Gaia POV.
“Fuck!” I scream as I throw an ornament against the door of the living room in the palace. Why did she not give me time to get used to the idea of being fated to Calista before she threw the other three at me the next bastard day?
“Selene. Why?” I scream out as my chest heaves just as shift into my wolf. Kodiak trashes the room as the door bursts open and my dad stands there.
“Kodiak, STOP!”
Lifting my head, I whimper as he stalks closer to me. This isn’t fair. I shift back as I run into my dad’s arms. Tears streaming down my face.
“Why is this happening, dad? She didn’t give me time to get used to Calista, and now she throws three more at me. This isn’t fucking fair. I don’t want any of them. I would rather lose the throne and…”
“No, I won’t allow that to happen to you. You are my daughter and the rightful heir. What you did, Gaia was reckless. You should have known that Selene would have known what you did and how she is. You are paying for that now. You and your stubborn ass are going to get you into so much trouble. Please Gaia, I don’t want to take back your gifts or lose you as my daughter. You have no choice.” I look up at him as I blink at his words.
The consequences of me messing with the mate bond doesn’t just mean I would lose my gifts and throne, I would lose my life.
That was why my nose started bleeding when the barrier broke. Selene gave me six months to find, mate and mark all of my mate’s otherwise, I die.
She never told me this but she told my father, that’s why he came to see me yesterday and stopped me from giving in to mating and marking Calista.
But she failed to mention that one of my mates has the blood of thousands on his hands. He is sadistic and will no doubt bring me pain. Well, he can try, because I will kill him before he gets the chance.
Once again, my free will has been taken from me. Selene is a cunt, and I need to find a way to redirect the bond from me to someone else. Yes, I’m being stubborn, but fuck her, I will not give in even if it does kill me.
“I won’t watch my daughter die because of her stubbornness.” I ignore his words, as I know it will never happen. I will go and seek out Asteria if I have to. She is the oldest and most powerful shifter in the world. My power is the same as hers.
“Stubborn, you think I am stubborn? Well, you can thank your fucking sister for that. If she hadn’t messed with my bond, then none of this would be happening. I won’t mate or mark any of them. Do you even have the slightest idea who one of them is? Do you even care?” I scream at him as fat tears roll down my cheeks.
“I know … I know who he is and what his father has done. But you can’t judge him by the sins of his father. He was innocent. It’s not his fault who his father is.” I scoff, yeah right. Tell that to mom, aunty Destinee, uncle Titus or even aunty Heather. I growl at the thought of being mated to the son of a fucking murderer.
“Well then, why don’t you fucking mate and mark him then? After all, you have two mates. Why not take on another four, I’m sure you mom and dad will have sooo much fun or even better why not give them to Nicky and Sofia? I’m sure mom will love the idea of me being mated to the one who’s father fucking destroyed her fathers pack.” My head is thrown to the side by the slap my father has just so kindly given me. I turn my face to him with a snarl as I lower my head but keep my eyes locked on his, glaring at my father. Licking the blood from my lip.
“Get out.” I say rather calmly. I have never been slapped by my father before, or even by my mom. In fact, no one has ever dared lay a finger on me since I was a child, when I nearly killed that boy for what he did to Nicky.
“Gaia, I’m…”
“I said, GET OUT!” I scream with tears streaming down my face as my power throws him backwards as he crashes through the door and in to the hall. The darkness erupts from me as I stalk towards him, ready to fight if need be.
“Leave here and never show yourself in front of me again. You’re as good as dead to me. You are not my father!” I turn angrily wiping my tears as I walk towards my bedroom to pack.
“Gaia, wait. Please, I never meant to hurt you…”
“I’m sorry. I’m nothing like your precious Nicholas or Sofia. You should have killed me when I was a baby and saved you all this disappointment. Now I’m only going to tell you this once. Fuck off and never interfere in my life again. As of now, I don’t have a father like you. I Gaia Williams, Goddess of Hell and Harbinger of Death, Banish you Fenrir from Hell. I command you to never look for or contact me again. You are dead to me and you no longer have me as your daughter!” I turn and head to my room when I’m tackled to the ground and come face to face with my dad’s wolf.
“You do not command me, pup! I am still your father, whether you like it or not. You can not banish me.” He whimpers in my face as he licks my face from chin to hairline.
Our wolves are a separate entity to our human sides. They feel our emotions even if we choose to ignore them. You could say our wolves are innocent.
“I don’t have a father like you. So go on, remove my power, kill me. I am done allowing others to dictate my life, whether it’s by you or some fucking bond. Do it!” I scream up at him as he whimpers before he lays down as I shuffle backwards. Pulling myself up. I scoff at him. Pathetic!
