Gaia POV.Following Gabe’s scent, I follow it through the forest. My heart beats wildly in my chest. I hope he doesn’t do anything silly. Bursting through the treeline into the clearing next to the dark lake. I see him; he is on his knees by the water’s edge. I breathe in relief.It’s beautiful today. The dark lake looks black under the sun’s rays. Walking closer, I can smell the salt from his tears and hear his whimpers. I approach him cautiously. A wolf in this state can be dangerous. I Know he is hurting because of guilt, but I know it’s not his fault.“Gabe,” I call softly as I place my hand on his shoulder and he jumps with a gasp. He slowly turns to look at me over his shoulder. The tears fall from his eyes as he moves away from me, and I have to admit that hurts.“Gabe, you did nothing wrong. I don’t blame you.” He shakes his head as he turns and looks out over the lake. I move to sit beside him. I watch him, placing my hand on his thigh as I wait patiently for him to calm down
Leo POV.“Do you think Gabe will be ok?” I turn to look at Jake and smile at him. When I feel it, not just the lust that courses through me, but the tingle in my neck that tells me she has marked him. I did notice that the marks on her neck from me and Calista had disappeared, but I suppose they would when she died.“Let’s not think about that, Leo. She is back, and we all have to complete the mating and marking. If she was pissed with us for what happened, do you think we would all still be alive? No, we wouldn’t Gaia is vengeful and you know this. The fact we are all still alive is proof she doesn’t blame any of us,” Aries says to me and I nod at his words.“She has marked him.” I say when Calista and Jake look at me and I know they felt it too. The thing about multiple mates is when one gets marked by their fated we all feel it. That and the overpowering need to mate.“She will go into heat soon. When she does, we will mark her as ours then.” Calista says as he sips on his coffee.
Gaia POV.“What do you mean, she is dying?” I look at my little sister, who has tears running down her cheeks.“Her light and her power have been fading.” I hug her to my chest and kiss the crown of her head.“There has to be a way. You know what she is like. She should have been named Loki.” I say with a chuckle, but I know she is telling the truth. I felt it when I was brought back and long before that. Selene, at full power, wouldn’t have been so easily subdued by me.“Take me to her.” I murmur into her hair, and she nods before wiping her eyes with the heel of her hand. She takes my hand and pulls me into the packhouse. My mates follow behind me as I’m led to the office.Sofia pushes open the door and the mood in the room is depressing. Why can’t my family ever have a moment of joy instead of despair?I look towards Selene and I squint my eyes at her. I see her aura flicker and I sigh as I move towards her. I stand in front of her as I cross my arms over my chest. I look down at h
Gaia POV.I walk through the packhouse. I need to calm down before I blow up. Stepping outside into the warm sunshine, I move towards the training field and see Dahlia, Nicholas, and Sofia talking. I make my way over to them. This shit needs to end now.“Hey,” I say as I get closer. They all turn and see me. They all smile at me. I walk into the open arms of my brother as I embrace him. He kisses my head.“Hey, so how did it go?” I groan and untangle myself as I move to sit on the grass and they do the same thing. We all lay down on the grass, looking up at the clear sky. We used to do this a lot when we were younger.“I told her she needs to fix this shit.” I say as they all sigh. Yeah, this is shit.“What did she say?” Dahlia asks from the side, and I shake my head.“Nothing. She told me everything, and she is lucky I didn’t kill there and then. I’m sick of her interfering with this. Dah she made you Alpha of Alpha’s, she made me the ruler of hell, now she wants to make Sof the next
Gaia POV.Kodiak was always enormous in her wolf form. She is easily nine feet tall. It’s the perk of having God and Goddess blood running through her veins. My father, aunt, siblings, and cousins are the same. The average Alpha wolf stands at seven feet. We are stronger, faster, more dominant and aggressive. This makes us more of a challenge for anyone who is stupid enough to try to take us down.“Hey, it’s just more of us to love. Besides, we are cute and fluffy when we want to be.” I chuckle at Kodiak’s words as she charges through the forest. Our mates gaining on us.“You are cute and fluffy, if that is what you would use to describe a cactus.” I mock back and she growls at me.“Focus, this is a chase. Don’t lose sight of the goal. Let them think they are winning, then push on. You wanted to do this before Kodiak and I’m letting you now.” I say to her when she huffs before she slows slightly.The vibrations of paws on the earth, the sound of their breathing and low growls sound ar
Gaia POV.I untangle myself from them and look up at all four of them. The sound of the waves crashing on the shore and the beautiful colours in the sky make the perfect setting for what we are about to do.I stand and they all look at me, confused, as I start stripping my clothes in front of them. I look at each of them and see desire and fiery lust in their gazes, and I smirk as I bite my bottom lip.Standing in front of them completely bare, I lower myself on to Calista’s lap. Wrapping my arms around his neck, I kiss him. Having his hands on my bare skin sends the sparks everywhere. Tracing the seam of his bottom lip with my tongue, he grants me access.Plunging my tongue into his mouth, our tongues dance together in a sultry tango, each fighting for dominance over the other. My hands tangle in my hair as he deepens the kiss. I moan as my core pulses with a greedy need to be filled.More hands run up my spine and sides. I gasp, breaking the kiss, turning my head as Leo kisses me. M
Gaia POV.Waking surrounded by warmth as the sun beats down on me. I open my eyes and see we are still on the beach. We slept on the sand. The burning embers from a fire are dying. Sitting up, I yawn and stretch.“Fuck, my back.” I mumble as I stand, stretching as my back crunches and I shiver.“Morning.” I turn my head and see my mates all waking up. I look back out over the water and release a slow breath. Waking like this is perfect.“Morning.” I say I am extremely chirpy this morning.“Yeah, that is what happens when you mate and mark. You need to finish the process with Jake and then you need to mark them, too.” Kodiak sounds groggy in my head. She has never been a morning wolf and I don’t think that will ever change.“I know. I plan on doing that.” I tell her and she yawns before going back to sleep. Looks like someone is wiped out. I’m pulled out of my thoughts as I’m pulled back down with a giggle. I land against a warm chest.“Who dressed me?” I ask as Leo rubs his eyes befor
Calista POV.It’s late in the afternoon of the next day and we are still waiting for Gaia and Jake to come back. We know they have completed the mating and marking. We all felt it last night, but there was something else happening. You know that feeling in the pit of your stomach that something big is about to happen? Yeah, we have been feeling that since this morning.“When do you think they will be back? I don’t like this feeling something is about to happen. What could it be?” Gabe says from the island in the kitchen nursing his coffee and I look towards Leo and I know he is just as anxious.“How longs a piece of string? I don’t know as for this feeling we will just have to wait and find out. Have any of you tried to get in touch with them?” I ask as I tighten my grip on the mug. They both nod. It’s like they have gone AWOL and cut all comms with us.“Are they still not back?” I turn to see Sofia enter the kitchen and we all look towards the front door, willing it to open up and re
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