“burning cities, crumbled glories.”Hades’ POV“Shut down his trade,” I muttered, with a dark look on my face.Daisy had given us a comprehensive list and plan of everything Alec did and his allies.Lucien and I have been working quietly to not rouse suspicions.I called it a reformative change in the memo I sent out to pack Alpha’s. Each ally was invited to my kingdom and locked up.I was taking down everything that supplied Alec money. It was a dark game but I would squeeze everything around him until he was in the position I wanted him to be.“What of alpha Smith?” Lucien asked.“We will be saving him for the last,” I muttered.Brittany had a lost look on her face, observing the documents before her.They had become my most trusted council these past days.Damien had given me some of his men but I was only saddened at the fact that Hazel wouldn’t be able to join.Even though she wanted to fight, Damien had threatened to lock her in their castle until she had given birth.“how did w
“like a clockwork, the dominoes cascaded in a straight line.”Daisy’s POVYou know that feeling you get in your bones? That feeling of something waiting to happen.Premonition, a feeling of imminent disaster.It has been a lot like that lately, the constant need to check around myself to be sure I was present.The startled jerk in the middle of the night checking on Blair and her well being.It didn’t help with the fact that I felt like eyes were constantly watching me. I had heard nothing from Kevin since the night he had found Blair and I in her tent.I walked around with bated breath, waiting for when the other show would drop.“Daisy, Alec has requested for your presence” a guard called.My heart dropped, I guess it was wishful thinking to assume it was all alright.“Thank you,” my voice quivered.My stomach tied in knots as I walked towards his tent.While, I guess the other shoe had finally dropped.I was scared to find out what Alec would do to Blair now that he was aware of o
“a beautiful moment decorated with thorns.”Daisy’s POV“Daisy!”Eve screamed running towards me, a large smile across her face.“We have to go, it’s time,” she screamed, barely looking at me, her voice dripping with urgency as she turned away, running towards the direction she came from.“Blair is about to put to birth,” she screamed as she ran, answering the question I was about asking.My feet were swift, taking me faster than I could imagine. It has been seven days since she started feeling pains, but the mid wives said nothing could be done until the child was ready to be born.Seven days of excruciating pain and tears. And no it was finally here.I could hear Blair’s scream from a distance.“you can’t go in yet,” a voice said blocking my path.“She needs me,” I hissed, angry at the lady who looked unfazed by my attitude.The sound of a baby crying quelled every anger that was brewing within me.The lady smiled, “go”The word barely left her mouth before I rushed in, my eques on
“look how my tears ricochet,” Daisy’s POV How do you get over? In less than two days I had become a mother. The rest of the people had returned to their to jobs like nothing happened. They were quick to move on and it hurt. “Your mother was the bravest person I know,” I whispered to Amani, gently rocking her to sleep. No one even dated to offer to watch her, I was like a wild bird, unhinged and completely obsessed with her young. “Hi” Eve muttered, walking into the tent. She was persistent, no matter how harsh, or rude I was, it never deterred her from showing up every morning like nothing had happened. Eve walked into the room with a gentle smile on her face, her eyes stuck on Amani, I knew she wanted to hold her but she just couldn’t say it. “I brought some mint leaves, the scent is usually very soothing for babies,” Eve said in a low tone. I was getting tired of lashing out at anyone who dared approached us. It was easier to ignore until they got frustrated.
“death flashes through my mind.”Daisy’s POV“Hazel”Lorelei froze, her eyes wide in shock as she heard the name.“H.hazel?” She asks in a nervous tone. This was the first time I was seeing Lorelei look anything but comported.“Yes,” I answered, my reply sounding like a question.“She’s alive,” she muttered to herself, her fingers brushing through her hair in frantic movements.“Is she well?” She asked, looking excited at the thought of Hazel.I nodded my head to every question she asked. Each bringing more wide smiles to her face.“she is married and has a son,” I replied her last question.Lorelei looked like she would jump out of her skin at the mention of hazel with a mate and a child.“who is she to you anyway?” I finally asked.Lorelei smiled, the most genuine smile I had seen on her.“she’s my sister,” she whispered.I froze, “your sister?”I had a mental image of Hazel and looking at Lorelei, I tried to piece in their similarities.“yes,” she smiled.“now this just makes it mo
“such a ghostly scene.”Daisy’s POV“I’d like to see you try,”My words challenged Alec, and a deep growl rumbled through his chest.Alec rushed towards me, his teeth out, ready to mark me.A loud clash sounded behind him, and Alec dropped to the ground, surprise written on his face at the hole in his thigh.My eyes found Eve, tears steaming down her eyes with a gun in hand.Eve had shot him.“Go!” She shrieked, rushing to Alec’s side, trying to stop the bleeding.Alec looked shocked, his eyes fixed on Eve’s tear stained face.“come with us,” I whispered, picking Amani up from the cot.Eve shook her head, “no, my place is here, with him,” she cried.“Hades is here,” she muttered.Hades had come.My heart thundered in my chest, tears filled my eyes, he had come for me.“Eve please, let’s go,” I begged, trying to persuade her.Eve cried more, hugging Alec who had shut his eyes.Whatever she must have shot him with was strong, it had completely disabled him.“Go, this is my home, go to y
