Samael Pov " Jasmine and I have been searching every realm, top to bottom. It's like she just completely disappeared", I tell Rynyxon. It had been a few hours since Ava and Adam were taken. Due to Jasmine turning me part demon, I could sense when other demons were around, and a huge wave hit both Jasmine and I the second that demon and Brandon walked through the portal. One look at Brandon and I knew he was no longer himself. From my study of demons, only high-level demons were able to control those already dead. Brandon was now a changeling. Nasty monsters who feed off the flesh and blood from live or dead victims, to stay alive. There was only one way to reverse the changeling process, and that was to find his spirit and blast it back into his body. I would find a way to save him, for my sister, but Ava was a priority. Atlas has been keeping his cool about the situation, but from one king to another, I know the pain of having the fear of not knowing whether your mate is alive or d
Harmon Pov Someone was watching me. That much was clear as I made my way back home. I promised myself I wouldn't be going back any time soon, but it seemed like things were about to happen. Events much bigger than myself. My mission to find Brandon's body was not over, and I planned to keep looking, but everything in my mind told me to go back home. That, somehow, the answers would be waiting for me. I traveled through some cities until I came close to the border of home. Every time I turned around, I saw someone in black jeans and a black hoodie, getting closer and closer. I decided to travel through the trees. I would catch them off guard and kill this stalker. I waited in a tall oak tree until I saw the stalker pass the tree, I was in. They were too late in turning around as I had jumped out of the tree, putting my dagger into their back. They fell to the ground. I grabbed my knife from their back and pulled the hood off of them, but the site of who it was, made me stagger. No way
Adam PovAfter coming through the portal, I made my body appear as if I were still unconscious. I was brought to a room and laid on a soft bed. I kept my eyes closed, using all my will to remain asleep. A hand brushed against my cheek and I pretended to just be waking up. Thanks to whatever paste Sorena or Ana had put on me, I was healing fine. She must have saved some mud from the river, as that is the only way I would have healed so fast. As I opened my eyes, her face came into view. I wanted to lash out, and rip her head from her shoulders, right then and there, but I kept a blank face. How dare she play me against Atlas the way she has. For years I had been holding all of this anger in against him, only to be a pawn to this deceitful bitch. God only knows what Atlas has had to go through in his time locked away from this realm. Demons. She was not a witch, but a demon. Who killed our own mother just to try to get close to Atlas? She was not even my real mate, which would explain
Pythia Pov " King Daniel, Queen Amara”, I said, bowing before the King and Queen of the Silver Gates. The Silver gates were known to be a powerful realm with a direct line to the master realm of heaven, which is another realm where supernatural souls went to find peace. The same realm my son was soon to know if it was too late to save him. My visions are not always certain and can be widely interpreted. I do know, however, that the goddess Theia, spoke to me through my vision, telling me that events are playing out the way they are meant too. I want to rescue my son. Goddess knows I do, but in doing so, I could alter the course of events I have seen, and there is so much more here at stake, which is why my journey brings me here to the Silver Gates realm with my most trusted follower, Dalian." No need to bow to us Pythia, you know how welcome you are here," Queen Amara said. We walked on the pathway back to their kingdom, with both sides filled with protectors of the kingdom. " I s
Jasmine Pov It felt cold here, considering that hell is known for being hot. Or maybe the temperature is different for every species. This place would suck the happiness out of everyone. Lucky, our portal led us to an area not surrounded by any demons. Who knows what type of creatures were here. The spell was to lead us to the safest path to Adam, Ava, and Harmon. We were near a huge hole that seemed to spread far and wide. I was taken aback by a voice in my head." Jasmine? Is that you mate? " a voice said in my head as we walked around to the other side of the pit. Lunar and I both growled, causing the others to stop and look at me. I looked at the hole. It was pitch black, but I could feel something down there watching me. Something that was trapped. Xavier. " What is it?, mom asked. " Xavier. I can hear his voice in my head. He is down there in that pit", I told them. Samael growled a bit and grabbed my hand , pulling me to walk on the other side of him. " That is the pit of d
Atlas Pov " For centuries I have been stuck in this desolate realm. Forced to deal with the dead souls and demons that wander here. Trapped here by my lessers. I will walk free soon, and when I do, these realms you all over so much will never find peace. Everyone and everything you hold dear will burn. Anyone of you that stand in my way, will also burn" he stated, looking at each of us, as if it was the most normal thing to say ever. " Join me. Join me, and all you hold dear will be left untouched. You will be safe in the new world I intend to create," he said. " I think I speak for all of us when I say, Fuck You!" I said to him. He was talking too much. What was he doing? Stalling? He looked into my eyes, as if reading me. " Atlas Drakos", everyone. The no striped Dragon. U-surped by his own brother. Forced to rule after your mother was taken from you. Tsk tsk tsk. That one has got to hurt. I must commend you, Ana. You really did excellent work with the dragon family," he said. H
