Epilogue 1.Rosa POV.Today I leave for the settlement at Moonlight Cove. I don’t want to go. The reason being that Charlie has been awful to me the last few times I have been there; I don’t understand why he is being a total twat.“Rosa, baby. Come on.” My mom Gaia shouts at me from the living room and I groan as I walk like a lost puppy down the stairs. My parents know I don’t want to go, but this is what I have been trained for since I was five years old. It sucks ass being the next Oracle, especially a wolf one. I haven’t told them why I don’t want to go.“Stop grumbling. It will be fun.” My wolf Cece says in my head and I scoff at her. We shifted a few days ago, and she hasn’t shut up since.The shift was painful and I won’t be doing it again anytime soon, that’s for damn sure. We managed to hold off me going to settlement when I was 16, but now I’m 18 and I have to go. Maybe I can run away and they won’t find me?“Don’t even think about it, young lady.” I turn and see my dad Cal
Gaia POV.Strutting through the halls of the one of my many nightclubs, the nighclubs I named each after one of the seven deadly sins. The music pumping as it vibrates through my being. My black Louboutin heels click on the polished black floors. My stocking clad legs are on display, a tiny black leather wrap-around skirt and jacket showing my cleavage. My long blonde hair hangs in loose curls down my back. My face is done perfectly with a dark smoky eye making my blue eyes pop and a slutty red lip. Walking closer to my office when the moans of sin grow louder the closer I get to my office.With a chuckle, I throw open the door to see my Beta Calista fucking one of my girls over the sofa. I smirk as I walk into the room.“Fuck, Gaia. Could you have warned me before walking in?” Calista growls at me as he goes still. I chuckle as I look at the two of them. I lick my top lip at the sight in front of me.“Don’t stop on my account. Carry on, Britney doesn’t mind an audience, do you, my lo
Calista POV.“This can’t happen. You deserve better than me.” She wiggles out of my hold as she takes a few steps back. I shake my head at her.“No, Gaia. You are everything I want. I don’t care about anyone else or what you have done. I love you.” Her eyes burn red as she blinks rapidly before shaking her head.“I can’t. Do you know why I don’t want a mate?” she asks and I watch her as she puts more distance between us. I sigh before I sit down as she stands in front of me wearing that tight little leather wrap-around skirt. I have always wanted to have those long legs wrapped around me as I pull the sweetest moans from her perfect pouty lips. To see her throw her head back in ecstasy as I make her come.“No, you never told me.” I gulp as I look up at her. Gaia sits on the edge of the desk and I watch her every movement, completely entranced by the woman in front of me.“When Dahlia found her mate, he promised he wouldn’t hurt her and he loved her. This was on her 18thbirthday. The d
Gaia POV.Why do men have to be so fucking pig-headed? What, they can’t handle being told no? I scoff at it. As I walk into my auntie’s realm.Selene the Moon Goddess. The one who is responsible for all mate bonds, regardless of the species. I need answers because I know it’s all her fucking doing and today she will get a piece of my mind, the cheeky interfering bitch.“Selene!” I shout as I walk towards the pool of life and she turns to look at me. I growl at her as I get close to her.“Ah, her she is. The goddess of Hell herself. Or is it the Devil now?” I stalk closer to her, stopping a foot away from her. My fists clenched. How dare she mock me?“What did you do?” I grit out with a growl as I watch her eyes light up. She may not have a wolf, but she is powerful. Well, I’m stronger and she knows it. She will cower before me before I ever bow to her.She scoffs as she steps closer to me. We are now toe to toe and nose to nose.“What I had to do.” I shove her backwards as I raise my
Leo POV.“Tell me why we are here again?” I shout over the loud pumping music as I try to get my mate’s to tell me again why we are here in a strip club stroke nightclub called Lust.“Because it is recommended and besides, there is no harm is looking. You seem to be enjoying the sight.” My mate, Jake says as he squeezes my hard cock through my jeans. I groan out when the most beautiful scent wafts towards us. Myself, Jake and our other mate Gabriel all sniff the air.“How is it possible?” Gabriel asks, and I gulp as my eyes land on a man. He is definitely an Alpha, tall and all muscle. His steel-grey eyes locked on mine as Jake and Gabriel follow my line of sight and they both whisper the word I know would solidify the bond. Mate!He walks towards us and I see he is unmarked and I smirk, knowing this will be fun. I will mark him and so will my mate’s. We are all Alpha blood and to conquer is in our DNA. It makes no difference that I am what the other’s call the Rogue King. He will ser
Gaia POV.“Fuck!” I scream as I throw an ornament against the door of the living room in the palace. Why did she not give me time to get used to the idea of being fated to Calista before she threw the other three at me the next bastard day?“Selene. Why?” I scream out as my chest heaves just as shift into my wolf. Kodiak trashes the room as the door bursts open and my dad stands there.“Kodiak, STOP!”Lifting my head, I whimper as he stalks closer to me. This isn’t fair. I shift back as I run into my dad’s arms. Tears streaming down my face.“Why is this happening, dad? She didn’t give me time to get used to Calista, and now she throws three more at me. This isn’t fucking fair. I don’t want any of them. I would rather lose the throne and…”“No, I won’t allow that to happen to you. You are my daughter and the rightful heir. What you did, Gaia was reckless. You should have known that Selene would have known what you did and how she is. You are paying for that now. You and your stubborn
