Aria sighed with happiness as she took her first sip. Emerial gave her a goofy smile as Rhea put a plate of bacon and chocolate chip waffles in front of her. She turned around and made a plate for Emerial, and then brought them both bowls of fruit. Shad and Ebony had a platter of sausage in front of them. Rhea grabbed some of the sausages before Shad and Ebony could eat them all. They were all happily eating when the sliding doors opened. All of them stopped and turned to see who it was.
“Are we interrupting?” Eros asked with an odd look on his face.
“No, we just had a long night last night.” Aria told him.
“What happened?” Gaia asked walking into the house.
“Did another of your powers unlock?” A woman behind Gaia asked. She was tall and thin, with hair that was white on top ombre style to black tips that blended seamlessly into the silk of h
I couldn’t believe my eyes. Lucifer had just walked into my backyard with Michael, Selene, Craig, and a woman I hadn’t met yet. By the looks of the way Craig and the woman were together I was sure she was Paisley, his mate and Luna. I could feel my anger boiling to the surface. He should have stayed away.“I brought him here Aria.” Michael said before I could speak.“Why?” Emerial asked crossing his arms.“I think that Lucifer should be the one to explain himself.” Michael said. Everyone waited for Lucifer to talk. I stared at him, he didn’t speak, he wouldn’t even look at anyone.“Look at me.” I finally said. He looked up and I saw the flash of fear in his eyes before he wiped all emotions from his face. “I’m listening.” I said softer than before.“I came to you last night because I to f
“Our Marks are more on the soul than on the surface. You will have a Mark similar to Ebony’s. Probably the same color but I’m not sure what the design will be. It all has to do with our bloodlines and what we mean to each other.” Emerial explained.“Do gods/goddesses have marks that we give?” I asked.“We do. Though they are rarely given. Hades and Persephone are the only gods I know of that have them. Once a god or goddess gives their mark they are with that induvial for this life and the next.” Gaia explained.“I gave my mark to your great grandmother Grace, she couldn’t mark me, but I wanted to ensure that we would find each other again.” Eros said thoughtfully.“Have you?” I asked him.“Not yet. I am hoping it will be soon though. I miss her.” Eros said.“It will be Eros. She is making her way to the River Lethe.” Hades sai
Aria I woke up that morning feeling so strange. It was like I hadn’t slept but I wasn’t tired, and everything was too light. My desk, the door, my bed, I broke everything that morning. And I had the dirtiest thoughts running through my head. I couldn’t stop them, I was sure it was a hormonal thing, I thought I was getting my period early. It was a really weird day.I got dressed, ate, and left the house for school before Rhea was up so she didn’t know anything was going on.“I would have made her stay home if I had.” Rhea interjected. Before I got out of the car, I took a few calming breathes and I grabbed my backpack and locked the doors behind me. Everyone was pretty nice to me. I had only been at the school for a week now. But again, today was stra
“She is a goddess. Aren’t you all handfuls?” Leo asked.“Not all of us, but most. Unfortunately, with Aria having no idea what she is I’m going to need you to keep it a secret as well. I can wipe it from your minds if it helps. I can’t risk her finding out before Gaia or Dimitri tell her.” Rhea said.“Do you know when her parents will be telling her? Our son has been talking about her since she started on Monday. We thought it was just fascination with the new girl. Knowing that she is a Goddess, well, that complicates things. Being an Alpha, he will be drawn to her power and obviously her scent affects him.” Laura said.“Maybe you can tell him that she’s a Fae. They don’t live in this region, so you won’t run into any. Aria doesn’t know anything about the supernatural world, except for what she reads. She loves books, especially fantasy, she would
Train all you want little goddess it won’t save you. I’ll kill you and the other lesser beings before you get your full powers. I’ll have to imprison the Primordial’s, that won’t be easy. Zeus’s prison should hold them. I can’t believe how stupid Zeus is. He actually thinks he can control me. And for what, so he can take the little goddess out and keep his hands clean? There isn’t even a prophecy about her. She is completely new and not a threat to his power. Well, not directly, her power is for something else. She doesn’t want to rule the Gods and Goddesses. Power hungry idiot. Yesterday Morning“I will not have this little human become more powerful than me! I am the most powerful God and I rule them all!” He bitched like a child. I had to keep my laugh hidden, his ego couldn’t handle it. And I nee
