The next few days went by quickly. Alexander said he was going to give me a few days to try to figure things out, but he would be close by. I didn’t like the feeling that no matter what I did, someone would be hurt.
I knew that someone was Kilian. I just needed to rip off the bandaid. He was such a great father; I really have no clue how he is going to process this. I decided to plan on telling him tomorrow morning.
My daughters were going to be out of the house for the evening. Freya was going with Ingrid to a lock-in at the movie theater. Helga was taking her SAT’s tomorrow and staying at a friend’s house to study.
Knowing Kilian would be out of the house until after midnight, I decided to go perform a ritual to attempt to contact the goddess. I am pretty sure she knows what is going on, and if she thinks it’s funny, well, it’s not.
I wandered into the back yard with a blanket and some candles. I listed for Lex in human or wolf form. I went back to the same place we had lunch and set up my supplies. As I lit my herbs, I felt a wave of cedar hit me.
“Cedar and Sandalwood, always give you away.” I said softly, knowing he could hear me.
He didn’t respond, I knew he was respecting my project.
“Thank you for always protecting me, even when I haven’t been able to protect you.” I said extreme regret in my tone.
I heard a slight whimper come from him. He is in wolf form; I was relieved at the realization. I started to think he was avoiding me.
I drank the potion I had prepared and sat clearing my mind. I leaned back on the blanket allowing my spirit to enter the astral plane.
Many people refer to the realm as the place our souls go to when we sleep. Many witches have the abilities to access the realm and use it more directly. I had been practicing since I was 16 with Gunny. It made high school interesting.
I felt warmth cover my body and I looked back to see Lex’s beautiful grey wolf laying next to me. He put his head on my chest keeping his eyes open for danger.
I felt my memories begin to flood my mind. The potion should have granted me the ability to summon the Goddess Luna, why were my memories flooding my mind again?
One minute I was in a grand hall dancing and flirting with Alexander. I was then tossed into a horrible memory of being captured and held hostage by the King of the Outlaws.
Now I was in a different memory. But I couldn’t place it. The trees were an amazing green, like after a good rain but there didn’t seem to be any recent weather. The river was flowing down over the waterfall into the basin.
I marveled at the deer and smaller animals that were running around freely. The deer looked to be twice the size of the ones I had seen in my life. That was more the size of a buffalo.
“Hello Daughter, I’ve been waiting for you.” Her beautiful voice sounded around me.
I spun around trying to see who was speaking but came up empty. As I spun my body to head in the other direction, I froze seeing her.
Her white hair cascaded down her back past her hips. She had a beautiful white dress that hugged her figure to the ground. I was impressed to see she was barefoot.
“I am so happy you answered.” I said amazed.
“I received a message that Alexander was able to awaken your soul. Now it has begun.” She said sweetly.
“Our destiny? I thought it already had?” I was confused.
“All in preparation.” She said and I grew irritated.
“You mean to say nothing until now mattered?” I questioned.
“Daughter, do not think you are free to speak to me like that.” She reminded me.
“Everything matters, I am sure you have heard the saying, you live, you learn.” She softened her tone again.
“You are right, I am just confused.” I admitted.
“No, you are not confused, you know the decision you need to make.”
“Be yourself, daughter.”
Her hand gently touched my face before throwing me back into my body. I inhaled before opening my eyes. That was different from my typical astral trip. I wondered where she was.
As soon as I was back in my body, I felt exhaustion overtake me and I drifted off to sleep. I knew Lex was still close by and I would be safe.
I wasn’t expecting to dream at all, I found myself surrounded by wolves, witches, and fae. I thought the fae were extinct. I haven’t seen one in over 200 years. We seemed to be preparing for a battle.
I saw the mass of wolves and other types of shifters rushing towards us. Helga was on my left side but looked older. I went to grab her arm and throw her behind me when my eyes shot open.
Feeling Lex still sleeping with his head on my chest, I remained still. I wanted to enjoy this for a moment. This man was the one they wrote about in the books. The one that would do literally anything for me, his mate. He never did anything to hurt me, not even unintentionally. How does a man like that even exist?
I looked to the sky, the threat of daylight about an hour or so away. Lex moved his snout over and licked my nose. When I reached up to wipe it, he shot up and into some nearby bushes.
“You know if you had to pee you could have just nudged me or something.” I giggled.
“You know you love it when I lick your nose like that.” He replied smirking.
He came out of the bushes with his shorts barley around his hips. I could see his muscle definition and the waistband from the shorts was just above his shaft. He took a seat next to me.
I on top of him before he realized what was happening. My legs straddling him, my leggings allowing minimal fabric. He was growing rapidly, pushing further against my center. I felt the last 3000 years pumping through my veins and I knew exactly how to satisfy it.
“I need you; I’ve missed you. I need your touch; I need you inside me.” I was begging.
My lips leaving little kisses all down his neck to his chest. I wanted all of him right in that moment.
“Slow down princess, you know what I missed…” He flipped me over and my pants were off instantly.
