Eighty-Five: Kids Mykayla I had to take early maternity leave. Well, sort of; I do all of my work from home. This pregnancy has been more taxing on my body than my last one. No one can figure out why, though. At least the morning sickness stopped. That was fucking terrible. Kylani’s morning sickness ended as well. I think she still gets nauseous, though. Since being home all the time, I have gotten to spend more time with Bree and Araya. Well, when they are not at school. Both of them have done amazing at this school for the last two years. I was worried in the beginning, but they have not had any issues with any of the kids there. Mykenzie. Kylani and I have been helping Bree get control of her powers. She has become very good at them. I have started to notice things about Araya, though. She is constantly staring at the sky and seems fascinated when Hades comes around. She will ask him endless questions about the underworld. He is very patient with her and answers a
Eighty-Six: Other Packs Dustin With everything that had happened this last month, I had forgotten that this year our pack is hosting the Alpha meeting. There are six other alphas attending. They are from the packs closest to ours. We have an alliance with three out of the six packs. I am hoping to form an alliance with at least two more. The other alpha is a huge asshole, and no one likes him. They are all due to start arriving tomorrow. We are continuing to set up the large ballroom where the gathering will be held when there is a loud commotion out front. Kaleb and I hurry to see what is happening because we can hear a low deep growl from the front. We arrive to find Alpha Aiden and Alpha Bryan standing there. Alpha Aiden has his mate and their three-year-old son with him, and I see Mykayla trying to diffuse the situation. “What seems to be the problem here?” I ask. “Sorry Dustin we weren’t sure where you guys were so we just came in but we accidentally hit this guy w
Eighty-Seven: Convention Dustin All the alphas and their entourages had arrived. The banquet was in full swing. So far, no one has done anything to anger the girls. Which I have been grateful for. Even Alpha Darrius (he is such an asshole) seemed to behave around them. I was currently talking to Alpha Bryan and Alpha Stephan when Chris wandered over. I introduced everyone, and Chris joined in our conversation. I noticed the girls casually dispersing around the room. They seemed to be mingling well, but I noticed how they had positioned themselves seemed off. I wanted to ask Chris, but I was unable to with the other two alphas there. If it had been Aiden there, it wouldn’t have mattered. I continued my surveillance of the girls. I decided to get another drink and walked over to where the drinks were. As I was walking back, Brighton and Kaleb walked over to me. We stood there talking for a while; soon after, Chris and Aiden joined us. “The girls seem to be behaving the
Eighty-Eight: Wolves and Bears Damien Marshall, Ian, and I are sitting in a cabin, waiting for an old friend to show up. The cabin is in his territory. He, his beta Thomas and the three of us have been friends for years. The two of them used to attend underground fights when they were younger. That’s where we all met. We have been here many times. It is safer for us to meet here than to show up at his place. We have been there for about thirty minutes when the two of them show up. “It’s good to see you again Damien, Marshall, and Ian,” Darrius says. “It has been a long time friend,” I tell him. He and Thomas take a seat, and we get down to business. Darrius tells us that he was just at the Alpha convention on the Silver Moon Packs territory. Well, isn’t that an interesting coincidence? I explain why we are here and what is going on. I see a huge smile spread across his face. “I hate that pack. I hated it before, but now that they somehow acquired that land, I h
Eighty-Nine: One Month Later Tye It has been a month since we found out that the bears are working with Alpha Darrius. Not that I am surprised. That guy is a worthless piece of shit. Donte spoke with Poseidon, and he helped us find a way to set up surveillance of the pack. The best part is that there is no way that he can ever find out. We are all piled into the rec room to discuss what Nymyra learned about Einyn. We have decided to order a bunch of food for this. Dustin thought it would be a good idea since we have three pregnant women now. Leah just found out she is pregnant. When she told us, I thought Marcus’s chest was going to explode from him, puffing it out so much. He was very proud of Leah for being pregnant. “YOU FUCKING BASTARD! GIVE ME MY CUPCAKE BACK NOW!” Kylani screams “YOU DON’T EVEN LIKE HAZELNUT FLAVORED STUFF.” Chris retorts. “THAT IS NOT THE POINT YOU ASS HAT. I NEED SOMETHING SWEET, AND IT IS THE ONLY THING HERE.” She screams at him. I turn
Ninety: The Phone Call Nate I am sitting in my office when my phone rings. It made me jump basically because I was not expecting it. I picked it up and saw that it was Vynessa. I couldn’t understand why she would be calling me. If she was going to call anyone, I figured it would be Dustin or Mykayla. They seemed to have become friends at the convention a week ago. We all kept in touch with Aiden afterwards since he knew what was happening. I picked up the phone. What she told me caused me to become mute. I asked why she called me, and she said she tried calling Dustin, but he didn’t pick up. Ahh, that’s right, he and Kaleb are meeting with Dimitri today. I told her that I would tell Dustin what she told me. I hung up my phone and sat back in my seat. I am not surprised by some of the information. I am not sure how we are going to handle this. I mind-linked Dustin to let him know that we all needed to meet and have a talk with everyone, minus the girls. He asked why a