Harmon Pov "It hurts.... My heart...It hurts", I panted to Samael. He was holding me close, trying to console me, and I felt like I was breaking down. I was feeling a loss, but it was not Brandon's. Whose death was I feeling? "That man who saved us. He was our second chance mate", my wolf told me. It made sense. Ever since I woke up during everything, my eyes went to Brandon, but I knew it was not Brandon anymore. At the same strange time, I was feeling a connection to the man with the black hair and hazel eyes. It was strange. My bond with Brandon was gone, since he was now dead. The pull was much stronger with the other man. I assume it was because he was alive. Am I not meant to have a mate? This is the second time I have lost a mate, and I never even had the chance to meet him properly. A loud roar could be heard from outside to those even without supernatural hearing. It was followed by a strange silence. The pain was settling down some. I will try to put my pain to the side f
Ava Pov " Holy shit" , I replied. I was feeling a bit dizzy. Something inside of me was feeling hot again. It was the same feeling I got when I was tied up with Ana. Speaking of her............" What happened, where is Ana?", I asked. Everyone suddenly looked uncomfortable. " Can you walk?" I heard Atlas's voice in my head. I looked at him. His clothes were stained with blood and his eyes held so much sadness. I stretched and stood up. " Careful, Careful," dad said, helping me out of bed.The dizziness started to subside after standing. I took a few steps, leaning against dad before trying some of my own. My focus went to my best friend. " Harmon" I said, near tears. Harmon walked up to me and hugged me. Her tearful eyes matched mine. " What are you doing here?" I asked her. " I was kidnapped too. By Brandon, no less. He is gone. I know that for certain. I did find my second chance mate", she said. " What!!!! Where are they?" I asked, looking around the room. She looked as if s
Ava Pov (Three years Later)I was dead, and then I wasn't. I have walked the veil between life and death and came out of it, stronger and wiser. Three years ago, my life changed for what I thought was the worse, but ended up being for the better. I looked out of my bedroom window as the memories came back to me in flashes. (Three years ago)I was walking the veil between realms, waiting for my soul to be claimed until I felt a pence behind me. I turned around, and there stood my mother in her spirit form. Without waiting, I rushed to her and hugged her. Tears rolled down our faces as we finally united, and then I realized she was really here. I pulled back. "How are you here? I save you. Your spirit should be back with your body," I told her. She smiled. " My dear Ava, I died many years ago. I had been trapped by Lucifer in the devious of the plans. My time on earth is over, but you are still young, dear one. You will carry the promise of a better future for us. You are my light in
Atlas Pov A blast of energy rocked through all of us as Ava dropped to the ground in her sister's arms. Jasmine had killed Ava with my broken blade. Lucifer screamed and the entire realm rocked as his body exploded. The realm stopped shaking and the demons disintegrated, leaving no trace of them being here at all. "Is everyone okay", I heard someone say as I dropped to the ground, shifting back to full human form in my clothes."Where is Ava?" I heard Rynxyon yell. He would have felt her connection to him die. "Where is my daughter?" he yelled and entered the circle that was around her and Jasmine. "AVA", he growled in pain. He dropped to his knees, taking Ava away from Jasmine. "Wake up hunny. It's okay. It's over now. Wake up. Wake up princess, please. " he pleaded. He suddenly saw the blade in her chest and yanked it out of her. Blood poured out of her wound and gushed on him and he covered it with his hand. "It's a light wound. Come on." He said through tears. He started pumpi
Atlas PovI felt a snap in the mate bond as we prepared formation. Samael linked me they were coming. Apparently, they had been trapped by Lucifer, used as bait to lure Ava to him. It was like a dagger to my heart and ripped through me like a knife. She was no longer mine, and with that, the need to save her went away as well. It was replaced by a fire. The burning need to end her once and for all, and for the first time in a while, Kai and I felt like one. "Ava", Kai and I growled. We were merging together. "I will fucking kill you today", I told her, and I meant every word of it. I could finally see the threat that everyone kept trying to warn me about, yet I wouldn't listen to them. She looked at me, with her black demon eyes that seemed to see right through me and tilted her head slightly. "Good luck", she said to me before rising into the air. She raised her hands and a blast of purple energy shot from her hands, englufling me and my entire side before fading away. Nothing happ
