Nova's P.O.V. Today's the day. I've decided that Augustus has waited long enough for me. He's been patient and kind. He hasn't been jealous of Manny or even been mean to him. I've noticed the change in him, the maturity that seemed to finally reach him. He's grown and mended so much this semester. There's no denying that the current August Barlowe is not the same one that unknowingly hurt me earlier in the year. I had an extra pep in my step as I made my way to his dorm. I couldn't help the smile that kept creeping onto my face. He didn't know I was coming, didn't know I was ready. I wanted to surprise him, to give him this special moment. Today we'll see if I'm right about him being my destined one or not. I sported a wide smile as I stretched my arm out to knock on his door. "Faster! Fuck me like you mean it." My heart stopped and my feet planted firmly in the ground. I send unable to move as my heightened hearing continued to listen to the nightmare that played behind this d
Augustus' P.O.V.Cassie had come for me, when I wasn't expecting it, with a vengeance. She was pissed the fuck off when I used that sun essence potion the second time she fed on me. She sucked on my neck till I was woozy, and then she whispered some foreign language in my ear, and the next thing I knew we were fucking like rabbits. I can't remember much of it at all. It was like I was trapped in some spell, and my only focus was her. Only it wasn't her, it was Nova, or at least I thought it was Nova, until the real Nova showed up and yelled at me. That's when whatever spell Cassie had me under seemed to break. I hurt Nova so much. I wanted to kill that vampire bitch. I couldn't believe she did that shit to me. She's petty beyond belief. She's vicious and cruel and a goddamn pesky mosquito that I just want to squish with my hands. Nova hasn't spoken to me all week. She's avoided me at every turn, and any time I do see her, she pretends I don't exist. She hasn't even spared me a glance
Ares' P.O.V. I told him not to go after Cassie just yet. Did he listen? No. Does he ever? Not really. I got the vision part way through training, making me stop to go save him. I know this isn't going to end too well, but here we are. More like here I am standing in Cassie's room now, watching Auggie about to touch her naked form. I wrapped a shadow around his wrist, pulling him back before he could. She seemed to notice me at that same instance, turning to me with a hiss. I took a step to the left as she raced towards me. I continued to avoid her charges until she finally stopped and glared at me. "You're so infuriating," she snapped. "You're so delusional," I retorted. I know that we aren’t the only ones here. Cal was knelt on the bed fully naked as well. He glared at me, as I knew he would. This is why I told Auggie not to come yet. Now I'll be forced to fight them both alone, while he works off the effects of Cassie's glamor. "Knowing my worth does not make me delusional
Andy’s P.O.V. “Stop, don’t even bother.” Nova shook her head at me with her finger raised before I could even say anything. “Rude,” I pouted, but she knew I was coming to talk to her about Auggie. “I don’t want to hear his sorry excuse. Stop trying to tell me. There’s nothing you could say that would make it okay.” Oh Nova, if you only knew. I know once she stops being so stubborn and listens; she is going to feel very guilty. It will eat her and she will apologize profusely to Auggie. What to him is not okay. What happened to Ares is not okay. The boor Watts boys have been through so much…shit. Sorry for the language. “I was just going to ask you if you wanted to go for a walk today and look at the stars with Arie and I. We are going to see if Percy has anymore advice for us.” “Oh,” she said, biting her cheek. She felt guilty for cutting me off, but she was right, too. This is just a trap to get her to listen to what Arie has to say. “I am sorry, Andy. Yes, of course, I wil
Nova’s P.O.V.“Thanks for coming, Nova,” Ares greeted me with his hand extended.I looked at Andy, as if to ask for permission. She just nodded her head with a big smile. I took his hand a bit wearily, unsure if it was really okay for me to do so. Suddenly, I was pulled into a vision, and I realized how stupid I was. This was a setup, and now here I am being dragged into a vision to watch this whole thing play out again. “I’m here for my last feeding, and I plan to get more than my fill. You shouldn’t have used that stupid potion last time.” Cassie seethed at him as she lunged forward. Auggie did nothing to stop it, as he wasn’t supposed to according to their blood pact, he could not deny her the feed he promised. She sucked at him, moaning as she fed to the point he was paling. When she pulled away, finally releasing her fangs from his skin, she chanted something incomprehensible. Auggie stiffened before her with a glazed look in his eyes. What happened to him?“I am ready for you
Jesse’s P.O.V.It seemed like everything was finally falling into place, which only worried me. Things don’t go well for us often, so I’m just waiting for shit to hit the fan again. I think the Qilin leaf has kept the bad luck at bay for a while. Well, the exception of what happened to Auggie, but thankfully, that is solved now. I was happy to hear that Nova and he were destined to one. It was just the news we needed. Now we seem to each have found our pair, our destined ones. It feels nice knowing who I’ll be spending the rest of my life with. Liam is absolutely perfect and all mine. “Hello, my badass.” Liam greeted me with a mischievous smile. He was up to something. “What are you doing?” I asked skipping the greeting entirely. “Surprising you.” He winked at me. I narrowed my eyes at him suspiciously, but followed him anyway. He knew me well, taking me to the new training grounds. He had set it so that the golems took the shape and abilities of a ghoul. We trained together, know
Augustus’ P.O.V. Christmas was approaching us sooner than we would have liked. Instead of enjoying the holiday season we had all been on pins and needles, just waiting for the day we would face that crazy dark witch again. Ares trains every day with Andy by his side. Nova and I have been focusing on our fire training to use during battle, while she and Manny have been training on her control over her sea witch magic. We don’t want her to be overtaken again. She had delved into the darkness the week she had turned away from me. It had almost permanently stained her soul, but with the help of Andy they were able to banish that darkness. Ares has been more on edge than usual. I know that he isn’t the only one. Jesse and I have been talking and practicing. We’ve been trying to figure out what Percy meant when he spoke about us holding one another when things get dark. We aren’t the most poetic bunch, so we didn’t come up with much. It didn’t help that Jesse told me about the prophecy sh
Ares' P.O.V. Andy's idea for her Christmas pity party was brilliant. I could feel the atmosphere changing around us, allowing for some laughter and joy to enter each of us. I know everyone is nervous and worried for me a lot. Hell, I'm scared, but with Andy by my side and Dad's words of encouragement, I think I can do this. I guess we'll see when she calls on me. I wonder though, when she calls me, will she call only me? Last time it was an accident that everyone came with me. I doubt she'd call them again, since they ruined her plans for me. I could see it in her eyes that night. She wasn't done with me. If she would have had her way, she would have raped me all night. She was determined to have a child, and for some reason she was determined to have that child with me. What if when she calls me again, she tries the same thing? The thought made my blood run cold and my body shiver. Andy noticed as she leaned in beside me, providing me with warmth only he touch brings me. She chas