Dr. Luna
Demon War: Rise of the Alpha Chapter 39

Drip. Drop. Drip. Drop. Drip. Drop

Kali sneered in disgust as she heard the light footsteps approaching. "You've got to do something about that nasty floral scent you have going on there." Her black orbs pinned on the woman walking up to her. "I'll change my scent if you change yours. Really now the smell of decaying flesh is revolting." Selene folded her arms and then curled her lips up.

"What are you smiling at?" Kali spat at the goddess.

"You do care." Selene smiled widely as she watched the woman with dark hair turn away from her.

"What are you talking about?" Kali's voice said poisonously. She stared into her bubbling pot, sticking her pale boney finger into it again.

"You know what I am talking about. You and I both know you don't need that black pearl." Selene continued to grin at Kali.

"Your obsession with me is starting to get gross." Kali rolled her black orbs, not that anyone could notice though. There was no white in her eyes to be able to see the difference.

"You sent her on a quest knowing she would have no problem retrieving the pearl. You just wanted to help her." Selene walked in front of Kali.

Kali sighed and then pinned her dark gaze on the goddess. "Don't you have something better to do with your time? You know, like figure out how you are going to get the Gemini Twins to do what we need them to." She smiled smugly up at Selene whose body stiffened. "You really think they are going to do what you need them to just by asking?" She tilted her head to the side as she studied the goddess. "You already have a plan, don't you?"

"They won't refuse me. I don't need another plan." Selene said quietly.

"We shall see. If you can't manage to get them to agree I am sure I can." Kali's eyes glinted with cruelty as a sinister smile spread over her face. The light from a candle flickered over her dark orbs as she stared at Selene.

"I'll handle it when the time comes." Selene glared back at Kali. "Rhea and Wyatt are my children. And even though Titus isn't my child I was the one who saved his soul. They are mine to handle. I won't tolerate it Kali if you mess with any of the children, I consider mine."

"So, possessive just like your werewolf children." Kali clicked her tongue in annoyance. Maybe their possessive spirit did come from Selene? After all she was a very possessive goddess. "I wonder how the fairy queen will feel about you putting her children in danger..."

"It can't be helped. I need the three of them. They are the only ones who can do what WE need." Selene's shoulders dropped and she held her hands out. "This is the future we have been working for. We have been waiting for all the pieces to fall into place and it is almost time. Their last obstacle is subduing the demons. Then it will finally be time to get Endymion."

Kali looked downwards quietly. "We really screwed up before."

"But we have learned and we paid for our mistakes." Selene smiled softly at Kali.

Kali stared into her pot. "The future we want still isn't clear though. Not yet."

"Once the siblings are reunited, we will start to see the picture clearer. The time is coming soon." Selene looked around at the dark cavern. "You won't have to stay here much longer."

Kali looked at the light at the end of the cave. She had sacrificed a lot in order to stop the darkness. In order to freeze the ordinances of the black hole she had to seal herself away in this cave. She gave up her beautiful eyes in exchange for the dark ones she had now. She also lost a brother. While Selene lost her partner... her mate.

"I wonder how he has been." Kali said quietly.

Selene knew she was talking about Endymion. He had sacrificed himself in order to stop the black hole from devouring the world. A black hole that was only created because of Selene and Kali. It was their fault. They had messed around too much with fate and destiny and tipped the balance. This created the black hole. Endymion had sealed the hole from the inside. The only way for the magical void to leave would be to restore balance. Which is what Kali and Selene have been working centuries to do. After the balance has been restored then they wouldn't have to worry about the black hole anymore. Then they would need the Gemini twins and Wyatt. They would have to put them in danger in order to get Endymion back.

"I wonder if he knows we are trying to rescue him or if he has given up hope." Selene frowned and looked back at Kali.

"I wonder if he knows we are trying to rescue him or if he has given up hope." Selene frowned and looked back at Kali.

Kali sighed and nodded her head. "He knows we would never give up on him. It has taken a long time to fix the mess we have made without intervening like we did before."

