Chapter Ten

*Two days later*

Jolene is starting to lose faith in those that promised to protect her. One of the werewolves walks by the curtain and it moves. It allows a little ray of sunshine to sneak in. As the heat hits her face she thinks of Apollo.

The sun burns so bright, it causes the curtain to set fire. The whole building starts to shake and water seeps in through every crack. Wild and deadly vines start to kill the werewolves one by one.

She hears screams and Luna comes barricading through the walls and demands, “Get out!”

Jolene smiles at the sight of her but listens and runs.

Her wolf takes over and she runs right past Diablo Jr.

He follows her, “How is this possible? Our father didn’t even do this? You are so much stronger than him!”

At this point she doesn’t care, “Forget about him! He’s no father to me!”

He howls in agreement and leads her to safety.

When they get where they need to be he tells her, “when you left, Theo took it hard!”

Jolene is confused, “How?”

He shakes his head hesitantly, “He was upset and Rora, comforted him.

Jolene rolls her eyes, “Of course. It’s not like he’s..”

She pauses because Theo and Rora walk into the room, arm and arm.

Both Theo and Jolene howl at the same time, “Mine!”

Rora starts to whisper over and over, “No, it can’t be!”

Diablo Jr. laughs, “No way!”

Jolene stares at Theo, who is still holding Rora. She shakes her head at him and runs. Her wolf is mad and argues with her, but she ignores her. Suddenly the sun shines bright and it blinds Jolene. Everything goes black and it blinds her.

A deep voice speaks to her, “Welcome to the sun, Jolene.”

Jolene bats her eyes to regain her eyesight, “Apollo?”

He chuckles, “It is me, and you are far more gorgeous in person!”

As Jolene’s eyesight comes back to her, she’s at a loss for words. She stares at him for a moment.

He smirks, “I see the feeling is mutual!”

She tries to deny it, but he stops her, “No need to feel guilty. “Your mate is about to have a baby with the one you call your ain't..”

He stops when his words cause her to collapse to the ground. He helps her up, and leads her to a recliner. She watches on a screen what is going to happen when the baby.

He stands up, “I know it's upsetting, but life will go on.”

Irritated and heartbroken, she stands up And growls, “What do you want from me?”

He strides over to her up and into his arms. She feels his heavy breath on her skin, “I want you to give me a child.”

She gasps and pulls away.

He laughs, “Not now, but in time.”

She shakes her head but he pulls her I'm got a passionate kiss..

*Back on Earth*

Luna is furious, “We just got her back and you two scared her away!”

Rora pushes the accusatory finger away, “How were we supposed to know that she would be his mate!”

Diablo defends them, “You couldn't have!”

Rora is too excited, “See!”

Luna is still mad and she singles Theo out, “You are the worst protector and you're. Horrible mate! I will be speaking to the moon goddess. I'm going to demand that she pick her new mate!”

She storms off angrily. Diablo follows behind her, he can't help but laugh.

Luna vents out loud, “Where could she be? None of my tracking spells are working!”

Diablo points to the fly, “Spills took her,”

Luna spins a 180, “Who?”

Diablo laughs, “The sun God..”

She gets frustrated, “I know who he is, but why?”

He shrugs, “To protect her..”

She argues, “He Wouldn't..”

Diablo argues, “He would.. He has a thing for redheads, and you know she's the first redhead in over a thousand years!”

She makes a disgusted noise, “She's a baby!”

He shrugs, “It's a werewolf thing..”

That’s when she remembers, she was just telling Jolene the same thing. She sighs and then remembers, she has the ability to reach out to him. She takes a step back, opens her arms, and bows her head. Her head shoots up, and her eyes go white.

She hears Jolene, “Hi, Luna!”

Luna is thrilled, “Baby girl! How are you?”

Apollo reassured her, “She is safe, would you like to come and see?”

Luna is shocked, “Yes, but I need to bring Diablo, Jr. with me.”

He doesn’t seem so sure, but Luna reminds him, “That’s my brother.”

Seconds later he agrees, “If he must come.”

He barely warns, “Hold On tight.”

Luna reaches out and pulls Diablo into her chest and warns him, “We are going to see Luna..”

She barely finishes her sentence before the sun gets really bright and for a moment it blinds them. Both make uncomfortable noises, but are in no pain. They don’t let go of each other until their eyesights return.

Jolene rushes up to them and hugs them, “I missed you!”

Luna cries out, “I’m just happy you’re safe, my love!”

Apollo's deep voice comes from the back, “your love? My love!”

Luna is thrown off until she sees he’s smirking and Jolene is blushing. Diablo already knows what’s going on. He chuckles and then walks up to Apollo.

He pulls him in for a bro hug, “Let’s go for a walk, you can show me around.”

Apollo is unsure, “Eeh..”

Diablo chuckles, “Come on man. We gotta let the ladies have time to gossip about us!”

Apollo deep belly laughs, “I suppose you’re right. I haven’t done anything like this in over a thousand years!”

The boys leave and continue to talk.

Jolene gasps, “A thousand years!”

Luna is worried, “What have you done?”

Jolene sees the worry in her eyes and clarifies, “We haven’t done anything yet…”

Luna asks, “Yet, what about your mate?”

Jolene cries and holds her hands out, “It hurts too much. Can you somehow just go back to my memory?”

Luna nods and holds Jolene’s hands for a moment, “With your permission, I shall see..”

She pushes her hands down and brushes her fingertips across her temple, and sees for herself. She gasps and is speechless. She pulls her into a hug.