Gaia POV.“Why isn’t she waking up yet?” I wince at the voice and I feel like I’m floating.“She will be awake soon and when she does, she will be ready.” I blink as I open my eyes and instantly close them again. Groaning, I open my eyes again and focus. Where the fuck am I? What happened?“Easy Gaia, you are with me and Lycaon. Can you sit up?” I pull myself up, but everything aches like I’ve slept funny.“What happened? Why am I here?” I ask, looking at Selene. She sits next to me on the bed.“What do you remember?” she asks me and I blink, racking my brain for what I remember.“I remember blood, so much blood and pain. Like I was being torn apart from the inside. Then something leaving me, my power. Then death.” I say, my voice shaking as I gasp for air, knowing I’m dead. My mate killed me.I start to hyperventilate as my surroundings spin and I feel dizzy.“Breathe sweetie, breathe. You are here.” I look in her eyes and mimic her breathing, and I start to settle down. A hear a gro
Gaia POV.I watch as my army slaughter Morgana’s followers. I smirk at the carnage, the screams, and the coppery tinge of blood calls to me. My red eyes locked on Morgana as she pulls at her hair in frustration.I see Calista as he pulls himself up. She turns and grabs him. I jump down off the rubble and charge forward, letting Kodiak push us forward.Cutting her followers down as I move. The sword in my hand dripping with blood. A loud roar comes from behind Morgana as the trees shake as birds shriek and fly away. I watch as a hydra steps out and my eyes widen as I come skidding to a stop.“Oh, shit!” Kodiak says. Oh, shit indeed. How the fuck did she get one of those? They are meant to be in the underworld. I look closer and see it has collars on it’s three necks. It is only young.Even being young, it is huge. Towering over the trees. There is only one thing to do. I look around. I need to find him. I spot him chomping down on someone. Shaking his head violently as the person is spl
Gaia POV.Loud voices rouse me from my sleep. I lay in my bed, looking at the ceiling as the voices become more prominent. Groaning, I sit up when an arm tightens around me. Looking down, I smile as I snuggle back down, hugging my little sister.“Who is shouting?” She mumbles, and I stroke her hair from her face. Her eyes snap open as her lip quivers as she blinks, tears rolling down her face.“Gaia,” she launches herself at me as she sobs, my heartbreaks to see her like this.“It’s ok, I’m here. I’m not going anywhere. Shhh baby I’m here.” I hold her tighter as she sobs into my shoulder.“You died, Gaia, then you came back. I lost you Gaia, you are my big sister and best friend. You left me and went somewhere I couldn’t follow.” I choke on my sob as the voices get louder.“You meddling bitch. How could you do this?” That’s Asteria. What the hell is going on?“What? It wasn’t my fault. I tried to undo it but I couldn’t. Your father even tried.” Selene shouts back and I sit up, listeni
Gaia POV.Following Gabe’s scent, I follow it through the forest. My heart beats wildly in my chest. I hope he doesn’t do anything silly. Bursting through the treeline into the clearing next to the dark lake. I see him; he is on his knees by the water’s edge. I breathe in relief.It’s beautiful today. The dark lake looks black under the sun’s rays. Walking closer, I can smell the salt from his tears and hear his whimpers. I approach him cautiously. A wolf in this state can be dangerous. I Know he is hurting because of guilt, but I know it’s not his fault.“Gabe,” I call softly as I place my hand on his shoulder and he jumps with a gasp. He slowly turns to look at me over his shoulder. The tears fall from his eyes as he moves away from me, and I have to admit that hurts.“Gabe, you did nothing wrong. I don’t blame you.” He shakes his head as he turns and looks out over the lake. I move to sit beside him. I watch him, placing my hand on his thigh as I wait patiently for him to calm down
Leo POV.“Do you think Gabe will be ok?” I turn to look at Jake and smile at him. When I feel it, not just the lust that courses through me, but the tingle in my neck that tells me she has marked him. I did notice that the marks on her neck from me and Calista had disappeared, but I suppose they would when she died.“Let’s not think about that, Leo. She is back, and we all have to complete the mating and marking. If she was pissed with us for what happened, do you think we would all still be alive? No, we wouldn’t Gaia is vengeful and you know this. The fact we are all still alive is proof she doesn’t blame any of us,” Aries says to me and I nod at his words.“She has marked him.” I say when Calista and Jake look at me and I know they felt it too. The thing about multiple mates is when one gets marked by their fated we all feel it. That and the overpowering need to mate.“She will go into heat soon. When she does, we will mark her as ours then.” Calista says as he sips on his coffee.
Gaia POV.“What do you mean, she is dying?” I look at my little sister, who has tears running down her cheeks.“Her light and her power have been fading.” I hug her to my chest and kiss the crown of her head.“There has to be a way. You know what she is like. She should have been named Loki.” I say with a chuckle, but I know she is telling the truth. I felt it when I was brought back and long before that. Selene, at full power, wouldn’t have been so easily subdued by me.“Take me to her.” I murmur into her hair, and she nods before wiping her eyes with the heel of her hand. She takes my hand and pulls me into the packhouse. My mates follow behind me as I’m led to the office.Sofia pushes open the door and the mood in the room is depressing. Why can’t my family ever have a moment of joy instead of despair?I look towards Selene and I squint my eyes at her. I see her aura flicker and I sigh as I move towards her. I stand in front of her as I cross my arms over my chest. I look down at h
Gaia POV.I walk through the packhouse. I need to calm down before I blow up. Stepping outside into the warm sunshine, I move towards the training field and see Dahlia, Nicholas, and Sofia talking. I make my way over to them. This shit needs to end now.“Hey,” I say as I get closer. They all turn and see me. They all smile at me. I walk into the open arms of my brother as I embrace him. He kisses my head.“Hey, so how did it go?” I groan and untangle myself as I move to sit on the grass and they do the same thing. We all lay down on the grass, looking up at the clear sky. We used to do this a lot when we were younger.“I told her she needs to fix this shit.” I say as they all sigh. Yeah, this is shit.“What did she say?” Dahlia asks from the side, and I shake my head.“Nothing. She told me everything, and she is lucky I didn’t kill there and then. I’m sick of her interfering with this. Dah she made you Alpha of Alpha’s, she made me the ruler of hell, now she wants to make Sof the next
Gaia POV.Kodiak was always enormous in her wolf form. She is easily nine feet tall. It’s the perk of having God and Goddess blood running through her veins. My father, aunt, siblings, and cousins are the same. The average Alpha wolf stands at seven feet. We are stronger, faster, more dominant and aggressive. This makes us more of a challenge for anyone who is stupid enough to try to take us down.“Hey, it’s just more of us to love. Besides, we are cute and fluffy when we want to be.” I chuckle at Kodiak’s words as she charges through the forest. Our mates gaining on us.“You are cute and fluffy, if that is what you would use to describe a cactus.” I mock back and she growls at me.“Focus, this is a chase. Don’t lose sight of the goal. Let them think they are winning, then push on. You wanted to do this before Kodiak and I’m letting you now.” I say to her when she huffs before she slows slightly.The vibrations of paws on the earth, the sound of their breathing and low growls sound ar