“Let yourself out and don’t darken my door again or I will release my true power and destroy you all.” I walk to my room, slamming the door behind me.
With my back to the door, I slide down, bringing my knees to my chest. I sob. I hate them all. I scream, releasing all my frustration. The room shakes as a rumble of thunder is heard over the palace. I will destroy them all, starting with my mates.
I hear the door to the palace slam shut, knowing my father has left me alone. After some time, I pick myself up off the floor and head towards my bathroom. Needing to shower to rid this day from me before I leave. I need solitude and to await my fate. I will not mate or mark any of them.
Stepping into the hot water, I sigh as I lean my head against the cold tile when the thought hits me.
I can’t reject them because they will only reject the rejection, but what if they reject me? A smile forms on my lips.
The perfect way to get their rejection is for them to feel the pains of betrayal. I laugh at the idea. Oh Selene, you always have loop holes to your stupid bond. They will reject me and I can keep my power and throne. Maybe it’s time to stop playing the games and to step into my true nature.
“You do this and there is no going back. You will die, Gaia. Please don’t do this. Please!” I ignore her words as I step out of the shower.
I walk naked into my bedroom, my hands out to the side as I chant. Pulling on my power as I feel it roll through me. I chant louder as I feel the barrier on my magic completely break.
I scream before I turn to the mirror, my eyes red as the darkness swirls around me. I feel for the bond that I share with my mates. I grasp it and pull it, manipulating it so they feel the similar pains associated with betrayal. I smile as I feel their pain.
I groan out when I feel blood trickle from my nose as the pain radiates through my stomach. I gasp as tears leave my eyes before I let the bond go. They will feel it for a few hours and they will reject me. I will be free of them and this pesky mate bond.
“GAIA!” Kodiak screams as my surroundings go black. I stagger, holding onto the dresser for support as my legs give out and I land on the floor with a thud.
“GAIA, GAIA, STOP!” Calista’s voice is screaming in my head as black dots dance in my vision. I laugh when I feel hands grab me.
“What have you done?” I open my eyes as I see the panicked face of Calista as the darkness takes me.
Calista POV.“Tell me what you meant about your situation being complicated?” Leo asks as I look at each of my new mates. I must say they are all drop dead gorgeous. How the fuck Gaia doesn’t want anything to do with any of us is beyond me. Yes, granted her insecurity stems from her cousin’s mate. But she can’t tar us all with the same bloody brush, can she?“Well, I have been at Gaia’s side since she was six years old. She made me the ruler of Hell until she became of age to take over at 18. When she was 11, she witnessed her cousin Alpha of Alpha’s Dahlia Blackwood deal with the betrayal of her mate. Bearing in mind her mate was older than her and would have known when he was 18 that Dahlia was his mate. However, he continued his relationship with his girlfriend and got her pregnant. When Dahlia turned 18, not only did she find her mate, it came to light that her mate had a pup on the way with another. This caused Dahlia to reject him. But he wasn’t going to accept the rejection unt
Jake POV.This is some fucked up shit. I stood frozen as I watch Leo and Gaia fight it out, then he tried to forcibly mark her. I mean, I know he is the more dominant one, but fuck, what was he thinking? The situation was already volatile without him doing that shit.“Leo, you are bang out of order. What the fuck, man?” I snarl at him. Usually I’m the one who is the peace keeper but seeing that I’m seriously angry and so is my wolf Gunner.“I don’t know, it just happened. She is a handful. I won’t be attacked by anyone Jake. What was I supposed to do let her fucking kill me? I did what I thought would subdue her. I won’t apologise for it.” He growls at me when Calista walks out with an unconscious Gaia in his arms. She has been dressed in a white shirt as I move towards her bed and pull the quilt back as he places her gently on the pillow.“All of you. Listen to me. I have removed her memories. You all need to agree on a story for when she wakes up. Under no circumstances are any of y
Gaia POV.Waking up, feeling the strong sense of arousal. I moan as I feel the tingles all over my body. My nipples harden as my core pulses to it’s own beat. My fingers travel down my shirt. When my eyes snap open.Jolting up, I look down. How did I get back here? Who the fuck changed me?“Kodiak, are you awake, girl?” I ask my wolf, who groans out as she stretches in my mind.“I’m up. What’s up? I was having a delicious, sexy dream. You with four men. Girl, it was so fucking hot.” She pants and I shake my head at her horniness.“How did we get back here? What do you remember?” I ask her as the tingles become stronger. I climb out of bed, my legs are shaking as my breath comes out in pants as I stagger towards the bedroom door.“I don’t know. All I remember is being in the club, then nothing.” I clutch the door frame as a moan leaves my lips. This isn’t heat. This is something else.“What do you mean, then nothing?” I ask her as I breathe, trying my best to shake the need to fuck som