“We need to talk Little One.” Eros said to Aria.“Alone?” I asked.“Yes and No. Hades, Lucifer, Selene, and Michael need to be with us. After we have talked then you can decide if you would like to tell everyone else.” Eros said.“Alright. Everyone, why don’t we break for lunch.” I called out. Everyone went into the house except for those Eros had named. Emerial looked back at me and nodded at him to go inside. He reluctantly did. Gaia looked at us curiously before I tapped my temple. I knew she could listen in, I suspected that she had been doing it since I was a kid. She smiled and turned back to the rest to help put lunch together.“What do we need to discuss?” I asked.“Why did you tap your temple?” Lucifer asked.“Gaia, is listening in. She will keep what’s said to herself un
“So, it would seem.” Najera agreed. “Kallem, I understand this is a shock for you. That is why I gave the option for you to leave. Most witches find out about their powers from their families well before they manifest. You didn’t have that. You do need to watch your tone with me though. Your disrespect will not be tolerated for much longer.” Najera said.“I need this discussion to be kept amongst us. Others, lives are at stake, so please take the oath of silence and learn.” I said.“Are we in danger?” Kallem asked.“You very well could be, yes.” I said.“I don’t know if I can be apart of this. I’ve just gotten to a safe place and now this?” Kallem said.“Kallem, sometimes we are asked to help in dangerous situations. We only do so when we know that the risk is worth it for the good of everyone. We did the same with you. At first, we didn’t know tha
“Expand your wings, let the air fill them. Once you feel like you the wind is going to push you over hop. Just a little hop.” Gaia told me. I hopped and nothing happened.“Was that it?” I asked.“No. You didn’t let the air fully into your wings. Stop getting ahead of yourself. You need to be patient.” Gaia scolded me.“Ugh, fine. So, wait until I’m going to fall over and then hop?” I asked crossing my arms and huffing.“Yes.” Gaia said giving me the mom look. I waited until a gust of wind came and just before I started to tip over, I jumped. I instantly regretted it. I was supposed to hop, and I jumped. Now I’m up about ten feet in the air and I have no idea how to get down. Sometimes even I hated my stubborn streak. Of course, my mom was laughing at me. Emerial was watching me closely and noticed I was sc
Aria“Great. Typhon, is this the crap Zeus would have around him when you fought?” I yelled.“I’ve never met Zeus. You are referring to the Greek God, correct, my Queen?” Kane asked.“Yes, Kane, that Zeus. And stop, you can’t affect me. You can explain to me why you tried to lure a four year old little witch to you though.” I said, crossing my arms and tapping my foot.“I’ll need you to be more specific about which four year old little girl you are referring to.” Kane said nervously.“That one.” I said pointing at Tulip.“My Queen, that is not a four year old girl.” Kane said, confused.“I was when you had your Fae minion try to lure me to you.” Tulip said, scowling.“And how long ago was that, exactly?” Kane asked, taking the time to really look at Tulip.“One hundred ten years ago.” Tulip said, crossing her arms.“Hmmm, what powers do you have?” Kane asked, thinking.“I can speak to animals and find things.” Tulip said.“The Apothecary's daughter? I needed you to find something for
Ginger“What do you mean?” I asked.“May I open the mind link with the five of you so that I can show you?” Aria asked.“Yes.” We chorused and took each other’s hands. An image of Elijah, Gaia, and Dimitri sitting on the bench appeared. But it wasn’t clear. There was an inky mass surrounding each of them but it would morph and combine with whoever was close. We had seen this only once before.“Oh no.” Tulip gasped.“Oh no what? What do you think it is?” Aria asked Tulip.“We’ve seen something similar to this. It was when we were younger. Herb, do you remember?” Rowan said and asked.“You mean when Tulip got lost in the woods and Ricky found her?” Herb scoffed. “How could I forget? Mom and Dad nearly packed us all up and moved because of that Fae.”“Fae?” Aria asked.“Faeries are Fae; it’s more an all-encompassing term for a bunch of species. Faeries, Gnomes, Trolls, Elves, the list goes on.” Rose explained.“So, who is Ricky and is he the Fae that was the problem?” Petra aske
Aria“Emerial?” I said staring out the windows at all of the Angels. “Why are they here?”“They are here to protect me.” Elijah said.“Well they have nothing to protect you from. So tell them to go.” I said turning to Elijah and crossing my arms.“I doubt they will listen.” Gaia said.“And why is that mom?” I asked her.“Because, you are a threat.” Elijah said.“Excuse me? How am I a threat? You two were the ones acting like idiots.” I said, gesturing towards Elijah and Dimitri.“You need to calm down Aria.” Dimitri said and Elijah nodded. That was the wrong thing to say to me. They were the ones that had the problem. So, I acted on instinct. The doors in front of me flung open and I walked out towards the angels. They all took a defensive stance but also backed up a few steps away from me. I waited a minute for the others to follow.“Elijah, Dimitri, stand in front of me please.” I said while watching the angels.“Aria, really? What are you hoping….” Elijah started but I