Ninety-One: Wedding Day Nate Today is the day. I am getting married to Daniylla. I am so fucking nervous. I feel like I am going to have a panic attack. I am seriously freaking out. I am pacing in the room when dad walks in and finds me in a mid-panic attack. “Calm down, Nate.” He tells me. He tells me to take a deep breath and sit down. I sit down and do what he says. I actually start to calm down. My nerves are still up, but I think my panic attack is over now. I tell him thanks as Ashton walks in. He is the best man. He laughs at me. I tell him to fuck off and that he will be him one day. He just recently finally asked Jailynn to marry him. That stops his laughing fast. I stand up, and the three of us walk to the door because it is time. We walk to the centre, and I stand in my spot. I look behind me to see Ashton, Dustin, Kaleb, and Brighton. I am so glad to have these four guys. We have been through a lot together. I have been standing there for ten minu
Ninety-Two: Dinner with the Parents Kylani We have been at Dustin’s parents' dinner for about thirty minutes. I am really excited to be here. I have not been out of the house for a few days now. Yes, it is all Kaleb’s fault. I love him, but he is driving me absolutely crazy. I know I am overdue by wolf standards but not by human or immortal standards. Both the doctor and Imyra have checked, and I am not even close to being due yet. They both determined that I was not as far along as was originally thought. I just looked like it on ultrasound because I am having twins, and one twin is a bit larger than the other. We still can’t see enough to tell what I am having, but I also don’t care. This pregnancy has been easier than it was with Jordyn. I really thought this would be worse because there were two babies, but I was wrong. The only horrible part was the beginning when I got so sick. I mean, who gets hit with both morning sickness and the fucking stomach flu at the same
Dominick I am exhausted. I have never been this tired before. Dimitri and I got a vast majority of the leaders of the supernatural beings together and explained what was going on. So far, we had obtained the DNA and blood from all of the known animals in existence, DNA and blood from all of the original vampires, the Fae king himself had given us his DNA and blood, the mermaids had contributed as well, and of course, Dimitri and I had added our DNA and blood into the mix. I sat back and looked at all the other DNA and blood I had gotten over the last week I travelled. This made me realize how many supernatural beings we actually knew. “Are things going well?” Zeus asks. “Dimitri is out traveling to the beings he knows. We know so many and some only know him or me. I just got back last night and he left this morning.” I explain. “I am impressed with everything you two are doing.” He admits. I know when Aphrodite first granted the two of us our wolves, and we vowed always t
Chapter 2 Dominick I knew when I saw Vepar slinking around town that something was up. Dimitri and I had known that she and Asmoday were mates for years now. We honestly didn’t care so we kept our mouths shut. Mates are important to our kind so we weren’t going to ruin their happiness. We often saw the two of them sneaking around to be together. However, the way she was slinking around tonight raised our hackles. We kept in the shadows and watched the shack she went into. It was not long after that we saw Penthesilea, Phlegyas, and some witch at the door. We never did see Asmoday enter, but when we got closer we could hear his voice. We also heard another male voice but we could only see Vepar, Asmoday, Penthesilea, and Phlegyas. We listened as Vepar explained her plan. I looked at Dimitri. We stayed there through their entire meeting and left before they started leaving the shack. “They have got to be out of their minds,” Dimitri says. “I can’t believe that Shade was a
Ok everyone here is the first two chapters of book number #2. The title is: Hidden by the Gods. I might post a couple more chapters for everyone. I am hoping to have the majority of the book out by the beginning of April. I want to make sure it is as well-received as the last book. Hope everyone likes it. Chapter 1 Vepar “Just look at them sitting there all high and mighty,” I say. “I know. They think they are so special and so important.” My friend says. The two of us were sitting there watching the gods. They were all there drinking, eating, and relaxing as if nothing could touch them. They are so fucking self-absorbed and consider themselves above everyone else. It’s time that someone brought them down a few notches. Now to figure out how to bring them down. I looked at my friend and I knew I couldn’t trust her with the idea brewing in my head. I needed people that thought like me. The twelve main gods had been in power now for 2000 years and in that time they ha
