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Luna of the Menaeย ย ย Chapter 81
โI just scare the shit out of anyone who gets suspicious. Being able to produce panic is a Hell of an ability.โ Pan winks at me. โWould you like to see your book now, your Majesty?โ โYes, but, um, please just call me Kas.โ I give him a grateful smile. โBlech. What an unfitting sobriquet for such an accomplished Goddess.โ He gives me a rude look. โIf you insist, I wonโt call you โyour Majestyโ, but I will continue to call you Iokaste. I refuse to lower myself to refer to you with an unfitting moniker.โ โO-okay.โ I furrow my brows at his complex way of speaking, as well as his refusal to call me Kas. Other than Lady Camille and Delilah, no one has ever refused to call me Kas. Not in this lifetime, anyway. If Lex was here, Iโm sure sheโd have a snappy comeback, but Iโll let this slide. I did him a favor, he did one for me. He gives his head a quick nod and clomps to one of the wooden panels. The engraving has a wolfโs head with five, ten pointed stars above it. I look more closely an
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2022-11-01Luna of the Menaeย ย ย Chapter 82
โDear Iokaste, fear not. Bronx loves you. I feel it. Everyone can see it. The way he holds himself when heโs near you, the way he admires you when youโre not looking. He will accept his fate and find forgiveness because he will see there was no malice in your intentions. Love will conquer.โ I nod my head, but I canโt answer him. If I try, all the emotions will fall out. I can feel it. He must understand because he lets silence fill the room. In the silence, my thoughts race. How could I do this to Bronx? Tie him to such an evil object. How can I fix this? What can I do? I silently swing between panic and formulating a nonexistent plan, all while staying as still as a statue, until I hear the door open again. I take my hands off of my eyes and look the ancient attempt at creating a binder.โEros?โ Pan stands from his chair. โPan? I-I thought you were dead?โ Arrow sounds shocked at the sight of the half goat God.โAlive and well, thanks to Iokaste.โ I see him motion to me from the cor
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2022-11-02Luna of the Menaeย ย ย Chapter 83
โI have so much to tell you about what Iโve learned from Mother and other wolf spirits who have finished their journeys, but first things first, Kas. Iโm starving.โ Lex settles herself into her spot in my mind. I feel my body relax, more complete than I have been in months. โLetโs go catch a rabbitโฆ or threeโฆ or four.โ โWe canโt catch a rabbit right now, Lex. Weโre downtown.โ I sigh and give myself a moment to spend time with her before I open my eyes. โOkay, then a burrito. From that little place across from the bakery. They put that delicious steak inside. Oh, donโt forget the chips and guacamoleโฆ and a chicken quesadilla, extra chicken.โ She demands. โAnd extra hot sauceโฆ and queso. Do you think they have churros? I could really go for a churro or three.โ โIโm sure Bronx will be happy to get us whatever you want, but Iโm pretty sure I can't eat all that at once.โ I shake my head and laugh at her. Some things never change. Lex could eat herself to death and die happily. Sometimes
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โBefore you get too excited, we need to put the most powerful protections and wards in place as we can.โ I look at her solemnly. โThe power from that book cannot leave this room until we have it completely harnessed and locked down.โโI-I mean, thereโs only so much I can do, Kas.โ She shakes her head, looking unsure of herself. โProtecting the packhouse because Delilahโs magic went bananas is one thing. Weโre not talking about The Lesser Key of Solomon here. This is the granddaddy book ofโฆ excuse my language, but this is every bit of the blackest magic that has ever existed.โ โDonโt use the word black to refer to any magic, Leticia.โ I give her a look of warning. โWe rebuked that term centuries ago.โโIโm sorry, Kas, but donโt tell me it isnโt calling to you.โ Leticia looks at me shocked by my composure. โItโs taking all of my control not to touch it. I made a promise. No more dark magic, but like, come on, this is like putting candy in front of a baby.โโDonโt worry. You wonโt be al
