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Kas’s POV“Sorry I’m late. The door to my suite was stuck closed.” Henri announces as he comes into the Bronx’s office. He trips on his shoelace, but Milo catches him before he hits his head on the corner of the desk. Henri holds his hand to his heart. “Ah merde [Oh shit]! That has never happened to me before.”“Are you alright, Alpha?” Musu rushes to his other side.“Yes, my dear. Merci.” He shakes his head. “I-I don’t know what happened.”“Aphrodite, Sir.” Milo pats him on the back. “As much as I hate to say we should hurry with something like this… we, uh, should hurry.”I look around the Bronx’s office at our ranked members and closest friends. It disappointed the Menae when I asked them not to attend, but they understood my reasoning. If anything were to happen to them because Aphrodite throws another tantrum, I wouldn’t know what to do with myself. As much as I wish Maya and Dre could be here with us, it’s just not safe. As a consolation, the Menae get to babysit all the childre
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Bronx’s POV“Happy Birthday, Princess. How is Daddy’s sweet girl?” I pick Maya up and tuck her into my arm when I see her waddle out of the bedroom. Her long mousy brown hair is tangled on top of her head and the sleep is still thick in her eyes. “Where’s Mommy and Dre?”“Dey snuggle in big bed.” She leans her head against me and yawns with a growl. “Maya hungry, Daddy.”“Oh, well, good news. I got your eggs with sausage bits and toast and strawberry jam.” I kiss her cheek.“No, Daddy.” She scowls and points at the plate. “Maya want birfday cake.”“Birthday cake is later, Princess. You have to have breakfast first, so you’ll grow big and strong.” I pick the plate up and take her to the table. Instead of making her sit in her booster seat, I let her sit on my lap and help her with the tiny fork. “We’re going to celebrate with your friends. Katie will be there and Inez, Mandie, and Codi. Does that sound good?”“Can’t we let her have cake now AND later?” Saint whines. If it were up to hi
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As soon as we leave the salon, I head straight to the fourth floor and make a beeline for Milo’s office before Kas can see me. You know, before she can see Maya.I knock on his office door and wait until I hear him answer back. I step inside and put Maya down.“Hey Bro. What’s up?” Milo looks up from his paperwork. “Maya! How’s my gir- Maya? What happened to your hair?”Maya runs behind his desk and climbs on his lap. She rubs her hands over the freshly buzzed sides of her head. “Maya got haircut like Uncle Milo! I pretty now.”“Well, you’re always pretty, Maya, but what do you mean ‘Like Uncle Milo’?” He rubs the back of his neck, trying to understand her. You can practically see the light bulb turn on. “Y-you mean when I was a teenager?”“Like da picture.” Maya pouts at him. “Miss Nanny showed me.”“Maya wanted a haircut for her birthday.” I help decipher. “We just came from seeing Annie in the salon. We couldn’t figure out what kind of haircut Maya wanted until she saw a picture of
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“You ready to show Mommy your new haircut?” I set Maya down and smile at her.“Yeah. I show Dre too.” She hops on her toes. “He say Maya pretty. He like Uncle Milo haircut.”I pause before I open the door. The twins are deeply connected, but she says it like Dre already knows. “Maybe they are psychic?” Saint wonders out loud.“Maybe?” I hum. “It might be worth asking the Doc.”Maya rushes into the room. Only a few kids are there so far playing in the corner while Kas, Ashley, and Delilah finish setting up. Marybeth and Elisa are arranging platters of food. I stay close to the door in case I need to make a run for it. Maya runs up to Kas. She holds up her drawing, excited to share it. “MAMA!! Look at da picture! I maked it!”Kas looks down with a big grin, but when she sees Maya, her face drops. “M-Maya… your hair…”“Yeah, Mama. Maya pretty now. LOOK!” Maya holds the picture up. “I maked dis!”Ashley and Delilah stop what they’re doing. Ashley’s eyes grow wide and Delilah gasps at Ma
