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
Celeste's POV "Where is Theseus?" Zeus asks me as I walk to stand before him. He doesn't even begin with the usual niceties that one has become used to during greeting. I can tell he's upset, and I can probably guess as to why but Theseus's movements are not my own, and I hope he remembers that. "Theseus is down on earth..." "Why?" "To help Lilith," I don't lie. Obviously, he already knows where Theseus is, and no doubt he's figured out that it's because Theseus cannot leave fate alone. That his paternal instincts have overtaken his moral ones. "I warned the pair of you about the parental instincts, and you both assured me nothing like this would happen and that I could trust your judgements to let fate take its course. You promised." "And I'm here, keeping to that promise Zeus. I haven't left the god realm; I haven't gone to the child's aide." "You may not have, but he has. He took her from Hati's and brought her up here where the three of you fought like animals, destroy
Lilith's POVKhai has finally warmed to Tobias.They are standing out back playing ball with Theo, and I'm staring through the kitchen window in awe at the tram my boys have become to make Tobias feel at home here within our pack.The boy is... talented but also disturbed.I found him standing in the middle of the stairway, halfway up to our bedroom this morning.He just stood there, staring at our bedroom door with the most awful aura about him.There's something dark living within him, something he manages to hide, I presume, but nevertheless, it's there, and I felt a small slither of it as I stood on top of the stairs staring down at him.Funnily enough, once he blinked back into reality. When his eyes sought mine, and we greeted each other, his innocence came back, and it was as if he had changed before my very eyes.I had invited him down for breakfast, and without a thought, he followed along until we were in the kitchen.He asked what help I wanted, and we made breakfast togeth
Theseus's POVCeleste paid me a visit this morning, forcefully dragging me out of my sleep through mind-scope. It is an ability that she was bestowed with years ago by Apollo, the god of wolves before her. He gave down his ability to use his mind to fool others to her when he stepped away from being the god of wolves. Celeste had taken his place, reigning over wolves and shape-shifters alike. And I say shape-shifters because it isn't only wolves that a human is linked to. There are cats, bears, birds, lizards and many more shape-shifting beings out there that my Celeste guides through life.Basically, it is as if she is there, right before my eyes, when in fact, it is all in my mind. A mental projection of sorts that she projects. She had stopped by to ask me to come home. Told me I needed to, that I needed to prevent the fallout with Zeus, but I could not do as she requested. I'm needed here. Lilith needs me. Even if she's pushing me away more than relying on me. At least she'
Celeste's POVIt has been a long while since I have walked amongst the green grass of American soil.This was where I was born and bred. I lived my young life through to my twenties until I was summoned into the god realm to become the goddess I am today.I forgot how the pine smelled so real or the grass was soft beneath my feet until I found debris such as twigs and stones.The rain has just fallen, leaving the sweetest earthy smell behind, like some sort of mother natures fragrance that I hadn't smelt in so long.This is the real world, the natural world, unlike home.Home is fake, created by us gods and goddesses to have someplace to call home when in fact, we all miss the places we were born from.Mine is here, not far from the very place I am visiting today.Hati's pack still resides on the same land, much small in size but nevertheless ok the same ground.I pass the borders long before my people come to seek out the trespasser.I think, other than Lilith, this is the first human
Celeste’s POVTime stands still around us as we stare at one another in angst.There lies the man I chose for Hati in this lifetime. The son of his last host.He looks well, muscular built, yet his eyes lack something that his other hosts held.He doesn’t look crazed and angry. Instead, he seems sad and anguished.The look does not suit him, yet that is his look, and it somehow sits perfectly on his face.“Celeste…” Hati speaks through his host. His voice is low and menacing, precisely as I remember his voice to be.“Hati, must you keep me standing here in the cold? Aren’t you going to invite me in…”“What do you want?” He asks.“To talk. It’s been an awfully long while, my friend.”“It has; the cycles have passed by in a blur… you best come in then. I’ll have someone make some tea if that is still palatable for you.”“I’m not thirsty,” I announce, walking up the steps into the house. Pushing past Hati’s host, his warm skin snapped the life out of me in the briefest of touches.The th
Lilith's POVI feel the trespassing human cross over from Damian's land to our own the very second it happens. Theo's alpha abilities have slowly been sharing themselves with Khai and me, and they are becoming stronger by the day.It's a weird feeling. A sudden pit in the very bottom of my stomach and the most immense urge to protect those living in the surrounding land almost overwhelming me to the point I want to cry.The three of us mind-link one another, planning on halting the person out by the borders to protect the pack members.Khai agrees to run in Obsidian's form from the east and Theo runs here from the centre, and finally, Lucas comes from his house out on the western borders.Our bond is strengthening by the day, and our ability to run this pack together — the three of us in harmony is something to behold. I never saw myself ruling anyone, but the thought of standing beside Theo, making sure his pack members are well and safe, gives me some type of thrill I never expect
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