“Kas, pacing a hole in the floor won’t help.” Lex jumps in front of me, blocking my way. “You heard Mother. We need to be patient. Why don’t you sit down and eat something?”“Is food all you think about, Lex?” I drop my shoulders and try to step around her, but she side steps, to stay in front of me. “It’s been hours. What if Zeus put Bronx in Tartarus or something?”“Kas, I love you, but you’re driving me nuts.” She pulls on the edge of my nightgown to the small table. “No news is good news. Now sit. Eat.”The table has a delicious spread of breakfast foods and pastries. None of it looks like it will take the knot out of my stomach. I settle for a cup of tea with a pleasant Jasmine aroma and look out the window. The enormous white horses buck and play in the field with no cares in the world. My mind wanders. I wonder what is happening to our pack right now. Who is watching our children? Does Lady Camille still have Tavi in the coven’s realm, or was she able to bring her home? Are Co
“Hey Little Sister, I got a little somethin’ for ya.” Milo’s hand pushes past the door of my office with a plate containing an omelet, sausage, toast, and a pastry. “Can I come in?” “Of course you can.” I lean back in my seat and smile, secretly grateful for the interruption. “Mrs. Miller is worried that you’re not eating enough.” He sets the plate and silverware rolled in a napkin on my desk followed by a cup of coffee. “Are you doing okay?” “I won’t lie to you, Milo, so…” I press my lips together and look around the office. “No, I’m not okay. It’s been almost three weeks and still no word from Bronx. I have no clue when he’ll be back and there’s literally nothing I can do about it. Maya and Dre keep asking about him. The last time they saw him he was fighting the Minotaur, then he disappeared into a portal wearing his boxers and your tac vest. I can tell Tavi misses him, too. I’ve been letting her sleep with one of his shirts, so at least she has his scent with her, but… do you k
TWO YEARS LATER “There’s no way this is it, Lex.” I stare at the ancient temple. “This is what we’ve been looking for, for almost two years, and it’s abandoned. Leticia must have had the wrong coordinates.” “Well, Zeus doesn’t like people looking for them.” She huffs at me. “If you want their help, have faith and believe that you’ll find them. I recommend closing your eyes and fixing your damned mindset, Kas. That’s the only way we are going to get home.” Leticia was released from the Waiting Room about six months after she and Aphrodite were sent there. After a while, she realized she didn’t need to use dark magic against the Goddess of Love. When her thirty days were up, she got to leave, but Aphrodite is still trapped there. The Menae have tried to counsel her on what she needs to do to escape, but she refuses to comply. We used Leticia’s informants and connections to find out where The Fates reside in hopes of helping change Bianca Beryl’s thread. It’s an outside chance, but M
Marco’s POV “Don’t pull the trigger.” My name’s Marco Sanchez. “Don’t. Pull. The trigger.” I’m twenty-four years old. I’m a werewolf. My wolf’s name’s Clash. “Don’t pull the fuckin’ trigger.” I got a beautiful fiancé. Her name is Musu Goba. “Did you fucking hear me?!” We’re gonna have pups soon. Twins. A boy and a girl. “Marco!” And if I manage not to pull the trigger on my pistol and murder my Alpha, maybe I’ll get to see them someday. “MARCO! YOU LISTENING?!” “CLASH, I HEARD YOU! SHUT THE FUCK UP, ESE! I’M TRYNA CONCENTRATE!” “Marco, I can’t take the voices anymore.” “I just need you to focus on stopping me so we don’t kill the Alpha.” “She tricked us. We trusted her and she tricked us. And you told her to leave!” “Not now, Clash. We gotta focus on stayin’ alive and not killing anyone.” The gun is shaking in my hand, pointed at my Alpha. I’m tryna lower it, but I can’t. I wanna lower it, but one of the Luna’s sisters just used some sorta magical bullshit to force m
My name is Marco Sanchez. I’m a werewolf. My wolf’s name is Clash. I’m twenty-four years old. I’ve been in a soundproof cell in the dungeon of the Blood River pack house for ten days. I’m charged with treason, but I’m innocent. If you get this message, tell my fiancé I love her. Don’t tell her my I’ve been wearin’ a silver collar since they threw me in here. Don’t tell her the skin has burned away from my wrists. Just tell her I love her. My name’s Marco Sanchez. I’m a werewolf. My wolf’s name was Clash, but I think he’s gone now. I’m twenty-four years old. I think I been in a soundproof cell in the dungeon of the Blood River pack house for thirty days. I lost track of time. They charged me with treason, but I’m innocent. If you can hear me, tell my fiancé I love her. I think our pups were born. Don’t tell her I’m dying. Just tell her I love them. My name’s Marco… Sanchez. Marco Sanchez. I’m a werewolf. I’m twenty somethin’ years old. I can’t fuckin’ remember. They got me in a sound
Kas’s POV Hi. My name is Kas. Well, actually its Iokaste, but please don't call me that. You’ll have to excuse my language. I try not to swear much, but a lot of really weird shit happened that got me to this point in my life… err… death… no… rebirth? I’m not sure exactly what you would call it, and I don’t really have time to explain right now. I’m kind of in a hurry. Someone could probably write a book about it. I bet people would read it, but no one would believe it’s a true story. It would have to live on the fiction shelf. Right now, my human spirit is sitting next to my wolf’s spirit, Elexis. I call her Lex. We’re sitting with my mother, the Moon Goddess. She’s the mother of all werewolves, but she’s also my actual mother. Yeah, that makes me a Goddess too. No one can see us, of course. We’re watching the Blood River pack medical staff take my dead body out of the dungeon on a stretcher. The human shell that contained my spirit looks so small and frail. It’s hard to believe
I thought I had forgiven him. I thought I was at peace with what happened, but seeing my former mate standing in the doorway triggers a fear I forgot existed. He killed me. He intentionally left me in the dungeon to die. My heart hammers in my chest as the fear solidifies and spreads, trying to overtake me. “No. No, please! Bronx, don’t hurt us!” My voice is scratchy and desperate. I try to scramble up to grab my children, but my arms are so heavy. The nurse holding my baby boy uses her other arm to pull me toward her to protect me from our Alpha. The sudden movement makes me dizzy. I shut my eyes and hear a scream. I sit up in bed and look around. Where am I? Wherever this is, it’s nighttime outside and I’m alone. I had a nightmare, but damn, it felt so real. Someone was trying to take my babies away from me. Who has them now? I need to find them. I wonder if Nurse Diane is here? Maybe she has the pups. She’s my friend. I can trust her. After a quick check, to make sure Lex is with
“You think I cheated on Bronx?” My mouth drops open and I pull my hand away from him. “Are you freaking kidding me? Of course Bronx is his father!” “Kas, please don’t be mad. All we know is that you left through that portal and came back four months later, pregnant.” Ashley steps forward to defend Milo. “I mean, we all know Bronx broke the mate bond, so you know, if you found someone else, it’s not like there’s anything wrong with that. We just need to know.” “Ashley, absolutely not. I didn’t cheat on Bronx. He was the one who broke the mate bond, not me. I never broke it from my end.” I can’t believe they would think I would do that unless… Oh my Goddess. My hands move over my mouth. It feels like someone sucked all the air out of the room. My mind goes from a dead stop to a hundred miles an hour in an instant. “D-did Bronx find someone new? Ashley? Is Bronx dating someone else already? Don't lie to me. Are they serious about each other? Will she be the new Luna? Are you telling me