It took everything into leave that thought out of my mind in front of Kara. | had known the answer to that
statement, and that was because of Castor. It was because of her | woke up. The being inside her brought me
back, and if Kara knew, it may have changed her She may have forced them to leave now.
mind.
"Please," | whispered, with tears in my eyes. "You can't do this, Kara. They can't go through what | went
through."
Low, heavy footsteps on the hardwood floor behindcaught my attention, and as | turned, | saw Damian
stepping forth from the shadows of the hallway, his arms crossed over his chest as he looked between Kara and |
before letting out a heavy sigh.
"This wasn't how | wanted you to find out. | was planning actually to have this conversation with you tomorrow,"
he said. "I need you to understand that this is for the best. It will help them."
"How could you?" | snapped at him, not understanding why he would ever agree to give her children away. "They
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtare mine too, and you didn't even speak toabout this. You didn't even ask my opinion."
"How were we supposed to have asked your opinion, Ivy? You were unconscious for a year. What we did, we
agreed upon in unison. We grew up not knowing how to control what we were, and it took over us until we were
old enough to understand what was going on-" What Damien was saying made sense. He didn't even need to
finish that sentence forto know exactly where he was going with it, and tears continued streaming down my
face as | nodded my head.
It wasn't Kara's fault. She was simply doing as Odin, my so-called father, told her to do.
"Okay," | hissed. "Eighteen."
Kara seemed pleased with my response and nodded her head. "I will leave you two for now. | will be back in a
few years to check on them. If you need me, you know how to call for me."
I didn't know, but I wasn't about to tell her that.
Watching her go, | turned to Damian, who looked at me, surprised. "You are actually agreeing to that?"
"Are you fucking kidding me? Absolutely not."
"But-" he stammered with confusion.
"Damian, | know that you guys were just trying to prolong it. I'm not angry at you... it wasn't like you had a
choice in the matter. However, if they think they are going to take children, they are sadly mistaken," | exclaimed
as | smacked my hand upon the counter.
Stepping towards me, he wrappedinto his embrace, kissing the top of my head. "We have till their
eighteenth birthday to find a way out of this. To find a way to keep them safe. Let us just focus on that, and our
family. Don't let Kara's words upset you."
| was silent in the end. Thinking over everything going on, and the fact the gods thought they were entitled to
my children, when in reality, they were not. | may not have been an immortal anymore, but | was still the
creature | had been before.
| could feel her beneath my skin. Not as strong, but still very much alive.
If they thought they were going to ruin my family and take my children...
Well, I'd find a way to destroy them all.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe End.
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Authors Note
Thank you all, my darling readers, for staying withthrough the first two books. do want to let you know that |
have TWO more books in this series coming out. However, they will follow the line of Pollux and Castor, as well
as Ivy, Damian, Hale, Talon, and James.
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