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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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“Bronx, all we’re saying is you need to be careful. Kas is going to be happy to see you, but this whole thing with Aphrodite could be dangerous.” Reggie tries to keep up while I take the stairs two at a time.“I’ll be careful. I just need to see her. Just once.” I get to the fifth floor and look down at my clothes. I’m wearing a blue and white striped polo shirt with green gym shorts and brown leather loafers.“Saint. What the fuck? You’ve watched me get dressed every day for over thirteen years.” I rub my hands over my face. “I look like an asshole. I can’t go see Kas like this.”“First of all, you are an asshole, so congratulations, you’re dressing the part.” He growls at me. “Second, I’m a colorblind wolf. Just be glad you’re wearing shoes and a shirt. Next, you’re going to be mad that I let you get your musk back.”“Musk?” I instinctively sniff the air, then grab the front of my shirt and smell. The stench instantly makes me gag and my eyes water. I hold my fist to my mouth to sto
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“Kas, it’s going to be okay. I’m sure of it.” I let Saint sharpen my sight and look at her through the darkness. “You know, one thing Doctor Khe taught me about myself is that I’m a demigod. She helped me remember information about some of my previous lives.” “Sh-she told you?” Kas looks in my direction, confused. “Yeah. She told me about- wait. You already knew?” I watch her struggle to get her bearings in the dark, then I remember Lex isn’t with her to help enhance her senses. I reach over and turn on the lamp on the other nightstand to help ease her anxiety. “Yeah, but I never really found a good time to tell you.” Her voice still wavers, but sounds better than it did. “I wasn’t intentionally trying to keep it a secret. I swear.” “It’s okay, Kas.” I take her free hand in mine and kiss her fingers. I give it a moment to look around, but everything is still. “What I was going to say is I remember a few things from a life in the seventeen hundreds. Things were so different back th
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“Hey Kas.” I knock on her suite door and open it. Diane is in the armchair feeding Dre. Maya is sleeping in the bouncer seat Mom insisted we needed. I notice Diane is using her foot to keep it moving. “She’s freshening up. She should be ready any minute.” Diane mindlinks so she won’t wake Maya up. I go over and sit on the loveseat and watch her. “How do you do it, Diane?” I lean forward and take Dre from her arms to give her a break. “You are here all day with our kids, then you go home to two of your own.” “I don’t know. It just… doesn’t bother me.” She smiles. “Honestly, I always assumed I would never have any of my own children, Alpha. I had dated men before I came to Blood River, but I had no serious relationships. I assumed I didn’t have a mate, and I wouldn’t have a baby. Then I met Carly, and I knew I would never have children unless we adopted. Then when we both felt sick, I thought we had food poisoning. Who would have ever known we were both pregnant at the same time?”
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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.
