Seth Dub came to a smooth stop in Julia's backyard. I hated to admit it, but Julia was right. Dub had earned a new respect from me after the speed at which he carried Rhiannon and I. As Dub leaned down so that I could easily dismount with Rhiannon, I thought about when Lucius chased the horse through the woods. "Seth, don't say it ..... " Lucius warned me. My lips turned upward into a slight smile, "He was toying with you. The entire time you thought you were gaining ground, he was just playing with you ...." "Being fast is the only thing that walking glue factory has going for him," Lucius quipped with a hint of jealousy. As if Dub knew what Lucius had said, he lifted his tail while he walked by, and the airy sound of flatulence was released with each step he took. I wrinkled my nose with impressed disgust as Dub snorted before trotting back towards his pasture, the smell stinging my nose. "Thanks, asshole. I had to smell that because of you," I grumbled to Lucius, though
Dis The shades that the burning glow of the lower mantel created were breathtakingly beautiful, like autumn on fire. The view was my reward for keeping watch over the hundreds of thousands of evil souls that aimlessly walked around, each one awaiting their turn to move closer to the Earth's core. My job is to make sure that the number of souls stays in check to keep the Earth going. Let me backtrack..... When the essence of evil leaves the living surface it is sucked through the Earth's layers until it reaches me. Here, at the lower mantel, it continuously walks around with all of the other souls as it awaits its turn to go to the core to heat the Earth. If too many souls go to the core at once, the earth gets too hot. Too few and there will be another ice age. Who exactly am I? Depends on the location and point of time that you ask. It also depends on who is telling the story and how much they exaggerate for attention. Some call me The Devil, Lucifer, Dis, Hades, Pluto, or Orc
Seth It was late by the time I turned onto the long stone driveway of the packhouse. I put my truck in park, but before I got out, I stared at the large stone and log cabin-style house. All these years I wanted nothing more than to bring Rhiannon ..... Rieka here. To bring her home. To share my life with her by my side as my Luna. But she didn't even know that the supernatural existed beyond the fantasy world. We were nothing more than myths and legends, childhood fantasies. Plus there's the fact that her entire life has been nothing more than a lie. "We need to have a meeting with the others tomorrow," I told Lucius as I finally left my truck and made my way towards the house. "No shit, but how about we handle one thing at a time? Like the cookies that you have a death grip on for example?" Lucius replied without shame. I looked at the large container tucked under my left arm, completely forgetting that Julia ended up baking a bunch of chocolate chip cookies while I picked a
Seth The sunlight coming through my bedroom window told me it was time to get my ass out of bed. If only I had gotten a decent night's sleep. After I took a shower and got dressed, I sent a mind link out to those closest to me that we needed to have a talk before breakfast. I immediately put my block up so that I wouldn't get bombarded with questions and proceeded to reschedule any business plans that I had for the day. As I made my way to the meeting room, I decided to swing into the kitchen and ask the cook to have breakfast brought in for us. It'll probably be better not to have a bunch of hangry wolves to deal with on top of everything else. Once I made it to the decent-sized room, I closed the window shades, sat down at the long wooden table, and proceeded to click my pen on it. "Calm the fuck down," Lucius demanded with an annoyed tone. I rolled my eyes at his hypocrisy but decided not to point out all the times I had to tell him to relax. Now wasn't the time for a p
Rhiannon The rain beat down on my head as I walked home from school, soaking me to my core. I looked up at the cloudy skies and wondered why nature hated me so much. Then again, the day started horribly, so why not have a completely unexpected rainstorm for my walk home? It wouldn't be the first time that the weatherman was wrong, and it surely won't be the last. It must be nice having a job where you get paid to be wrong more than right. As I was cursing at the fact that I didn't have a rain jacket, a car horn screamed from behind me. Even though I knew what was coming I didn't move quickly enough to get out of the way as the tan car sped by, driving through a large puddle and completely saturating me with dirty road water. "Hey, Amazon Queen! Drowned rat is so last season!" Laura Cole's highly annoying squeaky voice yelled from the passenger window while the car continued to drive away. I closed my eyes and gritted my teeth as I flipped off the fading car with my right hand w
Rhiannon It was a chilly morning and the air was thick with fog as we all waited outside of the school to be called in for our last final exam. I had been waiting for this day for almost a year, and I was eager to get it over with. Not only was it my last day in hell, but every year after my final exams were over I saddled up Dub to make the 5-hour ride over to my grandma's house to stay with her for a week or so. Although I didn't have anything to do with Matt, I still enjoyed spending time with his mom. Her place always felt like home to me, and if it wasn't for the fact that she couldn't drive me to and from school I probably would have asked to move in with her long ago. But the only school near her was a private school that she couldn't afford, and the school bus for the public school didn't go anywhere near her. I was completely zoned out while thinking about the next day, turning the ring on my finger, when the feeling of a hand on my shoulder startled me back to reality.
