All Chapters of Hanging in the balance: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

We finish our meal and Lydia opts to stay at work as it will keep her busy. I can literally see the fear in her aura. Jax states that they need to get Sasha some clothes because, apparently, women don't know what they're looking for while shopping for clothing. "Before you go, there is something I need to show you all," Gabriel states with an uncomfortable smile on his face. "Or perhaps it could wait until the pub closes, up to you." we all look at each other "Sorry bro, I won't pass up a day of shopping for anything," Sasha says, "You heard the lady" Jax states groaning. I laughed at them. "I suppose it can wait until the whole gang is ready?" I asked Gabriel, who nodded in affirmation. "Yes indeed, I will need Lydia and Markus there too." The two behind the counter stood stupified by Gabriel's announcement. "Great, that means I have time to go home and get ready." I announced as I got up and made my way to the bar with the apple pay ready to pay for my food, but Gabriel shook his

"Exactly" Gabriel states "So now that we have the politics out of the way how shall we proceed ladies and gentlemen?" Gabriel asks again. Lydia rushes toward Lana and gives her one hell of a slap, we can see her handprint on her face. Lana just laughs "Is that the best you got beautiful?" She's goading us, the more we torture her the more time she has to do whatever she is up to "Gabriel, she is stalling, could she be doing a spell or something?" Makrus burst out laughing "If that is her master plan she is in for a rude awakening." I frown at him "She has probably been trying for hours. The cuffs are magic dampening and the chair makes her invisible so no tracking spell in heaven, hell, or on earth would find her." Lana lets out a shriek that could make any mortal go deaf. "Soundproof walls," Jackson says to her when she is done and wiggles his finger on his ear. "You said you did this for me?" Gabriel looks at Lana, "Why?" Markus asks "Because he is mine and I will do whatever I ha

Gabriel and I got up rather early, I only got 6 hours of sleep in, it took me some time to fall asleep with Gabriel's physique running through my mind on repeat. I think he heard me moving around in my bedroom because shortly after the Keurig went on and the smell of espresso filled the house. When I get out of the bathroom, I see Gabriel once again Mastering my kitchen whipping up a storm so we can have breakfast, since we had leftovers last time I have no doubt this feast will hold us over until there is not even a crumb left. I look further into the kitchen to see that I now have a filter coffee machine, so whoever doesn't want "Fancy" coffee can have filter coffee. "What happened to eat frozen food?" I asked Gabriel who shakes his head continuing to scramble eggs. "That is no way to get your head in the game Scarlette, we would all be asleep minutes after eating that nonsense." I go for the filter coffee and pour myself a mug since it's the only coffee that doesn't require me to

"You must be Eve" I stated, holding out my hand for her to shake, but instead she threw herself into my arms, embracing me in a hug which I very much welcomed, and hugged her back. "Eve! Do not forget yourself, girl!" Jed reprimands, to which she jumps out of my hold and nods her head in shame, apologizing to both Jed and me "No need to apologize las, Jed is just being a hard arse, aren't you Jed? Show the lady some kindness, won't you?" He nods his head in submission to me, "Right, Eve, Did Jedreel explain to you why you are here? And your new duty to humanity?" She nods her head once again, "Okay, you have the right to decline the position, I would understand if you had your own life to life." She shakes her head no. "It would be my honor Holiness, since Cain killed Able for rapping and killing his wife and then proceeded to do the same to Adam for covering up the lie to stay in favor of the creator, son only living son has disowned me, I have been walking this earth by myself for

We landed in Syria and luckily we had a shuttle waiting for us, which drove us up to the mountains. As tired as we were, we hiked from the nearest point the cab could go. Thank fuck we all bought snacks and drinkables at the airport and stuffed our bags because, after an hour of hiking, I was starving. We didn't stop though, as we all agreed it would make us lazy and our legs already felt like jelly. A torturous two-and-a-half hours later, we reached the top of Mount Hermon. I assume nobody has ever made it this far to the top because we are met with stares from the villagers, all dressed rather fashionably, which shocks me because I did not think any of them ever left the top of the mountain. I saw a caramel-colored man. He's very big! He has the potential to be Gabriel and Jackson stacked on top of each other. That would be his height, like 12 f 2 if not taller. "I am Anak Chief of this tribe, what brings you here? You do not smell of humans, but I have never scented your kind bef