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“Heph, can you please explain this invoi- holy shit? What is that thing?” I drop my hands to the side and gawk at the giant contraption that looks like an elevated treadmill on steroids. The trainers are standing close by, trying to figure out how to orient a massive harness. They all stop and bow when they see me.“We need a more accurate way to clock Elexis’s speed.” He puts down a wrench and turns his seat toward me. “I need to disarm the automatons until she reaches the target, but if they are down too long, it will raise suspicion.”“Automatons?” I shake my head. “Will they attack Kas too?”“Not if Elexis makes it inside in time.” He goes back to his work. That isn’t comforting at all.“So this is a way to clock her speed?” I step closer to the machine. “How does it work?”“It’s based on a device I saw online that they used to exercise dogs. Humans sure love capturing stupid shit on video, don’t they?” He chuckles and turns on a headlamp to see what he’s doing. “The invoice you h
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Kas’s POV“Lex, you didn’t have to growl at him.” I try to talk sense into her as she trots away from the training pavilion. “He’s trying to help.”“I tried my hardest, and it wasn’t good enough, Kas.” She sulks, moving deeper into the woods.“Okay, but like the trainers said, we have two and a half years to work up to where we need to be.” I try to console her, but her feelings are already hurt. Lex doesn’t get genuinely offended often, but Hephaestus reminding her that this is life and death plucked a nerve. “No one expects you to be perfect the first time out. What’s gotten into you?”“Life and death, Kas.” She murmurs. “That doesn’t just mean ours. It could be our mate and our pups, too. Just give me time to think, please. I need to clear my mind.”“Alright. I’m here when you’re ready to talk.” I mumble, trying to push away her anger. “Don’t go too far. That hip is going to get real sore, real quick.”I let myself fall back and give Lex privacy while she works through whatever she
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“Iokaste, my dear little dog girl!” She coos at me in her deep velvet tone. “I wanted to make amends. The last time we saw each other was a bit… staticky.” “Staticky?” Her choice of words catches me off guard. “You threatened me with an electrified whip! You’ve continued to harass the children of my pack and you tried to interfere with my mother’s fated bond between one of the Menae and her mate!” “And you burned my face. So we’re even.” She waves her hand dismissively gives me a not so innocent smile. “Water under the bridge. Hmm?” “She’s bat shit crazy, Kas.” Lex says in awe. “We have to get out of here.” “Let me handle this, Lex.” “Aphrodite, again, why did you summon me?” I keep a low stance in case she attacks. “And now that I think of it, why was there no phone crackling connection this time?” “Oh, dearest, I’ve upgraded! Fiber optics have changed my life! It doesn’t matter what realm you’re in, a goddess has to stay on the latest trends, now, doesn’t she?” She gushes and
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“Mommy, I here.” A sweet little voice whispers loudly in my ear. “You wake up for snuggles?”I take a deep breath of that deep forest pine scent I love so much and open my eyes. Dre is laying across me, playing with the ends of my hair. His big green eyes are giving me a pleading look that brightens when he sees me smile at him.“Andreas, my sweet little wolf.” My voice is scratchy and dry. I swallow back tears and shut my eyes tight. Every inch of my body hurts, but I don’t want him to see me cry. That I’m not dead allows relief to flood me. My baby can smother my all he wants. I wrap my arms around him and kiss his forehead. “Yes, my darling, we can snuggle. How long was Mommy asleep?”“The doctor said bringing the kids would help when you woke up.” Bronx says from a loveseat next to the hospital bed. He looks tired and relieved. Maya is leaning on his shoulder, sound asleep, with half an orange slice in her hand. Bronx gets up and lays Maya on the chair, then comes over to the bed.
