KATRINAWe backed each other so that we formed a circle, in a way that we could each see the agmarbh’s staring eyes from different angles. Melora was growling and I was glad she didn’t shift me out because she’s done that before and I didn’t take it lightly.‘Holy sh*t! What the f*ck are these?’ Ian said, evidently revolted by the eyes and canines of these vile creatures.‘Agmarbhs,’ Cannon breathed out, panting. ‘You guys got one didn’t you?’‘Yeah, just one, and Kat ended up in the hospital. But now there are f*cking hundreds!’‘I’ve never seen so many before,’ Henry whispered but I could still hear what he said, yet I was in no position to ask questions.The eyes started to blink and their murderous teeth moved, striking fear in our hearts.‘Any ideas?’ Henry asked.I took a deep breath. ‘Go for the head.’The Agmarbhs roared as their yellow beastly forms dashed out of their hiding places in large numbers, behind trees and rocks, attacking us all at once with their claws in the air

KATRINAI pulled the mug of coffee from my mouth, drinking it quietly as I watched the Triplets loiter in my ward. Susanna, once again, grabbed the opportunity to steal the kids and this time they were making chocolate chip cookies.They said they’d give me some when they were done.“Don’t you three have better things to do?” I asked, as their eyes fell on me consecutively.I shivered from the impact, distracting myself with the half-empty…‘Half-full you mean?’…mug of cappuccino.“Our favorite thing is here.” Kane paused, waiting for my reaction but I stared at him and for some reason, I was imagining him in reading glasses. Now that would be crazy. “Why should we?”“Sex?” I asked as the three let out different forms of laughter—weird laughter.It was contagious and I was one inch away from laughing too.“You aren’t wrong, cupcake.” Ian was smoking again and I wondered if he would die if he just took on three hours without a f*cking cigarette in his mouth. “Speak for yourself,” Cann

KATRINAI breathed out, groaning. “What is that noise?” I removed the pillow from beneath my face and placed it over my head, trying to shield my ears with it. The buzzing sound refused to stop and I pulled my head out from below the pillow when I thought the sound would wake the kids.Then I remembered, they moved today to their new room. The Triplets wanted to give them separate rooms but they refused so they gave them separate beds in a single room instead.Thank the goddess for that.I hid my head under the pillow again, hoping I could ignore it but it seemed to get louder and I gave up, rubbing my eyes and searching for where the sound was coming from. It wasn’t difficult to find it. I pulled the drawer out of my cabinet.I frowned, realizing it was the phone Ian gifted me some time ago. I had forgotten about it and not used it in a long time because of the drama happening.“D*mn it, not now you stupid phone.”

KATRINA I wanted her to stay, I really do, but it wouldn’t work out, especially when our getting back together isn’t the normal thing. There were still issues between us but I wouldn’t deny that I was happy to have my younger sister back. At least, a part of her.During the little time we shared, I realized that she had gotten wiser, stronger, and more self-controlled. I’m not very happy with how she’s living her life but she said, she does what she knows best.But things will change—eventually—until then, we’ll continue waving to each other from hand length.“You know I don’t have a problem with you staying, right?”Kendra looked up from the outfit she was wearing—a pink off-shoulder shirt with dark blue jeans. I was rather, in a gold short jumpsuit with singlet straps. My hair was made into a bun but annoying stands still fell on my face from both sides. The exact reason I made a bun in the first place.“I know,” she replied, smiling hardly. “But as Cannon said security reasons.”

KATRINA Why the f*ck couldn’t I sleep? I haven’t been sleeping very well these days so I moved to the kids’ room, hoping it would but it was rather haunting. ‘They can’t take care of kids! What does the council think they’re doing?’Melora groaned. ‘Kat, you’re straight-up annoying me. I’m trying to sleep for the goddess’s sake!’‘This is why I miss Carissa. She listens to me. All you do is complain and judge.’‘You do the same, Kat.’‘No, I don’t.’‘We’re literally the same person in the same body.’Arguing wouldn’t fix my sleeping problem. ‘Fine then. Go to sleep, that’s all you’re good for.’‘Really? Then I better do what I’m best at, shouldn’t I?’Melora locked me out and I scoffed at her childish behavior. But to be honest, I was the one behaving childishly. The kids would be okay, I shouldn’t be so worked up. If I was sleeping, I wouldn’t be worrying about this. Being in the kids’ room wasn’t helping. I stood up from the bed, fixing any mess I might have made along with their