Mathilde saw them approaching and changed into a beautiful woman with a blink of an eye. One moment she was old, dry and ugly, the next, she is fresh and vibrant and young.The women in their world saves a lot from beauty and skin care. She might be older than Helena because she is her aunt, but with this new look and the old woman disguise thrown away to the drain--Mathilde is one hot woman which led Zac to believe that Solandra was even hotter. His friends would all die in envy if he told them about the women he had met in such a short period of time. The stories of beautiful women in mythologies were not myths at all. At least some parts were true. He had learned now that some Greek writers managed to tweak details of the past.“If it’s not my niece bring me food for peace offering.”“Not happening, aunt Mathilde and he is not food.”“Oh,sad.’’Sniffing the air like a hound she looked disappointed when she learned that the man who tagged along her niece was not meal. Solandra and
Zeus knew about his daughter’s shenanigans in the surface. He was well aware of it and it was his fault that what was supposed to be a tiny hobby for his little girl, turned out to be a nightmare. She did not ask for his approval about her creations but he let her because he was guilty for making her marry his brother. Zeus was left with no choice, Hades came to collect the favor he owed him. For him, it was a little peace offering that she know nothing about. Earlier that day, a fury came with message from Hades.He dismissed the fury and considered it as a joke from his brother. Now that Freya made her point and told him about Cronos. He knew that Freya was not making things up to even with him. It was never in Freya’s nature to be vengeful. The Elven Mages have a wonderful reputation. He never ceased loving the woman and as for the child---he had a son with Freya and that child did not know of his origin and what he possesses. That journal restrained him from his true potential.Wi
A few moments after she saw her mother that awful situation, Helena reached home and noticed that it was once again quiet. She carefully walked to the great hall and saw her mother sprawled in the marbled floor, lifeless and blood pooled on her head. Time stood still and she closed her eyes and opened them again because she thought that she was just being deceived. Solandra stirred and she ran to her to help her although she knew deep inside that there is nothing much to do.Her mother fought death until she arrived. “My daughter--I--I am s-sorry.” “Shh,it’s alright mother, we can go ton aunt Mathilde, she can help you...’’ “I am sorry that it’ too late to say that I am sorry.” “I forgive you, mother. Just do not go.” Helena could not find her voice. She cannot believe her eyes and how the people in the estate have let this happen. Her mother apologizing to her for making her feel bad all these years was what she had always dreamed of , but, she did not pictured it to be under thi
Freya had dreamed of meeting his son in person for hundreds of years. She only wished that their meeting for the first time would be under better circumstances and not when the lives of many people is at stake.As a mother, she longed for his embrace. To feel the life that she and Zeus had created out of love and to assure him that everything is fine, but it is not. For her son right now is in danger and his the woman he likes is in it too.“This is weird, I see kids getting mad at their biological parents for ditching them , but I do not feel anger. I want to know why you had to do it. I’d be really pissed if you did all that simply because you do not want the obligation. I know you guys can afford troll nannies.” He even smiled and he resembled his dad when he does that.They both laugh at his joke. She says something like his jokes were as bad as his fathers and they laugh a bit more. Freya reached for his hand and he let her. she knows that he had so many questions that he longs
She woke up to some creature that was nudging her in her head, she felt annoyed. It had been weeks since she last slept and the slumber she was having was both comfortable and very much needed. Besides, the bed was soft and the duvets were warm.It kept nudging him, too eager to get her attention and she kept on ignoring the nudges.Finally, it bit her. It’s sharp saw-like teeth sinking into her skin. It broke her sleep and the pain released her from Persephone’s enchantment.The creature that had been patiently nudging her to wake up was fury and she had to convince herself that she was not dreaming at all by poking into the furies nose. It was a cute baby fury. Full grown furies are not cute as this one. They are feared and fearsome creatures of the dark that feed on fear and humans.She felt betrayed to find out that there were no soft bed and warm bed covers and there was nothing comfortable in the empty space that she was in. It was just empty, yet warm and the fury looking at her
Freya summoned the Elven Mages that used to roam the planet, she called up to her ancestors and all the elves that suffered enough. They came to her just as soon as she finished uttering the words that her ancestors thought her.She chanted in an Elfish language that Zac cannot understand but it calmed him. He was noticed that he was no longer in the room where they were a while ago, the place looked ethereal, surreal and strange, he felt like he belonged here.He had flashes of the lives that he lived since he was born. The families that he had been placed with all through the years. They were short but they were his and they were taken away from him. It seems like the journal of life had them stored in there, like a memory bank with endless terabytes.. He absorbed all the information, all the love that he had all those years.“It is time, son.” Freya said gently.“That is it?” he asked, wide eyed and unsure, because he felt the same. Nothing special so far on his end.‘’Take a look
