로그인We trailed out the front door, and down the pathway to the backyard. Our bare feet barely made a sound as we walked through the grass. With every step, I felt a little jolt of power from the Earth. I tried to send a pulse of power back, but it bounced back.Gaia’s voice slipped into my mind. A small gift for you on your blessed day. May your life be full of love, little one. She pulled away, and I felt the loss. We turned at the corner of the house, and my breath caught. The backyard had been transformed. Chairs were arranged in a semicircle with an aisle in the middle. “It looks like a human wedding.” I whispered to my dad. She chuckled. “Your mother said you spent years watching human movies growing up. She said you wanted a wedding when you were eight. So we made the ceremony into one for you.” He turned to look at me. “Do you like it?” I looked up at my father, and I nodded. “Thank you, Daddy.”He took a deep breath, and I watched a tear fall. He shook his head and used his ro
“You look beautiful.” My mom’s voice was still hesitant as she braided my hair. I smiled. “Thank you.” I blew out a breath. “Mom…” I started but my voice trailed off. “I’m sorry.” She spun my chair. I opened my eyes to see that she was already crying. “I am so sorry, baby.” She looked down at her hands. “You were right yesterday.” “What?” The exhaustion still ate at my concentration. My mother looked up, and a tear fell. “What are you talking about?”She sighed as she grabbed my hand. “You were right.” She tightened her grip, almost as if she was afraid I would pull away. “When you said that, I knew. Your father had told me everything he was doing. Hell, half of them we made together. And I am so sorry.” She looked up, trying to stop the tears. “I’m not trying to ruin my makeup. It’s perfect.” She shook her head before she turned back to me. “We should have been honest with you. We should have come clean when we started to suspect that Rowan was your mate.”“We should have.” My fat
I felt the agreement ripple down my arm, through my chest, and settle low in my stomach. Hades nodded once before he dropped my hand. “Say your goodbyes.” He looked down at Lynn. “I’ll give you two minutes.”Lynn smiled as she stood. She turned and walked to my parents. She murmured to them, and both of them started to cry. I stood on shaking legs and turned to Hades. “Why do I feel you agreed way easier than you normally do?”He smiled. “Because you are right. Normally, I wouldn’t agree to a swap. But everyone has a weakness…and family is mine.” He walked over to me and clapped me on the back. “Eventually you will understand. But today is not that day.” He nudged me and then turned away. He walked over to Gaia and the other gods. Hecate waved her hand, and a familiar sound barrier snapped into place so the gods could talk freely. I felt a burning at the base of my skull as I watched them all turn to look at me. “Well, everyone knows who they are talking about.” Toya walked over to
My head whipped around, and my eyes fell on Lynn. She shuffled towards me, pushing past everyone else, and dropped down next to me. “I have only my soul, and my wolf.” She refused to meet my eyes. She was fully focused on Hades. “Is that a fair enough trade?”“Lynn.” I reached out to her. “Why?”She turned to me to hush me. Hades smirked. “Are you both willing?” He tilted his head. “I need to hear it from both of you.” Lynn nodded. “I, Lynn Wetherstone, agree to the trade.” Megan whined, and it slipped from my lips. Why is she giving up her life? Megan hovered at the edge of the trees, torn. I knew Nix, and she was feeding power to the tether, trying to keep it alive, but they were losing. I don’t know. I answered my wolf inside my head. Lynn’s eyes shifted to a burning copper, and her eyes turned to me. “I, Kona, agree to the trade.”Another whimper broke free. “Kona…why?”She smiled. “Lynn won’t say it, but I will.” Kona turned to me and grabbed my free hand. “Because she is bro
Everyone turned to Carly to see her eyes glassy white. “Oracle.” Hecate bowed her head. “Mother.” Carly’s tiny face smiled. “It has been a long time.”Hecate nodded as her lips turned up. “How has Selene been treating you?”Carly grinned. “You saved me a lot of pain taking me from Apollo.” She bowed her tiny body. “I never got to thank you properly.” She sat back up and turned to me. “But I think now I can.”“What do you mean?” I focused on my pup, but I felt nothing. All my love was dead along with my mate. The guilt hit after my realization. Carly deserved better than what I could give her. She tilted her head. “You are feeling guilty. But you don’t need to. You are stronger than you feel at this moment. Even if your mate stayed with the goddess, you would still do right by this pup.” She nodded to me. “You still have a lot of love; you just don’t feel it right now.” She turned back to the gods. “We still might be able to save the King.”Selene dropped to her knees. “Shaman, are y
Both of my parents looked like I had stabbed them. They dropped to the ground with their arms hanging at their sides. “Amy…” They both raised a hand to reach for me but I turned back to the Goddesses. “Did you know?” My question was cold. But both shook their heads. Selene dropped to her knees first. “I cannot see the future. I can only see when things take a turn. I have given everything I could to support you. To save you from your last fate.” She turned to Rowan and ran a hand down his head. “I didn’t want this outcome.”“Bring him back.” I winced at the command in my voice. “I’m sorry.” I looked up and met her stare. “Please. I’ll do anything. Bring him back, or let me go.” My hand gripped my chest as what was left of my heart throbbed in pain. Selene cupped my face. “I can’t.” She kissed my brow as a whi9mper slipped from my lips. She stood and moved back, Hecate taking her spot. She lifted my face and kissed my brow too. “Let’s see if the spell will survive without you firs







