Zac’s POVI think I might misheard the woman. When she said the last word of her statement, I had to make sure, because you know, ignorance can kill and I do not wish to die at an early age. “Why is there a henchman? Like Snow White and the henchman, the movie?”“I think you know what a henchman is, Zac.” she repeated that dreadful word once again and it rings in my head, like a cluster of cat bells that was tied to a hyperactive cat that was fed with a lot of catnip that day.I know what a henchman is, but I am not saying it out loud. A henchman is a loyal supporter or a follower that works for someone in a position or authority and is willing to help that person even by hurting others or even committing crime. I want to check if Helena was once again out of her mind.So we are sin-eaters. She’s ancient and I am brand new. That is how I out it simply because it still baffles the shit out of me and oh, the top of cherry is that Gods do exist and one of them is after my head.“I have
Zac went down to get himself some nerve-calmers. She cannot blame him or his nerves for panicking. He had been hit with the hard truth and truth tends to be ugly most of the time. She wanted something to drink too to calm herself. She found the notebook in her luggage but when she opened it, it was crypted. What the hell is she supposed to do with a notebook filled with doodles? Julienne must be joking when he said that it was imperative that she keep this book and it’s contents safe. But for fuck’s sake--nothing is readable in there. It looks like a toddler got a hold of a pen and written something and someone thought it was fun to make it look like it will be importance one day.Infuriated, she grabbed her phone and saw that it was turned off and she was stupid for not checking if it was on or not before she left New York. Maddox or Julienne are dead worried by now since they do not know where she is exactly and teleportation can not happen under those circumstances.Her voicemail
He wanted to be with Helena, if there was a perfect time to repay her for all that she had done for him, this was the right time. He prefers to come back with her to Bulgaria to pay her respects to the man he loves like her father.But Helena does not want to. She insisted that he will be safer here in Texas where she was certain that a huge number of sin-eaters that were eager to be favored by the Goddess of the underworld still lingered and they will know who he is the instance that he sets foot in House of Hesse-Dermsadt. She left right after giving him the instructions and she also left the notebook that she was so curiously studying.He picked it up and stored in in his drawer.A lot of things happened since yesterday and he had learned a lot about himself and also about Helena. He needed some rest, although she said that sin-eaters can survive without sleep for a long time, some times, days on end--he felt exhausted and maybe because he had one too much drinks prior.Helena’s ex
The entire mansion was eerily quiet. Helena arrived in the estate without anyone noticing her presence yet. That was not odd. It was only Julienne who could sense her arriving every single damn time. At this very great door, he would be standing there with a big a** smile and a hug to complete the welcome committee. For some time, that was all that she looked forward to every time that she had to go home. It pains her, it really does.“Hi.” She did not need to turn around to confirm that it was Maddox. He knew his voice all too well. The baritoned voice that he got from their father was on of Maddox’s distinctive features that lands him every freaking girl he wanted to sped his night with. He was waiting for her, at the same spot where Julienne waits for them whenever they tell him that they’d be coming home. This spot was their spot and will forever hold a special place for them both. They’d meet here first so that their mother wont hear their jokes and laughter inside. It was fun
He woke up and thought that he had a weird dream, a very beautiful woman was giving her a hand job last night. It could have been fun , but he remembered about Helena and the lunch at Kyle’s cabin today. He jumped out of bed and brushed his teeth and went straight downstairs where he knew his mother and father were abuzz in the kitchen in preparations for their share of the food. Texan’s does not want to appear empty handed when you go to certain event like lunch. Specifically, Jane Oliver. Their mother would rather die than to appear in a house with very little food and no cooler with her own choice of drinks jammed with lots of ice to keep everything cool. It’s actually more of a potluck where people who are invited bring anything that they can offer, dress their best and eat away. Like they all assume, it’s always the stupid slogan ; Everything is big in Texas but that was not true. His senses are now heightened and he can smell everything down to the tiniest detail of what was
Hades’ POVIn his prison cell, Hades managed to get a hold of Zeus. Persephone underestimated him and his experiences as a primary God. He was able to send a message to his brother in Mount Olympus using one of his trusted creature of the underworld. The fury had never been loyal to the mistress of the underworld and all he had to do was to wait for Zeus to take action and teach his beloved daughter a lesson in Godding 101.The Journal of life has finally resurfaced and all three of them had sensed it, for they all gave apiece of them to that book. It was their failproof, a contigency measure in case a God like Persephone chooses to go astray and behave like how she is behaving now.By now, the handler of the book is well aware of what it was capable of. And also, by now, Hades was sure that Persephone had a taste of the power of the journal.The fury came back with a leaf of the tree of life in its beak. “Ah, the time is near.”Persephone was in too much pain that she was writhing
Kyle’s cabin will take up an hour to drive approximately .It is located in the end of the Texas border and the place was majestic, serene and perfect for a date. Kyle’s parents used to own it, but when they passed away in an awful car crash, the cabin was now Kyle’s responsibility. They used to go there when they were teens and spend the weekend there reading playboy and jerking off to their hearts content. He still have time to prepare. The action and fun in the kitchen required Zac to jump into the shower and bid his time. He can smell the mixture of garlic and thyme in his body.It blew his mind that garlic did not really killed or affected a vampire or a sin-eater like how they were shown in the movies. He was already crushing the garlic by hand when he realized that sin-eaters in movies die when they come in contact with it. He felt stupid for not paying attention that it does not affect them that way because Helena would always order garlic bread and loves chili and garlic oil f
Zac was never an over thinker and a worrier. At work, he always keep his cool even if the client was known to be terrifying and horrible. His vibe was always chill and calm and he can get the job done with pressure. His co-workers would often come to him whenever they land a client who was not not always amicable and open to new ideas and such. He wold gladly offer his insight as to how to resolve the matter at hand. He was employee of the month may times over.That was work, he can get another job if he messed that one up. He had graduated to pf his class and any accountancy firm will be more than wiling to take him in, but that is not how it works most of the time.But with family? You can never get another.You don’t get to choose which set of parents you are born to, you don’t get to pick who your brothers are to be. It’s all random, like a game of lot. They are the only support support system you need. He grew up in a wonderful family, he admits that it was never perfect, they wer
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