Zac’s POVThe father that I have grown up with is a far cry from my biological father. Thomas Oliver is an honest farmer who supported his family with whatever he made in the ranch and from the garden that he and our mother had carefully tended. We grew up eating farm fresh produce and scraped our knees running away from him whenever we are in trouble, because Thomas is a huge fan of discipline. We grew up dreading lies and cutting classes because we fear beatings. He is a huge man but he has a very soft heart and that is why my brothers and I loved him and mom.And here is the deal, I just learned that I have a different set of parents and that I am not a pure bred human, turns out I am like a real life Hercules. The only sad part is--Hercules died. I was transported like a bag of beans through and from the underworld. I met one of my uncles and there is one more down at sea.I have a very dysfunctional family and I have to suck it up, simply because I don’t want to be a hero , I wa
“I don’t think that anomaly will ever show up, Harvey.” On of Harvey’s men observed, he sounded impatient and bored to death. They have been on the watch for hours now while Harvey spent his waiting in a hotel room, sipping champagne and lazily flipping through month old magazine issue of women in bikinis. They were all in the dark, hidden among the bushes and trees that was not far away from the Oliver residence.They camped here to be near the food that they will devour later, should all else go south. Zachary’s folks just got home from that cabin picnic that they had been too. They watched them there too. They saw three cars pull over the garage. One belonged to the parents, the blue jeep to the older brother and his heavily pregnant wife and the last jeep belonged to the younger sibling. No Zachary or Helena on sight. Those two might be runming away for their lives right now. It doesn't matter for him. He will find them wherever they decide to stay. No one runs away from Harvey S
A message from the author to my readers: Thank you. I was trying to figure my life when I was writing this story--with only one thing in my mind: Escaping from reality. This book holds a special place in my heart because I was not at the top of my game while patcing sentence after sentence, imaginging sequences and mending a broken heart. This had been my escape. My characters are all a part of me. Each were given a piece of me , so I can feel less burdened. i might not have written this perfectly or top notch, but I am sure that this is the best that I can offer while trying not to break down into pieces.I am a mother of two and I am messed up right now but the growing numbers of subscribers and readers gives me the push that I needed to type away, to put my thoughts into words. To hone the talent that I have (although I admit that I am a mediocre) and to pay it forward to the writers who have influenced me to write and to the friends who kept me going whenever I feel backing d
Helena’s POVAll my life I thought that I was destined to live and die by myself. My mother does not love me or so I thought , but it turns out that she loved me the way that she knew how. I could have not found this if not for Zachary Oliver who turned my boring, sin-eater life into a full three hundred and sixty throttle mode.And yet, here I am.Happily married to the man that my brother, Maddox had bitten. So, he was not a mystery. He was under the influence of the Goddess Persephone, who was in return--under the manipulation of my husband’s very own grandfather. We both have dysfunctional families but we both share the same goals--to maintain our happy family.I have kids that always remind me to keep my feet on the ground and to always love one another. I have completely abandoned my life as a high end Bulgarian high end bachelorette for a life of simplicity and endless laundry and and I believe that I am already qualified to compete in the national rapping competition.I rap
They say that a family is the basic unit of a community. For Zac, family is everything. He could not ask for anything more. Having two set of parents and a lovely wife, with three beautiful kids who do not let them live in peace and keeps them up on their toes all day is what a family really is.Their house is a mess all the time and he and Helena cannot have enough time for themselves unless they visit Bulgaria, where every house staff was eager to take care of the three kids and the entire estate is their playground.Zac was staring at the sky, sipping his third cup of coffee, because is essential when you are a parent. Helena left her work and takes good care of the children full time, she has her hands full with three kids to feed and a husband to reprimand on spoiling the children. Zac still works with the firm and he is now senior partner. George is still working there and he is the other senior partner. Helena bought the firm in secret.They really do not need to work because he