Ava Pov I portaled myself down to hell. I was not sure how I instantly came here without making a portal. As the minutes went down to my birthday, I could sense a change in me. I ended up in the middle of the hell realm near the pit of tortured souls. Their cries to free them were endless, but their pain meant nothing to me right now. My own pain was loud and screaming in my own ears. Atlas. After all we had been through. He did not want me anymore. I dropped to my knees. "Why", I cried out into the darkness, but received nothing but the response of screams from the dead. Atlas. My light. I started hyperventilating. He....he didn't want me. My family hated me. As they should. It was my fault. Everything was all my fault. My mother died because of a prophecy about me, and was forced to sell her soul to Lucifer. My father lost his second mate because of me. Ana lost her life because of me. Brandon became a slave to Ana because of me. Atlas lost his mother to my sister because of my ma
Samael Pov (Two days ago when Ava was captured)"Ava will never forgive us for that" Rynyxon had said as we prepared to enter the realm of hell. As before, we shared blood with everyone who was to enter the realm with us, since it was known that those without demon blood could not enter the realm. "We are protecting her. The prophecy for her fate will happen in two days, and our only option is killing Lucifer. End him. We will save Ava." I told him. " She is halfway under his control. Killing Lucifer will free her", Jasmine said to her father, fixing the demon killing blade in my belt. "I am aware of what we need to do, but to trust a demon. My own apparent evil fucking daughter. " Rynxyon sighed. Jasmine hugged him to comfort him. "She is not your daughter anymore. She is a demon, dad. After all she took from us, regardless of any pack we made with her, she will not live to see the end of this war.", Jasmine said to him, looking him in the eye. He nodded. " It's time", Jessica l
Atlas Pov My mate was caged like an animal while I was forced to finish plans for the coming war. Uncle Ellis and I went over battle formations while father spent his time with mom, who, as the hours went by, was making a swift recovery. My heart ached for my mate, and the beast inside me craved her blood and mateship. I hated the fact that he was under the command of Typhon, who wanted nothing more but the death of our mate. " I am sorry, Atlas", Kai spoke to me. "Yea", I told him, before closing the link. It was the first time ever that we had ever been at odds with each other, and it felt as if my animal self had betrayed me. It was not his fault, but it still hurt. I could not bear to even speak with him. I wanted to go see Ava as well, but knowing Kai would lash out the moment I did, made me refrain from it. I felt as even if I dream walked, I would put her in danger. She must hate me right now. I tried channeling her through our mate link, but I felt nothing. It was like she
Ava Pov "Let me go", I told Lucifer, who still had his arm wrapped around me as we landed back in his throne room. I both hated and loved his arm around me. Well, the darkness loved it, and since I felt consumed by much of it,a big part of me liked it. "As you wish, mate", he said in his usual calm voice. For some reason, it didn't creep me out like usual. "How did you get to earth?" I demanded to know. "You called for me" he simply said, sitting down on his throne. "I didn't call you. I had it." I told him. He laughed. "If that was the case angel witch, I would have been able to even cross onto the earth. A part of you felt fear when they were about to attack you. You broke the block that allowed me to siphon off your power and called for me, " he said to me. I shook my head. I couldn't remember, until I did. I closed my eyes and took myself back to when it happened. I had a paranoid fear that I was going to die when Micheal set his angels on me. I closed my eyes and asked for
Jasmine Pov "What the fuck?" I said aloud. Micheal had released us from his power and anger was my first reaction. "We came to try to talk some sense into Ava, and not only is her own fucking mate trying to kill her, angels are too. Are you out of your fucking mind", I growled to Micheal and Atlas. I knew it was disrespectful, but the thought of them taking Ava's life sickened me. "Watch who your speaking to, halfling." Micheal warned me, but I did not care. I was furious. "No, you fucking watch it. That is my sister. She is not in the right state of mind right now, and needs her family to help her. You come in swinging trying to kill her? What the fuck is wrong with you?", I demanded to know. Lunar was merging with me and the demon part of us wanted them to suffer, but I kept that part at bay. "That thing is no longer your sister." he sneered to me. "Neither your mate", he said to Atlas, who was now back in human form and was furious. "Neither your daughter", he said to dad. "She
Rynyxon PovMy Princess was hurt. I can't deny that it is possible she could have helped her mother, but Lucifer took control of my mate and tried to use her to get to Ava. Keeping the truth from her was my way of protecting her. Keeping her safe, for as long as I could. That was the job of a father. To protect his family, at all cost. "Why did you tell her?" Samael asked, after I explained everything to everyone who didn't know. "She said she dreamwalked into Lucifer's realm. He put the thought in her mind not to trust me. She knew I was not being honest when she asked me, so she took over my mind and searched my memories. I could not stop her. "Fuck"!, Samael growled out. "So what now? Where is she?", Jasmine asked. "My guess is Draconis. All her life, she has longed for her mother, only to realize the lie we have kept from her. That, plus the darkness we have seen latched inside of her, is driving her mad." I explained. "Lucifer must have done something to her when we were ca