Chapter 208: Chapter Twenty-Six

Timber

“So everything just went… poof?” Mason motioned with his hands while Serenity started pouring wine. The sound of kids playing was like a balm to my soul—again I’d take that to my grave.

The love I felt for the wives.

For their children.

I would protect them with my dying breath.

We’d only just gotten back to Ethan’s house. I wasn’t sure why everything was incinerated, and even though I knew I would catch shit for a lifetime—I told them what happened.

“Yes.” I shrugged. “Everything turned to ash.”

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 pureblood.” 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 gone 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.”