Not getting to enjoy the afternoon with his children on the beach, Faelon sat before Gabriel instead. Showing the angel his father's name upon his hand he furrowed his brow in protest."I will not take the life of the one who gave me life," he said firmly and Gabriel eyed him callously."Even if he betrays you?" Gabriel asserted. Rolling his eyes, Faelon shook his head."He won't since he has disowned me due to his belief that I'm a traitor," Faelon growled bitterly. Hoka, who was overhearing their conversation, chuckled as he offered a drink to the large Archangel. When he turned to Faelon he cleared his throat."My mate said that you and your family can stay here as long as you like since we have a cozy guest house on the other side of the island with a private beach we can stay at," Hoka stated happily. Raising his brow in surprise, Faelon smiled happily and nodded."That would be great but it will only be until I remove all the names from my flesh," Faelon said sternly. Chuckling
Appearing in her mother's room, Aira was crying happy tears seeing her Father kissing her mom passionately. Asher was standing there and glanced at his sister with a big grin on his face."Come meet our mother, sis. Well, whenever Father lets her up for air," he chuckled. Putting her hands up over her open mouth, Aira moved quickly to her parent's side. "Faelon, let me meet my grown children," Sophia mumbled softly. Sophia ran her thumbs across both the names on Faelon's cheek and frowned."These will be removed," she said confidently and looked at Aira as she started to smile. Glancing between both of her children, Sophia laughed lightly."You're both so bright and beautiful!" Sophia gasped as she pulled them both into her arms and hugged them tightly."Sorry for killing you during our birth," Asher stated bluntly. Sophia ruffled his hair and laughed."I'm very well and alive, son. Daughter, you are stunning," Sophia said softly, gathering Aira into her arms and giving her a motherl
Frustration filled Faelon's mind as Aira ignored him completely. Aira jerked her arm from his grasp once they reappeared inside the house. She rushed up the stairs to her bedroom holding her hands to her chest weeping. Atlas was glaring at him and so was his son Asher."You should tell him what you saw in Salis's mind," Asher stated bluntly. Shaking his head, Atlas side-eyed Faelon."That bullheaded ass won't listen to me. He was raised by Lucifer and is just like him," he spat. "My mother will convince him. She looked shocked after what you told her," Atlas mumbled softly. Rolling his eyes at them both, Faelon frowned and searched for Sophia. Finding her sitting in the living room. She rushed up to him in concern."Did you find our daughter?" She asked curiously and he nodded. Faelon crushed Sophia to his chest in need of her love."I feel terrible, Aira is devastated by the absence of that bastard. Yet I am honor bound to take his life," he cursed."Why can't we just live in peace,
Exiting Aira's bedroom, Hoka looked at all the concerned faces."The soul split worked as they were already soulmates. Salis's injuries are bad and I countered the black Magik but at a price," He stated plainly. Grabbing his upper arms firmly, Faelon looked directly into his eyes."What price?" He inquired. Narrowing his eyes, Hoka exhaled deeply."I used a lot of energy so I am weak for the moment and need my mate," he muttered hoarsely. Faelon caught him before he fell from exhaustion."Atlas! Go get your brother's husband!" Faelon shouted."Geesh loud mouth, I'm standing right here. Give me him and I will transport him to the guest house," Atlas grunted in annoyance. Looking sheepishly at the reaper, Faelon told him he was sorry. Laughing lightly, Atlas side-eyed him."You are always a sorry sot," he teased then vanished with his brother. Faelon could hear Sophia giggling and glanced over at her."Are you going to accept Salis as your daughter's mate?" She questioned curiously. "I
Brown-eyed with long chestnut-colored hair, Sophia Parks is a lovely twenty-eight old woman and has been Vincent Mathis's girlfriend for over five wonderful years. Vincent was her first in many things and she loved him with her entire being. He was her world, her everything. She soon learned that her complete dedication to him was very foolish. It was a beautiful evening, dancing and celebrating with Vincent. His father Randall Mathis, the owner of the NesCore Company and also the wealthiest man in the country had just been elected governor of the state. Vincent was ecstatic being the only son and his father's beneficiary. He was certain to become wealthier in his own right. He was also thrilled that he no longer would need to serve as a police officer. His father promised to make him president of his company if Vincent followed through with his pledge. What pledge he was referring to was something Sophia was unaware of. She only heard Randall make the comment when Vincent's father ap
Healed and preparing for her life change, Sophia stood with her eyepatch. She was listening to her attorney at the coffee shop next to the bus stop. Phil Jackson has been a godsend for her. He had gone far beyond what was normal for an attorney and Sophia was beyond grateful. He helped her get her money transferred to the bank in Winterset, the town Otis was in. He also showed her photos of the small town. Sophia had a bus ticket in hand and a small suitcase in the other filled with her meager belongings. Sophia had just gotten finished with the therapist that gave her several depression and anxiety medications. The receptionist informed her that the medication could be refilled at the pharmacy in the grocery store in Winterset. If it hadn't been for the pills Sophia was convinced that her mind would be lost. She was diagnosed with anxiety, and PTSD due to the attack and experienced frequent panic attacks. She wore a light jacket that had a hood to cover her severely scarred face wher
