Samantha The Hotel delivered our dinner, and it was delicious. We ate in high spirits, and it was fun eating with Alex's parents in our home. "Ellis, " Phelix started, "When will we be getting Nicole and Nicolas," he asked, and I smiled at him. "I will go get them first thing in the morning. If you can wait long enough, You can take them to the settlement with you, because I will have to drive back with them," I said, and he smiled at me. "It is amazing how you do that transport thing. Will the twins be able to do it on their own when they get their wolves?" Michelle asked me, and I nodded. "I believe my children should be able to do it even though they are half werewolves," I said. "But Alex can't," Michelle pointed out, and I laughed. "Alex is a spirit wolf bond. He is different from the Twins, and besides that, he has a cool ability that spirit wolves don't have," I said and looked at him with a smile. "What is that?" Michelle asked, eager to know. It was clear she loved her
Ellis I was grateful for the intense lovemaking because I slept like a baby after. I woke up in the afternoon, which showed how exhausted I was. William wasn't in the room with me, and I knew he would either be in his home office or at the settlement. I went to get ready for the day. I needed to tell the mages about my discussion with Ephraim. I felt a bit lighter and less saddened, but I knew it was night rest. I showered quickly and went to eat something. I was craving smoked salmon, and I had to have some. I made sandwiches from the several slices of smoked salmon. I ate it all and went to look for the mages. Everything that Ephraim had told me was playing in my head again. I needed them to know and help me figure out what to do. One thing I was sure of was that we needed to find a way to destroy the gem. The fact that Ephraim mentioned Apophis meant that gem had something to do with the darkness. They were not in their bedroom, so I searched for them mentally. It wasn't easy if t
Samantha I woke up late in the morning feeling exhausted and tired. I remembered what happened to me in bed, and it made me afraid. I had never experienced that kind of darkness and pressure before in my life. Whatever happened was unusual, and I hoped it never happened again. I looked at the window and saw that the sun was very much in the sky. I knew it was somehow close to the afternoon, getting the twins here would be impossible if I had to go myself, so I reached for my cell phone and called my mother. We had done some improvements to our settlement, so we had a cell network there now. I requested my mother send the twins over, and she promised she would do so as soon as possible. I hung up and was about to get off the bed when Alex entered with a breakfast tray smiling. "I felt you wake up," he said, kissing me and placing the tray on the bed so I could see what he brought. The spread was definitely not his making. Other than sandwiches, which he made for the twins often. "My
Ellis I returned to my room after spending time with the mages in the gazebo. Our discussion left me unsettled, and I was anxious. We had limited or no options to defend ourselves, and I knew time was of the essence, and we were running out. I sat on the couch watching the television in our bedroom. I wanted to clear my mind a bit so I could think straight. One thing was unavoidable. I had to tell my husband what was going on. There was a soap I enjoyed watching, and this was the time it came up. While it played, I could not follow the story because I was worried. We had no plan and no solution. I hated being in these situations where I did not have the upper hand. I hated being unprepared, and whatever was coming, even though I was aware of it, I might not be prepared for it. I sat on the couch looking at the screen but not paying attention. Someone covered my eyes from behind, and with the tiny fingers, I knew who it was. I grabbed the hands and kissed them. "Join mommy on the cou
EllisI took a deep breath, gauging the situation. I honestly did not know where to start from, and William knew. He leaned close to me and kissed me passionately."You can tell me anything, Darling. I promise I won't be mad," he repeated, and I nodded and opened my mouth to speak. I did not feel comfortable speaking while sitting, so I stood up and began to pace back and forth in the parlour of our bedroom. William looked at me with a straight expression on his face, and I smiled at him nervously."I have been having nightmares for six months now. I thought they were just nightmares, and it would pass eventually. That was why I did not tell you. Soon they became more frequent and robbed me of my sleep. I would stay awake most of the night, afraid to close my eyes and be drawn back in. S
Ellis William stared at me, waiting for the answer, but I did not know how to explain it to him. "You said Ephraim answered your call. What did he tell you?" he asked, trying to make it easier on me. I told him all that Ephraim, and I discussed, and William was shaken. He tried to put up a brave face, but it showed on him. The situation was not favourable to either of us, and it was obvious. "What are our odds?" He asked, and I shook my head. He motioned for me to come to sit next to him. I did, and he held me. "This was why you were crying," he stated, and I nodded my head. He pulled me close and kissed the top of my head. "We will get through this together, love. With you by my side, evil will not rule me, nor would it rule my heart," he said and used his hand to lift my chin so he could gaze into my eyes. "I have you to pull me back from the brink," he said, and a tear rolled down the side of my face because his words got to me. "Promise me you will wear your godly shoes pro