Aria “Elijah.” Gaia said getting up and walking over to hug him. “Gaia, it’s been too long.” Elijah said hugging her back. “Uncle EJ.” I said crossing my arms. “Shari.” Elijah said in a hushed tone. The moment my name left his lips, I closed my eyes and felt all of my power release. Shivers ran up and down my spine and my skin rippled. Everyone gasped, as I cracked my neck and stretched my arms and legs and stood to my full height. I could feel the change in my clothing and a new weight on my head. “Uncle EJ, what did you just do?” I asked him as I opened my eyes. “I called to the last of your powers. It was time.” Elijah explained. “Of course you would be the last piece of the puzzle.” Dimitri snarked at that. “Dad, be nice. You have Patricia.” I scolded him. “Yes Dimitri, I really thought you were over that possessiveness as soon as we divorced.” Gaia sassed. “Mom, that’s not helping. Seriously you two, sometimes I wonder how old you are.” I said rolling my eye
Emerial ***FLASHBACK*** “First off, Congratulations Emerial, I’m so happy you found your soul mate.” Elijah said. “Thank you, Father.” Emerial said. “Don’t thank me just yet. We have a lot to talk about. I have been watching the way you interact with Aria. For the most part, I agree, she needs direction and you have given that to her in a way that she respects. However, Shari is our Queen now, Mine and Yours. You need to understand that Aria holds so much power within her; she does not yet know of, she always has. Gaia has known this since Aria was born. She brought her to me after Gaia and Rhea first realized her power at three.” Elijah explained. “You’ve known about Aria all this time?” Lucifer cut Elijah off. “Yes.” Elijah said. “Did you know that she was Emerial’s soul mate?” Lucifer asked incredulously. “No, I did know that she was meant for one of our Angels but I didn’t know which.” Elijah said. “Why keep us out of the loop about her?” Michael asked. “Gaia asked me t
Aria I giggled at him. Typhon was acting like, DJ actually. I guess guys really don’t grow up. I got up, hugged him, and checked his power level. He laughed when I did it. Everyone looked at us funny. Well everyone except for Eros, he just shook his head at us. Just then there was a knock at the front door. Patricia went to see if it was The Elders. “They’re here.” Patricia said. “We’re in the kitchen.” I said. “Of course you are. We always seem to find you right around feeding time.” Herb laughed. “She’s always been like that. The human doctors told us it was her low blood sugar levels. Aria apparently uses more energy than her body can make sugar for.” Gaia said. “I’ve heard of that in witch communities but not in Gods or Goddess’.” Ginger said. “Well I’m pretty sure we have all figured out that I’m not normal by any standards.” I said
Aria I showered and decided to just go downstairs in my goddess form. The midnight blue Grecian dress was comfortable and airy. Frankly I was still too tired to look for an outfit. When I came out of the bathroom, Emerial was sitting on the bed in just his jeans. His wings were out and his arms were open and waiting for me. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he picked me up and carried me downstairs. The house smelled like rain, fresh mowed grass, sunshine, and bacon. Gaia must be cooking. The rooms had stayed how I rearranged them. The light witches had left and Najera was walking through the sliding doors. Everyone turned and looked straight at me. I smiled back at them. Najera was the first to come up to me. “How are you feeling?” She asked as she looked me over. “I’m still a bit tired but
Aria The kids finished their food just as Emerial opened the door and brought my soup in to me. They looked at me and I made a shooing motion with my hands. They took the tray with the leftover food and went downstairs. “What happened?” Emerial asked me while watching the kids leave. “I need to sleep and they wouldn’t leave me alone. They wanted to know what happened. I told them as much as I could but I have a headache and I need some sleep.” I answered him between spoonfuls. “Aria, they know they are a part of everything that is going on. They will need to know about anything that has to do with Zeus.” Emerial scolded me. “NO. You do not get to lecture me about what I do and don’t tell my siblings. And, you do not get to dictate when I tell them anything. Including them in that spell would have killed them. They need to be trained before they can even
Typhon The fire pit ignited and flames shot straight up about ten feet. The trees were whipping back and forth, the water and oil mixture from the unbinding spell floated up and out of the cauldron. It floated over to Raul and Aria, incasing Raul in what looked like a bubble. It tightened around him until it was like a second skin. Then a loud rumble sounded before the ground began to shake and we were all lifted up about five feet but still had the earth under our feet. “Stay connected. Do Not Break the Connection No Matter What!” Aria commanded through the mind link. Aria and Raul started spinning in a counter clockwise circle, our circle mimicked hers and the witches circle spun clockwise. All sound was, suddenly replaced with the chant from the witches. Aria held her hands out for Raul to ta