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TWO YEARS LATER “There’s no way this is it, Lex.” I stare at the ancient temple. “This is what we’ve been looking for, for almost two years, and it’s abandoned. Leticia must have had the wrong coordinates.” “Well, Zeus doesn’t like people looking for them.” She huffs at me. “If you want their help, have faith and believe that you’ll find them. I recommend closing your eyes and fixing your damned mindset, Kas. That’s the only way we are going to get home.” Leticia was released from the Waiting Room about six months after she and Aphrodite were sent there. After a while, she realized she didn’t need to use dark magic against the Goddess of Love. When her thirty days were up, she got to leave, but Aphrodite is still trapped there. The Menae have tried to counsel her on what she needs to do to escape, but she refuses to comply. We used Leticia’s informants and connections to find out where The Fates reside in hopes of helping change Bianca Beryl’s thread. It’s an outside chance, but M
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“Hey Little Sister, I got a little somethin’ for ya.” Milo’s hand pushes past the door of my office with a plate containing an omelet, sausage, toast, and a pastry. “Can I come in?” “Of course you can.” I lean back in my seat and smile, secretly grateful for the interruption. “Mrs. Miller is worried that you’re not eating enough.” He sets the plate and silverware rolled in a napkin on my desk followed by a cup of coffee. “Are you doing okay?” “I won’t lie to you, Milo, so…” I press my lips together and look around the office. “No, I’m not okay. It’s been almost three weeks and still no word from Bronx. I have no clue when he’ll be back and there’s literally nothing I can do about it. Maya and Dre keep asking about him. The last time they saw him he was fighting the Minotaur, then he disappeared into a portal wearing his boxers and your tac vest. I can tell Tavi misses him, too. I’ve been letting her sleep with one of his shirts, so at least she has his scent with her, but… do you k
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“Kas, pacing a hole in the floor won’t help.” Lex jumps in front of me, blocking my way. “You heard Mother. We need to be patient. Why don’t you sit down and eat something?”“Is food all you think about, Lex?” I drop my shoulders and try to step around her, but she side steps, to stay in front of me. “It’s been hours. What if Zeus put Bronx in Tartarus or something?”“Kas, I love you, but you’re driving me nuts.” She pulls on the edge of my nightgown to the small table. “No news is good news. Now sit. Eat.”The table has a delicious spread of breakfast foods and pastries. None of it looks like it will take the knot out of my stomach. I settle for a cup of tea with a pleasant Jasmine aroma and look out the window. The enormous white horses buck and play in the field with no cares in the world. My mind wanders. I wonder what is happening to our pack right now. Who is watching our children? Does Lady Camille still have Tavi in the coven’s realm, or was she able to bring her home? Are Co
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Kas’s POVThe scent of honeysuckle pulls at the edges of my mind. It reminds me of my mother. I open my eyes. Where I could be. It’s an airy room, but there are no defined walls. I see low backed, ornately decorated chairs surrounding a small table with a teapot and fine china cups. There is a wide window on my left. The window is open, letting the honeysuckle scent in on a gentle breeze. Outside, there is a meadow with a few olive trees and large white horses grazing. Coffee and dark chocolate overtake the honeysuckle, making me smile. I roll on my side in the silky white sheets. Bronx is sitting on the floor with his back against the bed. He is pinching the bridge of his nose with his eyes closed. A lit cigarette rests between his fingers. I watch a fine stream of smoke rise from the tip. It leaves the burnt tobacco aroma I thought he left behind years ago.“Please don’t be mad, Baby. I just needed this one.” He whispers without looking at me before he takes a long drag from the ci
