Mags moves stuff off a round wooden table tossing the things on the table into the clutter of the rest of the house. Zane sighs, annoyed, and I see Zane roll his eyes for the first time ever. Oh, the next time he tells me not to roll my eyes, I will remind him of this moment. Zane glares at me, meaning he read my mind and didn’t like my smartass comment. Zane waves his hands, causing the shadows to clean the table off, and sets three matching wooden chairs around the table that I didn’t even know were there. In fairness, they probably were there, but the clutter hid them. Zane sits in one of the chairs. Mags raises an eyebrow at him.
“What? If we waited for you, it would be a century before you were done.” Zane comments, crossing his arms across his chest as he leans back into the chair. Zane pissy is definitely not fun. I thought I had bad moods, but no, Zane wins this one.&n
My mind is blank at first. Then I come to a scene of a little blonde girl in a simple cream colored dress. She must be about ten or so. This must be Sasha. It’s strange to be in someone else’s memories as an observer. It’s like watching a movie while watching it be filmed. It’s strange, and I’m not sure I can compare it to anything else. It must be even weirder for Ari. I watch little Sasha go to an altar in her village, where she places offerings to the Five. She prays to them, asking for her village to be protected, for her family to be healthy, and for the happiness of her village. It’s pure, sweet, and innocent. The scene shifts to an older Sasha who is in a clearing. To the right is her village. To the left, it’s a crazy wild forest with dangerous looking mountains. Sasha places white candles in a circle in the center of the clearing. She pra
Everything goes black again before I feel myself wake from the spell. Fuck, that was crazy to watch. I look over at Ari, who slowly sits up. “Are you okay, Pet?” I know she’s not, but I have to ask.Ari shakes her head. “That was hard. Her death was so painful. She was blessed and then cursed. What a mess,” She sighs deeply. She looks into my eyes. “I’m the savior. How the hell am I supposed to unite lycans and werewolves? Does that mean there are more lycans than everyone thinks? How does Sage fit into this mess?”“It will be alright. We will start looking into Sasha’s descendants. Maybe Sage and you fit into the puzzle that way? Fate likes to do shit like that, so it wouldn't surprise me. Even if that’s not it, we will figure it out. My guess is there are more lycans. I just don&rsq
We’ve been back in the coven’s realm for about a week now. It was easier to get back into the swing of things here than I thought it would be. I had come to miss the creepy realm. It still weirds me out, but it’s home. I’m safe here. Best of all, I'm accepted here. Zane has already started making arrangements for us to get an apartment. I’m not sure if it’s something that is built and added to the mansion or if it’s already built. I don’t know, but I don’t care because we get our own place either way.While coming back was easier, I'm struggling to process stuff. I’m overly moody and irritable. My anxiety is sky high so much, so my appetite has been all wonky. Certain foods make me want to barf my guts up. It’s weird, but the smell or sight of eggs suddenly makes me want to hurl. I’ve been a little nauseous but not throwing up, t
Zane and I head to see the coven doctor. I didn’t realize there was a medical wing in the mansion, but it is fucking huge. It’s five stories high and must be the size of a block in a major city. I feel like the damn thing just gets bigger every time I see it. It probably does because fucking magic. It makes sense there would be a medical wing. I still have so much to see and learn about this mansion, but also this realm. As strange as this realm is, it has grown on me. I didn’t think I’d ever get used to living here, but I have. I still prefer the human realm, but I know I’m not necessarily safe there. At least here, I know I’m safe. Plus, our family is here.Making our way through the maze that is the coven manor, we end up in the healing wing. It looks like a mini hospital floor. There are hospital beds divided by curtains, a few rooms with sliding doors, a
Liam and I are meeting with the boss today. I hope she isn’t a total bitch today. Our boss is a bitch, but she is the one who is going to make the realm belong to only the supernaturals. The humans are weak and take up too much space. They fear us and would have every supernatural killed if they could. They are worthless beings that serve no purpose. Not even the vampires have use for them anymore, well, the ones that are left, that is. Humans convinced supernaturals to help them hunt vampires, saying they were a danger to their race. Once I kill Ari and break the curses on my people, we will be strong enough to help the boss achieve her goal of a humanless world.As Liam parks the car outside the cute cottage, I notice Ghost pull up on his crotch rocket. That idiot, I can’t believe Zane pulled a fast one on him. Ari and Zane fucked up the plan badly. Those humans were supposed to die. It
Mags sits at a chair around the table in the dining area. Ghost leans against the wall near us while Liam and I take seats at the table. “Looks like you finally cleaned up around here.” Ghost comments.“I didn’t do shit. It was Zane.”“Wait, Zane was here? Why the hell would Zane be here?” I question.“Zane is my son, if you fools must know. He needed my help with something for Ari. I couldn’t turn him down, or else he would get suspicious. I’m the only one who is interrogating today. So you three fucked up pretty hard, it seems. How did that happen?” Mags inquires, taking a drag off her cigarette.“It was Zane who stopped me. It was like he knew what we were planning. I don&r
Ari is a few months along in her pregnancy now. I still can’t believe we are going to have a baby. As much as Ari and I talked about having a family, I didn’t think it would happen so soon, nor did I think it would happen in the middle of two major missions. So far, things have been quiet. Ghost hasn’t caused any issues. Liam and Sage seem to be happily ruling their pack. Mags has tried to reach out to me, saying she needed to see Ari and me for something important. Something about the whole thing feels off. Luckily I’m an expert at avoiding Mags.Right now, I don’t have time for Mags and her games. I knew going to see her would open up a line of communication I didn’t want. Mags thinks because she helped me that, I owe her by allowing her back in my life. That is never going to happen. I have bigger fish to fry than to worry about Mags right now. I still have no i
Dr. Grant knocks on the door before entering. Ari’s eyes dart to him immediately as if he holds all the answers. I guess in some ways, he does. He’s one of the only people who can help ease her anxiety by giving her the information she seeks. Ari lays back as she rolls her shirt up and adjusts her pants so the doctor can put the gel on her belly. I hold Ari’s hand to reassure her. I can’t help but agree that something will be off with our baby. The truth is, I’ve been able to sense that something is off with our baby, but I kept telling myself it was my anxiety about being a first time dad. If Ari is having intuition as to what my senses are telling me, then something is indeed off with our baby. The question now remains what?The appointment starts off normal. We hear the baby’s heartbeat, which is strong. Dr. Grant turns the screen to us, pointing out various body part