William What Ellis had told me scared me. Although I tried to maintain a brave facade, I was frightened deep down. How could she have been dealing with so much and not tell me? I felt sad. I had to hide my true feelings so she would not beat herself more than she already had. I knew we needed to take what she told me, seriously. She was a demi-god after all, and if Ephraim had confirmed it, then it was possible it would happen. I could not believe that Dinah had been trapped. I hated the god for a while, but we soon grew fond of her, and she was family to us. The thought of her being trapped somewhere broke my heart, and I knew Ellis missed her. I remembered my words to her when she warned me of the darkness. Had I somehow doomed myself by saying those words? I threatened that I would join forces with the darkness and come for her and the others. I was hurting when I said those words but with what Ellis had just told me. I regretted it severely. My wife lay in my arms, and I knew I n
William The woman was wearing white, and her dress radiated. She glided towards me, and I looked around to see if anyone else was with me. I heard the slithering sound again, and it came from behind her. She smiled at me, and even though she was pretty, the smile was evil-looking. It was dark. I searched her skin with my eyes for dark veins but found none. I did not understand what was going on. "William, child," she said, and I frowned at her. Why would she call me her child? I looked around and called Melena and Audrey, but no one answered. "I don't bite," she said and smiled at me as she approached me. I tried to move backwards, but I couldn't. I was stuck in one spot. The woman caught up to me and stood in front of me. "William Moonchild," she whispered with an eerie voice, and I cringed. "I have been dying to meet you.." she said. I tried to move my hands and legs, but they were stuck. An invisible force was holding them in place, so I continued to try hoping it would stop.
Ellis The moment we got home everyone was tired and happy. It was time to roll away the darkness. I needed to move quickly and do all that need to be done so I could spend time with my husband and children. My heart was breaking, and I did not know how to tell him we only had three days to be together before I ascended. I knew my humanity was gone. I felt it. I knew so much and had an understanding beyond my imagination. "Ellis, are you alright?" Melena asked me, and I smiled at her. William walked to me and kissed me, resting his head against mine. "I love you, El." he said, and I had tears in my eyes because we had only a few days together. I did not know I was crying until he used his thumb to gently wipe away my tears. "I do not care about your bond with Helio. It was necessary to accomplish all this. I know you did it for me. I cannot be mad about it." He told me, and I nodded, but I was mad about it. I did not want to be with any other man except for William. I loved my husba
Ellis The Fate sisters moved closer to all of us, and I saw that they were translucent. They had blank expressions on their faces and spoke to all of us as one body and voice. "The die has been cast, but the future remains unwritten. Your future lies in your hands. Your decisions and determination will determine how this will play out. Is the mortal world worth saving?" They said together and then disappeared. They did not even wait for answers, and it was a bit weird. They knew how to make a dramatic entrance and exit. I wondered if this was a movie. Honestly, I did not remain in awe of them. I took a fighting stance immediately. "You seem eager to end me, Ellis, very typical of you?" Apophis said, looking at me. "Did you tell your mate about Helio, about your attachment to him?" He asked, and at that moment, I was grateful to Luna for bringing it up when she did. She must have known he would play the card. I looked at her where she lay on the ground, frail, and thanked her. She s
Ellis Trying to keep Luna alive weakened me completely, but I kept at it. I could hear Helio in my head, and I somehow realised it was him. He was breaking a rule. I felt it, I knew he shouldn't be giving me pointers, but he was, and I did not know how that would affect the outcome of this. But it was clear the god of the sun wanted to rise again. He wanted humanity to be safe, and he was willing to cheat for it. I sent a huge amount of magic toward Apophis, but I knew it would not be enough to end him. "Ellis, dont kill him!" I heard Sam's voice, and I looked in the direction of the voice, and I was surprised to see Sam. She was awake. Why the hell would she say that I shouldn't kill him? I got hit by dark smoke in that moment of distraction, and I felt something pierce my thigh. I noticed that Apophis made a spear from his magic and tried to use it to kill me, but Luna had used her energy to shift it a bit. Both Apophis and I had been at it for a while, and I wondered who would
