Sadly, I cannot do my usual 4 chapter weekend releases. I'll still release 2 chapters tomorrow and Sunday, though. I am sorry I am falling behind guys. It's been busy with the boys' soccer season starting.
Liam's P.O.V. It wasn't hard to find Damon's computer or log in. The idiot had his password written on his laptop. What kind of moron can't remember their own password for something they use daily? I rolled my eyes at the thought. His friend was a little harder to get to, but with a threat from Auggie, he was more than willing to comply. The only thing left to do is to delete the video from Damon's dad. I can't believe he even has a copy. How could Damon send that to his dad? It's fu.cking sick. As we were trying to come up with a way to get to his house without him noticing, our phones pinged. I saw a video texted from an unknown number with Damon's face on the still image. My face was beaming as Damon told a whopper of a lie. I don't know how Nova pulled it off, but she got Damon to say those moans were him. It was the sweetest revenge for the audio clip he sent out. "Think he has silent alarms?" I asked Auggie as we looked at the large house that belonged to Damon's father.
Andy's P.O.V. Classes had gone and went by quickly today. I sadly had little interaction with Ares, who seemed to be a busy bee today. I saw him buzzing about the campus, but never got to him in time before he traveled out. It seemed almost like he was avoiding me, but I'm sure it's just my overthinking. Ares wouldn't do something like that, right? "Thanks for meeting me here, Andy. I didn't want to give it to you in class, just in case you'd be embarrassed or something." Oz told me as he scratched the back of his head, ruffling his jet black hair that hung just above his ears in layers. "Why would I be embarrassed?" I asked with a smile as I grabbed his royal blue and gold jersey. He wore the number 3 on his jersey. He had recently washed it for me to wear at the game today. It seemed 3 sizes too large, which let me know it would definitely fit even if not correctly. It made sense with King being a larger guy. He had broad shoulders and slenderly toned muscles. His tall figure
Jesse's P.O.V. I could feel my blood pumping, ready to watch the action. I loved this game so much. You could never tell what was going to happen when someone went through a ring. There were no rules against fighting, just as long as you stayed in your element. You fight to get the ball, using whatever means necessary to do so, and then you get going. You can hit the same ring twice since the same thing never happens twice. The best thing to do is to hit 9 of the rings, leaving the easiest for last. When you're in the lead, you hit the last ring, ending the game with your team winning. It was smart, considering sometimes the rings would be more of a hindrance than an advantage. It allowed you to hit a ring and possibly gain more points. I watched as the cannon sounded and Liam's gigantic wolf emerged. His wolf had copper fur, with patches of white and deep yellow eyes. I used to love to pet him in wolf form when we were younger. I still do. There was something off about Liam today.
Ares’ P.O.V. “Sorry, I froze you for a little while. I thought we could get lucky.” Percy shrugged as he spoke to Nova and Manny. He was sporting a wide grin, recounting stories of the game like we weren’t all there. His laughter was contagious and so was his energy. We were all riled up tonight, filled with excitement and joy. I looked into Andy’s future before she left, feeling a bit worried about her going with Oz. I was worried the excitement in the air would bring them trouble, but that didn’t look to be the case. She seemed like she was going to have a good time with Oz. I was happy for her, but I had this odd feeling in my chest at the thought. I know grandma has been training her, and she says that Andy has been doing great. She’s tough even if she doesn’t show it much. “Eh, it was better than the burning.” Nova laughed, waving her hand off. Auggie was right by her side. They weren’t holding each other, but they were standing close enough that their shoulders kept brushi
Augustus' P.O.V. I woke up with a splitting headache. Percy drank me from under the table. I should have known better than to challenge a wolf to a drinking contest. My fault, though. I rubbed my temples with my eyes closed, still lying in bed. Ares wants us to train on how to control the darkness today, but I am so damn hungover. Mom is going to kill me if she realizes it. I'm so dead.Dragging myself out of bed, I surveyed my unfamiliar environment and realized I wasn't in my bedroom. A feeling of dread filled me as I glanced around the area. Where the hell am I?“I see you finally woke up.” When she spoke, an instant sense of ease swept over me. Andy’s kind face smiled at me from her small white desk. “What am I doing here?”“Well, you passed out after about your 10th beer, so I brought you here since most everyone had left already. Oz helped me bring you up after I assured him you wouldn’t be waking up. You know, I still don’t understand why you didn’t let Bane burn off the e
Nova’s P.O.V. “What took you so long?” I asked Andy as she strode over to me. “Had an unexpected guest this morning.” She laughed. “Oh?” I arched a brow, wanting her to continue. “Augustus, I couldn’t get him to his room, so Oz helped me put him in my room.” “Hmm, I see.” I didn’t mean to, but I let my jealous tone slip. I know Andy and I know she wouldn’t do anything, especially not with Augustus, but I couldn’t help the possessiveness I felt for a moment. “You know nothing happened. I slept in my roommate’s bed when she never showed up. Augustus was dead drunk and passed out. How is Manny?” She asked me, reminding me why she had to take care of Auggie after I left. “Embarrassed,” I laughed. “He regrets drinking so much. He said something odd last night. Maybe you can help me make sense of it?” “Sure, what is it?” “He said ‘When the blood moon comes we will make our move.’ I am not sure what he meant,” I tapped my finger on her chin as I thought back to Manny’s drunken
Manny’s P.O.V. I let something slip that I shouldn’t have. Even in my drunk state, I can remember what happened. I am certain that someone slipped something extra into those beers last night. We were all revealing things we shouldn’t have. Even Nova told me something she didn’t mean to. ‘You’re very handsome, Manny. You could easily make me fall in love with you if I wasn’t so in love with Augustus.’ If only she knew I was already deeply in love with her. I mean, she should know. No sea witch in their right mind would reject their coven, ostracizing themselves. I did that just for her, just to protect her. I'm still very appreciative that she put together a coven with me. However, I know it was likely a bad idea. I know how hard it is to fight off the allure of the sea witch magic. It is so easy to manipulate people, make them your puppets. However, you lose yourself, sell a piece of your soul to the darkness every time you do. I went home today to visit my mother. She wanted me
Jesse’s P.O.V.“Again, Jesse. You need to use Umbra more. She will gift you if you can tap into your original shadow weaver self.” Mom told me in a stern tone. She was being her usual training dictator self. I hated being trained by her. She was like this monster when she trained. There was no ending until you got it. We could be here all day with maybe two breaks of perhaps 5 minutes. “Mom, I think we could all use a break.” Ares tried snapping her back to reality, but her lilac eyes zoned in on me. “I know you can do it, Jesse. I know you can.” She sighed with defeat, as if she was the one failing and not me.“I can attempt this a little longer.” I have this deep need to please her, to make her proud, needing to hear her say it too.“Good girl.” She smiled excitedly at me. We spent another hour trying. In those last 10 minutes, it had finally clicked for me. Umbra had assumed control, demonstrating to me precisely how to manage the darkness. She told me she can give me something