Rhiannon The sound of my phone's alarm going off pulled me out of the darkness of sleep. As I reached over to turn it off, a burning stiffness in my body reminded me what happened the night before .... not really how I wanted to start the day. Eventually, I forced myself out of bed to get dressed and quickly peeked out my bedroom window. Catherine wasn't back home yet, and I didn't know if that was a good thing or not. As soon as I made my way down the stairs all of the dogs woke up and started whining and jumping about in their eagerness to get outside. I walked towards the back door and placed my hand on the doorknob, stopping to look at the dogs. "You all need to sit or I'm not letting any of you out," I informed them as I stood calmly by the door. They all sat down and watched me, waiting as I released them one by one. Just like the horses, the dogs respected me more than they did Catherine. I guess it's not surprising since I was the main one who took care of them. I fi
Rhiannon Being out in nature brought peace to my heart and calmed my soul. I felt a little more complete with every step Dub took across fields, through creeks, and between trees in the woods. I wished that I could do this ride more often, but I simply didn't have the time to until school was out. If I had my drivers license it'd be so much easier, but Catherine never bothered to help me, no matter how many times I asked. No loss, really. The ride with Dub was way more enjoyable than driving would be anyway. As we entered the woods behind Gram's house I felt Dub's body tense ever so slightly, causing me to make sure that I had a proper seat. I watched Dub's ears as they spun around in different directions, listening to the sounds around us that my own ears couldn't hear. My typically bomb-proof horse came to a sudden stop and his body stiffened as he stared into the woods to our left. My eyes followed his gaze, trying to see what he saw. I knew something was out there, I ful
Seth The sunlight coming through my bedroom window told me it was time to get my ass out of bed. If only I had gotten a decent night's sleep. After I took a shower and got dressed, I sent a mind link out to those closest to me that we needed to have a talk before breakfast. I immediately put my block up so that I wouldn't get bombarded with questions and proceeded to reschedule any business plans that I had for the day. As I made my way to the meeting room, I decided to swing into the kitchen and ask the cook to have breakfast brought in for us. It'll probably be better not to have a bunch of hangry wolves to deal with on top of everything else. Once I made it to the decent-sized room, I closed the window shades, sat down at the long wooden table, and proceeded to click my pen on it. "Calm the fuck down," Lucius demanded with an annoyed tone. I rolled my eyes at his hypocrisy but decided not to point out all the times I had to tell him to relax. Now wasn't the time for a p
Seth It was late by the time I turned onto the long stone driveway of the packhouse. I put my truck in park, but before I got out, I stared at the large stone and log cabin-style house. All these years I wanted nothing more than to bring Rhiannon ..... Rieka here. To bring her home. To share my life with her by my side as my Luna. But she didn't even know that the supernatural existed beyond the fantasy world. We were nothing more than myths and legends, childhood fantasies. Plus there's the fact that her entire life has been nothing more than a lie. "We need to have a meeting with the others tomorrow," I told Lucius as I finally left my truck and made my way towards the house. "No shit, but how about we handle one thing at a time? Like the cookies that you have a death grip on for example?" Lucius replied without shame. I looked at the large container tucked under my left arm, completely forgetting that Julia ended up baking a bunch of chocolate chip cookies while I picked a
Dis The shades that the burning glow of the lower mantel created were breathtakingly beautiful, like autumn on fire. The view was my reward for keeping watch over the hundreds of thousands of evil souls that aimlessly walked around, each one awaiting their turn to move closer to the Earth's core. My job is to make sure that the number of souls stays in check to keep the Earth going. Let me backtrack..... When the essence of evil leaves the living surface it is sucked through the Earth's layers until it reaches me. Here, at the lower mantel, it continuously walks around with all of the other souls as it awaits its turn to go to the core to heat the Earth. If too many souls go to the core at once, the earth gets too hot. Too few and there will be another ice age. Who exactly am I? Depends on the location and point of time that you ask. It also depends on who is telling the story and how much they exaggerate for attention. Some call me The Devil, Lucifer, Dis, Hades, Pluto, or Orc
Seth Dub came to a smooth stop in Julia's backyard. I hated to admit it, but Julia was right. Dub had earned a new respect from me after the speed at which he carried Rhiannon and I. As Dub leaned down so that I could easily dismount with Rhiannon, I thought about when Lucius chased the horse through the woods. "Seth, don't say it ..... " Lucius warned me. My lips turned upward into a slight smile, "He was toying with you. The entire time you thought you were gaining ground, he was just playing with you ...." "Being fast is the only thing that walking glue factory has going for him," Lucius quipped with a hint of jealousy. As if Dub knew what Lucius had said, he lifted his tail while he walked by, and the airy sound of flatulence was released with each step he took. I wrinkled my nose with impressed disgust as Dub snorted before trotting back towards his pasture, the smell stinging my nose. "Thanks, asshole. I had to smell that because of you," I grumbled to Lucius, though