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The air in the room feels thin and my vision darkens at the edges. My knees give out, but Leticia and Lady Camille catch me.Bronx jumps up, but Delilah stops him. โAlpha Regent Bronx Andreas Mason, hold your position. We need the energy around the room to remain constant. If you move, it will disrupt the flow.โโKas, are you okay?โ Leticia holds me under the arms, while Lady Camille grips my waist.โY-yeah. You know how borrowed energy is. Itโs not the same as using your own.โ I stand and use my cane to support myself. โIโll be okay.โPan pulls a pan flute out of his back pocket and blows into it. An intricate song flows through the room, creating vibrations that are almost visible. A blinding white portal replaces the door to the room. I try to look away, but I canโt. Somewhere in the distance, a dog howls. I look at Bronx, but he shakes his head. It wasnโt my imagination. It was a herald of Hecate. Two shadows appear in the portal and step into the room. Their combined energy sends
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As the wound heals, Melinoรซ hisses again. She leaps up, grabbing another blade from her inside her cloak, and lunges at me again with lightning quick speed. This time Bronx intercepts her in mid-air by the throat. He slams her against the wooden wall and snarls, letting his claws dig into her neck. Melinoรซ squeals and tries to stab him in the neck with the new blade, but it also turns to ash. Her eyes go wide and she tries to claw at him with her talon like nails, but it has no effect on him. โNo! Bronx, put her down. She canโt hurt any of us.โ I scramble up and grab his arm. โEveryone is here because they want to protect me. She canโt use the blade against me. That includes the people on my side. Let her go, please! Donโt hurt her!โ Bronx looks at me, but he contorts his face in anger, making him almost unrecognizable. โYou deceived me, Iokaste.โ Melinoรซโs tone turns sad and desperate now that she realizes she canโt escape. I ignore her and continue to speak directly to Bronx.
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2022-11-07Luna of the Menaeย ย ย Chapter 87
I stand up from the sofa and look around. France? How am I going to get home from France? Iโm so far from my babies! I need to contact someone. Crap. My cell phone is in my purse. I go to the office door where the landline phone is, but the door is locked. Of course itโs locked. Thatโs where the safe and electronic equipment are. Bronx doesnโt want anyone messing with it. I need the key. Crap. The key is on my keychain at home with the rest of the keys for this apartment. I lean my head against the door and try to think. If I go outside, people are going to wonder how the Hell I got to Paris when they just saw me a couple hours ago in Montana. โLex? Are you there?โ โIโm here. This is so weird, though.โ Lex sounds as confused as I feel. โWhy did Hecate send us to Paris? This is safer than home? Wait. What was that?โ โI donโt know.โ I freeze and listen to quiet footsteps creaking above me. I swallow back the feeling of panic rising in my chest. โHecate said she was going to find a
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โBronx, is this what you wear to wrestle?โ I feign shock and tug on his shirt where itโs tucked into his waistband.โMmmโฆ youโre right. Itโs not.โ He grins and takes his shirt off. I lean against the counter and smirk when he unbuttons his pants, but he stops, holding his pants up, and tilts his head to the side. โWhat youโre wearing isnโt any good for wrestling either, Kas.โโItโs not?โ I look down at my dress and giggle. โYeahโฆ youโre probably right. What do you recommend? You seem like you know what youโre doing.โBronx rubs his hand over the scruff on his chin. His eyes flash black as Saint tries to take control, but Bronx pushes him back right away.โLet me show you.โ Bronx lets his pants fall to the floor and lifts me up from the back of my legs, firmly gripping my ass. He sits me on the cool countertop, sliding his hands up my body and pulling me closer to him at the same time. Feeling him touch my skin makes me arch my back and sigh while Lex purrs. He grins back at me before
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Luna of the Menaeย ย ย Chapter 175