Sophia Parks was asleep in her small bed thrashing around in the grasp of a horrible nightmare. Waking quickly with her heart pounding and drenched in sweat she reached for her bottle of anxiety pills and swallowed two, using her saliva as a lubricant to swallow the medication. Reliving the terror of her ex-boyfriend's attack was getting tiring and had only become more frequent since learning of Vincent's release from prison. Her lawyer had informed her that he had been released for good behavior and his family connections causing her PTSD to spike. The alarm clock went off, making her jump and curse loudly."Mondays always suck," Sophia muttered as she grabbed her eyepatch off the nightstand and headed into the bathroom to get ready for the work week. She mentally prepared herself for another week of callous comments that would come from the locals and out-of-towners coming to stay at the hotel. The tirades of being called ugly, hideous, and monster took their toll on her self-esteem
Pushing her cart down the first-floor hall Sophia knocked in the first occupied room. She ignored the do not disturb sign hanging on the knob as she exclaimed, "housekeeping!""I am sorry for disturbing you sir, but I must clean and I have respected your door sign for three days already," she said sternly. Not getting a reply, Sophia used her master keycard to open the door. The first thing that assaulted her senses was the smell of decomposition."Shit," she cursed as she shut the door and headed quickly back to the front desk. Sophia lifted the phone receiver to begin dialing the police. As she dialed she shouted out for Otis. "We got a dead guy in 102!" Otis came out of his office with a frown."Bet it was a heart attack, the man was an old fat fucker," he muttered sourly and lifted his glasses to rub his eyes."I hate having the police snooping around here yet again. This is the third death here in a year," he added and Sophia patted his arm."Hello, I need to report the death of
Exiting Aira's bedroom, Hoka looked at all the concerned faces."The soul split worked as they were already soulmates. Salis's injuries are bad and I countered the black Magik but at a price," He stated plainly. Grabbing his upper arms firmly, Faelon looked directly into his eyes."What price?" He inquired. Narrowing his eyes, Hoka exhaled deeply."I used a lot of energy so I am weak for the moment and need my mate," he muttered hoarsely. Faelon caught him before he fell from exhaustion."Atlas! Go get your brother's husband!" Faelon shouted."Geesh loud mouth, I'm standing right here. Give me him and I will transport him to the guest house," Atlas grunted in annoyance. Looking sheepishly at the reaper, Faelon told him he was sorry. Laughing lightly, Atlas side-eyed him."You are always a sorry sot," he teased then vanished with his brother. Faelon could hear Sophia giggling and glanced over at her."Are you going to accept Salis as your daughter's mate?" She questioned curiously. "I
Frustration filled Faelon's mind as Aira ignored him completely. Aira jerked her arm from his grasp once they reappeared inside the house. She rushed up the stairs to her bedroom holding her hands to her chest weeping. Atlas was glaring at him and so was his son Asher."You should tell him what you saw in Salis's mind," Asher stated bluntly. Shaking his head, Atlas side-eyed Faelon."That bullheaded ass won't listen to me. He was raised by Lucifer and is just like him," he spat. "My mother will convince him. She looked shocked after what you told her," Atlas mumbled softly. Rolling his eyes at them both, Faelon frowned and searched for Sophia. Finding her sitting in the living room. She rushed up to him in concern."Did you find our daughter?" She asked curiously and he nodded. Faelon crushed Sophia to his chest in need of her love."I feel terrible, Aira is devastated by the absence of that bastard. Yet I am honor bound to take his life," he cursed."Why can't we just live in peace,
Appearing in her mother's room, Aira was crying happy tears seeing her Father kissing her mom passionately. Asher was standing there and glanced at his sister with a big grin on his face."Come meet our mother, sis. Well, whenever Father lets her up for air," he chuckled. Putting her hands up over her open mouth, Aira moved quickly to her parent's side. "Faelon, let me meet my grown children," Sophia mumbled softly. Sophia ran her thumbs across both the names on Faelon's cheek and frowned."These will be removed," she said confidently and looked at Aira as she started to smile. Glancing between both of her children, Sophia laughed lightly."You're both so bright and beautiful!" Sophia gasped as she pulled them both into her arms and hugged them tightly."Sorry for killing you during our birth," Asher stated bluntly. Sophia ruffled his hair and laughed."I'm very well and alive, son. Daughter, you are stunning," Sophia said softly, gathering Aira into her arms and giving her a motherl