Epilogue Aphrodite Persephone, Athena, Hera, Imyra, and I are sitting here watching everything that is going on in the backyard. Everyone is here, well, except Kaleb and Kylani. They are supposed to get back from their honeymoon tomorrow. It has been six months since everything happened. It took a good two weeks for Mykenzie, Kylani, and Mykayla to fully recover. Poor Mykenzie has been so lost without her sister. Kylani has been gone for two weeks. The last time the two of them were separated this long was when Reecie and Mykenzie were on their honeymoon. Chris has been with Mykenzie since Kylani left, trying to keep her from being so depressed. As much as my three kids fight, they are so close it is scary. They can feel each other’s emotions. They know when each other is sad, happy, angry, and so on. I thought Nymyra might get jealous of how much time Chris and Mykenzie are spending together, but she wasn’t. I think she understands. I have no doubt that Kylani misses M
One-Hundred Seventy-Five: Aftermath Part 2 Mykayla It has been a week since the incident on the island. I am finally starting to feel like myself again. I knew I was powerful but I had no idea I was that powerful. I had absolutely no idea that I was the rarest type of phoenix. I was both surprised and in awe at that fact. I have to admit that it is pretty amazing that I am a supernatural creature that was supposed to be a pure myth. All of us are out back by the pool. Mykenzie, Kylani, and I have been spending a lot of time out here in the sun. It seemed to help us recover faster. Everything seemed to be back to normal. Although I can sense a difference in Seth. He has kinda avoided the three of us. He is sitting there watching Mariah, Aiden, Kaycen, Dimitrus, Tiayna, and Mateo. Tiayna and Mateo have gotten so big. Tiayna is the perfect mix of Bryn and Donte. Mateo is a mini Donte all the way. The only difference is that Mateo’s skin tone is a few shades lighter than D
One-Hundred Seventy-Four: Aftermath Kaleb I felt bad keeping the kids away from their mothers. Jordyn really wanted to be with her mother after everything that had happened. The last 24 hours have been rough. When we got back to the packhouse after the bullshit rogue attack, I was pissed. When we realized who had been kidnapped, I became even angrier. They took my daughter, those fucking bastards. When Chris suddenly appeared after the deafening clap of thunder and roar, I knew my goddess knew her child had been taken. I no longer cared if she lost her shit. What transpired over the next few hours will stay with me forever. Chris transported us to that island, and we watched as Mykayla changed in front of our faces. Then my goddess and her sister became one, and the amount of power that was wafting through the air on that island was indescribable. __FLASHBACK__ The wall of water and fire vanished, and the sky was clear. It was like nothing had ever happened. I looked ar
One-Hundred Seventy-Three: The Storm Part 2 Dustin I couldn’t believe that we fell for that stupid rogue attack. I knew something was off when we got to the area where the attack was happening. I kept going after the rogues, but they kept just dodging out of the way. Like the others, when I woke up that morning, I noticed that Mykayla was not there. I found the note she had left letting me know that there had been an emergency family meeting called. I thought that was weird. I know Mykenzie and Kylani would not call a meeting; if I remember right, they were the only two who could call one on such short notice. I got up and dressed all three kids for the day. I talked to Mykayla a few days ago about finding another nanny. Satyira moved to the new packhouse with Draydon. I was walking out of the nursery with my two youngest when Dominick and his partner in crime ran by. “You two get back here.” I heard Reecie yell. I saw them stop and turn around. I don’t think either of
One-Hundred Seventy-Two: The Storm Part 1 Chris I knew something was wrong as soon as we arrived in the meeting room. No one else was there. I looked around and then at my sisters, Mykayla, Alexis, Bryn, and Jailynn. I could see the irritation on my sister’s face. The seven of us walked out of the room and down the hall. We ran into Dionysus. He looks surprised to see us here. “Not that I am not happy to see all my nieces and my nephew, but what are you doing here?” Dionysus asked us. “We were sent a message this morning that there was an emergency family meeting called. So here we are.” Bryn states. “No one called an emergency meeting as far as I know.” He replies. I hear an irritated growl, and I know it is from one of my sisters. I can tell Uncle Dionysus here’s it also, and he starts walking faster. It is no secret that for the last few weeks that my sisters have been irritated for some reason. They have been in a mood, and no one has messed with them. Even A
One-Hundred Seventy-One: Dark Skies Part 2 Asmoday I have been away from my main island now for about a week. I needed to check on my other islands and see what was going on. After the loss of the one island that I had been holding Haze in, I decided that I needed to keep a better eye on the others. I am still pissed that little twat I kept in charge let Haze slip through my fingers. As it turns out, he was killed when the building collapsed. Since then, I re-evaluated everyone I had working for me. I have made several changes and gotten rid of a few that I knew were going to cause me problems. Darrius and Thomas have joined me on this island. The three of us are due to return to the main island tomorrow. “Did your guy give you a time when he might show up?” I ask Darrius. “Not an exact time, but late morning or early afternoon,” Darrius replies. “Has he given any kind of hint about his plan?” I ask. “No, but he did say that we would be very excited with the five to s