*Khalith*“So uhm… does she do this a lot?” I asked the guy standing next to me. He looked kinda like he had the sun coming out of his hair and I recognized him immediately as auntie’s twin, Helios, except the human wasn’t Helios. I’d figure it out eventually. “When she’s stressed out, seems to be the pattern. So you’re her kid?” He asked me, his voice full of disbelief. “Well, obviously not in this lifetime, and it’s a story that needs to be shared with her and my dad, Hephaestus. It’s not complicated, really, but I don’t want to keep repeating myself, to be honest.” I ran my fingers through my hair. It was a bright red that got me a lot of attention, good and bad. When I was younger it w

*Elentari*Son? How do I have a son? How did I have a kid with someone I just met a year ago? This doesn’t make any sense. My head swims with these thoughts. Okay, well I get the past life thing, but really? How could he still look at me like I’m his mom? I looked between my parents, giving the whole situation a once over. I jumped when I heard a door slam harshly. Hep had left the room. Everything in me wanted to follow him. I didn’t want to go through this alone. “Please, let me,” Khalith spoke gently. “Besides, I’m the only one who can take a punch from him if he completely loses it.” He gave me an awkward hug and followed the thunderous reverberations as Hep terrifyingly cried out. “Can someone exlapin all of this to me?” I needed to know ev

*Khalith* So I’m sitting in this room waiting for some miracle to happen and the most beautiful woman I’d ever laid my eyes on, besides my mom of course, to appear. My nerves are off the chain and I have no clue what I’m waiting for. “So uhm, why are we in a dojo lookin place?” I needed to make conversation, desperately. “This is where Elena and Aran train with Alke. When they come in here, she shows up to help them train. So, this seems the best way for the two of you to be able to meet and her to not run away.” Dad scratched his head. “I’m not sure why she’s running from you. I don’t think she ever thought Adalith would pair her with anyone and probably came as a shock. But the runnin part, don’t make sense to me.” His tone was softer than I expected it would be. I alway

*Elentari*It was that time. The week had gone by without incident, thank goodness. No new family members dropping out of the sky, no surprise deities trying to bring the world crashing down. I got to focus this week on making my wedding exactly what I wanted. Though there wasn’t much for me to do. Apparently, mom had been planning this for eons and knew me better than I thought. I smiled as I walked through the garden the day before. It was lovely. An archway of white lilies and white roses adorned the front of the walkway, where we would be married. I was only 19 and I was getting married. This was crazy. “Hey, bride-to-be!” Lily snuck up behind me and gave me a hug, “How are you doing?” She was cheerful as always. Whenever conflict came up she tended to hide away till it was dealt with, and Eliza hadn’t shown up in a bit. I knew that the drama wasn’t over. I hoped she would make a good decision and try to fix her bonds, but who knows what would happen. This was only the beginning.

*Elentari*I was so nervous waking up, I threw up. Multiple times. Mom was questioning me if I had done anything that would make me have morning sickness. I glared at her. Hep and I agreed to wait till after the wedding. She laughed at me. “Your nerves are that bad?” Alisee asked. She was smiling as she asked, but still was concerned. “I’m marrying a god. A freaking god. You would be shaking like a leaf too! He’s giving up his chance to have an immortal wife for me. I’m going to get old and die. He’s not. He’ll have to wait for me life after life till I am old enough in each life and repeat this cycle. I may or may not remember him and I may or may not come back. So yes, I’m nervous because a god is making an eternal commitment. He’s making a commitment to a level that, as mortal, I’m incapable of making.” It was weighing on me. Alke came up to my side, “Don’t let that weigh you down. There are many things that cannot be foreseen, and you never know what gift Adalith may bestow on