LaThe darkness made Selene and Francesca blink in reflex. But as Selene was quickly adaptable, it didn't take long for their eyes to recover. Then, one by one, a series of lights opened up overhead, and they found themselves in a room full of women, Penelope included. They didn't see Selene and Francesca in the room, of course, as they were still invisible to the naked eye. "Who are these people?" Francesca asked Selene. But the goddess did not need to answer, as the women determined themselves. Lifting their hands to the sky they called out, "All hail Luna, the Mother of the Night." "Traitors," Francesca gasped in their head. Selene did not utter a single word, but she could feel her fuming anger. "You finally deigned to contact us, Penelope. Did you finally find him?" one of the women asked. "I did," Penelope answered with a proud smile, "In fact, he landed right into our palms, sister. Just when we least expected it. And he came with an interesting blessing about him." "
Francesca was alone in her head. She could feel the light feeling of detachment, one that she had wished for every day since Selene started sharing a space with her. But instead of feeling good about it, there was a sense of impending doom. That woman from the mysterious meeting. Francesca remembered now. Her eyes glowed a certain way. And to be able to conceal herself and take Selene by surprise, she couldn't have been an ordinary person. Selene. Francesca opened her eyes, struck by the realization. Selene was no longer with her. Selene was gone.“Qin ai de?” Tristan’s voice roused her from her half-asleep thoughts. “Thank the goddess. How are you feeling?”“Tristan?” Francesca groaned. She reached out her hand and her mate immediately covered her hand in his. As soon as their skin touched, heat gathered at the edges of Francesca’s eyes. She had missed touching him like this, uninhibited and free. But at the same time, she mourned at the reason why she could. “Selene.” She whispered
"Are you still mad at me?" Veronica asked Francesca, purposefully avoiding the latter's eyes. "What do you think?" Francesca replied. If she were to be honest, so many things had gone down in the past months, she forgot about Veronica's betrayal. She didn't know what to feel about it at the moment. "You know I was only following orders. Cut me some slack." Veronica sighed. Francesca sighed, "Veronica, as you keep on reminding me, you're a demon. Why would you care if I've forgiven you for what you've done or not?"Veronica frowned, an uncharacteristic confused look on her face, "You're right. I don't even know why this is bothering me." "Just...do what you have to do," Francesca responded. She was getting a headache. Probably a side effect of another being getting ripped away from her consciousness. "I know, " Veronica smirked, "But do you know what? I have interesting news for you." She snapped her fingers and a dead body of a man appeared and collapsed near Francesca's feet. Th
In the middle of the battle, Francesca watched as Tristan got dragged away from their group. She resisted the urge to go after him, reminding herself that he was just a projection of the real thing. It still didn't save her from her wolf's howl of pain when seeing their mate taken, however. "Are you okay?" Deborah asked, "The other team is getting ready to advance. Let's begin to draw the enemies in one place." Francesca nodded. She knew the plan. Her Dad was on the other team along with Layla and the real Tristan, who was in disguise. They were the first ones to corner Luna's forces, and she needed to help turn over an easy battle to them. But for some reason, it was hard to concentrate. Francesca tried to fight as her people do, suppressing her wolf's tendency to take over. She was supposed to keep herself hidden, so she was disguised as well. It would ruin their plan if the other side noticed. If the enemies found out she was there, they would try to capture her. She was still S
Francesca was back at their camp, kilometers away from the battlefield earlier. It was a huge win for them. But there was still so much work to do. And among all of them, she wanted an answer to a question that she's had for months. But Penelope, the only one who could give it to her wouldn't talk. "It's a simple question, Penelope. What did Selene do to lose your trust? I just want to understand." she asked, but Penelope just spat at her. Tristan, still in disguise, moved towards them and Veronica raised her hand to slap Penelope, "Why you.." But Francesca stopped her. "I don't think you'd get anything from talking to her. She's clearly delusional," Deborah observed as Penelope let out a laugh."Penelope," Francesca repeated the girl's name quietly. She really needed to know. Selene and Francesca had always talked about how they wanted to make things better for their people. But clearly, they were lacking something if there were still some who were willing to turn to Luna's side. T
All gods remembered their birth and Luna hated the way she was born. She emerged from a branch of the consciousness that created Selene. And there wasn't a day that she didn't despise the Romans for being so unoriginal that she had to suffer such fate. From that day on, she vowed to destroy Selene. It was the only way she could feel comfortable in her own skin. "You are never going to get away with this," Selene said from where she was trapped in a glass jar in front of Luna. Her temporary prison until the spell that Luna left in it faded away. Luna let out a laugh, "Did you hear that, Olga? A feisty little thing, isn't she?" "It wouldn't be for long. The boy is about to wake up." Olga smirked, gazing at Tristan, who was sleeping on a bed across the room. They dragged him earlier into the fortress, helpless. "Are you sure he is Endymion? I claimed the boy's wolf when he was young, through his father. Went to all that trouble just to keep Selene from noticing who he is. I am ver
The big, white moon in the night sky watched Endymion. She didn't know why she started doing it, but now it occupied most of her time. It wasn't just because he was beautiful, it was also because he was funny and smart and made the most of his life despite his humble situation tending to his sheep. As far as humans went, it was a fascinating combination for Selene. As now, Endymion was sleeping when one of his sheep licked and wet his hair. "Lon, you bastard." He woke up, stumbling and flapping around comically as he went near the stream and looked at his reflection in the water. He screamed like a hyena. Selene laughed for the first time in years. "Are you laughing, sister? I don't think I've ever heard you laugh." Eos, the dawn who had just begun rising from the horizon, appeared beside her. Selene cleared her throat in embarrassment. "You've been watching this human for months now, did you realize that?" Eos commented, amused. "Was I?" Selene was clearly playing dumb, bu
The others have commenced the next phase of their plan, which didn't include Tristan and Francesca again. So they chose to have their alone time in Francesca's room. There was nothing much to do anyway, until Selene figured out how to escape from her universe. Most of them were anxious, fearing that Luna would notice something was awry before they could put the rest of their plan in place, and Francesca was one of them. Tristan, though, was certain that they would be victorious, so they both agreed to put the thought of the war behind them for a while. "Have you talked to Stefano yet?" Tristan asked as he cuddled closer to Francesca. He had taken off his disguise earlier, and so did Francesca. "No." Francesca replied,"We've been actively avoiding each other. And since Selene's not with me anymore, I can't say that I mind it that much. As Francesca, I have no obligation to him, and he will only ever be my abuser." Tristan was silent, playing with her hair. "I think you should tal