The kitchen in that modern bungalow house down in Maine was a mess. Three children ages four, three and two were busy making breakfast for themselves.Not your ordinary, edible breakfast. They took everything out from the fridge and poured flour all over their stash.The kid's names were---"Solandra, Maddox and Hades! Oh my.. What the fudge!" she was not allowed to cuss, most especially in front of her children. It had been five years, three kids and a consistently dirty kitchen later, Helena is now a mother.Yep, she named their children after the people they lost to remind them each passing day that there is nothing that love cannot conquer. She and Zachary, the new hero of Mount Olympus hitched up and settled down. They were no longer sin eaters. After Zac saved the world, he asked for one thing and that was to be human. They got what they wanted and the grand parents from Olympus gets to visit the kids as often as they want as long as they promise not to spoil the kids. Their ch
“Oh my God! I found my gift!” “Yes, you did.” Zac was so happy for Helena, he truly was. For so long , all she wanted was to discover her gift because it had been one of her greatest frustrations and now that she had found hers. She was always envious of Maddox who got his gift early and the rest of the sin-eaters who did not had a hard time finding what they were endowed.he only wish that they were another gift, Damn, she had two. “Are you having second thoughts now in marrying me?” Helena knew how his mind works now, nbut she was wrong in thinking abut the second thoughts. “What? No. Just because your gifts are extra deadly combination for a soon to be husband---you think I am gonna be scared? Well, let me tell you one thing, Miss Mountbatten and you have to listen very carefully---I am not scared of you or you powers, I have my own powers too.” Zac was now a full pledged Elven Mage and a demi God, he has a range of powers that none of the other Gods had and his parents could ne
The cave that leads to the endless tunnel and cave where Cronos’ body and containment box was locked and double locked. Freya, made sure of that, she used all the ancient runes that she knew of and exhausted every containment magic she had to ensure that the door will never be found.Zachary was wounded and because a God had given her these wounds, it did not heal right away.his mother gave him some healing leaves to alleviate the pain because they won’t go off right now. They will be like mortal wounds. The whole nine yards. He was just glad that Helena stood by him through all these fights and battles and there is just one thing that he would want to hear from her right now.“Some day, huh?” he voiced out for everyone to hear.“Yeah, some day.” Zeus answered. He and Freya were now huddled up against each other. “Sooo, you two are like okay now?”As an answer to that, Zeus gave Freya a quick kiss on the lips which soon developed into a passionate kiss. Zachary covered Helena’s eyes
Zac’s POVHelena have this weird and crazy idea that I do not know if I should give it a shot or no. He was a quarter close to successfully freeing himself from the containment box. It is now or never really. I try to focus on the people I love. My family in Texas who by now might be calling the police and dead worried because me and my girlfriend had been missing. My biological parents who are now mourning the death of my uncle Hades who did his best to convince his wife to call it quits.Helena’s losses. Her entire family was taken from her. She deserved to be happy with a family of her own and he badly wanted to get out of here alive and to continue living his life.With this in mind, Zac runs and jumps inside the containment box to everyone’s horror.“You! What did you told him to do?” Freya panicked when she saw what Zachary chose to do.“I-I told him to use the bolt to shut the lid and weld it together. I did not ask him to jump into this own death!”Inside the containment box.
“We will.”Zeus’ voice boomed from the upper staircase. It was not just him. There was Poseidon and Hades and Freya.When Persephone saw her husband free, she was furious. ” Who let you out?”Hades took a few steps and touched a half creature and it quickly turned into a heap of dust. Those who were in a close proximity to the ascending God of the underworld took a few steps back.the Hades she left imprisoned in his own kingdom that looked sad, poor and unshaven was very different as he came closer.“Dear wife, you believed that you are smart, but I am cunning and I would like to thank my nephew here for finally following my orders to the T. ““You’re welcome uncle.” Zac said and he bowed low.“Impossible.”“I will tell you what is impossible, okay? Releasing the man who put us all in danger is impossible.”“Why, because you will try to stop me?”“We won’t do that. We are only here to get rid of the monstrosities that our father unleashed to make it fair and square. Zac will take care
Zeus and Freya was still arguing when they finally noticed that their son was gone and so was his bolt. He had a smug grin on his face when he finally found the heir that is worthy of the bolt.“What are you grinning at?” Freya said.“You know what this means, don’t you?” “That you are an asshole for underestimating my son?”“He is also my son.”“Oh, now he is?”“I have to annoy him so we don’t have to force him into wielding the bolt. He did i on his own accord and the bolt chose him!”“That was your parenting skill?!” Freya could not believe how Zeus handled this. It worked but it was annoying and Zeus was so proud of himself.“I am sorry for all the times that we wasted without each other, Freya. You know I still loved you. I never stopped.”Freya did not stop loving the God too. The truth was, she had never loved anyone after Zeus. Elves, like the creatures of the dark can only love once and her love of her life was unfortunately the God of thunder, the father of her son. How can