Alex held his hand up for a high five, earning an eye roll from Mason and a middle finger from Tarek.
Ethan and Cassius paced in the kitchen while Kyra played with the twins, making faces, and holding them, listening to Genesis telling her stories about demon bites.
Perfect.
I wanted to remind her… that part of me was gone, but she seemed interested, and dare I say aroused? Hmm, might revisit that.
“He’s glowing again.” This from an annoyed Alex.
I rolled my eyes. “Look, I know you have Ra’s essence in you, I’m sure you’re related and just omitted that part of the story, but look at her.” I pointed to Kyra, “She has more than you do.”
“She’s a pure blood.” Mason popped a berry into his mouth. “What?” Another shrug. “She’s the daughter of Apollo, the granddaughter of Ra, it’s not hard math. The only troubling thing is the fact that she can be drained… used.”
Even now, Kyra was glowing just like I was. It was more subtle, prettier, almost like something shiny you want to keep for yourself. No wonder Apollo did what he did; he was protecting her, not cursing her.
“Thanks for that,” I said dryly. “As always, Mason, so helpful.”
Tarek grinned from his side of the room. “You emptied the place, I’m impressed.”
I glared. “Tell me you listened and I’m murdering you, dog.”
“I would never!” He winked. “But I did take advantage of the fact that both of you needed more than one shot of alcohol and didn’t realize that just being around each other would make it happen within seconds, when you have your soulmate your body can’t say no. It’s a thing. You’re welcome!”
I narrowed my eyes. “You’re a hazard to my health.”
Tarek sniffed.
Ethan paused, “Is he crying now?”
“I like to be useful!” Tarek shrugged.
Immortals, can’t live with them, can’t live without them.
Cassius smiled, and then in an instant the smile was g
one as he grabbed his wife by the arm and gently squeezed.
“Stephanie.” His eyes went an icy white; the room dropped a solid fifty degrees. “Take the kids upstairs immediately. Genesis, stay with them. We’ll need Serenity. And guard Hope with your life, Genesis, understand me? Nothing happens to the last elf we have on this plane!”
“Yes.” In a blink Genesis was gone with Hope, Stephanie, and the kids. Serenity stayed behind, I imagined, because she was part goddess and was in this just as much as we were.
A hot wind picked up lessening the chill.
More angels?
Enemies?
The house shook beneath my feet.
And there, in an instant, stood my father, Set, at about the same time Horus came barreling into the room. “He’s coming!”
“He’s…” My father tilted his head in glee and spread his arms wide. “…already here.”
KYRA
I’d known fear several times in my life. When my parents left, when I realized that I wouldn’t have lasting relationships in this world, when I’d wake up in a cold sweat from dreams that seemed so real I could still smell the fragrance of flowers in the air.
This was a different sort of fear.