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“Why did you bring me here, Aphrodite?” I have no more patience for formalities with her. “Actually, no. I don’t care why you brought me here. Send me home.”“Ohh. Kas, why are you in such a hurry?” She coos at me in a snide tone. She slides off the lounge and saunters to me. Not only is her robe sheer, she’s not wearing anything under it, showing off her perfect physique. She stands close and blows smoke in my face. The smoke is a deep crimson. I hold my breath so she doesn’t have the satisfaction of seeing me inhale and choke on it. It probably has some sort of manipulative effect. “I just wanted to catch up and chat. So nice of your witchling friend Lady Camille, don’t you think? She lubed your spirit up just enough for me to summon you.”“While I think on a regular basis, I don’t condone you randomly summoning me whenever you see fit.” I stand my ground against her and jut my chin out. I remind myself what Lex’s spirit told me. “Send me home. Now.”“Don’t be silly. We have plenty
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The closer I get to my body, the further away Leticia feels. How far away is her physical form from mine? I guess I’ll find out when I wake up. As my spirit settles into my body where it belongs, I hear noises and the scents of the hospital ward. I feel myself breathing, then I remember there’s so much to tell everyone. Six years. The clock is ticking. I need a plan before Aphrodite figures out how to harness the Beyond. How long have I been gone? A few hours? Days? Months? Oh, my Goddess. What if I’ve been gone for years? I need to hurry!My eyes spring open with urgency. I try to jump out of the bed, but I can’t. The back of the bed is already positioned, so I’m sitting up, but I’m being held down. I look down to see I’m in restraints secured to the bed. Bronx is sitting cross-legged at the foot of the bed, staring at me, unblinking, with onyx eyes.“Saint?” I whisper in a scratchy voice.“I’m here.” He says in a monotone voice. “Are you okay, Kas?”“Yeah. I’ll be fine. Are Delil
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Milo throws Saint onto the floor and tackles him. He leans back and brings his fist down. Saint throws his arm up to block him, but he isn’t fast enough and Milo lands a punch on Saint’s face. The sickly crunch of Saint’s nose breaking makes my stomach churn, but the sight of the blood that sprays out makes me feel like I might pass out. I try to fight the darkness creeping into my peripheral vision. “Stop!” I hear myself say it, but I don’t remember actually saying it. My mouth feels numb, my fingers and arms are ice cold. I try to take a breath, but come up short. I feel like I’m looking out of someone else’s eyes as I watch them. When Milo raises his arm a second time, Saint is ready. He takes advantage of Milo’s change in balance and slams the heel of his hand into the right side of Milo’s chest, knocking the wind out of him. The blow forces Milo to fall to the side, allowing Saint to overtake him and roll on top. Saint extends his claws into Milo’s shoulders and lifts him up t
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*****TRIGGER WARNING***** This chapter includes discussions of sexual assault. There are no explicit descriptions, but the content could still be triggering to some readers. ____ Around one a.m. Dre cries, coaxing Maya out of her sleep to join him. Saint’s arms hold me down when I try to get out of bed. “Kas, you need to sleep.” He murmurs in his gravelly voice. “I’ll take care of them.” “Don’t you want help?” I sigh, trying to push the exhaustion away. “You can help by taking care of yourself for once. I know how tired having a vision makes you.” He kisses my temple and gets out of bed. “Stay here. I’ll take care of our pups.” Take care of myself? What does that really mean? Before I can argue with him, fatigue takes over and my eyes close again. In the distance, the twins calm down and Saint’s arms cradle me again. I let myself sink into him and relax. When the sunlight filters through the window, I open my eyes and smile. Saint’s snore is more like a soft growl near my ear
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“Hi everyone. Thanks for coming on short notice. Saint, you’re Alpha. Do you mind me leading this meeting?” I set my binder down at the conference table and stand next to Saint. “I’ve seen that look in your eyes before, Kas.” Saint looks at me with a sly grin. “I wouldn’t dare try to stop you.” “Thank you, sweetheart.” I turn toward the crowded room. “There is a lot to go over. First things first, Doctor Khe, it’s a pleasure to meet you and welcome to our pack.” “Thank you, Luna Iokaste. You can call me Maisy or Sy.” The beautiful woman bows her head. “We’re looking forward to being of service to Blood River.” “Alright, Sy, please call me Kas. Second, Arrow, we will heavily focus this meeting on your mother, Aphrodite.” I lean on my cane and glare at him. “I need to know right here and right now, where your loyalties lie, because she won’t be regarded in a positive light. If there’s any doubt in my mind that you intend to protect her, you will be dismissed.” “Luna Kas, for the sa
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“Hephaestus. Aphrodite’s ex-husband.” Arrow raises his eyebrows and gives a mischievous grin. “If anyone can outsmart her, he can. And any chance he can get to make her look bad, he’s taking it.”“God of Fire. He’s reliable?” Saint holds my waist protectively.“Not just the God of Fire. Nowadays, he’s responsible for technology. He has tricks up his sleeve. Even your best engineers could never dream up.” Sy nods with confidence. “He tries to keep himself hidden most of the time. His appearance… catches attention, but he thinks of Hedone as a granddaughter, so she’ll be able to find him. It may take a few months, but if he knows she’s searching, it will be less than a year.”“Les, maybe it would be a good idea for one of the Sentinel to accompany Hedone. Just to be safe.” I look at the girl who is applying lip gloss and doesn’t seem to pay attention. “And on task.”“We’re on it.” Ayerelles stands at attention. “When we portal out this afternoon, we will send someone back through before
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Once most of the people in the room are dismissed, I turn to Sy and Arrow. “I have two questions. Now that you know everything that’s happened, how quickly can we get Bronx out of the Beyond? He’s not safe there. Also, what do we do about Milo?”“For Milo Stone, Delilah and I can create a potion to keep his head clear while the Goddess Psyche can figure out a more permanent solution for him.” Lady Camille nods her head slowly. “Delilah has told me there is a corner of the greenhouse dedicated to herbs and spices she needs, so it should be easy enough to create in two days’ time.” “Alright, Reggie, who has Codi since Milo has been in the hospital?” I open my binder and start taking notes, so I don’t forget any details of everything we’ve just discussed.“She is staying with Ashley and me.” Reggie puts his hands on his hips and smiles. “She’s been a good helper with Katie.”“Great. What have the doctors said? Can he go home yet?”“Should be this afternoon, yeah.” Ashley reads something
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Bronx’s POVIt’s easy to lose track of time when you’re confined to infinite darkness. Of all the things that I never want to do again, is experience complete sensory deprivation like this. It’s easy to lose your mind. I try counting to one hundred over and over even though time doesn’t seem to exist. I don’t get tired or hungry in this place.I try repeating the names of everyone I know and people they know. Anything to keep my mind occupied and not letting it slide into the abyss. Keeping my eyes open does nothing, so I close them and imagine places I’ve been. I swear I can hear things moving in the darkness, but that’s impossible.One thing I’m sure of is that I asked for this. I didn’t have a choice. I hope Saint blocked me in time. If I killed the Doc, I don’t know what I’m going to do. If the Gods don’t kill me, I’ll probably ask to be put in prison. It would be what I deserve. I’ve caused too much death in my lifetime. The only thing I can do is wait and find out. The other th
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