Calista POV.“Tell me what you meant about your situation being complicated?” Leo asks as I look at each of my new mates. I must say they are all drop dead gorgeous. How the fuck Gaia doesn’t want anything to do with any of us is beyond me. Yes, granted her insecurity stems from her cousin’s mate. But she can’t tar us all with the same bloody brush, can she?“Well, I have been at Gaia’s side since she was six years old. She made me the ruler of Hell until she became of age to take over at 18. When she was 11, she witnessed her cousin Alpha of Alpha’s Dahlia Blackwood deal with the betrayal of her mate. Bearing in mind her mate was older than her and would have known when he was 18 that Dahlia was his mate. However, he continued his relationship with his girlfriend and got her pregnant. When Dahlia turned 18, not only did she find her mate, it came to light that her mate had a pup on the way with another. This caused Dahlia to reject him. But he wasn’t going to accept the rejection unt
Jake POV.This is some fucked up shit. I stood frozen as I watch Leo and Gaia fight it out, then he tried to forcibly mark her. I mean, I know he is the more dominant one, but fuck, what was he thinking? The situation was already volatile without him doing that shit.“Leo, you are bang out of order. What the fuck, man?” I snarl at him. Usually I’m the one who is the peace keeper but seeing that I’m seriously angry and so is my wolf Gunner.“I don’t know, it just happened. She is a handful. I won’t be attacked by anyone Jake. What was I supposed to do let her fucking kill me? I did what I thought would subdue her. I won’t apologise for it.” He growls at me when Calista walks out with an unconscious Gaia in his arms. She has been dressed in a white shirt as I move towards her bed and pull the quilt back as he places her gently on the pillow.“All of you. Listen to me. I have removed her memories. You all need to agree on a story for when she wakes up. Under no circumstances are any of y
Epilogue 1.Rosa POV.Today I leave for the settlement at Moonlight Cove. I don’t want to go. The reason being that Charlie has been awful to me the last few times I have been there; I don’t understand why he is being a total twat.“Rosa, baby. Come on.” My mom Gaia shouts at me from the living room and I groan as I walk like a lost puppy down the stairs. My parents know I don’t want to go, but this is what I have been trained for since I was five years old. It sucks ass being the next Oracle, especially a wolf one. I haven’t told them why I don’t want to go.“Stop grumbling. It will be fun.” My wolf Cece says in my head and I scoff at her. We shifted a few days ago, and she hasn’t shut up since.The shift was painful and I won’t be doing it again anytime soon, that’s for damn sure. We managed to hold off me going to settlement when I was 16, but now I’m 18 and I have to go. Maybe I can run away and they won’t find me?“Don’t even think about it, young lady.” I turn and see my dad Cal
Gaia POV.It has been a few weeks since the not funeral. Everything has settled down and there has been nothing bad happening so far. For that, I can only hold my breath because there will always be trouble waiting around the corner to cause damage and chaos.Rosa has been doing her lesson every Saturday and has been spending time with Charlie. They are so funny together, her with her mischievous ways and him with his nonchalance. He isn’t easily riled, which is a good thing, because we all know how Rosa can get under your skin and it takes a lot of patience with her.The first time she came back from her training. Dragus scooped her up and sniffed her and was asking who had been around her and I told him it was the people from the settlement it is safe to say the following week he tagged along and yes you guessed it, he found his second chance mate. it was no other than Odessa.He is happy and so is she, but at first she ran away because she was worried that he would reject her, espe
Gaia POV.The day has come that we lay Britany to rest. It has been a few days and things are calm for a change. But I know it’s because the pack is mourning the loss of their Luna and after today they will lose their Alpha.I am walking through the packhouse in a black dress and my hair is down, minimal makeup is on my face and I have my black sunglasses. I haven’t been sleeping much as I know things are going to change rapidly when Nic leaves us to go in search of himself. It’s the same thing dad done, but he was searching for his mates.I hope Nic returns to us better than before. All we can do is keep a close eye on him. He had locked himself away from everyone and refused to eat or see anyone, so all we can do is watch from afar.The pack is sombre and some look at Nic with disdain as we walk towards the family crypt. I hold his hand and give it a squeeze. But he keeps his head down and I want to take his pain away, but I can’t. He needs to do this.We stop in front of Selene, wh
