Lilith's POVImages morph of that last time I was locked in the dark.The horrid truth of my life coming down to flitting images of darkness surrounded by uncertainty in my thoughts.Those days were much the same as them in my childhood.Each passing in a slowed time that didn’t allow for time keeping.Again things morph, and I go back to one day in particular, images morphing to and throw as Abyss shows me something she deems necessary. My thoughts travel to those of that day, moving in the direction of what once went through me mind… I don't know much about mate bonds, but I do know we mark one another to solidify the bond and introduce each other's DNA to forge a new DNA. Damian never really taught us much about mate bonds. He never really mentioned it at all. But I do know that when Khai and Theo marked me, I felt nothing but happiness and a deep sense of belonging to them.Damian's mark is nothing like that, though. His mark brings me sadness and anger, and my blood is chilli
Khai's POVThe medication has dropped her fever, the infection shifting and her lungs sounding clearer.Yet she hasn't woken and still remains stoic still in bed as if she were merely sleeping.Theo and I are worried, and Samantha, the doctor has highlighted the fact that perhaps Lilith needed the rest.But who needs to sleep so much when they aren't ill?Theo has a theory, he reckons somethings happening to Lilith, something shifting but even he cannot access her memory's even through touch.It's as if her sleep has locked us out.The mate bond dormant, the connection there but severed.I feel sick, not because I am sick but because I want so desperately to talk to Lilith but I cannot.We were given the go ahead to help Lora breastfeed though, and even though Lilith does not interact with Lora, it has settled her some.Apparently her milk supply may have dropped but Lora's constantly begging to be attached to Lilith and has been spending most of the day sleeping at one of the other b
Lilith's POVDo you remember that night Theseus saved us, the day he took us to the god realm, to Celeste? Abyss asks me distantly, her voice sounds as if she’s far away and it makes me wonder if she’s slipping away from me. I think back of the last, on that fateful day after Damian had marked my neck where he shouldn’t have. And as before everything morphs and I’m back there.Back in that bedroom but only momentarily as the vision takes on a world of its own.I'm snapped right of the bedroom we were just in and into a garden as green as the eye can see.My feet hit the ground, and I fall off balance to the side as I try to catch my balance before I faceplate the floor. The man stands before me, his purple eyes glistening like the night sea as he watches me make a fool of myself."You're Theseus, aren't you?" I ask because he's strikingly similar to the man standing away from us when I met with Celeste, who didn't greet me even though he sought to look at me.My... father."Yes. I
Lilith's POVThe reel continues as the events of that day run through my mind. Things had become stagnant out there in their garden leading to the pair of them to sigh between each other before turning to me. Celeste and Theseus showed me upstairs to a grand bedroom that is dressed down in pink and gold. It looked as if once, it may have been a nursery.There were safety catches on everything, and there are stoppers in all of the plugs, but where there should be a crib, there's a large double bed. I walk around the room, looking at the handmade bedding—the printed photos on the wall and the baby pink draping curtains. Outside two doors that I had previously presumed were windows is a balcony that is lined with black iron fences to prevent anyone from falling off to their death.It's pretty out here with the wildlife and the trees swaying not far away. It's serene.Just standing here looking out over a more beautiful land than anything I have ever seen makes me sad.This could ha
Lilith's POVYou have to choose the life fate has projected for you, Abyss mutters quietly as I surface outside of the darkness once more.Everything is quiet, and has been for a long time. I think I might have fallen asleep but her voice wakes me.What do you mean? I ask her back sleepily.Do you remember those words you screamed at Celeste? Do you remember telling her you wouldn’t take your rightful place? She asks me.No, no I do not remember, I answer exasperated.Things morph before me, as if a switch has been flipped.Images fill my mind again, images from months ago.I’m sapped from earth and up to the god realm with Khai.We’re walking through Celeste’s door…I hate to be up to here on the pretence of needing to be away from my place.I hate to be here in Celeste's home when I know she's condemned my child, her grandchild, to the same fate she doomed me to.She's supposed to love her own.Isn't that what they say about a mother?That they should love their child unconditional
Lilith’s POVThe images morph and I’m confused at first as I watch memories that aren’t my own.But as the images continue to play I realise that this is a memory of Celeste’s and not my own.She seems to be moping around the house, ignoring her housework and duties with the souls residing in her home.And she finds herself thinking of Zeus repeatedly. Neither he nor Theseus visits her and she’s starting to wonder whether it was her overactive mind making things up to punish herself in some way.It’s when she looks into the mirror, assessing the marks on her neck that I realise it was actually her memory I was reliving.There are bright purple and green blotches that are evidence to the fact Zeus had forced her to sleep with him.She wonders if he was punishing her or Theseus in extension of her.And she feels crushed because she had trusted him.She believed they had a good relationship, and thought he was abiding by the agreement he had made many, many moons ago, but he broke it an
Lilith's POVI summon my own memories of finding out about Lora's wolf.That day expressing itself like the worlds worst memory."Where are you going?" Khai asks me in a hushed tone."To pry that wolf from my child," I tell him.He followed along behind me, stepping as silently as he could as I stormed up the stairs in a loud fashion.I crashed through the door and headed for the pool furthest from the entryway, and I searched the floating balls of fuzziness for the purple ball we had looked at before.My daughter's soul is sitting at the bottom of the pool, unmoving.Dipping my hand into the water, I scooped her up.Instantly I feel a connection, a sense of home. Of belongingness, and I knew I had the right soul.My girl started to move inside of me, her movements hard enough to be seen on the outside."You need a new Wolf, sweetheart. This one will bring sadness to your life," I told her as I poked one finger inside her soul.The soul moved to form around my finger, refusing me entr
Lilith's POVMore memories surface isn’t he fav of unhappiness back then when I hadn’t cared to learn the truth about Lora’s soul bonding. I had stormed from the house in a fit of pure rage as I thought about the disappointment of not being able to pry my daughter's very soul from that of the wolf that I deemed would ruin her life.And I’m leaving the house and entering the yard I had found a hanging swing bolted to a tree not far into the tree cover, so I sat on it.And as soon as I did, a vision came unbidden to my eyes.Theseus had been working in a small workshop, sawing down a tree to make the very seat I was sitting on. His craftsmanship was fine to the detail as he cut and sanded the seat to perfection.It must have taken him days to make the seat and only seconds to hang it out here, and Celeste was watching along with a small child in her arms.I realise now that was me before they decided to rid me down to Earth to live the life they had bargained for me.I had shook the vis
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