TWO YEARS LATER โThereโs no way this is it, Lex.โ I stare at the ancient temple. โThis is what weโve been looking for, for almost two years, and itโs abandoned. Leticia must have had the wrong coordinates.โ โWell, Zeus doesnโt like people looking for them.โ She huffs at me. โIf you want their help, have faith and believe that youโll find them. I recommend closing your eyes and fixing your damned mindset, Kas. Thatโs the only way we are going to get home.โ Leticia was released from the Waiting Room about six months after she and Aphrodite were sent there. After a while, she realized she didnโt need to use dark magic against the Goddess of Love. When her thirty days were up, she got to leave, but Aphrodite is still trapped there. The Menae have tried to counsel her on what she needs to do to escape, but she refuses to comply. We used Leticiaโs informants and connections to find out where The Fates reside in hopes of helping change Bianca Berylโs thread. Itโs an outside chance, but M
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โHey Little Sister, I got a little somethinโ for ya.โ Miloโs hand pushes past the door of my office with a plate containing an omelet, sausage, toast, and a pastry. โCan I come in?โ โOf course you can.โ I lean back in my seat and smile, secretly grateful for the interruption. โMrs. Miller is worried that youโre not eating enough.โ He sets the plate and silverware rolled in a napkin on my desk followed by a cup of coffee. โAre you doing okay?โ โI wonโt lie to you, Milo, soโฆโ I press my lips together and look around the office. โNo, Iโm not okay. Itโs been almost three weeks and still no word from Bronx. I have no clue when heโll be back and thereโs literally nothing I can do about it. Maya and Dre keep asking about him. The last time they saw him he was fighting the Minotaur, then he disappeared into a portal wearing his boxers and your tac vest. I can tell Tavi misses him, too. Iโve been letting her sleep with one of his shirts, so at least she has his scent with her, butโฆ do you k
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โKas, pacing a hole in the floor wonโt help.โ Lex jumps in front of me, blocking my way. โYou heard Mother. We need to be patient. Why donโt you sit down and eat something?โโIs food all you think about, Lex?โ I drop my shoulders and try to step around her, but she side steps, to stay in front of me. โItโs been hours. What if Zeus put Bronx in Tartarus or something?โโKas, I love you, but youโre driving me nuts.โ She pulls on the edge of my nightgown to the small table. โNo news is good news. Now sit. Eat.โThe table has a delicious spread of breakfast foods and pastries. None of it looks like it will take the knot out of my stomach. I settle for a cup of tea with a pleasant Jasmine aroma and look out the window. The enormous white horses buck and play in the field with no cares in the world. My mind wanders. I wonder what is happening to our pack right now. Who is watching our children? Does Lady Camille still have Tavi in the covenโs realm, or was she able to bring her home? Are Co
Luna of the Menaeย ย ย Chapter 172
Kasโs POVThe scent of honeysuckle pulls at the edges of my mind. It reminds me of my mother. I open my eyes. Where I could be. Itโs an airy room, but there are no defined walls. I see low backed, ornately decorated chairs surrounding a small table with a teapot and fine china cups. There is a wide window on my left. The window is open, letting the honeysuckle scent in on a gentle breeze. Outside, there is a meadow with a few olive trees and large white horses grazing. Coffee and dark chocolate overtake the honeysuckle, making me smile. I roll on my side in the silky white sheets. Bronx is sitting on the floor with his back against the bed. He is pinching the bridge of his nose with his eyes closed. A lit cigarette rests between his fingers. I watch a fine stream of smoke rise from the tip. It leaves the burnt tobacco aroma I thought he left behind years ago.โPlease donโt be mad, Baby. I just needed this one.โ He whispers without looking at me before he takes a long drag from the ci
Luna of the Menaeย ย ย Chapter 171
When I donโt go for an immediate attack, Ares gives me a stupid smile and rolls his shoulders. โReady to submit, Child of Perses?โ โYeah, I donโt go down that easily, you stupid fuck.โ I give him a dry laugh and swing the sword around, letting its weight settle into my hand. I donโt care how desperate things may seem. He wonโt get the reaction he wants out of me. Iโll go down fighting.This time Ares half runs, half hobbles at me. I roll to the side to protect my injured shoulder, but he lunges and grabs me by the armpit, digging his thumb deep into the open wound and squeezes hard.I use a jiu jitsu throw Kas has successfully used on me by planting my foot and throwing him over my hip. His ass hits the ground, shaking the throne room. Glass shards shower us from the ceiling, slicing into my skin.Ignore the pain. Ignore the pain.I let my body weight drop into a roll, giving us enough momentum for me to land on top of him. Itโs a short-lived achievement. He throws his elbow out and
