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The door bursts open and Arnie rushes in into the room with his gun drawn. His eyes are black with his wolf on the surface. “Luna? What happened?” His body tension lessens when he sees’s Milo holding me by the arm. The nurses scurry in behind him and run over to look me over, taking off sensors taped to my chest so she can put a stethoscope to my heart. “Luna, what’s wrong? Are you hurt? What happened?” The other nurse shines a light into my eyes and feels my forehead. “Luna, do you know where you are, ma’am?” “I… I…” I’m not sure what happened. Milo was in my bed and I want to know why. I gently push their hands away. “I feel fine. I know where I am. Milo, please explain yourself.” “Kas, you were having a nightmare, and your heart was going crazy. They were worried you were going to have a heart attack or something. The nurse said you said my name in your sleep. So the doctor called me. He didn’t want to take you down to the hospital wing and separate you from the twins.” Milo l
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When the nurses come back, I help them bathe the twins and feed them. I ask every question I can think of about how to take care of them as they get older, but I don’t want to seem too eager either. “Luna, you must feel better.” The nurse smiles while she shows me the best technique to burp Andreas. “Yeah, a little. It must have been the banana I ate yesterday.” I smile gratefully. “I just want to make sure I’m prepared for when I’m able to do more of this myself. I didn’t really have any resources to learn about all this before they were born.” “Well, we will always be available if you need us.” The nurse sets Andreas in his bassinet first, then Maya. The other nurse hands me a small cup full of pills and puts checkmarks in the folder on the nightstand. “Try to get some sleep, Luna. The kitchen will bring hot cereal up for you in the morning. Mrs. Miller is going to bring it herself.” “Oh, that would be awesome.” I nod happily. “Thank you again for your help. Have a good night.”
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“Luna, Musu is here to see you.” Tyree peeks into the suite. I look at the clock and realized I lost track of time reading books with Greek mythology stories to the twins. “Oh, please, send her in!” I put a bookmark in the story about one of the Fates, Clotho, helping Hermes create the alphabet and smooth out the bedsheets so there is room for her to sit and meet the twins. “Bonjour, Luna!” Tyree holds the door for Musu while she pushes a double stroller into the room. Oh… I’m going to need one of those. I have to remember to add it to my growing wishlist. “I know you asked for me to visit, but I thought maybe I could bring a plus two.” “You brought the babies!” I squeal with my hands over my mouth. I haven’t even seen them yet, but their combined scent of blackberry and sage compliments each other perfectly. Musu gives me a beautiful, genuine smile, and pulls her pups out one at a time, setting them on the bed, so I can get a good look at them. Unlike my babies, who are small and
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Even with all the people coming in and out to see me and check on the twins, I feel lonely not being able to talk to Milo. Not because of Aphrodite trying to convince me I should date him, but because I’ve always been able to talk to Milo. He is always in a good mood and can lighten my mood with one cheesy joke. “Hey Arnie, do you know if Beta Milo is around? He had mentioned bringing Codi to come meet her cousins.” I ask when he comes to check on me before the shift change. “I’ll let him know you’re looking for him, Luna. I think he’s been busy working with the accounting team on the pack budget. You know the Alpha likes that to be finished early every year.” “Oh yeah,” I wave my hand, like it’s not a big deal. “If he’s busy, I get it. It’s no problem.” I can’t help but think about how the budget is supposed to be Bronx and my responsibility. Is Bronx really so distracted by other things that he can’t even handle that aspect of his job? Another two days passes before he sends me
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I settle against the pillows and silently breathe a sigh of relief. “Alright, I have one condition to give you a binder.” He smirks at me. Oh crap… “A condition?” I swear to the Goddess, if he asks me on a date right now… I’ll let him down gently. “Diane is back from maternity leave. She gets to be your lead nurse.” “Milo, I can’t-” Whoa. What? “Wait. Diane?” “Yeah. I know we can trust her. She’s an exceptional nurse and great with kids.” He shrugs and kisses the top of Codi’s head. “Carly is going to be going back to work soon, too. She is going to be neck deep, helping me catch up on all the stuff Bronx hasn’t been keeping up with. Their babies are going to be in the nursery full time. If Diane is here, their kids and your kids can spend time together every now and again.” I don’t even have to think about it. Getting to see Diane every day? Yes, please. “I would love that.” “Good. I’ll let her and her boss know.” Milo nods and looks relieved. “Milo, I have a question.” I
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It seems like an eternity before Milo’s finger tips move away from my chin, but his face stays close to mine as he looks into my eyes. “I can go if that’s really what you want.” He whispers, softly. His breath on my lips makes my heart beat harder. “Is it? What you want, I mean?” “I-I don’t know what I want.” I hear myself say it and I feel myself shake my head in his gentle hands, but my mind doesn’t believe its own words. His eyes draw me in. The scent of figs reminds me of how strong eating the fruit made me feel. I can’t help but wonder if a kiss would provide the same effect. Milo’s gentle fingers move to my neck and slide behind my ears, carefully bringing my face closer to his. “Maybe we could figure it out together, Kas.” My body catches up to my mind and I nod my head, letting my eyes flutter closed as he moves closer. His lips brush against mine lightly, making my heart go wild in my chest. I let myself lean a little closer to see if my heart can handle more. Ding! Milo
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“D-Delilah?” My voice cracks and I don’t even have a chance to stop the tears that stream down my face. I reach my arm out and carefully walk toward her, gripping the cane tightly. “Oh my, Goddess. I can’t believe it!” She rushes to me and pulls me into a crushing hug. “Luna Regent, Goddess Iokaste Latmus Mason, don’t you dare scare me like that ever again.” At the mention of my full name and formal title with her thick French accent, the air changes. Delilah’s ambient magic causes me to feel calm and content. A perk of having a witch for a best friend, I suppose. A hint of a blue aura surrounds us as we hold each other. “Oh, Delilah, I have so much to tell you.” I bury my face in her shoulder and feel relieved. “I’ve missed you so much, darling. I’ve thought about you every day. I thought we would never see each other again.” “Oh now, Kas. We all know a pesky little thing like death could never stop you.” Delilah laughs and makes bells ring in the air again. “And a silly rule lik
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“Marco, I’m so sorry. They told me you Bronx had you arrested. I didn’t think he would throw you in the dungeon!” I blink away fresh tears from my eyes and look up at him. “I should have never gotten you or Delilah involved in my plans.” “No llores, amiga.” He pats the side of my face and wipes the tears from my eyes, but then looks at me with concern. “Que? Noooo… Musu, qué es? Mi Diosa! Quién robó tus colores? [What? Noooo… Musu, what is this? My Goddess! Who stole your colors?” Marco gently pulls on the skin below my eyes. A wash of panic comes over his face as he looks at me. “Marco, it’s okay, mon loup.” Musu touches his forearm and moves his hand away from my face. “The Luna is healing now. Just like you are. Her eyes will change back to violet soon enough.” “She’s right, Marco. One day my eyes will be violet again. We just have to be patient. Why don’t we all sit down?” James and Musu bring chairs so all of us can sit down to talk. I take Marco’s hand in mine and turn it o
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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.
