Present DayDamian's POVSomething deep pulls within Hati.His soul calling to move, to search and find.It's causing him to go haywire, his anxiety through the roof and his anger matching that.Everyone's suffering because of him and my chest hurts.My heart beating erratically for him yet even he doesn't understand this weird pull that's controlling him.I think that's precisely why he's so agitated. How can one feel so emotional when nothing untoward has happened. He hasn't lost a love one and he doesn't give a damn about the children or the pack.So he's using his anger in the only way he knows how.The oldest child he has here at the moment. A young boy call Coop. He's fifteen and he's irresponsibly stupid. He purposely pushes button, stretching his boundary way past that of what's acceptable.He's the one who pushed Hati past the point of no return and now... Well let just say it isn't nice ti watch Hati use my belt to teach the child a lesson I'm not sure is for him.Two hou
Khai's POV"We are going home tonight, once Lilith's up and ready," I tell Theseus and Celeste.They are standing shoulder to shoulder in the kitchen preparing food as we speak.They’ve migrated to become a unit once more, the distance that was flavourful now dispersed into unity.Celeste regards me with wide eyes, eyes that transpire fear and discomfort. She doesn’t want us to leave, she doesn’t think it wise and something inside me asks to listen to that. To stay here on the god realm but the rational part of myself knows it isn’t safe here either.Somethings amiss up here, something I have no clue of yet it’s there, lingering and threatening to take shape in the form of danger. Theseus continues his task, grating whatever it is he’s grating. But his eyebrows do shoot up and that is his only reaction that I have to react to.I open my mouth, about to argue with both of their distastes but he beats me to it, saying three words I hadn’t thought he would grace me with.I stand stupef
Theseus’s POVI wish they didn’t want to go. I wish I could keep them where in this guilted cage of a house where I can protect them but I cannot.I move through the house and I decide to visit Lilith.I find her staring down at her young, love and awe in her eyes at how miraculously beautiful the small child is.I agreed her child is beautiful. Much as she was.But they don’t stay babies and the world tars them.Look at Lilith.My more child has been through more than her fair share of sadness.And I’m to blame.I didn’t stick up for her, I didn’t try to make Celeste see the wrongs we were choosing.I have realised that I can do that now, that I have grown and educated myself on the sadness of the world and our choices as beings within it.But Lilith is an adult now.I want to demand she stay. That they all do.I’ll be able to protect them, give them a place of solace.A home they can be happy in.But I can feel it from the three of them that they want to leave.They want to go home
Damian's POVHati resolves to search every pack of newborn pups. Convinced that he might find his mate Aspen living within one of them.She hadn't lived a life cycle in more cycles than he can count.I would never have guessed he harboured such feelings for any being, not considering his stoic heart and unacceptable behaviour.So he has the warriors lined before him and he's exposing their new task."My mate has been born," he starts, "we must find her, brings here here. She will be your future luna," he explains.My stomach twists, the thought that another child, his own mate will live much the same as the other children here panics me.What will he do to her?How will she live, grow up... how will he treat her as she finds out that she's promised to him for eternity.And after that?Will he treat her with respect or... "First we start with our own pack. Gather all of the newborns, I want to see each and every one of them. Do not miss any, do not hide any. My mate belongs with me!"
Celeste’s POVThey don’t hang around after Lilith wakes, the pair of them rip her and Lora de underneath my feet. Vying to leave as soon as possible.Theseus has agreed to help them leave, and though I thought he might go with them, he doesn’t.Why you ask?Because he revealed something so potently important that I realise why he’s been so distant and touchy.He is to be the next god, he will be taking over from Zeus. Which only means one thing.Zeus must die during battle, his life ended to pass along the title of god.Zeus had been god for more millennia than I can fathom. He has always been the one I knelt down for, followed and fought alongside.It is he who I answered to, he who I begged for mercy.He who took advantage of me in my moment of inferiority.He used me as he has all the other goddesses. Women only being a tool for him to scratch and itch.He doesn’t keep women, he uses them and it has always been that way.But things will be different now, the god I have to do all
Lilith’s POVThat’s it, we are off through the teleportation that Theseus has enabled.His lightening consumes us, forcing us all within a bubble of sparkling light as he takes us home, to Earth.My stomach rolls and I feel guilty for putting Lora through that.Knowing that she must be feeling anything we are in tenfold.She has no clue of what we’re doing and she had given no consent to take part.But we need to go home, our pack needs us and we need them.I trust them.For their loyalty lies with Theo meaning Lora will have their loyalty to.I have no doubts in my mind that any of the warriors would lay their life down for her and that’s what I need right now.I need the reassurance that no matter what, Lora is protected from the dangers of the world around her.The teleportation is gruesome, my mind warping as the g force on my body takes its toll and then the lightening is replaced by grass.Our feet touching the floor, my breath easier.Lora crying as against my chest and Theo’s
My child was promised to a bad man, the man that hurt me for many years. Who stole me and made me endure the worst that our mind can suffer.But I won’t stand by allow them to meet, something has to give.Lora needs protecting and I’ll be damned if I stand by waiting for the day they meet and he mates her. I must kill my daughters mate, but first I must prevent myself from being enslaved.My secret is out, my abilities known.I’m not just any she-wolf.I’m the peoples hybrid goddess. Meant to lead them through greatness but despite my title they want my gifts.I must earn their loyalty, have them follow me to succeed.Heres my story.
Theseus's POV Things become chaotic within a nanosecond. Lilith angers, her anger flavoursome as she full out runs towards Zeus with the intent to harm. Something Zeus has done, has triggered her and I'm sure her hormones are the root cause of her inability to hold herself together. Unfortunately Zeus stands still, welcoming her threat. Happy in the knowledge that he's untouchable and with her, that may be the case. But as soon as I see his guard moving into place to harm my daughter, I have to act. I cannot merely stand by when her very safety is being threatened by a guard that's more than five millennia's old. With a burst of adrenaline I, too, move towards Zeus in a threatening manner. My intent, protecting my daughter. Theo growls behind us as the four of us collide. His need to ensure Lilith is okay, protected and not in danger filtering through the air. His and Khai's emotions embodied in Lilith as well as myself as my hand brushes her. I can feel her anger, resentme
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