Rhiannon Crickets chirped in the darkness, their songs blending with the sound of the water in the distance. I knew exactly where I was without even opening my eyes. "What time is it?" I quietly asked Seth, surprised that we were still in the field. But I didn't get an answer. The silence was unsettling, and I slowly opened my eyes to confirm what I suspected. Seeing that I really was left alone was like a punch to my guts. I couldn't believe that not only did Seth leave me passed out in the field, but so did Amar. It's not that I wasn't used to being by myself, I just ..... I just expected more from both of them. I let out a deep sigh as I leaned my head back and looked up at the sky that was glittered with stars ..... stars and an extremely full moon. My eyes widened as a familiar burning scent found its way to me. Maybe if I stayed on the l ground I wouldn't have to relive the same nightmare over again. But that's not how the night would go, as the sound of twigs snapping
Julia I was pulling up weeds from one of my gardens, imagining that each one was the body of one of my enemies, when my moment of peaceful retribution was shattered by Seth's panicking voice. "Julia! You need to get here, NOW! It's Rhiannon!" I stood up and threw my trowel into the dirt, pissed off that things never seemed to go exactly how I intended. Instead of bippidy boppidy booping my ass into my cabin, I decided to stomp my feet the short distance, grumbling the entire way. All he had to do was get acquainted with Rhi. Show her that he was trustworthy. Teach her the property lines. Assure her that the wolves were harmless. Open her mind to the mysteries upon us ...... "JULIA!" Seth's concerned voice echoed in my head. I rolled my eyes as I picked up my satchel of herbs and potions. If it were actually a life and death matter Dub would have been gone, and Amar would have already been back here to alert me, both before Seth even thought about linking me. Over dramatic p
Seth Lucius, my wolf, let out a deep moan that echoed in my head as I watched Rhiannon walk towards her bedroom. My eyes were fixated on her swaying hips when the sound of a chair loudly sliding across the wooden floor tore my attention away from her and stopped the urge that was starting to take over. I slowly turned in irritation to see Julia staring at me over the top of her glasses with a smug look on her face. It didn't take long for her voice to enter my mind. "I expected you and your wolf to be more, I didn't know, suave," Julia made sure to put sarcastic emphasis on the last word before taking a swig of her coffee. I pinched the bridge of my nose as I let out a frustrated sigh and continued our conversation via mind-link, "You're the one who thought this was a good idea. You're pushing too much, too soon ...." "Excuse me? And what do you know about anything?" Julia asked, not bothering to hide the attitude in her voice as she sat her coffee cup down on the old wooden t
Rhiannon I woke up to the sound of the alarm on my cell phone, each buzz feeling like a blow to my head. I silently cursed at myself for not turning it off the night before as I reached over, blindly searching for it. "Ugh," I groaned as I rubbed my forehead after turning off the horrible sound, hoping that the migraine I felt coming on wouldn't take hold. But I knew it was too late due to the pain I felt as I opened my eyes and saw daylight. A shower .... I needed to get my ass out of bed, take a nice long hot shower, and get some caffeine and drugs in my system. After finally forcing myself out of bed, I grabbed a set of clothes from my backpack that was sitting on the floor next to me and opened my bedroom door to make my way towards the small bathroom. As soon as I pulled the door open, a familiar gray dog nose bopped my knee to get my attention before I walked into him, making me startle in place. I shook my head and released a large breath of air, embarrassed of my reacti
Rhiannon I kept my eyes closed tightly as I slowly came to. The only sounds I heard were the wind blowing and water splashing in the distance. I thought it was odd that Gram opened my bedroom windows, but I honestly didn't think anything of it. I wasn't in the mood to think much thanks to the pressure in my head. I placed the palm of my hand on my forehead and started rubbing in small circular motions, hoping to somehow force away the feeling. That bitch ..... that bitch fucking drugged me ..... I held my hand on my forehead as I slowly sat up and tried to make a little sense of the entire situation. As I moved, I felt something tickle my left cheek, and I swatted at it, thinking it was a bug of some sort. But the bug never flew away. Instead, I grabbed hold of what oddly felt like a tuff of grass. "What the fuck," I whispered as I opened my eyes to look in my hand, only to find everything completely dark. I reached my hands down and became even more confused as I felt grass