Calista POV.This is on us. What happened to Britany is on us. She has had to be kept sedated because Nicholas is fucking everything. If he carries on, it will kill Britany, and then there will be no stopping Gaia from tearing him apart.Xena has used her magic to lessen the effect of the mate bond to give Britany a chance to heal, but the damage has already been done.“Any news yet?” I ask Leo, who shakes his head when Gaia waddles into the room with more snacks. She has been stress eating, and it has been a week since her parents dropped that bomb on us.“If he isn’t in rogue territory, then that means he is in human territory.” She sits down with her tube of pringles and munches them as she thinks of the places her brother would go.“Calista, could you pass me my laptop and phone, please?” She says with a mouthful and I shake my head as I head towards the office. I can’t get the images out of my head of Britany. He isn’t just using betrayal, he is also hurting himself, which leaves
Gaia POV.“Something is off with him, Gaia, this isn’t Nic.” Kodiak speaks in my head and I couldn’t agree more with her. Upon closer inspection, I realised something. There is a lingering shimmer on him and I can’t sense his wolf! Nic, what have you done?“Where is the woman that was in here with him?” I asked my mates through the link. I need to find her. Something is seriously off.“She is wrapped in a sheet held against the wall by Julia.” I smirk as I turn and head towards the door and see Julia pressing the woman into the wall, her forearm held against the back of the woman’s neck. Good.“Tell me, brother, where is your wolf?” I turn and look at him when he looks at me in confusion. I take a step closer to him and try to connect to him, but nothing.“He doesn’t want to speak to a whore like you,” my father growls at him and I watch Nic whimper. At least he knows not to mess with dad, but it’s not dad he should be worried about.“Well, that’s a lie now, isn’t it? When did he leav
Gaia POV.“Bellious, how long has it been since you have seen her?” I ask as I look at the building in front of me. I hate this place more than I hate the creatures inside of it.“It’s been a while. I can imagine her temper hasn’t improved since the last time I saw her.” I raise an amused eyebrow at the demon, who is looking rather fidgety right now, especially when he is moments away from facing his beloved Inca.“Well, this will be fun then, won’t it? Come on, the quicker we can get this mess sorted out, the quicker you can leave and so can I,” I say as I walk forward and open the door.The smell of pheromones in the air is intoxicating. The sheer pink and purple curtains leave nothing to the imagination. Naked women dancing seductively in front of men of all species as they work their magic on them.Women walking holding hands with men as they lead them to private rooms. Moans and grunts of men and women as they engage in the act of sex. This is a pleasure house. A brothel, but the
Gaia POV.“All the workers have to sign their clients in and out. Plus, they have to disclose any and all outside locations they have met with their client.” I nod in acknowledgment. At least she did something right.“Show me.” I signal for Bellious to let her up as he walks with her to the desk in front of her laptop.“This started a month ago. Well, that is what I’m guessing. So I’m assuming he would have come here personally before he allowed them into the packhouse. In fact, you have CCTV, right?” I ask, looking at her and she nods her head.“Good, I know what this bitch looks like, so I want the footage from this morning. Narrow it down from 8AM until 2PM this afternoon.” I say as she pulls up her system and types in the time frame and the entry and exit logs.We watch multiple screens when I point my finger, and Inca stops the footage.“That’s her. Who was she meeting? I highly doubt he would have used his real name, but the location will be Envy.” I tell her and she searching f
Calista POV.We are all sitting in the living room of the pack house in The Dark Moon Pack. Nic has been sedated and is locked up, and so is the bitch. They are in opposite cells. She has been bound and can’t use her magic to escape. Julia is down there with them both. Keeping a close eye on them.“How long do you think Gaia will be?” Jake asks as he paces the room, his fingers pinching his chin as he is deep in thought with his arms crossed. Everyone is on tender hooks waiting for news from her, but nothing.“She will be here when she gets back. I don’t know how long it will take. Gaia will no doubt be threatening Inca with the agreement they made years ago. If Gaia has found anything, she will no doubt deal with it then and there. Plus, she has a demon with her. Bellious is no joke.” I tell them and Fen chuckles as we all look at him.“Bellious is Inca’s beloved. Mate. He will not hurt her, but he is the best hunter in the underworld.” I nod at his words because I know it’s true Bel
Jake POV.It has been four days since Kodiak went to sleep and she is still in wolf form. For the life of us, we couldn’t move her, so we left her in the living room of the pack house. Xena came a few hours after she fell asleep and told us what happened.Xena had been working her magic literally to rid Gaia of the bad magic, as Rosa called it from her. So far, all attempts have failed. The only comfort is that the pups are ok, but Kyron has refused to leave her side. He told us he will return to Nic only when his sister has woken up and she was back to normal. The question remains: how long will that take?Speaking of Nic, we paid him a visit and told him what had happened, and he was deeply remorseful. Xena explained that Nic was under the influence of not only a blood oath but dark magic by the witch called Carla. Who Kyron killed.Nic said he didn’t know what was happening, and he was being called to the whorehouse by a voice. Carla has put a spell on him on the battlefield and so
Leo POV.This has gone to shit fast. Kodiak is not Kodiak and Gaia is fucking missing. She would never have acted that way towards us, especially Rosa.Jake said Elysium, which is the realm of Selene. I’m sure if Gaia was there or is there, Selene would have told Fenrir. So that can’t be right.“I’m telling you, that is where she is. Rosa described the place to me. It is Elysium.” Jake says for the umpteenth time.“She is playing with the wolves.” Rosa mumbles, and Jake raises an eyebrow at me as he smiles like he isn’t crazy. I pinch the bridge of my nose.“Ok, fine. If she is there, then explain to me why Selene hasn’t informed us?” I say, looking towards the window.“That is because she is not there. She is not in my realm. I would know if she was.” We all turn to see Selene standing there with her hands on her hips.“Well, where is she? Rosa said she is in a garden, with a waterfall and a pool. She is playing with the wolves.” Jake says, becoming pissed off, just like all of us.“
Calista POV.The area is deserted, the place where this all started from. The place where Xena lost her people because her mate at the time Beta Thorn went crazy and slaughtered everyone during a full blood moon the same night Xena turned 18, Thorn consumed with bloodlust couldn’t be stopped the thing that stopped him was Xena rejecting him, he didn’t accept it until years later.Xena was a warrior, a fierce shield maiden, but also a seer. She led thousands of Vikings to their deaths to spite Fenrir for bringing Thorn to her village. She managed to save her infant sister, Alina, and kept herself hidden from the world. They were the only ones to survive that massacre. Alina is a white witch opposite to Xena’s dark magic. Xena taught Alina how to use her gifts and provided for them as they grew up.The sight still has the presence of lingering dark magic, and you can feel the sorrow that lingers within it. It is said the tears that Xena wept that night cursed the land and she placed a p
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