“loving you to my dying breath.”Hades’ POV“He has killed his right hand man,”I blinked, trying to fight back the surprise.“Kevin?” I asked in a stunned voice.Lucien nodded his head, “the execution had happened some time this week,” he said.“Alright then, this makes it easier,” I muttered, pointing to the map on the table.“I am going to split you guys in groups,” I said.“Our main priority is Daisy and Blair, you find them and take them immediately to safety” I ordered.“The remaining lots, you are to guard this tent like your life depended on it,” I commanded.I couldn’t have Priya and Brittany sneaking out and trying to play hero.Lucien and I needed to fight with clear minds and no worries about the girls who had twisted our arms to join the mission.I walked out of the tent, my eyes fixed on the moon that would soon be hidden by daylight.“What’s bothering you brother?” Lucien asked.It was a nagging feeling I couldn’t shake off, like something was bound to happen and I woul
“don’t go playing hero.” Author’s POV “Daisy no!” Priya yelled. Daisy had waited for the right opportunity to present itself before she ran out of the tent. Priya had been distracted with Brittany and Amani, and they guards weren’t exactly expecting her to run out. “Get out of my way,” Priya growled in her most intimidating voice. The guard had blocked the path with his muscled body before Priya could make it out of the tent. “Miss please stay inside,” the guard said in a gruff voice. It would be easy to find one lady who doesn’t know he dangers of running into a battle field. But finding two hysterical ladies, that was a challenge he wasn’t ready to face. “my men will bring Miss Daisy back to the tent safely, I only need you to sit tight,” he said in a monotone. Brittany stood by the corner trying to calm a fussing Amani, who hadn’t stopped crying immediately daisy ran out. It was like she could feel something but was having a hard time explaining it. “Priya pl
“Another odyssey and I am excited,”Daisy’s POVTwo years laterThe shrieks of laughter echoed through the meadow.I sat quietly on the porch watching the kids as they played around the lake. It was only a few months after the birth of our twins that Hades had admitted he had been building our family.And in less than a year later Hades had some how convinced me and now I was planning on another baby.“Amani, you have to let your brother have the ball” I scolded, rubbing my stomach as I felt the baby move.The twins were just a few months shy of turning two and they were just as domineering as Hades.It was funny watching them growl at any boy that tried to play with Amani.The only thing that kept Gina safe was the fact that she was bigger and has always imposed her age, but that didn’t stop the boys from always scaring her friends away .I could swear they did it most of the time to see how well they can piss her off.Hades emerged from the house with a glass filled with lemonade. M
“been waiting for so long, nice to meet you”Author’s POVIt was subtle, the pain had sneaked up on Daisy while she was in the bathroom. She had sneaked into the bathroom alone even after Hades warned her not to.They were at the final stages of pregnancy and they knew the babies would cover at any point.“Hades!” Daisy screamed, feeling the excruciating run through her back. It felt like the kids were clawing at the lining of her wall, trying to break out.Hades rushed into the bathroom, his eyes wide in shock, noticing Daisy standing in a pool of water by her feet.“We have to get to the clinic,” Daisy cried.Hades nodded, he had been prepping himself for this moment. And he wasn’t going to panic.“Hades!” Daisy growled, snapping him out of his frozen position.“right, let’s go,” he said picking Daisy up from the ground.Gina had heard the loud voices coming from daisy’s room and she had ran out of her room only to find Hades with a sobbing Daisy in his arms.“Gina, can you get Aman
“each day feels the same, only that the love intensifies.” Daisy’s POV The news came in strides of three. Xavier had sent someone to inform me about the news of Astrid’s baby. Priya was moving in with Alaric even though that meant we would barely see her, but we were still happy for the next phase in their lives. The last was Brittany commenting about the two heart beats that echoed through my stomach. Hades had pressed his ears to my stomach hoping to tell Brittany that she was wrong. Hades raised his head, his eyes gleaming with shock as he confirmed the news. “we are having twins” I whispered softly. Hades wrapped his arms around me, sending warmth through my body as it touched his. “We are having twins” he repeated. Brittany had sneaked out of the room giving us the privacy she knew we needed. “Are you happy?” Hades asked, looking at my face with an unsure look on his face. I understood his apprehension but I needed him to know that I had gotten better and s