Gaia POV.Walking on pack grounds. The place is in turmoil as the warriors are in battle formation and I sigh, rubbing my forehead.“What is going on?” I say to my dad and he shrugs his shoulders as we walk closer to them.“Ok, can someone explain what the fuck is going on?” I shout and they all turn to look at me as my mates and family come running towards us.“Oh, thank the Gods you are safe, what happened?” My mom throws her arms around me and I explain everything and she looks at me in shock before she looks at my dad and he has a pout on his lips. Yeah, I get that from him.“Please tell me you didn’t do that?” she asks him and he just shrugs his shoulders when mom groans and rubs her temples.“God dammit, Fen, you can tell where she gets it from.” I move away slowly, not wanting to be scolded by her. If you didn’t know this, but my mom is fucking scary when she is mad. So yeah, dad is on his own.“Traitor.” I hear him mumble through the link. My eyes widen. Wait, I can link.“Kod
Gaia POV.“No, that’s not possible. No power can unlock that gate without the Guardian.” I say to him when he shakes his head with a chuckle.“That’s where you are wrong. You are or sorry, were the Goddess of Hell your authority overrules that of the Guardian. You willingly gave your power to the monsters. They are growing stronger and it will only be a matter of time before they break the Gate of Purgatory. Releasing the damned back into the world. Do you see what you have done? Gaia, you have caused destruction. All because you couldn’t contain your power.” I look at him in shock. I shake my head. Gods, he is stupid.“No, it was Xena’s power and the damn curse she put on me that has caused this. I tried to fight it and I failed. I wanted to get rid of it. Xena’s soul is feeding the Gate, so is her power, it also feeds it. My darkness, as you know, had been taken over by her power. If I didn’t do what I did, I would have destroyed everything. You know this, with my power, Zeus, I am
Gaia POV.The feeling of something silky against my back and the sun beaming on my face wakes me from a dreamless sleep. Squinting as I open my eyes. I cover my eyes with my forearm as everything is bright. Too damn bright.The sound of birds, running water and soft music fills me. I remove my forearm and see I am laying on a shimmering silk cushion. I look down and see I’m wearing a long, flowing white gown. My wrists, ankles, and neck have gold cuffs and I take in the room.The room is spotless, all white with gold touches to it. The floor is marble white tiles with the same gold swirling through it. I look towards the window and it’s not a window. It’s completely open, with long sheer white voile curtains blowing delicately in the breeze.I pull myself up and walk towards them, and I gasp in surprise.I’m in a paradise. The grass is green and lush, palm trees, animals big and small roam around living peacefully. Predator and prey living side by side. The sky is a mix of blues and l
Jake POV.We all watch on in horror as these shadows fed on Gaia. The room is icy cold and we can see our breaths. With each bite or suck from these shadows, you can see the power being pulled from her. It’s dark misty stuff, then it starts changing colour and becomes red.No-one moves or speaks as we all stand there watching as she opens her mouth, her back arches up and a silent scream tears out of her, tears stream down her face.When her back hits the ground and the shadows slither away with a purr like hiss. Fen runs to her and we follow behind.Nothing is making sense with what has just happened. Then she revokes her power and title. That is when it hits us. It was her power, her darkness, that those things were feeding on. They were taking it away from her.“Will she be ok?” I whisper as I touch her cold, clammy skin with a shaking hand.“I don’t know. You saw what she did. She is no longer the Goddess and her power is gone.” Fen slumps on the floor, cradling Gaia to his chest.
Gaia POV.I watch on in horror as I try to fight back. This isn’t my magic, this is … the curse. Fuck!I try to fight back as I advance forward and grab my father and fling him away as I move to Nic.“STOP, STOP, STOP!” I scream, but I keep moving forward as I try to pull myself back.My hand moves and grabs Nic by his throat, and his eyes fly open as my claws extend. No, no, no, no!“You’re … not … my sister! Are … you?” I try to pull my claws back, but I can’t.“No. I’m not.” As I fight the power, my hand tightens when I’m knocked away from Nic, and I keep fighting. When I turn and see my dad in his beast form as he growls at me.Oh fuck! This is going to hurt. I try again to open the mind link, but I can’t. I can’t stop myself. All I can do is watch on in absolute horror.“Whatever you are, stop!” I scream again when a cold laugh sounds in my head.“No, you know you want this, Gaia. Give in, all your life you have been shunned by them when you should have been loved. They hate you,
TRIGGER WARNING, PLEASE READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION!Leo POV.We all watch in horror at what Gaia has just said. What the fuck is going on?“The first time she felt your betrayal, she caught you in your bed with three whores, yes?” I watch as she balls her fists to her sides and I can feel the anger, sadness, and need for revenge build in her.“ANSWER ME!” she screams and I see a few jump at her tone. She is filled with hate and will hurt him.“Yes,” she growls at him, and so does Sofia. I look between them both and move closer to her when Calista stops me and shakes his head and I can’t read his expression. He is cold.“Do you remember when she collapsed? When she fucking passed out clutching her belly.” I take a breath at her words when the temperature in the room plummets and I know she is pissed.“She was pregnant with your pup. Your pain of betrayal caused her to miscarry in the fucking shower of your room. Then because of that, when you continued and then started beating her, th