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Jesse's P.O.V. “Auggie, don’t!” I yelled after him as he gave chase to Nova. They left me alone in the dark, hearing its whispers all around me. “Asshole.” I muttered into the dark. “You could have at least left me with some fire!” I yelled into the dark like he could actually hear me, even though I am sure he couldn’t. I get a feeling these woods do more than just keep you in the dark. I know these kinds of places can play tricks on your mind. The itch inside my head told me it was already happening to me. I took cautious steps, barely able to see what was in front of me. The red hue of the moon did little to light the place. I let it guide me as best it could through the trees. The only sound I could hear was the crunch of the dried out roots and leaves beneath my feet, along with the thundering of my heart. “Jesse!” Ares' voice called out in a panic. “Fuck off. I know that’s not him!” I yelled into the dark. Ares doesn’t panic, and he certainly wouldn’t call out to me and
Ares P.O.V. “You’re not the boy I cursed,” the witch said, as she leaned down to inspect me further. Her brows pinched in the center, and her eyes narrowed as she looked at me. She stood forward again, only tightening the grip of the darkness that I could not even budge. I even tried rewinding time on it, but this darkness has always been darkness. All I did was make it more potent by rewinding time on it. I was stuck, wrapped the same way mom wraps her victims in a cocoon of shadows, only this isn’t shadows, it is pure dark evil. “You hold the curse, so you must be his son, and he must be dead. Pity, I wanted to toy with him when he got older. I guess I waited too long,” she sighed like she really was that disappointed. I wanted to speak, to ask all the questions that were racing in my mind, but she had the darkness wrapped around me up to my nose. I am honestly not sure how I am even able to breathe right now. Her eyes continued to scan me, as if to memorize every part of my f
Augustus’ P.O.V. “Are you sure you’re okay now?” I asked Nova as she seemed to come to her senses again. “Yes, I promise. I am so sorry, Auggie.” She bit at her cheek with a guilty look in her eyes. “Don’t be. Let’s just go find Ares.” I held my hand for her take, leading us to where I felt pulled. In the distance, I could see a clearing large enough for nova to shift in. I smiled, feeling like something was going right. “Shift here and fly above me as I continue to look for Ares. Once I find him, I’ll send a flare up and we’ll meet you here in this clearing. I can fly myself so once you have Ares and Jesse, you take off and fly, okay?” I instructed her as I pulled her into the clearing. “Are you sure you don’t want me down here with you?” She seemed worried about me as she asked. “I will be fine. This is the best chance we have of leaving.” She nodded reluctantly as she let go of my hand. She shifted before me into her large jade dragon, slithering up into the sky. When
Andy’s P.O.V.I saw Ares run past me, knowing full well what I had to do now. I gave him a warm smile, willing to die for the man that looked like he had just faced death itself. The earth opened beneath me, allowing it to swallow me whole. I caught a glimpse of the darkness trying2 to make its way towards me before I closed the earth over me. I created the same bubble I had done with Nova, only I could make it larger and dig myself deeper, getting further away from the dark. I traveled on in the direction that Jesse and Ares had run, stopping about 50 feet later. This is where Ares said to wait. I counted to 300 before I opened the earth above me, allowing a surprised Auggie to fall in. I closed the earth before us, grabbing his flaming hand with my coated dragon scale hand. His flames still stung me, but not nearly as badly. Auggie shifted back to his human form, to not cause me further pain. “We have to run. She’ll be digging to find us. When we are about 50 feet away, you should
Ares’ P.O.V.Andy’s radiating warmth, and absolute love, had me even more confused than before. Her magic pressed into me, swirling inside me to heal every part of me that hurt. She pushed back the darkness that encompassed my heart. She mended my mind, my body and my soul, all the while letting me know how much she loved me. She loves me.I was having a hard time processing that anyone would choose me. I had never felt such a passionate love. The warmth that came from her infected my whole body, spreading through every cell that flowed through me until I felt her in every part of me. I swear it was like part of her soul was embedded with mine now. “Fight, my air.” She whispered to me after she broke the best kiss of my life. I couldn’t say anything as my voice failed me when I stared into those captivating sky-blue eyes of hers. She let me go, running off towards a stunned Nova and Gabriel. I think we were all stunned silent. Andy had never been so straight forward before, and I c
Jesse’s P.O.V. The man of legends stood before me, looking way too much like Ares, just with a gentler face. He bore the same emotionless mask at first, until his eyes settled on us. He had the same bright smile as Ares, or I guess Ares had the same smile as him. His dad was kind and inviting. He was knowledgeable, but the way he spoke about the future so vaguely made my head hurt. I had seen no one tell mom to ‘chill out’ and she actually listened. I remember one time Dad told her to calm down, and she blew up on him. Percy seems to have a certain hold on her, but not a romantic one. It was like he was her fated friend or something. It was odd to see mom like that. She still had tears streaming down her face that she kept wiping away viciously, trying to stop them unsuccessfully. “Jesse, the Qilin will appear next week. Make sure you take Jewels, Liam, and Percy with you. Jewels will be a great help. Oh, and tell Percy to not tarnish the name. He could use a little more of a leve
Nova’s P.O.V. The guilt that swirled in my stomach was making me physically ill. I had let the blood moon get the better of me tonight. I let the witch get the better of me, falling trap to her darkness…to my darkness. The whole while Ares was being tormented, in some of the worst ways imaginable. “He’s fine,” My words rang in my head. I had wasted time letting my siren take me over and try to mark Auggie. I got lucky enough to take back control of myself before I did something stupid. Still, knowing that I could have gotten to him maybe a fraction of a second sooner, kills me. What if we could have stopped that? I couldn’t look at Ares anymore. The guilt was too much. My mind is turning, trying to think of a way to make this better, but there’s nothing that can make this better. There are no words for me to offer, no magic spell to take this away. I can’t do shit. ‘Uh, hello? You could totally sea witch his mind and make him forget, or at least, feel less disgusted about it,’ R
Cas’ P.O.V. The blood moon party was in high gear with willing blood donors, alcohol, and loud music. There were many people grinding against each other and a select few just outright fucking on the side of the dance floor. The blood moon had us all feeling high and powerful. I thankfully was able to keep most of my sense about me, thanks to my human side. I could see Cassie in the middle of the dance floor, grinding against that dragon she’d been sleeping with. I wonder why she’s still with him? He must taste good if she hasn’t shooed him away yer. Cassie has always been one to sleep around with different species, but she would never date one. She knows she needs to keep the bloodline pure. She will choose a vampire mate when the time comes. I wanted to find Jesse, but when I went to look for her earlier, she wasn’t in her room. I heard her familiar moans down the hall, following it to the room I’d seen Liam leaving the other day. It hurt to hear her having sex with him, but neit