Khai's POVCeleste and Dr Knight leave not long after I arrive and I’m glad. I kind of want it to be just the three of us again. Or four, including our little girl. Lilith has been laying with the baby for a while, struggling to eat one handed before I decide it’s time for me to step in. I briefly held Lora earlier on but I feel the need to take her, to cuddle her so that precisely what I do as I sit beside her on the bed.I watch Lilith pick at the food Theseus made her, licking between the different fruits. The sandwich and the glass of juice as if she has never eaten before.That’s when Theo comes over, demanding Lora.“My turn,” he says, holding his hand out for me to pass her.I feel like our cuddle was brief, very short and I’m not ready to give her up but I do.He picks her up with one hand under her head and another under her bum taking her from me."Make sure you hold her head," the Lilith says, with a mouth full of food.I watch with jealous eyes as Theo settles the other s
Theseus's POVIt's not been but a few hours since the child was born and I can already feel the shift in the air.I suppose it's this child's birth that is the deciding factor of whether and when I take over Zeus's roll as God.I don't want it, the responsibility of controlling the world as we all see it but after his little stunt of letting free the bear hounds I see no choice but to oppose him.I was never there to protect Lilith, by way of my own choice, admittedly but even that was forced by Celeste.I know I went along and I had hoped that Lilith might have been the key to transforming Hati. That Celeste wouldn't have to come to the conclusion that Zeus was right and that she would have to make this Hati's last life cycle.I'm not sure what has her so hung up. Obviously there's a lace of love in the mix, whether romantic or otherwise is undetermined and I don’t think she will ever admit to having feelings for Hati or her friend Bart. Both of which I know she holds dear to hersel
Lilith's POVOur night is full of disturbed sleep, Lora waking every few hours with a soft cry to let us, mainly me, know she's ready for more food.I hadn't thought much outside of the pregnancy but now I'm faced with a sleepless first night and breastfeeding my child.She's beautiful, breathtakingly gorgeous and she's mine.When I was a child, or even up until recently I never fathomed that I might become a mum.It wasn't in my mindset. Finding Theo wasn't either.I was sure that I would live a long and painful life alongside the mate, Khai, that was to scared to claim me.Yet here I am with two mates and a baby and... my parents.Celeste has shown a keen interest in Lora and inadvertently me because of that.And when I look down at my baby I realise that Celeste has known her a lot longer than I have.How many times has she reached into that pool to cradling her combined souls?Did she speak to her? Bond with her int he time since she arrived up here until yesterday when her souls
Zeus's POVLife often passes by with the same old routine.I am God, and in turn for being that I get what I want when I want, and I'm not ashamed of that.There's something about being the person everyone worships. The one they turn to when things are going haywire.The surge of happiness I experience when it's me who has the referendum choice of what happens in their small and insignificant life is abominable.Yet it's been this way for millennia, and I do not wish for that to change.But I cannot deny the change that I feel is coming.I've felt weak, my abilities shorting out whenever they feel like it, and I have that dreaded human gut feeling sitting deep within my stomach.Theseus is vying for my title, he wants what I have, and I'm sure he won't stop until he gets it.A god that is reaching far above his pay grade, so to speak. Theseus used to be one of my favourite underlings that I owned.He was efficient, loyal and to the book, but since he and Celeste decided to sire a chi
Theo’s POVI note the warriors outside as I stare out of the bedroom window. After getting dressed for the day. Six men that put any of mine to shame, put any of our kinds to shame. They must all stand above seven foot. They’ve hardly anything on and their bodies are pack with muscle showing their strength and ability. They’ve not moved an inch, standing with weird spears that look as if they could cut someone within an instant for the last twenty minutes.They were not here last night, nor any other night we’ve stayed here.This is new and there must be a reason behind their appearance.Sending men to guard a place or people is not a strategy someone would come up with if they didn't feel threatened.So taking from that it that leads me to the thoughts that Zeus feels threatened and his retaliation was to put something in place to take that unwanted threat away, but I cannot decide what he particularly feels insecure about.Is it Lora?Does her appearance here in this realm perplex
Celeste's POVI excuse myself from the kitchen and my guest to go upstairs to the very top floor where Theseus's pool sits waiting for me.Swirling my hand in the liquid I summon my husbands. Watching his movements as he stands before Theseus's looming mansion.Lilith is inside, that much is clear between the conversation Theseus and Khai are having.Well, actually, they are more like arguing because Khai wants in and Theseus has taken them as far as he possibly can.You see the thing is Zeus has a spell binding his land to himself and without his explicit permission no one is able to pass the boundary.He must have wanted Lilith to visit, hence she's inside. But why?What does Zeus want with Lilith?I stand at the pool watching for an age, noting how anxious Theseus is.His behaviour of late had been strange, and at first I thought perhaps the little mishap with Zeus had caused him to become distant. But that isn't it.There's something more going on, his mind overwhelmed, I think.
Lilith's POVIt seems Zeus was waiting for me to drop by, a platter of lunch is served and he's sitting in a grand throne in nothing but a pair of white trousers.His chest is bronzed and bare and as are his feet.“Dear, Lilith. I hadn’t expected to see you so soon after the miracle birth of your young pup. Where is she?” He asks, looking around me and the warrior that accompanied me inside.“With her fathers,” I spit his way angrily.“Why do we need these men guarding Celeste’s home?” I get straight to the point.“They aren’t guarding Celeste’s home. They are guarding your daughter… I thought you might want some protection after those horrid bears escaped and attacked the three of you.”His words sound sincere and the simple smile he has plastered on his faces begs to fool me but I know better.Of course he isn’t protecting my child.He has another motive in putting his men around us but he isn’t willing to share and I mustn’t conclude when I have next to no evidence as to what his m
Zeus’s POVLilith disappears immediately, her need to tend to her young heightened because she’s been away.Her guilt smells flavoursome and her mates jealously is laughable.Theo follows along behind her like a lost puppy dog whilst Celeste tries her best to distract me.“Zeus, please… come in,” she states walking for me.I appraise her with my eyes, remember just what’s below those clothes she uses to cover her body.That night still plays out in my mind. The way I made her worship me at the table. How well my elixir worked to help me bed her.The feel of her soft skin below my hands.The sweet taste of her lips on mine.Victory… the victory of finally taking the one goddess I had never had because of that stupid promise I made to her mortal father.“Celeste,” I grin, “where Theseus?” I ask despite the fact I know he’s outside my home waiting for the opportunity to enter with Lilith’s other mate.“You should know better than I, after all, he went to your home to find our daughter,” s
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