“I miss…” he said between placing kisses down my neck,“I miss…”I felt his fingers push down on my clit and start moving slowly. His touch sent waves of pleasure through me. I moaned and my juices began to pool as he slid two fingers past my lips. The sensation made my thighs quiver.He cupped my breasts in his hands as he continued to assault my body with his tongue. Slowly he licked my nipple causing me to whimper and push up towards him, wanting him to fill his mouth.He chuckled at my expense and nipped it gently trailing his tongue to massage the sting. I lifted my head and begged him with my eyes.“You need to stay put,” He started thrusting his fingers in and out faster.“Remember, I love watching your beautiful body lose control.”My juices were flowing like a river at this point, I was so close to the edge. He moved to tease my other nipple while lightly pinching
Kilian was looking at us like there was more to say. I softened my eyes and took a few steps towards him, closing the distance. Lex followed protectively behind me.“Our children are special. I’m not sure why. I do not know how this is going to work. I hoped it would be more difficult for you to leave our relationship in the dust.”“You will always be the light I follow and will give my life for. After seeing you with him, I don’t know how I feel yet.”“I know I should be jealous, but it is difficult when I saw the power amplified off the two of you a moment ago.” He blushed.I was blushing like a schoolgirl who was just caught by her parent in the middle of her first kiss.“I understand why she warned me, no one could resist something like that. But you are amazing Astrid and though we may not be what we once were, I do not want to live my life without you in it.”“You never
“He said his name is Joseph Nicholas.” I repeated to Lex and Kilian.Lex continued to search his brain for the name but seemed to come up empty. I hadn’t remembered anything like that from our previous lives. Kilian was the first to speak startling both Lex and me.“I know the name. I got an email a few weeks ago with that name. He said a similar story, that he was related to your mother in some way and he was coming to America.” He shook his head; regret was written all over his face.“I thought it was you,” he looked at Lex.“trying to find her.”“I ignored the email; I wasn’t going to make it easier for you to find her.” Slight attitude in his tone.“A few hundred years ago, there was a power-hungry pack. They were told of the prophecy by a witch that one day there would be a change in power. A hybrid wolf, both witch and werewolf shifter, would become Alpha. It
The doorbell rang as the contact info appeared on my phone screen. I grinned slightly at glad that something came up to distract me. Opening the door, I was greeted by Sylvi holding 2 cups of coffee.“Hey, I was just about to call you, I haven’t been able to get ahold of you for days. Are you okay?” I asked right away.“Of course, I was just tied up and not in a good way.” She winked at me.“Well consider me disappointed for you, what brings you by?”“That is what brings me by.”Sylvi waved her hand in a circle around my face as she spoke. She knew something was going on.“Great, I’ll take that coffee.” I said taking the cup from the tray.We both went in and settled into the couch. I was taking as long as possible to begin. She noticed I was trying to avoid the conversation.“Astrid, I feel like we are tight on time so we should get on with it. Start
As I headed into the kitchen, I walked into Helga, Ingrid, and Freya all tossing bags around while they argued about who was getting what. I shook my head watching them and laughed, food in this house was one of the things worth fighting over.“When did you guys order take out?” I asked.“Um, Mama, this was that hottie.” Helga pointed into the living room speaking low.“Oh, I’ll explain that later.” I said walking towards Lex.“I don’t know if Kilian is going to be okay with you being here with them. I was thinking you would just keep an eye on them from outside.” I explained in a whisper.“I have no problem with it, in fact I suggested it.” Kilian said from behind me.He was wearing a black button-down shirt and light jeans. His cologne filled the room as he walked in.“Girls, there are a lot of things changing. I want you to know that your mother and I lov
“Kilian, I feel this is something that needs to come from you.” Lex said.Sylvi handed me the joint she had just lit. She had a look in her eye like she was trying to get me to relax. I took it then handed it to Kilian as he nodded at Lex.“Okay, there was a heavy conversation that took place at first.”“I told her the same thing I told you. I am not going anywhere.”“She told us some vague information about preparing for a huge influx of wolves. She told me how special you are, Astrid.”“Love, there is a reason you have affinities for all the elements.”“A war is coming, and we will be ready. All of us, together.” He stated firmly.“I don’t feel the need to get into the specifics of my personal conversation with her, it was bad enough Lex was there.” He blushed a little.I was shocked. I closed my mouth once I realized I was staring, eyes
I woke up the next morning in a haze, my head pounding. I looked around the dark room slightly confused. I tried to replay the events from the day before. I felt like I had been sleeping for days.The realization hit me that I was not in my room in the house but the new room that my husband had built for me to share with my new-old man. I began to sit up and was weighed down by a heavy arm.I turned over to stare as he slept, he was so peaceful without the weight of the world on his shoulders.I gently snuck out of the bed and headed for the shower. Today felt different, like a new beginning. After I turned on the shower, I walked over to the linen closet and grabbed a towel, before stepping into the shower.I was lost in my thoughts putting things together. Everyone had a great time last night, we all acted as if we had been family forever.The shower curtain opened quickly, and I jumped spinning around. When I saw it was Lex, I smiled stepping as
After the two hours of training everyone had went in different directions. Kilian disappeared into the basement followed by tons of banging. All three girls were complaining about their sore muscles. I went into the kitchen to prepare lunch and decided to find Helga and check in with her.“Hey there buttercup!” I said with a grin walking into her room.“I wanted to check in while the spy-demons are busy. How are you doing with everything?” I was trying to be upbeat but serious at the same time.“Mama, I really don’t know. I mean it’s a lot.” She stopped looking in her closet and took a seat beside me on the bed. “For some reason these boys coming here, well, it’s making me nervous. Like, come on. What if the guy is a douche-canoe? I am stuck with him following me around school and everywhere outside the house for weeks?!” I could hear the stress in her voice as she was speaking to me.&ldqu