Lilith's POVBy seven pm, we are all sitting around the large dining room table with Calley and Arlo, Theo's dad, Angela, and most importantly, Theseus.I haven't said a word to Theseus since he brought me back here, and I feel... upset. After all, he came down here to earth to aid me in my journey through fate. Now I am not sure whether that is a guilty conscious or whether he really does see another way forward, but I guess the day away from him has enabled some dark thoughts to start seeping back in. I thought they had all but gone last gnats, but I thought wrong. They are back... unfortunately.The room is drenched in a happy ambient, and I'm sat between my boys, watching those around us eat the food we had cooked this evening. Everything is eaten without complaints, so I take that as confirmation that Khai and I did an excellent job on the beef stew and dumplings that Calley talked me through cooking. Mind-linking is a random thing but a good one because otherwise, Khai and
Theseus's POV"My darling, how are you today?" I ask Celeste as soon as I lock myself into the tiny room, Theo calls a guest room. The bathroom is tiny, and the shower cubicle barely big enough for my body. The bed, too, is short and not as wide as I am used to and don't even get me started on the mattress. And even with how uncomfortable the living quarters are, the happiness of seeing my child, feeling her and watching her keeps me here."It's lonely here without you, my love. How is Lilith?""Being around her people enables her empath ways to recoup and regenerate. Her eyes are much brighter, shining as they should, and she's caught up with her mates, reaffirming the broken bond...""I'm glad she's home where she belongs, for now.""She doesn't want to take over our roles, Celeste. Her emotions turned dark after I had mentioned something about her ability to lead our people.""She is the only heir for the both of us, one day, we will take our leave and go back into the pool of so
Fifteen years agoDamian's POVLilith's hair burnishes in the sun as she plays out in the yard. She's four now, a cute little kid that barely talks. Her presence is like a calming balm for Onyx; I cannot explain it, but he likes her a lot. I wonder if she will actually be revealed as our mate when she grows. It would make sense; everything would fall into a place of belonging if that were our destiny. The chase he made, the information he had me gather. The forceful way in which he took her to prove a point that he can take whatever and whomever he wants. Lilith was but an innocent when we took her, and now she is tainted. I can feel it. Her soul is sad and blackened by Onyx and his games. Twice, that's how many times he's had me locked her down in the rooms below. Nothing but darkness and her cries to keep her company. I don't get it. I don't understand. He doesn't want her to grow an opinion or mature like any other person, yet he hates that she doesn't talk or eat with cu
Khai's POVKennedy passes onto Theo's land by car, his refusal to use witches to teleport is still sitting at the forefront of our agreement. He is not ashamed to be helping me and would quite happily fight with Damian openly about the situation, but we have an agreement, and he knows to stick to it. These poor children need him. I need him. So yes, he's here, Theo's warned me he will not be that long, so I have relied on myself and the children, ready for him to take. The little boy has caught on that he will be moving again, and I have tried to reassure him it will be fine and that he's heading for a better life, but he's clingy. Adamant that he will not be leaving me, that he's been sent here for me and that I must keep him. I can't, I'm not brave enough to bring up a child, and I am far from know the first thing about hand-rearing an adolescent boy. Theo is antsy, waiting at the front door of his pack house while I stand inside the living room. I can tell from the change of
Lilith's POVTheseus's lightning hits my palm and travels through my skin, empowering me in a significant kind of way that makes me feel invincible. Everyone is staring my way, mouths agape and wide, shocked eyes. They all look just like Theseus and Celeste did, and I wonder how rare it is to be like me.It should come as a surprise; after all, they are all looking at my father. At Theseus, who has held the ability for longer than any of us can remember. "Clementine, Alpha Kennedy. It's so lovely to meet you again," I greet the pair of people that don't belong. I heard they were coming today, though I didn't think we would see one another, but they had other plans. Kennedy smiles warmly towards me whilst Clementine walks towards me as I finally stand between Theo and Khai, her hands coming out to hold onto my shoulders to pull me into a brief and uncomfortable hug that I allow despite not wanting it.We barely know one another, and I didn't expect her to be so hands-on."It's won
Clementine's POVLilith is looking much better.There is colour in her cheeks, and her eyes have changed to the colour I have seen in my visions.She no longer has the devil in her eyes, and that's reassuring, but for how long?Lilith is the future, and her path has been challenging, yet without it, she wouldn't be the woman she is today.I knew Theseus would be here today. I had seen his path change. The decision to help Lilith.At Damian's dinner, he was there using his ability to be invisible, but that didn't work in front of me.I'm not sure why, but other people's powers haven't affected me until Lilith.Her future is limited when I touch her, snippets of different versions of the future flitting like a wild goose chase.Carlise thinks it might be to do with the fact that her future is uncertain, and I cannot deny his opinion may hold some truth, but then again, is her future so insecure?Despite the fact that she had been held hostage for most of her life, she still found her mat
