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Blood and Moon: Araya Chapter 51
Yeah… so I actually hated road trips. 45 minutes into the drive, and I was reminded of that. I sat up front unable to sit still and becoming restless, fighting the urge to ask if we were there yet. My shoeless feet rested against the dash, something Adrian seemed to be unsure about as he side-eyed me until I gave him that look I wasn’t going to scratch his precious Benz. I did have socks on and I was pretty sure my feet didn’t smell. He eventually let it go without saying any words. Uh-huh. Thought so.Apparently the trip to East End was over two hours away from Adrian’s pack boundaries. I of course had no idea where we were going According to him Ciel traveled back and forth between her own personal home and the coven house, which some of the other members did the same and some lived there full-time. Coven was starting to sound like a sorority house, because unlike Adrian’s werewolf pack and Acelin’s vampire compound, Ciel’s witch coven was only comprised of females. A group o
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“I am Iyana, the leader of this coven.” You must be Trinity and Alpha Adrian of the Blue Stone pack,” the woman spoke to them while she still held my hand in hers. She hadn’t acknowledged me formally yet and somehow, I knew she knew who I was. I was now feeling a little awkward holding her hand standing beside her quietly, but I wasn’t going to pull away. I assumed there was a reason behind it. Adrian and Trinity nodded and smiled her way.She then turned to me. “And I am told you are of Zoldeck blood and wish to learn about your magic and unbind your powers?”“Yes, ma’am,” I stated, glad I remembered to show respect to my elders.“Why?”“Uh – “ I stuttered caught off guard by her basic question. Was it not obvious? I glanced at Ciel and she nodded her head as if to say ‘Go on. Say something.’ But I didn’t know what the hell to say.“I want to learn about magic and unbind my powers to use them for good and before anyone else can get ahold of it.” That sounded kind of cheesy, but
Blood and Moon: Araya Chapter 53
“Her daughter,” I repeated. “Who is her daughter? How am I related to them?”I had never heard of anybody named Antoinette before, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised if they were in hiding. Something inside told me the people who I had known to be my family were not my blood. Not that that mattered. They had been a family to me in every way possible. Even though our relationship had been strained recently, it wasn’t because of lack of love.She didn’t respond, but instead flipped a couple of pages until she landed to a section that had a bend to it revealing an old Polaroid photo. There was a pretty dark-skinned woman sitting in a chair, but the little girl on her lap is what caught my eye. She was like a darker-skinned version of me, almost my twin. I held the picture in my hand and looking at it intently tracing my hand over the faces. These women, whoever they were, were my family.Emotions consumed me, and I wasn’t sure if they were my own or Iyana’s, maybe a little bit of both.
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I gasped. “Oh my God. Me? Are you saying I’m the baby?” I chewed on my lip as my heart raced waiting for her response.“Araya Zoldeck, daughter of Angelique, granddaughter of Antoinette Zoldeck. From your mother’s sacrifice, you survived, thrived on your own and found your way back. You are and will be a force to be reckoned with.”My heart was beating out of my chest. I was overloaded with information and could barely wrap my head around it all. It was unbelievable and yet I knew it was the truth. My mother gave her life for me, and my grandmother avenged her death resulting in her own. Even though I had never met them and was just seeing a picture of them for the first time, I felt like I had known them forever.“What happened to me after Antoinette passed? How did I end up with my parents?”Iyana sighed. “Antoinette’s resolve was unwavering. She knew once she unleashed the amount of power required to do what she needed to do she would not survive, but I did not know that at the tim
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We sat in a room in a circle on the floor in the same position me and Ciel had been in before. My eyes were shut, but I popped one open to stare at the women across from me. Even though this was supposed to be a serious moment it was hard not to laugh. “Focus, Araya,” Iyana’s stern words called out. My head shot her way. Her eyes were still closed, but apparently, she could sense my distraction. I squeezed my eyes shut again scolding my childish behavior. I couldn’t concentrate. I wasn’t sure how the training would be, but I guess I was expecting something more physical. I was never good at meditating for this exact reason. Sitting in the quiet and calm only allowed my mind to race all over the place and now there were so many things to think about.“Deep breaths. Push everything aside to the corners of your mind. Search for the dark emptiness. That is where you will manifest what’s needed,” Iyana continued.Right now my eyes were shut, but there was no darkness. I saw colors and imag
Blood and Moon: Araya Chapter 56
I was completely restless. My body tossed and turned all night until finally my eyes opened, and I realized it was useless to try to stay in bed. My eyes traveled to the clock on the wall. 4:37 a.m. Shit. Adrian was sleeping soundly. He looked so peaceful and godlike under the light of the moon that peeked through the window. He had kicked the covers off and was lying on his back with his head turned to the side. I ran my fingers over his warm body caressing his chest and toned midsection, dipping between his abs. He sighed in approval in his sleep, but didn’t wake up. A thought crossed my mind that I quickly chased away. As much as I would have loved to give him a little morning treat by waking him up with my mouth wrapped around him, there was something else I needed to do. Instead, I leaned over and placed a soft kiss on his lips and then carefully got out of the bed.I felt a pull toward the area where I first talked to Iyana and somehow I knew she’d be there. Carefully moving t
Blood and Moon: Araya Chapter 57
Two days had passed since Iyana dropped that bomb on me and I was still shocked. The powerful witches who were thought to be long dead, were still living and breathing and just fine. Not just witches. My family. Because all Zoldeck witches shared the same bloodline.It seemed so crazy, and I had so many questions.Even though it seemed unreal since everything I had read and everyone I talked to thought they were no longer alive, I was here, so was it really that farfetched? Why would it be so hard to believe there were others like me in hiding, or maybe others who didn’t know who they were?I was freaking out again. Everything was coming at me all at once. The parts of me that felt like I didn’t belong or was weird or stuck out in a bad way, all made sense now. I was different, but different didn’t have to be bad. I had people out there that were just like me, people that could truly understand me. I wanted to meet them, but I also needed to because now that I had my powers,
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I’m pretty sure Adrian kicked my door in when we made it back to my apartment, but I didn’t really care about that. We hadn’t been intimate since the first night at his pack and I was in need. I felt a little awkward messing around in a house full of witches being very aware that at least one dealt in sensory magic and another one seemed to just know everything. But now that we were back, there was no time to waste. How we made it up the steps and into my living room was a mystery. Our lips hadn’t left each other’s since we got out of the car. Although I was excited to start our search for the hidden Zoldecks, there was always time for a quickie. I smiled against his lips knowing we were on the same page about that.Out of nowhere a feeling of extreme anger swarmed over me causing me to pull back. I looked into his eyes. They were blazing with lust, not anger. He looked at me confused, but before we could speak a light switched on.My head shot in that direction, and I almost
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