Ellis William returned from the town late in the night and was a bit baffled. I did not ask him any questions, neither did he volunteer information. We slept that night cuddling. The mark on my neck was still a bit painful, but I kept it to myself. I didn't want him beating himself up over it. Three days passed, and nothing happened out of the ordinary. I knew Jasper and William were planning something. Unable to hold it in any longer, I barged into William's office to confront him on the secrecy. " Out with it?" I said, staring at him. I sat on the chair across from his desk. I must have interrupted something because he was startled. " Out with what?" He asked, relaxing a bit. " Really, William?" I asked, surprised at his response. " You went to town with Jasper three days ago, returned late in the night and haven't told me anything since." I pointed out, and he sighed a bit frustrated. " Okay, Ellis," he said, relaxing on his chair. " We are at a dead end," he confessed. " Cli
Ellis I began to panic. I tried so hard to open my eyes. When I finally did, all I could see was darkness. I looked around, frantic. I was lying on my bed, but I couldn't move. William was no longer beside me, and I figured I must be dreaming. But Why was it so vivid? Why did it feel real? I tried to call out, but I couldn't hear anything. " Like your prison?" An evil sounding voice said, and I looked around to try and figure out where it was coming from. " Don't bother dear girl. You can't escape this place." It said, and I became very worried. What the hell had happened, and how did I land here. I tried hard to speak but couldn't. " I guess it would be unfair to take your body and your mind's voice at the same time," The voice said, and I felt something release my throat. I screamed, hoping someone would hear, but the voice just laughed. " No one can hear you, darling. You have been trapped in your mind." He said, and I looked at my hands and my body, trying hard to figure ou
Ellis Susan sauntered into my room, excited about her engagement. " Thank you, Ellis," She said, holding my hand, and I wondered why she was thanking me. Noticing my, confusion she cleared her throat. " William gave Patrick an ear full, and we both know it was because of you. Your love for each other and the issue with Emma made Patrick's parents and him realise the mate bond is overrated and we can survive it if it ever happens. " She hugged me tightly, and pressed against my mark I flinched, but there was no pain. Nifrem was serious when he said I had enough essence to put his rot at bay. I wanted to cry, wondering how long I had before my meat started rotting, and I no longer had an essence to keep it at bay. I dreaded having to feed on people's freshness. I didn't know what it entailed and what would happen to the victims. " Don't worry darling, you have more than enough essence. People still worship Dinah, therefore there is an unlimited supply of essence for you as her only
William We returned home from horse riding and retired to our rooms. Patrick and Susan intend to stay for two days, and we planned to proceed to the ranch after. They wanted a small wedding, so only families and friends were invited. I was truly happy for Patrick. I noticed the joy and relief in both their eyes. It was stupid pleasing others at the expense of your happiness. I was glad Patrick's parents finally agreed. I do not think Patrick had it in him to defy them. If they hadn't agreed those two would have suffered forever. I lay on the bed next to my wife. I was glad to have at least one good thing happening. Hitting a dead-end on Nifrem's matter had troubled me and made me powerless. Although my wife did not talk about it, I knew it troubled her too. We had
William While we stood in the kitchen, discussing Nifrem, I noticed dark circles under Ellis's eyes and slight discolouration on her skin. I moved closer to her to examine it. " Are you alright darling?" I asked, and she nodded with a smile. " Did you not sleep well?" I asked her, and she smiled at me. " I slept like a baby. Why are you asking?" She asked. " You have dark circles and there is a slight discolouration on your skin." I pointed out, and she touched her face and stepped backwards. " Where?" She asked, touching her face and freaking out. Realising she was getting uncomfortable and frantic, I lied so she would relax . " It is subtle I think you need some beauty sleep," I said, pulling her close to me and hugging her. I carried her bridal style away from the kitchen, took her to the room, and tossed her on our bed. " I know what will help you relax and sleep," I said with a mischievous smile." Her cheeks coloured. It seemed off because Ellis wasn't the shy type. Wha
Ellis When Patrick had come to call William, Nifrem had made us listen to their conversation. " Why are you so insecure?" I asked the rot god. " I need to be sure no one suspects anything and no one is on to me," he said, and I began to laugh. " William will get you. He will know something is off." I boasted, trying to hurt the god's feelings and at the same time, hoping I was right about it. " I do not think William is wise enough to find out. He is too in love to investigate the subtle changes. The only way he will know is if you tell him." He boasted, and I believed him and began to cry. How could he not know it wasn't me. I responded to his touch differently. William should have been able to sense the difference. I would have known. I understood his body too well not to know. I sat clueless about what to do next. Nifrem laughed at me, and it drove me insane. I really did not understand the god's actions. Where was he going with all of this? What was he really planning? I
William I watched my wife closely, without letting her sense I was on to her. I carried her bridal style in the hallway. " Where is the red room?" Audrey asked, and I turned and looked at them funny. "oooo, you guys want to take it up a notch," Ellis said winking at them. The mages played along and kissed. I showed them the red room with Ellis still in my arms, and they checked it out. " Are we joining them?" Ellis asked, and I shook my head. " Maybe later. Right now, I want to spend some time with my wife." I said, and kissed her. The rot was gone, but I wasn't going to let that fool me. We entered our room, and the first thing I noticed was the empty bottle of vodka. " Drinking now?" I asked, and she looked away in shame. I wondered if she was drinking to slow down the decay. " It's very unlike you. I hope the whole stress is not getting to you?" I asked, and she shook her head, but her eyes said otherwise. Ellis was doing certain things differently. She might be sending
Ellis William's words had hurt Nifrem so much that the god couldn't hide it. I was surprised that even though the god had tried to defend himself, William hadn't picked up on it. I had left him all the necessary signs. I did not like an Action comedy film, yet I agreed that it was my favourite and decided to watch it. I was angry and frustrated at William, the only thing he did right was to block me from interviewing the hunters and attending Susan's wedding. It meant no one would crash their wedding. Susan and Patrick might believe that I hadn't forgiven them yet, but it was better they thought that way than me attending their wedding and spreading rot and decay. One thing I noticed was that Grey had not come out to play since. Did Grey know? Could he sense it? I kept the realisation to myself. With everything that had happened, it was clear that although Nifrem had access to some of my memories, he did not know what I was thinking unless I acted it out or said it out loud. A few
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