Total pages in book: 96
Estimated words: 92232 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 461(@200wpm)___ 369(@250wpm)___ 307(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 92232 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 461(@200wpm)___ 369(@250wpm)___ 307(@300wpm)
It’s not like we fear the vampires. Still, this would be highly annoying, and we hate to wipe out any form of others. Although my temper is growing short, I may be inclined to do just that.
“Okay, Blossom and Manisha were able to get Avionne to sleep so I could get away,” Ray says.
“A light, mind, and time fairy with the essence of a god,” I say and shake my head.
I’m still trying to wrap my mind around what the gods are up to. Fairies normally don’t display their gifts until they turn two or three. Avionne is barely three months.
“She’s a fairy. Blessed iron would burn. I wonder if there’s another way,” I muse aloud.
“Another way for what?” Ray asks.
“To lock her powers in. She’s so young and powerful already. That could be dangerous in our world. It would be best to conceal her powers for now.”
“I’d kill anyone who tried to harm her,” Ray seethes.
I lift a brow as her eyes glow and her hands spark with purple light. My interest is piqued. This is her, not Venus. I’ve never seen her tap into her power like this.
“Reel it in, my little one. I’m just thinking.”
She shakes her head as if to clear it. “I’m sorry, I don’t know what’s going on with me today.”
I pull her into my embrace and kiss the top of her head. She relaxes into my hold and wraps her arms around my waist. I sway her as I continue to think of ways to conceal Avionne’s power.
“Will we need to pierce our children?” Ray whispers after a few moments.
I sigh. I’ve thought about this. The world is so different from when I was a child.
“The chains our birth tags hang from were my mother and father’s way of harnessing our powers when we were children. To keep us hidden. We would need to see how powerful they are and then we can decide what’s right. We were teens before we reached a level where piercing would be needed, and back then, we didn’t need to hide as we do now.”
“Who are you hiding from? Are they more powerful than you? Will our baby be in danger?”
I release a heavy breath. I don’t talk about this often. It’s a bitter pill to swallow.
“You remember I told you about my uncle? The one who led the others to punish my mother’s kind,” I start.
“Yes.”
“He has hated us and would destroy us if he could. We live among the other supers because they are all creations of his siblings. It is an act of war for a god to destroy another god’s creation without permission.”
“So if he thinks you belong to one of the others, he won’t touch you?”
“Right. I now know from Mabruk that there has also been a guardian watching over us. However, these hunters, I do believe they are connected to my uncle.”
“Why is that?”
“Because he’s been locked away in another realm for the last three millennia. This wouldn’t be the first time his followers have tried us. They have always failed.”
“But why come after you if he’s locked away?”
“Because we have the key to his freedom. As long as we live and have that key, he will forever remain a prisoner.”
“Babe?”
“Yes, my love?”
“I think it’s time I show you what I found in that book.”
“Will it change my mood for the better?”
“I highly doubt it.”
“Will my lack of knowledge end our world today?”
“No.”
“Then I want to show you something. Everything else can wait.”
Visions of Paradise
“Lie back and close your eyes. Allow your breathing to even out. Clear your mind and listen to my voice. See what paradise means to you,” Kendrick says as he lies beside me on our bed, holding my hand.
I do as he says and relax. I take a few breaths and allow my mind to still. He gives my hand a little squeeze of encouragement.
“Good. Now, I want you to turn right. You see that door? Go on and walk through.”
In my mind, I turn to the door he’s talking about. It’s a steel door with his crest on the front of it. I walk over and turn the knob. When I step through the door, I step into a meadow with lush purple grass.
I look up and the sky is a clear, light-purple color. It’s so majestic and calming. Sunlight beams down on my face, causing me to close my eyes and turn my face up with a smile on my lips.
I inhale deeply. It smells of lavender, lilac, and cotton candy. As I take it all in, strong arms wrap around my waist from behind. I open my eyes as he kisses my neck.
“This is your paradise. Your happy place. We can be and do anything here,” he murmurs against my skin.
“Anything?”
“Yes, anything. See me as you want me; be anything you want to be. This is all for you. Fulfill your heart’s desires, my love.”