“Our queen won’t be joining us here this morning or for the immediate future,” Liam said to the people in the packed war room the next morning. “I think we can all agree she needs some time off to grieve. She was past due for some R and R anyway. It gives us an opportunity to get a headstart. We hav
Thea turned around and wrote on the other side of the whiteboard. HOPE 1: LILITH DOESN’T COME WITH HER ARMY TO FIGHT US “We can fight an army,” Thea said. “If they continue the way they’ve been going, one pack at a time, and Lilith doesn’t venture out of the Underworld, we can prepare for that. Y
They called in the witches from far and wide that had experience in the area of trances. They spent days setting up a space for the ritual. They also made a list of things for Thea to ask the goddess. And so when they called Thea in for the ritual, she came to a large circle of witches, meditating
“Wait. Wait. I have to repeat this. I have to remember this.” She spoke loud and clear, repeating what he said word for word, her voice shaking as she shuddered with sobs. She included the stuff about not asking about Lilith if she wanted to remember him too. “Babe, I know you’re in your trance, a
“Even a broken clock is right twice a day,” Thea muttered, looking off to the side. “She’s heard many stories about herself and others, and her concept of what actually happened and what are stories changes from moment to moment.” “Let me get this straight,” Thea said, looking straight at the god
Everyone counted the trance as a success, even if the information was disheartening. Delta team, the Valkyries, and the rest of the war room regulars got busy analyzing the recordings of the Underworld encounter, the trance information and coming up with ideas. Xavier only watched a few times wh
“Thea, are you okay?” Alaric and Kai mind linked her. “I’m fine,” she mind linked back. “It’s just the mark. I’ll be fine. Stay out on the run with them.” “Are you sure?” “Yes.” To give Thea space, the Valkyries checked in with Xavier, and he told them the situation was handled and not to worry.
She smiled as she sauntered up to them. She reached up and slid her hand around their necks. They shivered, then growled at the feel of the ice cubes in her palms. She kissed Kai while she dragged the ice around their bodies, switched to kiss Alaric, then brought the ice up to their lips. They sucke