Samantha The instant Luna left me, everything went dark. I opened my eyes to a dark room, and I knew I was not physically there. Had Luna deceived me and sent me into the void? I began to wonder if I had opened up myself to an enemy. According to my memories, she was my sister, and I loved her dearly. My pilgrimage was part of the reasons she had to rely on her mate, Apophis, and he had succeeded in poisoning her mind. The things he said to her before she decided to make that Alpha do stuff to her were cruel. He had said very hurtful words to her. I knew Luna had sent a form of seduction magic to Reed to make him get on his knees and do what she requested as she sent more magic into him he began to like it. What I noticed about the sexual part of everything was that it wasn't the sexual pleasure that made it appealing or addictive, it was the transfer of magic, the feel of it, the euphoric feeling that came with absorbing the magic made it appealing. I was surprised that Apophis would
Ellis We charged into the quarry, moved in, and no one came to arrest us like they did with Luna. I realised they might be all occupied. So I teleported us to the place where Sam and Alex were. Alex and Sam's body lay on the ground. The wolves that were invoved in the orgies came to attack us. Our arrival was sudden for them, so they were not prepared. The mages sent magic their way to destabilise them, and William and Abel attacked with force. I sent my aura into Alex to see what the matter was and realised that Apophis had taken a bit of his life's essence, which meant he would manifest physically. "Be on alert. Apophis might appear as Alex soon or occupy someone else," I linked everyone to warn them, drawing my Katana. I began to cut through the evil wolves. Most of them wielded magic, but we had magic too, so we were fine. All of us but William could wield magic. They began to shift, and the wolves looked misty and black. Their eyes were evil, and I could see into their dark so
Ellis While Sam went in, I used my aura to keep an eye on what was going on. Using the eye of Apophis to see what was happening was very tedious and draining, but it was necessary to know when to get in. Luna had done a good job dulling his senses, so unlike before, he could not sense I was watching. She kept him occupied by occupying her senses. I did not trust her at first, but at the rate she was going, I was more relaxed. Abel was agitated and kept asking if we could go in, but I held him back. Seeing what I saw, the wolves we would be facing would be deadlier than all the wolves we had faced in the past. They had Apophis's magic and could wield it, that was what the orgies were for. They transferred magic between themselves. Apophis had turned them into micro gods, and that alone would make fighting them difficult. He was also generating his essence fast, which was not good so even though he was distributing what he had, he was able to regain it quickly. Faster than me, and I kn
Samantha Apophis ushered me to a large cave that had a throne made of bones and weird-looking people. Some of them were having orgies, and just by looking at them, I knew there were getting high on more than the sexual pleasure. "Magic transfer." Luna said to me, "Apophis' magic is addictive. People are easily drawn to darkness, they sink themselves into it, and they love it. The euphoria that comes with dark magic coursing through your veins is unimaginable. That was how Apophis got me in the first place, and I am still addicted to him. He did not let us taste much of his magic during our session together, so you would not understand what these people are experiencing right now." she said, and I was stunned. I had tasted a bit of it, and I did not want to imagine it in large quantity. I looked around me, and William's parties had nothing on these people. Watching them made me feel weird. They were too busy and formed chains and rows of people giving and receiving pleasure. I had ne
Samantha I tried to control Luna not to piss Ellis off, but she refused to listen. She hated Ellis for reasons best known to her, and I did not want to get into it. We had received two slaps, and Luna hadn't been around long. When I saw William hurting, I regretted having to merge with Luna. She might have been my sister, but she was cruel. She knew how werewolves were with their mates. She knew Alphas did not like to share, and she knew William was the dominant type, and yet, she had to expose Ellis in that way. I knew if Ellis had a choice, she wouldn't have mated with Helio, but we all needed the power of the sun god to expel darkness, and as things were, I sensed Ellis would not be with us for long. As we walked into the quarry, I begged my sister to follow through with the plan and not double-cross us. Love did all types of things to people, and love could make people lose themselves. I knew she was angry at the moment, but when she sees her lover, her heart would melt, and so w
Ellis "It's time to dress up and gear up for the fight. Make sure you bring along your weapons. We won't just be needing magic where we are going," I said, and they nodded. Lifting Sam, I teleported her and Willam to our bedroom. I felt safer with my eyes on her. After the shit that Luna tried to pull by causing discord between William and me, I did not trust her to behave herself or do what was best for us as a collective. "Why is she here?" William asked, pointing at Sam, and I raised an eyebrow at him. "Sam I trust, but Luna, not so much. I just want to keep an eye on them." I said, and Sam began to laugh. I knew it was luna and not Sam because the laugh sounded unnatural. "Hang in there Sammy." I said to her, and I felt her frustration. I knew she was regretting letting Luna in. All that darkness was a lot to take in, and Luna was just as dark as Apophis, She was his mate, after all she was bound to draw on darkness. I knew we could not trust Luna completely because her heart w