Not getting to enjoy the afternoon with his children on the beach, Faelon sat before Gabriel instead. Showing the angel his father's name upon his hand he furrowed his brow in protest."I will not take the life of the one who gave me life," he said firmly and Gabriel eyed him callously."Even if he betrays you?" Gabriel asserted. Rolling his eyes, Faelon shook his head."He won't since he has disowned me due to his belief that I'm a traitor," Faelon growled bitterly. Hoka, who was overhearing their conversation, chuckled as he offered a drink to the large Archangel. When he turned to Faelon he cleared his throat."My mate said that you and your family can stay here as long as you like since we have a cozy guest house on the other side of the island with a private beach we can stay at," Hoka stated happily. Raising his brow in surprise, Faelon smiled happily and nodded."That would be great but it will only be until I remove all the names from my flesh," Faelon said sternly. Chuckling
Appearing in a dark alley full of clutter and trash bins, Faelon glanced up at the huge concrete buildings of the city. "Phil works in this building here," Atlas grunted, placing his palm against the side of the skyscraper. "Fantastic," Faelon stated as he looked down at his bare feet and shook out his tousled hair. "We look like mongrels, buddy," Atlas snorted. Shaking his head at the reaper, Faelon looked down the alley and noticed a door off the parking lot. "Let's go through the back so we draw less attention," he mumbled sourly as he started toward it. "Wait! Give me a moment. I can just transport us to his office once I find it," Atlas answered nonchalantly as he closed his eyes and pressed harder on the building with both his hands. "He is alone, give me your hand," Atlas ordered. The pair appeared before a startled Phil. "Wow, I haven't seen either of you for over a year! What are you both doing here so early? And why are their names covering you?" Phil inquired as he
Laying beside Sophia, Faelon let all his worries drift away as he listened to her steady heartbeat in her chest. He hadn't meant to fall asleep and awoke to the sound of slamming doors, running feet, and joyous laughter. Cracking his eyes open to see a lamp lighting the room from a nightstand in the corner. His skin was itchy and he could make out golden-colored names written on his hands, forearms, and legs. Gabriel must have inked him in his sleep, he thought with a frown.He glanced up and cursed seeing Sophia's blood bag empty. Groaning, he sat up and realized that he was still only wearing his boxers. "I'm sure I was a comical sight to behold when I was pissed," he mused as he switched the empty bag with a full one from the cooler. After heading to the bathroom and dressing in his nicely washed and folded clothes he headed out into the living room to find out what was causing all the commotion. The house was completely dark except for nightlights that were placed strategically a
Listening to Sebastian yell at him about Atlas, Faelon felt even more like a piece of shit."You are my son's only friend and he values your friendship. Not only that but he begged Rai to keep him on both you and Sophia because he felt a kinship with you both," Sebastian huffed. With his head held low, Faelon frowned. He side-eyed Gabriel attaching tubes to force blood into Sophia. Turning back to Sebastian he exhaled deeply."I was too caught up in losing Sophia to consider another's feelings. It is irresponsible of me," he muttered in response."He is the only reason why Sophia has gotten a second chance," Sebastian asserted while raising his fist at Faelon. Nodding his head, Faelon excused himself as he transported himself back to the front of the house in Tucson and knocked on the door. His mind recalled that he had destroyed the room he was locked in and that he harmed Atlas in order to escape. If he had only believed what Atlas was trying to tell him. Feeling foolish now over his
Since he was refusing any company, Rai left Faelon in a back bedroom after Faelon demanded that Rai not say a word to him. Rai nodded and locked the door when he exited."I can try to speak with him. Perhaps he will listen to me due to our friendship," Atlas mumbled sadly."Put wards up so he cannot transport out of there. He won't listen to anyone at the moment. His grief is much too fresh," Rai answered sternly. Raising his arms, Atlas said the spell words as he moved his arms in the ancient pattern. Frowning he put his hands down at his side."I finished the spell. So what is Sebastian planning?" He inquired curiously. Gesturing for his son to follow, Rai took Atlas into the living room and told him to sit. Rai sat across from him and leaned forward resting his elbows on his knees."Sebastian plans on asking the angels to bring Sophia back and make her the guardian of Faelon," he said softly. Creasing his brow, Atlas whistled."But they are mates and that would make their relations
Later during the night, Sophia laying next to Faelon, watched her belly move from the growing infants within. She was struggling with a name she wished to call her daughter. "Are you still awake?" She questioned Faelon while nudging his side. Glowing eyes focused on her face."I am now, are you okay?" He asked worriedly. Nodding, Sophia told him she was."I was thinking about names. How about Asher and Aira?" She inquired. Chuckling, Faelon gathered her in his arms and kissed her cheek."That sounds perfect, my love," he growled low. Sophia nestled comfortably against his shoulder and grinned. She would remain positive and pray that it all worked out well. Faelon was staring up at the ceiling and swallowed his nerves. He couldn't shake the unease that filled his soul and heart. Closing his eyes Faelon once again fell to sleep. Sophia cracked her eyes open to see a woman gathering their soiled clothing from the floor. The quiet woman left with them and the used towels from the bathroo