Lilith's POVClementine questions the little boy as if he holds a great deal of information that is key for her transition of taking the children.I suppose he does.His name is Tobias, and apparently, he is able to manipulate the mind.But most importantly, he's claimed Khai is his brother.Khai has always dreamt of a family with a brother, a large house... and a simpler life for as long as I can remember.Theseus had suggested as much that the boy was essential, but he never went so far into detail as she has in the matter of a few minutes.The boy seems on edge, anxious not to leave, affecting me and my emotions. I feel sorry for him, having been taken away from his family to come here where he has no one.He seems to like Khai and has latched onto him more than necessarily acceptable for a small child that knows no one here.Khai's adamant he needs to go, to find new parents and a family to bring him up and get him an education. I'm afraid I have to disagree. Something is tellin
Theo’s POVThe coming days are quiet and filled with contented home life.Lilith trains with Theseus daily, and Khai stays around the pack house instead of sitting in the trees on the no man’s land between Damian’s pack and mine.I tend to do business and then get the best of both worlds, returning to spending time with Lilith and Khai.And then we have Tobias.He’s a sweet little boy.He is helpful and enthusiastic but also so talented that when he decides to play tricks on you, you can’t help but fall for them.Last night, at the dinner table, Arlo dared him to steal my sight and replace it with the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.Now I thought, for a young boy, that would be something to do with his family, but what he bestowed upon me was more magnificent than even his parents.My sight was stolen from the same dinner table in the kitchen to the top of a mountainside.The grass was green, and the wind swept past me.There was a river trickling down between two faces of the
Zeus's POVThey say evil rules the world, and I'd like to agree wholly especially as I watch Hati finally take the child that will soon become the queen of the earth realm.Theseus died some years ago at my hand as we fought for the title of god. I took his wonderful wife in as my prisoner, indebting her to me at the promise I would let her child, and the grandchildren live peacefully.But I did no such thing. Bringing Theo, Khai and Lilith here to the god realm to be my prisoners with their dear children as they also live out their lives locked within the house they cannot leave.Most believed Theseus would win, that he would take over from me, including his family.But love weakens you, and Goddess Adophen aided me in his demise.She has the gift of projection, and she distracted him easily as she projected herself as his wife and then daughter, taking his concentration and that love that is not a man’s best friend.I'm thankful for her, and I promised her that her daughter and son
15 years LaterHati's POVThe time has come, my beautiful Lorrie has come into her wolf, and I can feel the mate bond calling for her.She's been feeling it too, and though I've kept myself away for the last week I cannot stop the inevitable for much longer.Belle has given her blessing, she's taking the other kids, all five of them, out to the other house for the weekend to give me time with Lorrie alone.It's time for me to claim my mate and create the Luna our pack deserves.So I have Calley cook us dinner, stopping her twice to take her in uncompromising positions as she mutters her disapproval very loudly.And then I lock her down in the cells below the house for the remainder of the weekend intent on making sure she knows her place within this pack.Soon she'll have to answer to Lorrie instead of Belle. She'll have to bow down to her luna's disappointment and she's already made a distant enemy of Aspen over the years."Bring me the luna," I demand to Belle as she gathers our chi
Hati's POVTrue to a wolf pregnancy Belle is only pregnant for around nine weeks, her belly swelling fast as she grows my pup within her.And one fateful night as the wind howls and the rain falls she starts her labour as we lay our son to sleep.Lorrie refuses to go down and starts to get in the way as Belle circles on the floor through her pain as Lorrie tries to hold onto her mothers hands."Mama, up," she cries asking for up as she outstretched her arms up to Belle who looks to me for help as she winces once more."Calley," I yell out, intent on having Lorrie away from this ordeal, knowing I have no one else I'd rather trust with the child.Yes she might well have an ulterior motive, but I have no doubt that she would die for this kid. Anyway, I don't want to scar the child, I don't want her to remember her mother in pain when I want her to have only good memories of her.It takes Calley a moment but she comes, knocking on the door in her pj's as she looks at the vision before he