Luna of the Menaeย ย ย Chapter 170
Ares is standing between me and Kas. I listen long enough to make sure her heart is still beating while I assess the room. Not that it matters. Iโm going to destroy him, whether sheโs breathing or not. His mouth is full of blood, and the inside of his knee is deeply bruised. I donโt know what Kas did to his mouth or how she could reach that high, but she was trying to take his leg out. He doesnโt seem in a hurry to come to me, so he must be in pain. Thatโs my girl.โBingo.โ Saint hisses at the realization that our target is already injured. He pushes forward, heightening all my senses. โAre you ready to break a kneecap?โโGive me a second.โ I continue looking around. โHeโs got at least seventy pounds on us. Heโs definitely injured or he would have already attacked first, but I still need to check the room.โThe Menaeโs barrier is still in place - Ares canโt escape. Broken marble - potential weapons. A section of Aphroditeโs whip - another potential weapon. Puddles of dark blood - sli
Luna of the Menaeย ย ย Chapter 169
The beastโs roar pierces my ears. My muscles strain to keep the door closed while it pushes from the outside. Saint extends his claws from my toes to dig into the floor still slippery with Sondiโs blood. โSaint, I need all your strength.โ I grit my teeth and brace myself as the Minotaur slams its body weight against the door.โYOU ALREADY HAVE IT!โ He growls. โYou think I want that thing getting in here?!โThe growling and howls from the other two cells remind me Iโm not just fighting for my life and the lives of our packs pups. Iโm fighting for our whole pack. โHOLD THE LINE!โ I scream out loud. No one answers, but I donโt need them to. I just need them to know that Iโm still with them.โBronx, weโre through the portal.โ Milo finally comes through. โWeโre on the way.โโWeโre under attack!โ I pull my head back as the Minotaur tries to push his horns through the cell door. โThe entire pack is here. MOVE!โโGet some kids to pull their trackers off.โ Reggie sounds out of breath. โIt wi
Luna of the Menaeย ย ย Chapter 168
โAphrodite, let them go.โ I growl at the screen. โThis is your last warning.โAphrodite throws her head back and laughs. The sound pierces my ears like nails on a chalkboard. โYouโre in no position to give me warnings, Demigod.โ She snarls at the screen.There is a flicker and glitch in the feed that makes her pause. Her face darkens at the interruption. She looks beyond the screen then back into the camera, making hand motions I have seen Delilah, Leticia, and Kas use in the past. Sheโs using magic. Just like Kas said, she must be bad at it.โSheโs using magic.โ I mutter under my breath. My mind tries to connect with why itโs important, but the screaming coming from Ashleyโs cell is distracting me.The feed stabilizes, and Aphrodite regains her composure. โI have control here. Iokaste and I had a deal, and she broke her promise. Now, I will destroy ALL aspects of her life and you will be participants. Iโve already sent a fun surprise to one cell. Donโt worry. There are two more surp
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โMarco, I need your help.โ I send him a mindlink. โOnce we have the kids settled, you can get back to your pups.โโWhatโs up, Alpha?โ He comes over and squats next to me.โWe need to get the kids organized and as quiet as possible.โ I lower my eyes and concentrate. โUh, letโs see. Kids wearing a shirt under their uniform sweaters need to take the sweaters off. Figure out how many babies are here. Get them all wrapped in sweaters to keep them warm. Assign the oldest kids to take care of babies. Oldest gets the youngest until you pair everyone up. If there is an odd number, Andy is with you.โโOkay. We can do that.โ He stands up to complete the assignment.โMarco, we need them to be quiet. The door opens inward. If anything in that hallway hears them, weโre sitting ducks. Tell them thereโs a damn reward for the quietest or some shit.โโGot it, Alpha.โ He claps my shoulder. โYou help Sondi.โI watch him walk away, clapping quietly to get the childrenโs attention, then turn back to Sondi.
