Kyra-Opening my eyes, I thought maybe I had just dreamed of everything that had happened. Except when my vision cleared, I was looking into very familiar eyes, Hunter’s. I thought maybe I was dreaming because there was no way Hunter could be here right now.“Are you okay?” Hunter’s voice filled my ears, causing tears to well up in my eyes.“Is it really you?” I whispered, afraid that if I spoke too loudly, he would disappear.He seemed to weigh my question heavily, but it was no mistake, it was him. I could tell by the way he looked at me, it was slightly different, but his eyes were very much his. Reaching up, I placed my hand against the side of his face, just needing to touch him.This couldn’t be possible, we buried his body, yet he felt warm to the touch. Just touching him, I felt the same butterflies in my stomach every time I touched him. The only thing that was missing was that familiar tingle from our bond.“Uh, well that seems to be the question of the day. You see, I hear
Hunter- There was no real way of knowing if this was going to work. For all I knew, I was going to get us both killed. Ace was sure we could protect Kyra, although I had my doubts. “Are you sure about this?” I asked Kyra the moment I shut the door behind us. “I think this is going to work, it has to.” She whispered as we moved further into the house. I didn’t need to ask where the hunters were, since I could smell them the moment we neared the stairs. It was strange that my senses were on high alert right now. I could even hear the way Kyra’s heart was beating rapidly in her chest. Trying to ignore the doubt that was practically screaming in my head, I lead her up the stairs. If I was going to play this off, I was going to have to be more callous with her. The idea of hurting her just to make them believe I was on their side, wasn’t something I was looking forward to. Reaching the second-floor landing, I paused for a minute to weigh my options. There had to be a way I could
Kyra-“Get the door open!” I screamed as I tried to push the door open by force with all my might.“We are trying, but the damn thing is jammed or something.” My brother Alec yelled.When the door had shut, nothing I tried or anyone else tried would get it to open. It was apparent they were using some sort of magic. Currently, my brothers were trying to reactivate the power dampeners that had come back on.I didn’t know what the creature was, but if it was connected to Artemis, we might be in trouble. I haven’t met her yet, but I heard a little about her. According to my mother, she felt entitled to my mother’s status.She was also the Goddess of War, which meant it was no wonder we were dealing with something to this extreme. The question I kept asking myself was when did the bird guy show up, considering I hadn’t seen it until just a bit ago. Now Hunter was in there with him and the other hunters.There was no way I was going to lose him again after just getting him back. Right now,
Caleb-I wasn’t completely shocked by Hunter being alive, but I was surprised when he showed up. I still remember when Zeke had told me what he had done. I didn’t think it had been possible for Hunter to return like this, yet I couldn’t deny that I was glad he was back.I fully admit that this had put a kink in things, especially where Kyra was concerned. Things were complicated right now, but I would do anything to make her happy. Currently that was keeping this weird-ass creature away from Hunter.As I watched Kyra help Hunter, I felt mixed emotions. The one thing that stood out above all else, was that I was happy to see them like this. With him not remembering this it was different, but the look on Kyra’s face made me feel as if she was now whole.It was like until Hunter arrived, she had been broken inside. I couldn’t wait for this mess to be over with so we could discuss what to do next. First, we needed to do something with these disgusting creatures.“Now, tell me what is goin
Kyra-I wished Darius was staying, but I understood his desire not to get mixed up in this war more than he has already been. It would have been nice to get to know him some more though. There was one thing I was completely sure about though, with Hunter, we would stand together and face this new threat, just as Caleb said.“Very well, but I do hope you are making the right choice. When the time is right, I will return to get to know you.” Darius spoke, his eyes harboring a bit of regret. He then turned to Zac and a wide smile appeared on his face. “It is good to see you brother, it has been a long time.”“Yes, it has.” Zac returned his smile and then moved to stand directly in front of Darius. “If I had known…” His voice trailed off as he looked down at the ground.“Don’t think another minute of it.” Darius shook his head and pulled Zac into a brotherly hug. “It probably would have happened to one of us eventually. Artemis will stop at nothing to get to our mother.”“You could have r
Kyra- It didn’t take long for my father to return, when he did, he looked grim. I was just about to say something to him, but he put his hand up to stop me. His eyes moved between me, Hunter, and Caleb before he returned his attention to me. “What I am about to tell you, you will probably hate me for. Before I begin, I need you to understand it was never my intention to hurt you or anyone. When I had done what I did, I had done so out of anger. When it was no longer an issue though, I had thought nothing of it and completely forgot what I had done.” Zeke spoke, his words giving me this sense that I wasn’t going to like what he had to say. “I am sorry for interrupting, but I should probably add that I did know…” Caleb’s words were cut off when my father interrupted him. “No, what I have to say is not your fault at all. I had asked you to keep it between us because I didn’t want to upset her.” Zeke paused as he took a deep breath and then redirected back to me. “I have been tryin
Kyra- “This isn’t over.” Artemis’s eyes narrowed on me as if I had suddenly become her enemy. In a way, I guess it wasn’t anything sudden, since it sounds as if she has been gunning for my family for a while now. The only difference now is that I knew about it and I wasn’t going to let her get away with it. I didn’t care how much more powerful she was than I was. Thanks to Darius, I now had full range of my powers, which meant I wasn’t going to back down without giving her everything I had. I knew by the laws of the Gods I couldn’t do much to her, but at the same time, I didn’t care. She came after the ones I loved dearly, and I will be damned if I let her get away with it. If a fight is what she wanted, she would get just that. It seemed as if she was worried about attacking me directly, since she thought it was a good idea to use my first mate to get to Caleb and my mother. It made sense because of the fact that if she was involved directly it would go against the laws set by th
Kyra- Once inside, Caleb, Hunter, and I all sat around the living room. We all kept our distance from one another, which had been my idea so it would allow me to not be distracted by either of them. They both seemed inclined to wait for me to speak, which meant we were currently sitting here in silence. I knew we needed to talk, but I suddenly had no idea what to say. Or rather I didn’t know where to start. It isn’t like it has been very long since Hunter died, so one might think it would be easy to just jump right in. The issue now was the fact he didn’t remember anything about our life together. I needed to figure out how to handle this. It was clear that Caleb was letting me call the shots where Hunter was concerned, yet I didn’t know what to do. “I guess the first thing we need to discuss is what happened. At least what you remember. It would be helpful to know what you know and don’t know.” I spoke after a long drawn out silence. “I have told you some already, but I suppose