He is a god of trickery after all. Almost a year has passed with Hermes dwelling amongst us. Truly speaking, he has become like family to all of us. Summer looked to him as a brother and his being mated to Tania, strengthened their relationship. I shudder at how devastated Summer will be when she learns the truth. What baffles me more is why Aurora chose to help Hermes in tricking us. Is there some kind of feud between the werewolves and witches, that might have happened before? Why would Autora choose Summer only to betray her and all of us? Honestly, this is a major setback for all of us. As it is, the human realm is in chaos as Lucifer and his minions
Breaking The Spell 2Michael POVI love the scent emanating from the blooming flowers. This meadow is magical. The air is fresh and the scenery, breathtaking. Somehow, the mixed fragrances from the different flowers are working magic on me. It is soothing and calming me down. The anger just subsides and o profound and inexplicable peace engulfs me. Both of us feel the calming effect of the fragrance.Miguel inhales deeply and I can feel him relax. Through his eyes, I spot a pathway. Without looking closely, it is difficult to see it. It is completely covered by flowers. "¿Estás ahi hijo?" (Are you there son?)"Si, Estoy Aqui Miguel." ( Yes, I am here Miguel.)"Este Lugar es magico! Estoy Seguro de que Este es el Reino de Magica." (This place is magical! I am sure this is the kingdom of Magica.)I feel the excitement in Miguel's voice. We do not need telling to know that we are on the right track. I, for one, will worry about how we managed to t
Inner ConflictMichael POV"You will not despise our mate Hijo. I will not allow it."Miguel all but barks orders to me. However, no matter what, the repulsion I am feeling towards Summer is immense and all-consuming. "I cannot believe that she, of all people, would fall for this lecherous trickster. She is my mate and is supposed to love only me Miguel!""Well, lo Siento mi Querido niño,(I am sorry my dear boy) but I will not allow you to hurt her more. We need to heal her, not to break her even further. This damage the god has done to her, it will need you, her fated and true mate, to reach out to her. Now quit sulking and try to reconnect with our mate!"The nerve of this wolf! How dare he orders me around to protect a traitor? What crappy luck is this? I am beginning to believe that Miguel is delusional. Anyway, what would I expect from a wolf? Befitting ignorance for a predator. He must be dreaming."With all due respect Miguel.
Compromising For The Greater GoodMichael's POVShe looks thoroughly bewildered. Of course she cannot believe me. Why would she anyway, when she seems me a wretched beast? Nothing I will say or do will break through to her. I look her straight in the eye to ensure she sees I am telling the truth. Her bewilderment, a clear indication that she has no recollection of the events that led to all this. She heaves and then walks over to Hermes. She bends down and starts chanting some strange language, obviously a spell. Hermes gasps and regains his consciousness. Which leaves me to wonder why he succumbed to the pain when he is clearly able to abate it. "So, the mighty Hermes, the do called god of trickery cannot heal himself now huh? Pray, tell me Hermes, are you now playing the innocent mortal guy here?""No beast. Of course I know my love's true identity. However, I created a spell to limit the strength of one's true form in this place. In other word
Michael POVShe is feisty and right now, she is livid. I can tell that she is a woman of principle and Hermes has just broken one if not more of her principles. I like that about her. Oddly enough, I feel that I can work with her with no squabbles. I watch her stare at Hermes, a raging storm building in her eyes. She starts chanting again, her body swaying side to side. At the same time, the room temperature drops to an unbearable degree. I see something that I had never seen before. Fear in Hermes's eyes. The god of trickery is terrified and he is not hiding it. He trembles as he painstakingly pulls out the ice pick from his thigh. He grunts and almost passes out from the pain. "I am sorry Aurora. I did it for love. I saw the opportunity and I grabbed it. I just wanted to be with you. Please understand my queen.""Just wanted to be with me? At what cost Hermes? Surely you want to find happiness after destroying someone else? You snatch thi
Michael POVI watch her saunter out of the room gracefully and I scoff inwardly. How can she act so normal when she has just sentenced Hermes to a century of torture? Witches sure are a weird race. I race after her and catch up with her by the stairs. I have a lot of questions to ask but I decide against it. She might be looking calm but the way she is clenching her jaws says otherwise. She is still mad and I am not ready to be put in a meat grinder for a century. Who can dispute that? She is capable of anything after all. "I can feel your apprehension little wolf. It is tainting the air I breathe. Loosen up, I do not bite. Rather, should I not be the one being wary of you? After all, you are a predator. Your aura says it all. You are a high-ranked wolf."She is right you know. However, I still cannot shake off the torture that Hermes is going through. I gulp and force a smile as I walk closer to her. "So, my lady, where are we going?""Anyw
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