Gaia POV.The pain rips my stomach apart at his words as I pant my fangs elongated as he called Rosa a mongrel. I stand up as I crack my neck as I look at him. Blood trickles down my leg and my nose.“As you wish. You have just sentenced the pack to death. When the war happens, you are on your own. As for always bailing me out. Don’t forget it was me who saved your fucking life when we were pups. I should have let you die.” I spit on the ground as I lick my lip.“Come on. We are leaving.” I stagger, holding my belly when I fall. Just before I hit the ground, I’m hauled up in Leo’s arms and we turn and leave.“Gaia, wait, please. Don’t do this. Let us make sure you are ok.” My mom runs towards me as Calista takes Rosa from her and we open a portal. Fuck this.“I’m sorry, mom. I love you. Take care of Sofia.” I say as I nod as Leo walks with me in his arms into Hell.“Gaia, stop. You are breaking the laws. If you do this, then I can’t help you.” My dad screams as my other dad holds him
Gaia POV.“Ok, that’s the last of it.” Gabe says from the hallway in our new home. Selene and Xena went to Dark Moon to collect are things. Mainly clothes and our ID. The mansion is beautiful.The mansion is a blank canvas. The walls are white, sleek, and modern. The flooring is white marble with swirls of black on each slab.The living room is fully furnished with comfy, soft chenille sofas in a pale grey. A large 75 inch TV is hung above the fireplace. Area rugs in grey on the floor.There is another living room across the hallway with the same furniture but without the TV. The kitchen is my favourite place so far. It has all the modern gadgets and gizmos. A large full range cooker and oven. The counter tops and island are all white quartz with flecks of glitter in them. The fridge freezer is huge. Then again, I suppose, being a dragon’s mansion, everything is massive.There are seven bedrooms and two bathrooms, all the bedrooms have en suites. Xena said we can do what we want with
Leo POV.We have been in the new house a few days now and I will say this; it is beautiful and peaceful. The neighbours don’t seem too bad and we are going to a BBQ that the neighbour called Nancy invited us all to today.It will be nice to meet other people and to get to know the dragons. It’s strange, as we are the only wolves that we know of here. But then again, shifter species aren’t just paired to their own, so we never know there could be other wolves here and if there are, then we will need to inform them that they are not to let any others know where we are.Gaia needs to rest and the drama with Nicholas has really upset her, not that she will admit it, but we all feel it through the bond. She told us what went down and why, and I wanted to go to him and tear him a new asshole for what he did. I agree with Gaia, though he is a hypocrite and not because she is my mate, but because it’s the pot calling the kettle.Total asshole.At first we could understand why he lost his cool
Gaia POV.“I have known Jonah since I was a pup. Your king, Dragus, is my uncle. The battle we just fought against Morgana, Jonah was there with other dragons.” I say to her as I look at my mates from the corner of my eye and they breathe a breath of relief. Well, Calista doesn’t, because he knows Jonah too.Oh, sweet mother of mercy. They thought I was going to say I’ve slept with him! So much for trust.“Ohhhh, wait. King Dragus is your uncle? You’re not a dragon.” I smile at Nancy as I nod my head. I go to speak when Calista does it for me.“Dragus is mated to Xena who is family to us through Gaia’s father. That is how Gaia knows your king and queen.” I wink at him with a small smile as I look at the other three and they look ashamed. So they should.“Oh, who is your father?” she asks curiously as she looks at me closely.“Fenrir is my father.” I tell her and the noise stops and I feel like I’ve said something wrong.“As in the God Fenrir? The twin of the Moon Goddess?” she asks in
Gaia POV.“Look Gaia, I didn’t mean it. I’m sorry.” Leo says so a sorry is going to make this better, ha he is delusional if he thinks that will work.“Sorry doesn’t cut it. If you didn’t mean it, you wouldn’t have said it. So it seems that you can’t handle my past? That’s fine. You all knew what I was when you all accepted the mate bond. So what changed? Could it be that what Nick said is true and you agree with him? Or is it the fact that maybe you where expecting your fated to be pure and a virgin? Well, newsflash, I was neither and I wouldn’t change it if I could.” I say to them and Leo looks pissed off but screw him. He wasn’t pure either, so it looks like I’m dealing with more hypocrites and they can seriously fuck off.“Ok, you want to do this. Then fine. Tell me, Gaia, how many people, shifters, whatever have you slept with? What about the three warriors this afternoon? How many times did you scream their names? Come on.” I chuckle, shaking my head. Oh boy. Is he in for a shoc
Gaia POV.It has been a week since I kicked them out of the house and I don’t feel guilty about it. They knew what they signed up for and if they couldn’t handle it, then they should have rejected me when they had the chance.Anyway, I have blocked off all the mind links not just with them but everyone and the only way to contact me is via the phone. Which had not stopped pinging with messages and calls from Sofia, mom, dad’s, Calista, Jake, and Gabe until I silenced it and left it upstairs. I don’t need to hear the excuses or their pleading.Rosa knew something happened, but she is still young and I wasn’t about to tell her the horrible truth about what was said or what went down.So to protect her I told her a white lie which by the way I hate doing I told her her daddy’s had to go and work for a while but they would be back when they were done and I didn’t know when that was. I felt like shit having to lie to her, but she knew the truth and I could tell just by looking at her and s
Calista POV.It has been a damn week, a whole fucking week, and she has blocked the link and refuses to answer calls and texts from anyone. The night we were unceremoniously evicted from the mansion, the first thing I did was punch Leo in the face. He is such a fucktard at times and had to let his insecurities fly. Not once has she given us any reason not to trust her, not once has she betrayed us. But him like the rest of us, has betrayed her and it was the worst mistake of my life. I will spend the rest of my days making up for it. If and it’s a big if she will allow me to make amends for it.However, in this situation I know I didn’t do anything wrong, so to be punished like this is absurd. Especially when I had her back on what she was saying. But I know Gaia, and I know she needs space. That is why I have given it to her, but enough is enough. She is pregnant and alone with a five-year pup with little to no help or support. Gaia will shut everyone out, and I won’t stand for it an
Leo POV.I’m a grade A cunt, for what I did and I know it. Same as my mates know it. I should have just trusted her, and now I have royally fucked it all up.My mates don’t even want to be in the same room as me and my wolf. Well, he fucked off the moment Gaia kicked us all out. I’m truly on my own and I don’t fucking like it.I mean, who in their right mind calls their mate a whore? Me, that’s who, because of my ego, was bruised. Words were said on both sides and I deserve the backlash that followed.Fuck, I even celebrated how many people Calista has slept with and if that isn’t fucked up, then I don’t know what is. All I know is I’m sick of apologising and after a while sorry loses its meaning. I know I’m losing my mates, all of them, and I don’t know what to do. So I do the next best thing and that is find solace in the bottom of a bottle. Jack Daniels has become my new best friend. Cheers to that.Sitting in a dive bar across town, I look at the amber liquid in my glass. No-one s
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