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When I don’t go for an immediate attack, Ares gives me a stupid smile and rolls his shoulders. “Ready to submit, Child of Perses?” “Yeah, I don’t go down that easily, you stupid fuck.” I give him a dry laugh and swing the sword around, letting its weight settle into my hand. I don’t care how desperate things may seem. He won’t get the reaction he wants out of me. I’ll go down fighting.This time Ares half runs, half hobbles at me. I roll to the side to protect my injured shoulder, but he lunges and grabs me by the armpit, digging his thumb deep into the open wound and squeezes hard.I use a jiu jitsu throw Kas has successfully used on me by planting my foot and throwing him over my hip. His ass hits the ground, shaking the throne room. Glass shards shower us from the ceiling, slicing into my skin.Ignore the pain. Ignore the pain.I let my body weight drop into a roll, giving us enough momentum for me to land on top of him. It’s a short-lived achievement. He throws his elbow out and
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Ares is standing between me and Kas. I listen long enough to make sure her heart is still beating while I assess the room. Not that it matters. I’m going to destroy him, whether she’s breathing or not. His mouth is full of blood, and the inside of his knee is deeply bruised. I don’t know what Kas did to his mouth or how she could reach that high, but she was trying to take his leg out. He doesn’t seem in a hurry to come to me, so he must be in pain. That’s my girl.“Bingo.” Saint hisses at the realization that our target is already injured. He pushes forward, heightening all my senses. “Are you ready to break a kneecap?”“Give me a second.” I continue looking around. “He’s got at least seventy pounds on us. He’s definitely injured or he would have already attacked first, but I still need to check the room.”The Menae’s barrier is still in place - Ares can’t escape. Broken marble - potential weapons. A section of Aphrodite’s whip - another potential weapon. Puddles of dark blood - sli
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The beast’s roar pierces my ears. My muscles strain to keep the door closed while it pushes from the outside. Saint extends his claws from my toes to dig into the floor still slippery with Sondi’s blood. “Saint, I need all your strength.” I grit my teeth and brace myself as the Minotaur slams its body weight against the door.“YOU ALREADY HAVE IT!” He growls. “You think I want that thing getting in here?!”The growling and howls from the other two cells remind me I’m not just fighting for my life and the lives of our packs pups. I’m fighting for our whole pack. “HOLD THE LINE!” I scream out loud. No one answers, but I don’t need them to. I just need them to know that I’m still with them.“Bronx, we’re through the portal.” Milo finally comes through. “We’re on the way.”“We’re under attack!” I pull my head back as the Minotaur tries to push his horns through the cell door. “The entire pack is here. MOVE!”“Get some kids to pull their trackers off.” Reggie sounds out of breath. “It wi
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“Aphrodite, let them go.” I growl at the screen. “This is your last warning.”Aphrodite throws her head back and laughs. The sound pierces my ears like nails on a chalkboard. “You’re in no position to give me warnings, Demigod.” She snarls at the screen.There is a flicker and glitch in the feed that makes her pause. Her face darkens at the interruption. She looks beyond the screen then back into the camera, making hand motions I have seen Delilah, Leticia, and Kas use in the past. She’s using magic. Just like Kas said, she must be bad at it.“She’s using magic.” I mutter under my breath. My mind tries to connect with why it’s important, but the screaming coming from Ashley’s cell is distracting me.The feed stabilizes, and Aphrodite regains her composure. “I have control here. Iokaste and I had a deal, and she broke her promise. Now, I will destroy ALL aspects of her life and you will be participants. I’ve already sent a fun surprise to one cell. Don’t worry. There are two more surp
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“Marco, I need your help.” I send him a mindlink. “Once we have the kids settled, you can get back to your pups.”“What’s up, Alpha?” He comes over and squats next to me.“We need to get the kids organized and as quiet as possible.” I lower my eyes and concentrate. “Uh, let’s see. Kids wearing a shirt under their uniform sweaters need to take the sweaters off. Figure out how many babies are here. Get them all wrapped in sweaters to keep them warm. Assign the oldest kids to take care of babies. Oldest gets the youngest until you pair everyone up. If there is an odd number, Andy is with you.”“Okay. We can do that.” He stands up to complete the assignment.“Marco, we need them to be quiet. The door opens inward. If anything in that hallway hears them, we’re sitting ducks. Tell them there’s a damn reward for the quietest or some shit.”“Got it, Alpha.” He claps my shoulder. “You help Sondi.”I watch him walk away, clapping quietly to get the children’s attention, then turn back to Sondi.
