Thirteen Years Ago Damian's POV Onyx made me lock Lilith down in those horrid dungeons yet again. This time she had merely looked at Khai a little too closely, but if I'm honest, he read far too deeply into her actions as he usually does. Khai always helps Lilith and many of the other kids after such a long bout of punishment in the dark with no food, water or use of property bathrooms. He washes them, feeds them and nurses them back to full health, only for Onyx to deplete them at some point again. It is a routine I am far from fond of, yet one that is ingrained in my internal schedule. Anyway. We were eating dinner, and as usual, they were sitting next to one another to my right as some of the other kids sat around the table too. I asked Lilith if she was enjoying the food as I had made her her favourite spaghetti dish, a way to say sorry despite not being able to say the words, and unfortunately, she had turned to Khai for reassurance to speak to us. The poor girl never kno
Lilith's POVI'm six years old again, and I'm sitting at the dining room table next to Khai as I eat the first hot meal I've had in weeks. Everything is overwhelming.The smells, sound, light and even the brightly covered walls that threaten to swallow me whole.I hate sitting in this room, around this huge table where I am made to eat food I cannot stomach because my tummy's too hungry to actually eat.On the plate in front of me sits my favourite cheesy spaghetti with the little squares of bacon that make the dish all the better. I'm distractedly swirling the fork in the spaghetti, making the healthiest loaded fork, when Damian asks me if I'm enjoying the food.I don't know what to do if I should answer him, so I do what I always do. I look to Khai for an answer.Damian doesn't know, but I can mind-link Khai.Apparently, I shouldn't be able to because I don't have my Wolf yet, but I randomly started doing it last year, and now I'm not so lonely down in the dungeons because I can s
Theo's POVLilith's bad dream is one of many that I've relieved with her in recent months. They all start out the same. Damian sits across from her, and they are enjoying a meal or watching the tv. Mundane things we do to pass our time here on earth. Then he snaps, seemingly out of nowhere.He becomes crazed and violent before locking her down into the darkness, where she sits alone for however long he deems necessary.To say it is unsettling to watch what she went through would be an understatement.How any man could do those things to a child, or more than one child, infringes on humanity. I'm unable to get back to sleep like the pair of them, so I roll onto my side, staring at Lilith's now serene sleeping form and then at Khai's constantly troubled expression. Even in sleep, he is unable to school his emotions. I suppose one would claim he wears his heart on his sleeve, you know, because his emotion is unmistakable.The night passes by whilst I look to the ceiling for an answer
Lilith's POVI skip breakfast to go for a walk within the protection of the trees.Last night's sleep was for fall and full of bad dreams after bad dreams, but amongst those dreams, I came to a very realisation: I haven't spoken to Abyss in a long time.I need help pinpointing the exact amount of days. Though I can remember she was encouraging me to fight Damian off, but soon after, she disappeared, and I hadn't noticed she had gone.I was too preoccupied, and I feel... empty, lonely, uninhabited even.I hadn't noticed how used to having her around before. It was as if she were my best friend and confidant; now she's just gone. Poof.Will I ever speak to her again?Did she disappear for a reason?Can you lose your wolf??My walk does nothing for my mood; it sours with the thoughts that I'll be alone for eternity without the wolf I was bonded to. As I walk past the western borders, I see the patrol wolves. Their fur sways in the wind, and the vision bring another wave of belonging ri
Celeste's POV"Where is Theseus?" Zeus bellows towards me as I walk the grand hall of his house. He hasn't seen me yet, but he knows Theseus chose to stay. I've put off coming home long enough. I left it to the last minute, which was the worst thing to do, but I had to bide myself some time to think about how I handled this inevitable meeting.I failed his assignment and was unable to bring my wayward husband home, yet in the face of it, Theseus is doing the right thing.Lilith has long since needed one of us to stand up and be the parents we agreed to be the day we laid down in my bed to make her. In life, there are many contracts you'll sign. Physical ones where your name is on the dotted line, and Proverbial ones where you talk about doing something that makes you stick out like a sore thumb. And then there are the genetic ones, the ones that many people do not think about until they have that damn little baby in their hands. They realise they've just signed their life away whils
Theo's POVLilith is mentally fragile at the moment, and that shows because the whole pack has been suffering. Her abilities are multiplying in tenfold, but one specific gift she holds is baneful.Her emotions filter out through the pack bond, making everyone suffer with her flitting feelings. Theseus has stated that he cannot teach her how to control her emotions, but something needs to give; otherwise, the whole pack will suffer whiplash from her feelings.Andy had mind-linked me earlier this afternoon in worry.Lilith had been walking just inside the borders as they were doing their patrol. They all ignored her presence as I had asked them to so she didn’t feel on edge to introduce herself, but he reported she seemed in deep thought, so they had gravitated to protect their Luna, and they found themselves falling down with the emotion at her feet.She hadn’t reacted, staring at them with a vacant look before she had left them there, suffering from her sadness. That’s when she ha
Ten Years AgoDamian's POVLilith loves running through the grass.She holds her hands out beside her as she lets the long tendrils brush her palms. I think she enjoys the sensation of the grass blades, but I cannot be totally sure because she is rather stoic with her emotions.She's nine now, and tonight we will be visiting the witch's hut out in the wooded area on the east-facing borders where I allow the coven to live.Her wolf is waking up, and I need to prevent her from coming forward for a bit longer. Lilith is destined for many things, including living a gifted life, but I need her under my control, under Onyx's control, so that he doesn't kill her during a raging fit when she inevitably finds her mate.I had hoped that it might have been me, that the weird sense of belonging whenever I am around would have been because of a mate bond, but she is not my mate... I killed me, mate.I am hoping her mate doesn't live here in this pack. It would be unlikely, considering she doesn't
*Continued*Damian's POV "No more hiding Lilith. Let's walk out to coven; we will see Gretchen again.""For my medication?" She asks innocently."Yes, that would be correct, Lil. But also because the witches love you.""I like them too, especially Tabitha. She can show me things..." she trips over her words, sucking in a sharp breath as if she realised she had said far too much.I wince for her, knowing if Onyx were awake, he would punish her for keeping secrets from him.I know the witches hold powers of their own. Most of them do, and most living here keep their abilities a secret, so Onyx doesn't get wind.Tabitha is a young witch bred here on my land. She's fourteen and gifted. That much is obvious.She is constantly zoned out, her eyes bleeding from blue to white, and she's unresponsive. The witches keep her in the coven, refusing for her to go to school with the others. Refusing to have her mingle.The poor child's only friend is Lilith, and she rarely sees her.I guess I get
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