After finishing my story, I glanced up at the heirs; Miles didn't seem surprised, which I knew he wouldn't. It happened on his territory; even though he was just a kid, he had to have been only 15 or 16 at the time; Ares was still training him on how to take over as King. It would have been one of Miles's responsibilities to help keep the investigation quiet. Miles offers me a small encouraging smile as my eyes meet his. Next, I let my gaze travel over to Aphelion. He seems to be feeling sympathetic toward me. Noticing my gaze on him, he clears his throat and speaks, "I may not have killed anyone, but I know what it's like to lose control of your powers; right before I realized that the mating bond had activated, I ended up shocking someone who I was intimate with. The girl I was with," Aphelion states, his eyes flickering over to Katrina's before continuing, "I am lucky she was born with the power of lightning; my magic coursed through her and lit her up like the humans do the night
I followed Katrina into one of the spare rooms, unsure what to expect. When I'd stuck up for Luka against my aunt and shared my story with him, it wasn't for Katrina. I'd accepted Luka for who he is as a person, not who he's related to. I accepted that I needed to earn his forgiveness and make peace with him if I didn't want a rift in the mating bond, and I had to accept that I was the one at fault. "What you did in there," Katrina speaks up, turning away from the closed door, facing me as she speaks, "It was really brave of you." "I didn't do it to be brave. I did it because I wanted Luka to know that he isn't alone." "I know," Katrina responds, biting her lower lip. And I want you to know that I'm not doing this because you've finally accepted Luka into our group. I'm doing this because I want to. I'm doing this because I've craved your touch since you taught me how to control my water affinity. Because every moment I'm not with you, I dream of how you'll feel inside me." I walk
"Well, that was a bit unexpected," Aphelion states, taking a seat in one of the armchairs, not ready to turn in for the night. "What?" I ask, pretending not to know what Aphelion is talking about. "Really?" He asks, raising an eyebrow as his eyes wander to the room Luka and Samael just entered. "Yeah, but I guess it makes sense," I reply, shrugging my shoulders as I recline in the chair opposite Aphelion, trying to ignore the sounds of Katrina's moans coming from the room opposite the one Samael escaped into. "How does it make sense?" "Aphelion asks as he turns his full attention back to me. "Well, Mary's mated to us, and we're all tied together by blood. Luka's also mated to Mary, but he has no connection to us. It makes sense that he'd also be mated to one of us, and Samael was aggressively protective over him when he returned from his weekend spent with Katrina and Luka."Aphelion humphs, not really replying to my statement, but I don't care. All I can hear is Beckett pleasuri
Okay, before we leave, there is one other thing I need to do." Luka states, drawing our attention to him, "As a professor of Divine Academy, I am legally not allowed to date a student and definitely not multiple students. There would be an uproar. So when we are around others, I will just be Professor Luka." He states, turning his attention to both Samael and myself."But what about your mate bonds?" Beckett asks, "If you know how to see auras, which most professors and third-year students know, then they'll easily be able to detect that you're bonded to both Samael and Katrina." Luka lets out a heavy sigh running his hand down his face; whatever he's planning to tell us, nIn won't be easy, "I've thought about that too. In the meantime, the three of us will take it daily; it will visually sever our ties inside. We will know that we're linked, but no one can tell on the outside." "Will this interfere with our mate bond with Katrina?" Aphelion asks, looking concerned about the elixir.
As we walked into the cafeteria, the entire room went quiet, which I had grown accustomed to; what I didn't expect was the murmurs that broke out afterward. I could hear whispers of my name and my mates' names, but I had no idea what they were whispering about. It wasn't a secret that I was their fated, the boys had made that clear on day one, but something about us had everyone talking. "Do you want to know what they're whispering about?" Hilda asked, her bitch squad following close behind her. "Not really," I replied, even though I was curious. I didn't want to rely on Hilda for my information. I continue walking to the food line, blatantly ignoring the murmurs across the cafeteria, wanting to focus on breakfast and my classes. I was already behind before Miles dragged me away to his bunker, but now I was even further behind, and midterms were only a month away. I would have to focus on classes like crazy if I had any hope of passing. "They're talking about how big of a slut you
"Now that you have all been paired off with your appropriate sparring partner, I will go through the list and number each pair off. You'll come to the front of the room when I call your number and spar for the class. As this is practice for the midterm, I will allow magic during today's sparring events." Miles gave me a worried glance, and I gave him what I hoped was a don't worry, babe, I've got this look in return. I wasn't worried about sparring with Hilda; I had been looking forward to it until Herja stated magic was allowed. I'm supposed to be keeping a low profile, and with my magic having a mind of its own, who knows what will happen today. "Are we allowed to use the full force of our magic?" Hilda asked, smiling over at me, her eyes dancing with mischief. "As this is a defense class, if a war were to break out, I see no reason you should hold back with anything," Herja replied."Herja," Miles shouted, "I don't think..." "Miles." Herja spoke sharply, "You're not in this cla
I should’ve tried harder. I should’ve fought against Hijra. Who the fuck cares if she’s a professor? I’m the heir to the Earth Kingdom; Divine Academy is in my Kingdom, meaning that stupid, jealous, no-good rotten Valkyrie has no final say. I gave in too quickly. I didn’t want to cause a scene with Katrina’s impending council review, and I didn’t want her to have to meet my father under that kind of circumstance. When I introduce my mate to my parents, I want it to be on our terms, not forced by some underpaid washed-out Valkyrie. And yes, I might be being a bit harsh on Hijra, but it’s no less than what she currently deserves. Because of her, my mate faces a very angry, aggressive dimi-goddess who’s called upon her forefathers to gift her with their powers behind an impenetrable shield. I’ve used every divine power I have been blessed with to break through the protective barrier, but it still stands in my way. So, here I am, being forced to watch in slow motion as Katrina stands the
"Marriage?" I ask, raising a brow, "That's your solution?" Simmins shrugged, a smirk on his face as he wallowed in the fact he was able to break me of my stoic expression. "If she's married, she'll no longer be unaffiliated. She'll become part of the Earth, Sky, Underworld, or Sea Kingdom." "She isn't supposed to be part of one of the four kingdoms. Our mate is meant to unite the kingdoms as one. My cousins won't agree with Katrina, only marrying one of us." "Too bad there isn't a fifth mate," Simmins replies, far too wise for the old geyser headmaster he pretends to be. "Yeah, that's too bad," I mumble under my breath, wondering how I will broach this marriage subject with the guys. "I can keep the BOUA away from the academy for the next two months at least. No one is allowed to interrupt midterms, not even the remaining original gods, but after midterms end, it's up to you to figure out how best to protect your mate from Brahma." "We have a meeting with the council immediately