“the skies smiled blue, the days felt yellow, this is happiness.”Daisy’s POVI died of embarrassment a thousand times over, every time I recalled Lucien’s teasing tone in Hades’ office.Hades wasn’t a good help either, he had laughed all through it as I crawled out from underneath the table.I couldn’t help but wonder if the rest of the people had heard or it was only Lucien that hard figured it out.“I would have paid to see that” Priya laughed, slapping her knees as she did.I decided to tell them about the encounter before they heard it from Lucien.Brittany frowned slightly with a teasing look on her face. I could see the mischievous glint in her eyes and I knew she was about to harass Priya.“You would pay to watch Daisy have sex?” She whispered.Priya stopped, her eyes wide like saucers as she heard the words fly out of Brittany’s mouth.“What, ewwwww no,” she spluttered, shuddering at the thought.“But you just said,” Brittany said, looking like she was trying to understand wh
“it’s cute how you want my touch for life.”Hades’ POVIt couldn’t get any better than this. I would love to apologize for thinking that when Daisy had marked me that she was possessive and needy, because obviously I hadn’t seen a pregnant Daisy.It has been a rollercoaster of emotions these few months, with lots of highs and a tremendous amount of lows.The highs being the fact that Daisy had become a libidinous teenager, which I wasn’t complaining.A smile formed on my lips as I recalled a night I had woken up to daisy crying loudly in our room.I had assumed it was one of her cravings and I immediately panicked wondering what it was that I would be fetching.“you don’t want me anymore” Daisy cried, tears streaming down her face as she sobbed.“what gave you such outrageous idea?” I asked in a low tone, my heart beating wildly in my chest, noticing the way she was hyperventilating from how long she had cried, the sight alone broke my heart in a thousand pieces.“baby you have to ta
“my broken heart has finally mended, all I am now is complete.”Daisy’s POVI sat frozen in shock.“Congratulations Luna,” the doctor said.I blinked, trying to process the words he had just said.“Pregnant?” I whispered.The doctor nodded, looking excited at the news.“Would you like the Alpha king to be brought here?” He asked.The thought of Hades snapped me back to reality.“Hades” I whispered.We haven’t really talked about children, apart from teasing here and there, I wasn’t sure I knew his stance on children.Yes, he was awesome with Amani, but I couldn’t be sure if he wanted another baby soon.“Luna?” the doctor called, staring at me with a confused look in his eyes.“Yes, sorry, I will tell him myself,” I muttered.“thank you doctor,” I whispered, walking out of the room.Gina jumped up from her chair, excited to see me like I had been gone for eternity.“was it a bug?” she asks in a curious tone.“Yes,” I replied, leading her out of the clinic.Gina chirped away as we walk
“all at once, you are the one I have been hoping for.”Daisy’s POV“You should get yourself checked out, one thing I had swallowed a bug and I couldn’t stop puking for days,” Gina said.I have been vomiting at the slightest provocation lately, it was like my nose had become excessively sensitive to certain scents.I couldn’t bother Hades with it as he has been busy with the council of elders trying to find a suitable leader for the pack.“It’s not a bug Gina, it might just be something that I ate,” I sighed, leaning on the bathroom counter hoping to stop the nausea I was feeling.“you’ll never know,” Gina whisper yelled, frowning at me.“I think I would definitely know if I have swallowed a bug” I sighed, feeling slightly exhausted.Gina shook her head disapprovingly at my logic.“you would never know,” she whispered, helping cover my body with the bed sheet.Amani had thrown a tantrum when Hades was about leaving for the council meeting and the only resolution was for Hades to take h
“king of my body, my heart and my soul.”Daisy’s POVIt’s been a long year.I had barely noticed.“I Daisy Arkinos, daughter of Arkinos, Fae warrior, accept you Hades knight as my mate,” I whispered.There wasn’t any argument in it, I had loved Hades from the beginning and they was absolutely nothing in the world that would take that away.Hades released a long sigh like he was afraid of the response that would come from me.“I love you,” I cried, falling to my knees.Hades’ arms wrapped around me, a loud smile forming on his lips as he heard my words.“I love you” Hades muttered, kissing all over my face.I shrieked, laughing out loud as he licked the tip of my nose.“You should have told me, rather than let me rack my head thinking of possible answers,” I hissed, slapping his chest.Hades laughed, “I told you the answer every single night,” he muttered.I gasped, “there weren’t my imaginations,” I said softly.Hades chuckled enjoying the look of realization on my face.“I love you,”
“I know exactly where it leads but I watch us go round and round each time.”Daisy’s POVIt felt déjà vu.“I didn’t order this” I said softly to the bartender, who had dropped a tumbler of bourbon.“He did,” she replied putting to a direction behind me.I turned, my eyes widening as I noticed Hades sitting in the corner with a glass in hand.A smile formed on my lips, my face brightening up immediately I noticed him.“Thank you,” I whispered to the bartender, jumping down from my stool and rushing towards Hades.“Hades” I called out, wondering why he wasn’t looking up a me.Hades finally raised his head, his eyes gleaming with mischief.“Hi, I am Hades,” he said, stretching out his hand for a hand shake.“Daisy,” I replied softly, deciding to go along with his game.“What’s a beautiful flower, doing in a damned place like this?” he said with a teasing smile.My eyes met Hades’ gaze and it was like the same intensity of the first night we had met.“Searching for a flower,” I said, my v