Naja had disappeared into thin air after she said this trial would be fun. I was still confused about what was happening.In the previous trial, it felt like I was going through Orion's memories just to find myself standing at a door waiting for Orion to come out of his deep slumber. How we had switched positions was blurry to me, but it also felt like it made sense.It wasn't about me.That woman that Orion said was his wife Zyrah looked like Amanah, although a few things told them apart.Amanah's eyes were a lighter shade of brown compared to Zyrah's. She had a beauty spot right next to her left eye. But there was still so much that was the same. The way they were so mean with their words yet kind in their actions almost convinced me they were one person.Orion definitely had a type.I looked at Orion, but his jaw was still clenched."Are you okay?" I asked, and his left eye twitched."Tie your stupid hair!" He bellowed, and I leaned away from him, gathering my hair into a ponytail b
Third Person"So this is going to be pretty simple," Impa clapped his hands. The room was filled with fire, but it wasn't burning hot. The temperature was enough to cause discomfort to those of a different nature from the alpha’s, but it barely made a difference to Orion and Miall.Impa reminded Miall of Drystan, but he didn't seem like a betrayer.Orion and Miall had begun to better understand each other throughout the trials they had gone through so far. Miall could easily feel why Orion wasn’t so fond of Impa. The proud man was loud and clearly had a huge ego.Where Miall and Orion stood was like dried-up lava. Impa smirked as he formed a fiery rod and pointed it at Orion. "I want a duel against the god of Lycans," he said, emphasising Orion's title, and Orion rolled his eyes."A duel? Between a god and a lighter? Sure," Orion shrugged, rolling his neck. Impa's eye twitched as he stared at Orion in absolute hate. The two had a knack for getting on each other's nerves.They were poss
Miall"You guys made it through Inferno's Pit," the sun goddess said—yeah, we barely made it. "I'm so glad," she put her hands together.My arm had been restored, but Orion was still weak. He shot her a suspicious gaze as he asked her,"You're not going to torture us, right, Ylil?" I was tired, felt burnt out, and felt as if I was going to drop soon. This was exhausting; they should've chosen an intervention approach."No, but this journey is for Miall alone," Ylil said with a stern yet sorry look. Fuck, it's my turn now? "Whatever you see in there is never real, but it reflects you. Good luck."I pray I won't have to fight with anybody or explain myself anymore. Why were all these gods so obsessed with what it was in our lives and tried to use it against us? I knew I was no saint, but it was getting old.I should apologise when we were done with this; if I really wanted to move on peacefully this time, I needed to apologise to everyone back home."Won't you be going in?" Ylil asked, a
AmanahAfter Miall woke up, he had to stay at the hospital for an extra day to ensure his vitals were stable. Malakhi offered to stay with him, and Anin dragged me to her house.Where she made sure I ate...a lot. Not that I was complaining, but I had to say the most exciting part of staying with Anin was all the sleep I caught up on.The woman was a pregnancy guru; once she put me into the perfect position to sleep, I was gone. She put down a pillow to put my leg over and instructed me to sleep on my left side. I was pretty sure I snored and farted a couple of times, but Anin did not complain.She was reluctant to have me return to Miall's house, and I understood wholeheartedly. I had been ignorant of my surroundings and gave into fantasy, which had been nothing but horror, not entirely, but I had been fooling myself with the idea of things getting better.I sat in the kitchen, mindlessly stirring my cold tea."Good morning," Miall greeted softly, and I turned to greet him.“Good morni
Why does it feel like I'm doing community service? Had I been probably arrested, and yet I never realised it? All this training felt like a punishment for something I did, but I couldn't even think of something bad.I mean, there might be a few things I had done before that would fill at least five pages back to back, but it wasn't so extreme for me to be working like this. I thought I was supposed to be in paradise here!Resting, and everyone else would be tending to me. But no, I had to train to become Luna!"Luna, Luna!" One of the kids ran toward me, holding a paper against his chest. "Yes, Shawn?" I answered, leaning forward as much as my heavy belly allowed me. My cheeks ached from smiling so much. Every single day, it was something new, with school involved. Michael wasn't sweet about his lessons either; the closer the date drew, the more the pressure grew...lucky me."What do you have there?" I asked, pointing to the paper, and he grinned, looking up at me. "I made a drawing
My door opened as I cried, and something was thrown onto my lap. I saw Miall close my door before jogging to his side. I looked down at my lap, and a paper bag sat there.Did he get me something? Oh, I fall in love with him every single day.Without waiting for him, I opened the bag, and I was surprised he got me the pet! Although it was a teddy dragon. My lips slowly folded into a smile before I started laughing."Thanks," I whispered as I looked at the black dragon with strips of gold lining around it. It was so cute, and I loved it already. I sniffled as I felt the tears well up in my eyes; if this wasn't an action of love, I had no idea what else could be.It was big enough to fit my whole lap, and for me to hug it while I slept, well it wasn't like those huge lifesize bears, but it was great enough.Miall drove to his next destination, and I slowly fell asleep when he left the car. This time, he came back with flowers. It was a huge bouquet, but I wasn't a fan of flowers; I guess
"Are you sure you don't want to know the baby's gender?" Anin asked as she wiped my belly."Positive, surprise us," I smiled as I sat up straight with Miall's help."Why do you guys need to have this party again?" He asked. I had to resist the urge to roll my eyes. Men."It's a thing human mothers do. Besides, I think it will be fun," Anin shrugged as she sat behind her desk. "I have a few fun ideas on how we can do the gender reveal.""Do they involve sex positions?" I asked excitedly as I leaned forward."No," Anin responded with her eyes as huge as saucers. "Don't ask questions about the party, but instead, let's talk about what happens now," she said, and I pouted, crossing my arms over my shoulder."You know, you're the only one who lo—" Miall covered my mouth, and I looked at him from the corner of my eye."You were saying?" He looked at Anin."Uhm, it's good that you started exercising for several reasons. It will definitely benefit you when it's time for you to give birth. You
Third Person"I wasn't sure what to get you, so I just brought everything we ha—you're sleeping already?" Miall trailed off as he saw Amanah's body curled up; her breathing was evened.Before joining her on the ground, he put the snacks into a basket. He propped his head up with his hand and watched Amanah as she slept."Isn't this being a little creepy?" Orion asked as he joined Miall; their eye colour had changed into grey, proving they were one.Before they went to the trial, they couldn't be one for long periods; however, now they could switch or stay as one for as long as they needed to.Amanah still had no idea how different he was when they were both in control, which was why they agreed to present themselves individually when they were around her."If it's creepy, what are you doing here?" Miall asked back, and Orion smiled. They touched Amanah's forehead, pushing back the locks that had fallen out of her bun. They both knew she would complain once she woke up because she didn'