Leo POV.Gaia will learn. She may be a dominant female, but I’m the dominant Alpha male and I won’t stand for her defiance.“Sooo, what do we intend to do with her when our fiery little mate returns?” I turn and look towards Gabriel with a smile as I kiss him on his lips.“Well, I’m thinking she needs to learn who the real Alpha is in this mate bond.” I tell him as he chuckles, shaking his head.“It’s your funeral. I will say some lovely words in my eulogy.” He scoffs as I hit him in his chest and he grunts before erupting into laughter. Just as the door to the living room opens and in she comes.“Gaia!” Calista and Jake both exclaim together as we all stand and walk towards her when she holds her hand up, stopping us in our tracks.“Give me a moment, please.” She says with a sigh as she walks past us and over to the bar in the corner.She holds a bottle up and shakes it in our direction, and I frown. Does she always drink? Well, that will stop.“No takers?” she asks over her shoulder
Gabriel POV.Standing looking over the balcony as the wolves and humans dance on the dancefloor below. My gaze settles over the bar where I spot Gaia. She is hammered with no fucks given.I know this mate bond business is hard on her, but she needs to get over it because we aren’t going anywhere.“What you looking at?” Leo says from behind me, my gaze not leaving her as I watch her stagger towards the centre of the dance floor, swaying her hips as she moves. He growls as he watches her. He moves to follow her when I grab his arm, shaking my head at him.“Leave her, let her blow off some steam, besides Jake is there and so is Calista. She won’t cause any trouble. Not after her spanking.” I tell him with a slight chuckle as he moves back to my side. His bare arms are placed on the railing as he leans forward, watching her.“It’s not her I’m worried about. It’s the unmated males and the humans. The way they are looking at her makes me want to mark her in front of them all.” He growls out
Gaia POV.Kissing Calista is everything and more. We land on my bed in a mass of tangled limbs. Not breaking our kiss, I moan into him as I wrap my legs around his waist. My hands going to his shirt as my claws slip, reducing his shirt to shreds.“Gaia, maybe we should wait?” I growl as I lick and kiss his muscular chest. How I have wanted to do this for so long.“No, we should do this. I want to do this. Wait. Don’t you want to do this?” I stop and look up into his eyes. He smiles at me as I blink. Goddess, I’m so fucking stupid. Unwrapping my legs, I push him back as I move to bring my knees up to my chest.“Gaia. It’s not that I don’t want to…” I scoff as I look away.“No, it just seems that you prefer them. After all, while I was asleep you had your mouth wrapped around Leo’s cock. But hey, it’s fine.” I fight back the tears. What the fuck is wrong with me? He is meant to be my mate and want me as much as I want him. But I feel like a complete fool.Moving off the bed, I walk towa
Calista POV.Fucking perfect timing. How the fuck did they get down here? I climb off the bed and move towards Gaia as I scoop her up and she buries her face in my chest as I walk her back towards the bed.“Calista, I don’t feel too good.” She says as her eyes roll and she goes slack in my arms. I climb onto the bed and place her flush against my chest. Grabbing the quilt, I pull it up and tuck it around us. Ignoring the looks from the three stooges, that gate crashed hell.“What are you all doing here?” as I look down at her on my chest. Her breathing is even as she sleeps.“We came to find you both. Didn’t realise you two would be having sex,” Gabriel says with a chuckle and I groan out.“Well, yes, we were, but she … she freaked out before you all came barging in here.” I snarl out as Gaia whimpers and I rub her back, purring as I do. She relaxes further on my chest.“What do you mean, she freaked out? What, couldn’t she handle you?” Leo asks with a chuckle as I growl.“Oh, she cou
Gaia POV.Hearing every word Calista just said was like a knife straight to my heart. I never knew he was rejected long ago, and I have been acting like this doing everything I could to get them to reject me. He is right; I am selfish.Walking out of the room, I go in search of him. I need to apologise to him and tell him I will try.“Words don’t mean shit, Gaia. Actions are needed. You are costing me my mates and I will take over if I have to. Diablo and Calista are right. You promised you would try to and so far you haven’t. Don’t you care you will die? Because it’s not just you that will die, but me, too. So sort it fucking out.” I stop as I listen to Kodiak’s words. I go to retort when she blocks me out. With a sigh, I look towards Calista’s room, when I turn and head towards the kitchen.“What, no come backs?” I ignore Leo as I walk towards the kitchen and make a start on my coffee.“What’s the point? He is right. I’m selfish and stubborn.” I mumble as fresh tears threaten to spi