ATHENA POV "High Priestess." Rubbing the sleep from my eyes, I opened my mindlink. "Good Morning Marty!" "Good Morning Ma'am. I'm sorry to disturb you so early but Alpha August is at the front gate requesting to speak to you." "Thank you Marty, I'll be right there." I closed off my mindlink. If August wasn't the biggest pain in my ass! I shimmered to the front gate. "WHAT?" "Good morning to you too, Athena." "Kiss my ass August! It's way too early for your bullshit." "Don't tempt me." August cut his eyes at me. If I wasn't so irritated with him I'd have blushed. "I guess you might as well come in since you insist on being such a nuisance." August belly laughed as he strolled through the front gate, then smiled that bread-winning smile directly at me. He had always looked just like a movie star. Perfect complexion, perfect white teeth, silver-green eyes, high cheekbones, square jaw, and a whole head full of thick silver hair that he has had since birth, I've been told.
MELIA POVHow could I have burnt my mom, was I really that angry with her? Yes, I was upset with her, but I would never hurt her intentionally, would I? I had tried all night to remember what happened but it was all still blank. I remember getting upset, I remember trying to put out my flames on dad's couch and even seeing mom and Nana appear next to me but then nothing. Why couldn't I remember anything? I remember an itchy, burning sensation all over my body, but then everything got really cool like I walked into the coven house's walk-in freezer. And what about Dean? I stood him up on our very first date and I didn't even mean to. If he liked me even a little he definitely doesn't now. I'll never be able to show my face at training again.I buried my head into my pillow and screamed. "Girls, I need you to meet me in the garden for breakfast in 10 minutes"My mom's voice was speaking like a megaphone in my already aching head.I opened my mindlink."Mom, is there any way I could p
MELIA POV "Melia honey wake up. Why are you asleep in the middle of the afternoon?" Nana shook my shoulder, trying her best to wake me. "Sorry Nana, I shimmered today and it wiped me out." I yawned and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. "My brilliant girl, I knew you could do it!" Nana chirped happily as she pulled me into a hug. "Okay Tootsie, what else do you need on your charm bracelet?" Nana questioned as she released me from her grasp. "I'm not sure, but I don't know if I'll be coming back. So I would like to be prepared for anything if at all possible. Will you help me?" "Of course! Okay, so what are your favorite weapons? Do you have a camera? You will need your crystals and my broom. Grab a couple more potion bottles for easy access. Okay, I can't think of anything else, but I have a very special set of charms just for you. They're one of a kind, so don't you dare lose them!" Nana warned. "Put everything on your bed and stand back." *** After all my new additions we
MELIA POV "So it's true all three of you are leaving?" Vera was the first to blurt out once Nana was gone. "Unwillingly", Maisie whined. "Yes, two of us will get the chance to return in a year's time and the third won't return to live here but will always be a part of the coven, so she will be free to come and go as she pleases between the pack and coven." I tried to explain as I was shooting a stern look at Maisie. Kira, Lily, and Vera shuffled their feet in place but didn't look up to meet my eyes. "It's going to be alright, you three have each other and once we are settled in I will ask the Alpha if you guys can come for a weekend visit." I tried to cheer them up. "It's the first time we will be split up." Lily finally met my eyes. I sighed in defeat because I knew there was nothing I could say or do to make Lily's words untrue. We have been raised together since the day we were born. I can't remember a time in the last eighteen years that we have been separated for more tha
MELIA POVThe man in the passenger seat got out and opened the back door. The two men sitting next to Alpha August ducked out of the SUV before the Alpha slid out behind them. All five of them were standing at the doors waiting for my sisters and I to make a move.I took a deep breath, then slid off the seat and out of the SUV. Margot and Maisie followed."Welcome home my beautiful girls, I can't believe today is finally the day I get to hold you in my arms." An older gentleman that looked almost identical to Alpha August if Alpha August was twenty years older with salt and pepper hair, pulled us into a massive bear hug."Alright, pops don't squash them on their very first day." Alpha August teased as he patted the older man on the back."So sorry my girls, I'm a little overly enthusiastic to finally get to meet you. We have been waiting for this day for quite some time". The old man beamed with a tremendous amount of joy and pride as he gazed at each of us."Girls, this is your grand
ALPHA AUGUST POV Usually, the omegas are on wake-up duty, but I wanted to make sure the girls had gotten at least a little bit of sleep before I insisted on them jumping right into training this morning, so I'm fulfilling that duty today. I keep feeling like I should give them a few days to adjust to their new home, but if one of them was going to be the next Alpha or even the Luna to my pack, then very little slack could be given. They have an awful lot to catch up on and learn since they hadn't grown up here with me in the pack. So what better way to introduce them and let them get to know the rest of the ranked members than by throwing them to the wolves, literally and figuratively? I chuckled to myself as I knocked on Margot's bedroom door before opening it up as quietly as possible. "Honey, I know it's early but I need you to get up and get . . . " I stopped mid-sentence. She's gone! I immediately opened my mindlink and reached out to Leonardo. "Find my daughter. Now! She
UNKNOWN POV "Alpha, ALPHA! Who in their right mind is going to give one of them the title of Alpha! It just wasn't right, something had to be done!" ALPHA AUGUST POV "Was that our Melia? I honestly didn't believe our love when she told us Melia could control the weather." Bishop whimpered in my mind. "I was honestly pretty skeptical at first too, but we have now seen it firsthand. She is dangerous and if her sisters are anything like her, then they are too." "What are we going to do? Is our pack safe?" "Bishop, I honestly don't know, you know as much as I do." "Well, if the girls were in control, the pack would be unstoppable. Didn't Athena say that their full potential hasn't even been released yet? If they are still not in control when that happens, they could kill us all by accident, but if they were in control, we would never lose a battle, war, or pack member again." "They're not weapons, Bishop! They're our daughters, they could be killed when they're not in control or ev
ALPHA AUGUST POV "Pops you should have seen her, she was incredible! I've never seen anything like it." "I've heard all about my granddaughters and their extraordinary abilities from several members of the pack. Some members are amazed, but some are terrified. Have you thought about what's going to happen when other Alpha's in the area get wind of the girl's abilities and what that is going to mean for the pack?" My father questioned with a sideways glance. "Yes, Pops. Thomas has been up in arms about it all morning. I've never dealt with a situation like this. I knew Athena was a powerful priestess, I just didn't think about all that power being inside our emotional, out-of-control teenage daughters. Not that I would have known since this is my first week ever being in their vicinity. Hell, this whole time I thought I only had one daughter and now I have three. Which is amazing but also terrifying. The way they protect one another is something I have never come across. They can be