Gaia POV.“Oh, yeah, right there, a little bit harder.” I groan as the masseuse adds more pressure to my aching lower back. This is what I needed.My mates surprised me with a day at a spa. Full package deal, massages, lunch, champagne, which I declined because I’m still breastfeeding, facials, hair, mani, and pedi. Gods, this is amazing. My eyes roll to the back of my head as Cindy moves her hands over my exposed back.“This is soooo nice.” I mumble, and she chuckles.“Your shoulders are knotted and so is your neck.” I nod my head as best as I can with my head squashed in the face opening in the massage table. The scent of incense wafts gently into my nose and the calming music makes me want to sleep.I had no idea my mates were doing this. So when they suggested we head somewhere this morning, I was clueless. I should have known when they said I can wear comfy clothes. But I wasn’t expecting this. My mates are so thoughtful and know me better than I know myself.They said with every
Gaia POV.I watch as each of my mates strip from their suits as they stroke their cocks, biting my bottom lip as they all crawl to me on the futon.Calista crashes his lips on mine with a smile as he pulls me closer to him as I climb on his lap, my hands wrapped around the back of his neck. Our tongues fighting for dominance, his hands roaming my back as he grips my ass. I gasp, moving my hips slowly on him.“Mmmm,” I moan into the kiss as lips attack my neck. I break the kiss and turn my head to kiss Jake as hands fondle my breasts. I hiss, breaking the kiss as I look into the hooded eyes of Calista.“Be gentle with them.” I whisper, and he nods his head, removing his hands from them. Still grinding myself on him, coating his length in my arousal.I position him at my entrance and lower myself on him as he hisses and I moan, throwing my head back. Leo grabs my throat as I ride Calista. This feels so fucking good. How I’ve missed this.“That’s it, princess, take all of me.” He groans
Gaia POV.After a rigorous night with my mates and very little sleep, I can’t wait to get home. My boobs are full and sore. Even being in the shower, they were leaking. The joys of breastfeeding. Seriously, they were like a milk fountain.When I got off the phone with mom, she told me the pain was normal and she had to use cabbage leaves to soothe hers! Erm, what the hell do cabbage leaves have to do with soothing breast pain? No, either way, I am not walking around with cabbage leaves in my bra.So here we are heading home, and I can’t wait to be with the pups. I look down at the engagement ring on my finger and smile. They were so cute with everything that they did for me yesterday and the proposal just thinking about it makes me well up with tears.“You ok?” I look at Gabe who is sitting beside me and he takes my hand and I smile and nod my head.“Yeah, just admiring my ring and everything you all did for me yesterday. It was beautiful and unexpected.” I say and he chuckles, shakin
Gaia POV.My mom, sister, Britany, aunt Destinee, and aunt Selene have been bombarding me with questions about the wedding. When we told them all, they were over the moon at the news. Even though I know they already knew, but still it was nice to tell them.The only thing I want, is to be left alone with all this wedding planning. Put me in a room with a damned soul and I know what I want to do, give me wedding planning and I come up blank not knowing what to do. I mean, what is the difference between cream and ivory? I swear to the Gods I’m ready to blow a gasket if I’m asked anymore about napkin colours.The men had the right idea and getting out of dodge with all the made up bullshit that they conveniently had to do. They will pay for leaving me to deal with this.“I need a break. I give you all full permission to do whatever the fuck you want to do. This is stressing me out. I only got engaged last week.” I say as I stand before I walk out of the living room. I need to do somethin
Gaia POV.It has been a few days since Selene told me what I need to do. I have to go to the settlement in Moonlight Cove. Lost in my thoughts as my thumbs brush the handle of my coffee mug.“What you thinking?” I turn my head with a sigh as I look at the door. My dad stands leaning against the doorframe, his arms folded over his chest and his ankles crossed.“Nothing much, just what Selene told me.” I say to him as he pushes himself off the frame and walks towards me, tilting his head to the side as he studies me. He leans opposite me over the kitchen island.“Well, you know what you have to do. So go do it. What’s stopping you?” He is watching me intently.“What if I get there and Odessa tells me something I don’t like? For all I know, she could be plotting against us because of what happened to Fate. What if … What if she tries to harm Rosa?” I say as I close my eyes and imagine all the possible scenarios and all end up with me, releasing my rage and giving into the darkness.“Hey
Gaia POV.“You know what it is I seek.” I tell her, and she nods her head as she looks at Rosa.“You want to know about the Oracle that resides in your daughter. Well, I will tell you.” I look at her as she looks out over the settlement.“Rosa is part of one half. The other is in a siren. I believe you know him.” She says and I nod, not wanting to interrupt her as I listen to her.“This is has never happened before. One Oracle soul being split between two different species. Oracles are special to the Sirens, not so much other species. Plus, it is new that an oracle will be part male.” I nod as I listen. I know this Asteria said Charlie is special as he is the first male oracle.“You want to know what to look out for as she comes into her power?” She chuckles at me.“She will already be coming into her power, visions, will happen more often, they will become stronger and more prominent, at the moment some of the things she will see will be jumbled and not completely true. The older she
Gaia POV.“Gaia?” I blink that the boy I saw a few months back was a tiny five-year-old child and now he looks like he is nearly an adult. How?“Sirens grow and mature quicker than any other shifter they have to, to be able to survive in the water. He is a warrior, a hunter.” Well, fucking hell!“Charlie … I … What? I can’t believe it. Look at you.” I walk to him when the woman at his side hisses at me and crouches low. I stop and smirk in her direction.“Hiss at me again and I will tear you apart.” I snarl at her when Charlie turns his head to look at her and he nods his head at her. She stands and bows to me, and this time I don’t tell her not to.“Mommy, who are they?” I turn and Rosa walks cautiously forward as I bend and pick her up. I look at Charlie and his eyes widen before he smiles at her.“Rosa. Don’t you remember me?” he asks her gently, and she shakes her head.“It’s me, Charlie. Your best friend.” He gestures to himself. He is wearing shorts and a T-shirt. When the woman
Calista POV.The past few days have been as peaceful as they can be. I suppose when we aren’t surrounded by shit going down; we don’t know what to do. Then again, I’m used to this.When Gaia told us her worries about Rosa and how she couldn’t find much out about Oracles, I knew it was upsetting her to the point she was becoming frustrated with everything. I understand that frustration because I am a parent and I know it’s hard when you don’t know what to do to help your pup, so when she said she was going to go to Moonlight Cove, we all agreed that she should.This side of Gaia is more unnerving as she never asked for permission or ever explained why she is doing something and the fact she is now, makes me uneasy.“It’s because she wants everyone’s input, not doing what she feels like. She has changed since we adopted Rosa. This is a pleasant change in her.” Diablo says, and I have to agree.At first it was a shock when she asked for our input in a decision, but we didn’t push her to
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