Silas
I yawn as I wake up and I notice we’re not moving. I sit up and see our boat is now on land and Jude is nowhere in sight. We are at the base of an island and there was an enormous mountain… no, it’s not a mountain. A mountain wouldn’t have smoke billowing at the top… this is a volcano.
My chest feels tight from anxiety, and I look at Lux and wonder what we should do. If I take us back out to see and we run into more aquatic creatures without Jude, we could die.
Lux yawns and stretches as she wakes up. She didn’t feel me beside her, and I notice her eyebrows scrunch together in confusion and I say, “I’m right here, Lux.”
She nods and moves her hair back as she asks, “What’s going on?”“We’re on an island… I haven’t seen Jude and there’s a volcano.”She chuckles softly, surprising me and says, “We just can’t catch a break,LuxMy heart stopped and my body went cold at the mention of seeing my mother. My ears started to ring and I couldn’t focus on what was going on. Kodi is on high alert in my mind as she tries to gouge whether these men are being truthful.I can vaguely hear Silas’s voice. It sounds like he’s muffled, almost like I’m underwater, as he asks, “And how can you guarantee us that we’ll be able to see Rieka?”I can feel all the men as they look at me curiously. They know that I know they’re telling the truth. It’s just the sense that I get from them.Silas snaps, “Would you quit just looking at her when I ask you a question?”The men all chuckle at Silas’s reaction and I ask Kodi, “What do you think?”“I think… they are telling the truth. But it’s hard to know here, Lux. Things are different, our senses are dull, and almost everyone seems to have
SilasAs we got closer to the spirit wilds, the entire aura changed. I’m not sure how to explain it, but I felt like I should be on edge and alert. The weather got colder and as we got closer and suddenly the boat hit land.I look around for Jude and watch as he comes onto shore and shifts back into his human form and he tells me, “Be careful as you journey through here. We’ve never had living people come into the spirit wilds, so there’s no telling how they will react to you.”I get out of the boat and then help Lux down. She says, “Thank you, Jude, for the advice and helping us on our travels.”He bows as he says, “It is an honor to be of service to you, Princess. I will be back here whenever you are ready to leave.”I take Lux’s hand and we walk into the wilds. It’s interesting seeing the different spirits moving around, and I saw some spirits that seemed to walk around living a normal
SilasThis is the first spirit to actually speak to us… and it’s the spitting image of Kai. Honestly, it doesn’t even look that much older than him.Lux is oblivious to this fact as she says, “Yes, we’re looking for Rieka Hale. Could you lead us to her?”His face scrunches up as he looks around and murmurs, “You don’t belong here.”Lux heard him and says, “I know we’re not supposed to be here and we’ll be on our way soon, but I need to find Rieka Hale so if you tell us where she is then we’ll be gone soon.”“And why do you need to see Rieka?” The man’s voice sounds calm. It’s interesting seeing his demeanor after so many spirits fled at the sight of us.Lux answers simply, “She’s my mother.”He nods and a small smile appears as he says, “I know that. The resemblance is uncanny.”So is your resemblan
LuxMy stomach is in knots as we get into the boat.Jude seems anxious as he didn’t want to chat when we got back he just told us it was time to go and rushed into the water so he could shift.Silas helps get me situated in the boat and he puts his arm around me and says, “It was nice getting to see your mom.”I nod, he’s right it was. But my mind is racing and I want to contact Kai and make sure that he’s okay, but I have no way to get in contact with him.Silas breathes out and says, “I’m sure everything is fine, Lux.”I shake my head as I say, “What could she have to be sorry for? I don’t get it!”“Well… I have one thought of what it could be. But let’s wait till we’re further out at sea.”My face scrunches up in confusion and I ask, “What are you hiding from me?”He chuckles nervously before responding, &l
LokiThe darkness overtook me, and I couldn’t even connect with Kai anymore. I wanted to growl, but felt like I was unable to. But then her voice appeared to me and it sounded crystal clear, “Loki? Are you here?”“Kodi?” I call out in a confused tone. She responds, “Yeah, it’s me.”I can only hear her voice and it’s interesting seeing how life is for her each day. This complete darkness is eerie and uncomfortable for me, but for her, it must be one of the most natural things. I ask, “What’s going on?”“Lux and Silas are in the spirit world still, but we discovered something and knew we needed to get in contact with you and Kai so we can warn you about it.”Goddess, we can’t handle something else going wrong. I huff, feeling exasperated as I ask, “What’s going on?”“Lux and Silas have reason to believe that you might be a hybrid.”
Silas It’s quiet as I wait to see if Lux and Kodi can make the connection to Kai. I wish we could be there in person to talk to him about this. I’m sure it’s going to be a hard pill for him to swallow. What I don’t understand is- how is Lux still Alpha King Archer’s biological child while Kai is Leviticus Adams kid? I start to doze until I hear a sharp intake of breath and I look over to see Lux shaking her head as she’s trying to focus and get back to herself. I grab her hand and ask, “Are you okay, Lux?”She nods her head and says, “Yeah, I’m fine. Just weird… Kodi crossed over though.”She stops talking for a moment and has a thoughtful face as she’s listening to whatever Kodi is telling her. Lux says, “Loki said that Kai already knew about the hybrid thing. Some vampires showed up to the pack house saying that they want him to be their ruler because he is Leviticus Adams son and Leviticus was supposed to rule, but he died. And… my dad left after he
LuxI feel like we’ve been in this boat forever. It’s hard not to feel restless when we can’t do much. After Kodi got in contact with Kai I took a nap and when I woke up Silas and I just laid together talking about random things and then we fell into silence.The silence seemed like it lasted a life time. It was a comfortable silence, neither one of us felt the need to speak. But I was anxious to make it to Elysium.I hear splashing and then the boat jostles around and suddenly I hear Jude’s voice, “We’re almost at Elysium.”I breathe out and murmur with relief, “Finally.”He says, “There’s four levels of Elysium. I have no idea where Selene might reside. Once the boat stops I will leave you on your journey. I wish you the best of luck in finding her.”Silas says, “We really appreciate all of your help, Jude. I wish we could make it up to you.”He sounds lik
SilasThe bouncing lights captivated my attention, and I felt a pull towards it and it’s like my legs were not my own as I went off in its direction. My wolf, Jax, was caught up in the magic of it all as well. Then suddenly, I realized Lux wasn’t with me anymore, and my body went cold.I call out her name, “Lux?”No answer. I call for her again, “Lux?”A man’s voice causes me to jump as he states, “You won’t find her like that.”I look around for the voice, but I can’t see anyone and I ask, “Who are you?”“My name is Rion. You don’t need to worry. If your heart's true desire is to find your mate, then you will find her.”My heart's true desire?I ask, “How can you be so sure?”“Elysium has a way of helping people get what their heart truly wants. If you truly want her, then you’ll find her.”“W