From Slave To Queen (Athena and Michael) novel Chapter 128

Chapter 128

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At some point, my body must have given in. Now, getting up from the floor that serves as my mastress, I look around. I’m still in this shadowy place; however, there’s no trace of what I saw before. The red–haired woman, who I now know for sure is Lilith, is no longer here. Nor are those she called her children.

Where does that leave us! Are they my siblings then! My heart turns over in my chest at the thought, Lilith is my mother. I lower my guze to my hands, expecting to see my fingers stained with the sin that runs through my veins, however, there’s nothing

My heart aches as 1 relive the loss 1 felt upon discovering the truth. My family was never really mine. I have hated with all my being not only my true family but also what I am. Will I ever be able to reconcile with that? Will I be able to look at myself in the mirror and not hate what I see?

With those thoughts weighing heavily in my heart. I begin to walk. I don’t know where to go, but standing still will drive me insane. So I walk toward the horizon line, hoping this vast nothingness will end soon. I want to go back–anywhere–but I want to stop being alone. I’m afraid I’m disappear if I stay here. What is this place? Maybe I’m dead, and I’m wandering in limbo, or worse, maybe this is the Underworld. My eternal punishment: to wander this dead land, with my thoughts gnawing at my insides and the certainty of being forgotten.

A light shines brightly in the distance, and desperate for something —a clue, anything to get out or understand where I am, I run toward it. It grows more intense as I approach. 1 squint and try to shield myself with my hand. A great flash of light bursts, and then, before my eyes, I see a man. His dark hair brushes lus shoulders, and he stands with his back to me. His clothes are black with metal accents that clink as he walks. He looks muscular beneath all that clothing. A purple trail follows him, and immediately I know he isn’t just a man.

“Hey,” I say, not quite sure if 1 should try to get his attention,

If he hears me, my words fall on deaf ears. He keeps walking, and 1 realize our surroundings have changed. Not enough to be pleasant, but at least 1 see water. There’s a lake—its water doesn’t look clean—but a woman is bathing in it. Not just any woman: Lilich-

“Did you call me?”

The man’s voice is deep, far too deep. I feel it down to my bones. However, it’s not unpleasant; on the contrary, it gives me goosebumps in the most delightful way. Lilith reveals part of her cheat as she rises from the water. Her hair, now a dark blood–red, falls soaked, covering her breasts.

“Our time is running out,” she says.

I used to think smiles couldn’t be sad. I was wrong. The one tugging at Lilith’s lips is devastating. Full of sorrow and anguish she still tries to disguise. The man, still without a name or face, takes a step toward her. Then another, and another, and finally, he has her in his arms.

I feel I should look away, stop watching this private moment; yet my eyes remain fixed on the scene, as if someone were holding my cheeks and forcing me to watch.

“I can fix i

“You can’t” She shakes her head. “I knew they’d find me. They always do. They claim to be enemies, but I’m sure he whispers where I am so they’ll find me.”

“I can’t stand you being with him”

Lilith holds the man’s face in her hands and looks at him with a g

a gaze overflowing with intense emotion.

“He only has my body. He will never have my mind or my heart.”

Her smile softens. “We’ve done something remarkable, something that’s going to change history”

He turns his face away, as if looking at her causes him physical pain

“Do you lute me?”

“I should,” he says. “You made me love you, and now you’re going to go with him. It doesn’t matter that it’s not your choice, you should let me fight. I’m an Ancient GoL Eħch”

“We can’t take the risk. You must Lake care of her

At that moment she steps fully out of the water, revealing a swollen belly. The man’s hand rests on it, caressing the skin with his thumb. Lilith smules as she places her hand over his, so small in comparison. Looking at her, she doesn’t resemble the woman I saw in my delirium at all. She looks like an innocent girl–who would ever think she’s the mother of vampires! Time has hardened her, except with him. She looks at him as if he were the one responsible for hanging the stars in the sky

The breath that escapes my lips does so in ragged gasps as I realize what I’m seeing. That’s me, inside Lilith, and the hand caressing her belly belongs to Alaroth. The God of everything in between–of what’s neither good nor bad, black nor white, life nor death

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Chapter 128

stumble slightly as the reality of the scene hits me.

“She neeils her mother. She needs you I won’t be able.

“We’ve talked about this. You must stop being afraid. You’ll love her just as you love me.

“You’re the exception. Gods can’t love, it’s not in our nature.

“Nonsense. You must love in order to reward loyalty with kindness.”

sure I’d see raw

While resting one hand on her belly, Atarothz caresses her cheek with the other. I can’t see his eyes, the way he looks at her, but I’m sure

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