One Year LaterHati's POVLorrie has turned into a funny little thing. She's walking and talking in toddler gibberish and I fall in love with her more everyday as she fills our life with fun and happiness.I can see why Celeste matched her soul to Aspens. She's spunky, confident and happy just like Aspen has always been. We ended up relocating around three to four months ago, coming out of hiding, leaving the continental US.Now we live in the very green Scotland, in the rainy United Kingdom.We've decided to try and blend in, whilst living in the middle of nowhere.It's been an adjustment weather wise, but we really don't come by people often, and the home we brought is surrounded by acres of green forest which is perfect for us to shift.And shift we must, because the lack of shifting causes aging, and that brings problems regarding healing one's self because our bodies resort to being only human.And I have a surprise for you, something I never imagined or cared for but equally was
Khai's POV"Aaah!" She screams as pain radiates through her mid region. I hadn't expected her to wake from her nap in pain, I also hadn't expected her to tell me we won't be finding Lora but she did that to and despite knowing she probably has the gifts to see such things, I deny her allegations and pretend that we will find her. To say she took me off guard would be an understatement but all I could do was call for Theo Lilith has gone into labour a whole week before she's due but I think that's normal for multiple pregnancy but no less scary as she freaks at the pain and wails into my shoulder.She labours in bed, standing up and even in the shower.The whole time crying for Lora, feeling as if she might be replacing her with the children coming out from within her tummy.Sadness fills the room and the three of us did not enjoy the birth process at all.Our sons entered the world screaming loudly, clearing their lungs within minutes of each other and though Theo and I wanted to c
Lilith's POVDane is adamant that Damian isn't dead and equally as adamant that I can use my memory to summon where his whereabouts.Apparently the witch side of me can teleport, and that's a given because I have done before but never have I teleported to a person specifically, only a place.But the more I think about it, the more it makes sense.Of course it does, if I can summon a place, then I can summon a person, right?I just have to practice, apparently. It still astounds me how much he knows about me when most know nothing about me at all.And it just so happens that I feel closest to him out of anyone I've met.I'm having a bad day today, pain is radiating along my back, a sharp stabbing pain accompanying it whenever I stand for to long.I think it's the twins, my boys that are currently safe within me.I miss Lora.I miss Calley.Heck, I even miss Lucas.I can only hope that one of them with with my baby girl, that they are doing everything in their power to protect her from
Hati's POVA further two and a half weeks have passed as we live in this humid and small place in hipster being on top of one another. My men have broken all the agreements I even made with Gretchen, her witches becoming the slaves they are used to which had disfavoured the respect the witch have held for me. But needs must and all that.Even I and finding it hard not to play outside of Belle.Take yesterday for example.Calley had been caring for the child as she has been for over two weeks, ensuring Lorrie remains quiet and happy to limit the time the child spends with Belle.I'm not stupid and I had noticed how she would try to prevent any crying coming from Lorrie.The child has grown far quicker than I thought possible, her growth excelled.She's standing against furniture, giggling and eating some solids, but that's just a trigger for me.I've told Calley she must feed from Belle and she's purposely ignoring my request. Ensuring Lorrie skipped three feeding sessions yesterday.
Theo’s POVThe days have passed in unimaginable pain as I mourn the theft of my child, and I also watch my mates do the same thing.I feel like an utter failure, and as I sit and ponder the reality I then realise I lost my best friend, beta and Calley and Arlo in one foul swoop.How did such a thing happen so easily?Especially when we trained to prevent such a thing.Even Danes members failed miserably and he’s travelling here today, his communication less than moody.I’ve been sitting alone in my office pondering life and the atrocities that have amounted to this very day and I see all of my failures. Can count them precisely.I suppose that’s why I’m avoiding everyone.What type of Alpha fails his people?!My computer pings with an email, giving me a welcome distraction as I jump out of my own mind to concentrate on something other than the trashy surrounding me.It’s Dane, he’s crossing the border. Warning me incase the pack decide to attack.I feel awful, despite being down two t
Three Weeks Later Hati's POVWeeks pass as we adjust to living here below the burned pack-land of Leo.I cannot believe he's still alive, but then again what more can I expect from these peasants and their ability to slip through my fingers?The child, Lora. Or Lorrie as we've been calling her has settle very nicely. She's sitting by herself now, rolling around and has become very content within this smaller pack of mine, and everyone loves her. Worshiping their lunar even in this childish stage of her life.And the girl, Calley, keeps a very close eye on her.That day was quite something when we tied our blood in a bonding agreement."Eko, eko, azarak. Eko, eko, zomelak. Bagabi lacha bachabe, Lamac cahi achababe. Eko, eko, azarak. Eko, eko, zomelak," Gretchen had changed as she created the bond that would be undeniable."Repeat after me, girl. I, fill name, solemnly swear to bind my blood with Hati in agreement for servitude. Bonding our blood forever more as I lay my life down at