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KALENI felt power building up inside of me. I had been told that we would have access to the strength of every Vessel that came before us, so I knew what this was. I welcomed it even though I could feel that it was ripping me apart.The truth was simple to digest – I would not survive this. Selene whispered into my head that the blast would destroy every enemy in this war that was currently still alive. That was what set me at peace with what was about to happen.My teeth latched onto my lip as the power was blasted from me so that I would not scream.I really wished that I could have told Maddox and Neo goodbye. They had suffered so much in life. My heart broke because I knew how badly this loss would impact them. It would destroy them.I just prayed that they would be given a second-chance mate who would help them survive and have a life filled with the happiness that they deserved. As much as it hurt me to imagine them with another mate, I just wanted them to have a chance at all t
MADDOXIt was absolute hell as I waited for Beauty to come back to me. I knew what Jaxon and Selene had said, but I was afraid to hope because I was terrified that I had lost her entirely.Alyson Noel had said that you never knew what you had till you lost it. Now, that was the fucking truth.Beauty had effortlessly become the most important thing in my life and the thing in my life that I could not live without. That was a truth that became so fucking clear when she died. My life meant nothing without her. I would not be able to survive it. Some might think that it was extreme of me to think like that, but they could shut the fuck up because they were not me.‘Son, you are a Demigod. As such, your bond with Kalen is extremely potent and stronger than a typical mate-bond. Losing her, or her losing you, would rip that bond apart, leaving behind a void that could never be filled,’ Mom’s voice filtered into my mind.Well, fuck. At least that explained things and proved that I was not over
KALEN“Why did I feel a family link break?” Grandpa Mike asked once we eventually made it back to the pack.It had taken hours to clean everything up. The bodies of our enemies were all burned into nothing. It also helped to cleanse the grounds, so it was a win all the way around.Those on our side who lost their lives were transported back to their packs. Their leaders promised to send us a list of everyone that would be laid to rest.“Because I technically died.” I shrugged my shoulder. “It didn’t take though. Selene gave Nika and me the power of every previous Vessel. It destroyed all of our enemies, but it was too much for my body to take. Then I woke up in the Underworld, and my new best Godly friend asked me to cleanse certain people of their darkness so that they would be tortured even more for all of the vile and evil shit that they had done in their lives. It was really damn satisfying.”I gave him a small smirk, but even I could tell how it showed my exhaustion. My body was s
MADDOXI had awoken twice from nightmares of losing Beauty. Both times, she made me focus on our bond, proving to myself that she was alive and well. That bond was the anchor between us both. It was exactly what I needed.We ate breakfast with her family. Little Eliza wanted to sit with me and eat, so who was I to deny the little one what she wanted?I had never allowed myself to believe that I would ever experience fatherhood. How could I know what a father was supposed to be like when all I had to go off of was my own experience with Calvin? Not to mention that I had seen and done horrific things. I had always honestly believed that I would destroy any pup of mine and nobody deserved that.Now, however, I was thinking about the pups that Beauty and I would end up having once we decided to take that step. I had seen the vision of Nadine and already knew that I would end up loving her more than I even knew was possible. I vowed to become the best father and mate that I could be. Instea
KALENI could take anything he aimed at me. His words held no importance whatsoever. However, the venom that he spat at my mate royally pissed me off.Maddox held a heavy burden for the things that he had done in the past. He felt like his sins were staining his entire being. He mourned for the lives he took at Calvin’s behest. He mourned for the families that were ripped apart.Did Maddox do unspeakable things? Yes, he did. Was he responsible for them? Again, yes he was. Were there any extenuating circumstances to also consider since he had been torn apart his entire life and was tortured when he failed to complete whatever the mission was? Yes, I believed so.It was a clusterfuck. That much was true. However, the fact remained that he hated himself for everything that he had done. Maddox was not beyond the point of redemption and worked towards it each and every day.I took one of the blades from the cart and dug it into his collarbone. He attempted to keep his composure but failed m
MADDOXGoddess, this was a liberating experience. As bad as it might make me sound, I had dreamed of the day that I could torture this fucker just like he enjoyed torturing me and anyone else that he wanted to.You could judge me all that you fucking wanted to, but it would not mean a damn thing. I did not give two shits about what anyone truly thought of me except for Beauty and her family because they had easily become mine too.Having him sitting there, unable to escape his torment, made me remember that he had my mate in a very similar position for two entire weeks. She put herself into that position to save us all. However, that did not excuse his sick and twisted ways.Then I learned that he had bound me like he had and was siphoning from me. I had stopped feeling betrayed by him a long time ago. Nothing surprised me anymore when it came to what he was willing to do to others. However, it did make me wonder how much power I would have had growing up if he had not done that. It wo
KALENMaddox and I worked hard to finalize our memorial project. We had ran it by my parents as representatives of the Supernatural Council to see if it was doable or not. Thankfully, they signed off on it and offered to help however they could.We received the requested information of those who had been lost from the leaders of the various groups that participated in the war. It included their bios. We wanted information on them but also on their families. For example, if they had children or were responsible for anyone. The families would be taken care of in any way that we could help them. It would not return their loved ones, but it would hopefully honor them by doing what we could for their families.A large memorial would also be placed at the Supernatural Council. It would honor those who fought valiantly for us all. Maddox offered to design it as well as a large mural that included each of the two hundred and thirty. Finally, Aunt Ziyah would be in charge of creating an overvie
KALENTypically, females were far more fertile in their heats than at any other time. That mixed with the fact that Maddox was a Demigod, I had decided to get Aunt Ziyah’s input on it because she was the most knowledgeable person that I knew when it came to the supernatural world as a whole.She let me know that IF we wanted to wait to have pups, she could give me an enchantment that would be a hundred percent effective in prevention until we decided to have it removed. She mentioned that no birth control was ever tested to stand up against Demigod sperm. However, the enchantment would hold because of the magic contained within it. So, I was newly enchanted.My mate had the place where we would be staying for the duration of my heat.He had planned on leaving Calvin once he had enough money to survive on. There was a house that had been given to him by someone that had been close to his mother before she supposedly died. So, the house was Maddox’s. It was hidden away in the woods. Ther