"If only we could use our powers, we could fix all of this. We could erase the black hole..." Selene frowned. If only they could just use their powers against the black hole, but it was impossible. And using their powers to balance the earth is what got them in trouble in the first place. No, they had learned their lesson. It was just a painfully slow process.

"Kali..." Selene said softly. She looked at the girl who had always been like a sister to her. Sure, they bickered and fought but it was just because they were close. And with Endymion sealed they only had each other for comfort. "When we get Endymion back..." "IF." Kali interrupted with a scowl.

"WHEN." Selene said with confidence. "When we get him back and this seal on you is also broken... Come back with us. Please."

Kali looked up at her in shock. "I-I..." She didn't know how to respond to that. She wasn't expecting her to offer that to her. An offer that would dare to allow her to hope.

"You do not have to live here anymore. Neither does Endymion. That time is over. I want you both to come back with me and live. Where we can watch over the world like we were always meant to." Selene smiled at Kali.

Kali looked down at the ground. She didn't want to get her hopes up. She was afraid she was going to be let down. She would continue to be sealed away in the darkness forever and so would Endymion. She looked back up at Selene. "If... if we get Endymion back. If that time ever comes..." She held her gaze and slowly nodded her head. She wanted nothing more than to live in the light again with the ones she treasured the most.

"Don't go soft on me Selene. In order to achieve what we need we must put the Locke family through hell. It is through their hell and sacrifice that we have a chance of getting Endymion back." Kali stared at Selene as the flame flickered in her eyes.

Selene nodded with a frown. She hated to do it. She hated making them suffer because of the mess they created. But Endymion was suffering too. Kali was suffering. And she was suffering. The Locke family were unfortunately a small price to pay in the grand scheme of things. They were the champions she had chosen to fight the darkness. And even though it wasn't fair to them she had directed the chess pieces accordingly and placed them in the demon's path.

"Darkness is on the move. He came up to the surface the other day." Selene said in a hushed tone.

Kali scoffed. "How dare that bastard turn against me. Opportunistic snake."

"Opportunistic demon." A crooked smile raised over Selene's lips as Kali shook her head back and forth.

"Let's hope they have the power to defeat him." Kali had no remorse in the killing of Mephisto. He betrayed Kali and turned his back on balance. In order to restore the world's balance he would have to be destroyed. Which is why a certain werewolf ended up having a deity for a mate. They would need his strength to defeat Mephisto. Selene was able to indirectly add a powerful soldier to the war this way.

"There is no turning back. For Endymion." Selene said softly.

"For all of us." Kali corrected her with a slight nod.

Selene looked towards the cave opening. She thought about the Locke family and the tribulations that were ahead of them. She did her best to stack the odds in their favor without directly having her hands in it. The rest was now up to them.

Wyatt and Freya walked with their arms linked down to the breakfast table. Surprisingly, they were up for breakfast. They walked up to a full table. Susan and Adam were sitting side by side then next to them was Winston. Across from them was Sam, Renee, Jin and Jason. There were two seats open together for Wyatt and Freya at the end. But when Freya went to sit at one of the seats Wyatt reached around her waist pulling her down onto his lap.

"Nuh uh. You are sitting right here with me." Wyatt said with a childish air.

Freya giggled and turned to look at him.

Freya giggled and turned to look at him.

"What? Did you guys not get enough of each other last night?" Jason smirked as he plunged a stack of bacon in his mouth. Yes... a stack.

"It'll never be enough." Wyatt leaned his head into her neck and took in gentle whiffs of his mate. He would never be able to satisfy his cravings for her. Which is exactly how it was supposed to be.

"Finally, we can have a normal day today." Sam said as he grinned over towards Wyatt.

"I'm afraid not yet." Freya said and everyone looked at her. "Well I don't know about the rest of you guys but I am pissed. We need to start getting a plan together and working on taking out that coven of witches. As far as I am concerned, I won't be happy until I watch the life drain from their coven leader's eyes."

Wyatt chuckled and tugged her back into his side. "We will get to them. But let's at least take today for ourselves. I just want to hold you today."

"Only hold me?" Freya tilted her head to the side as she looked at him with a small smile over her face.

Wyatt smirked. Whether it is holding you on my lap or holding your hips as I push into you on the bed... I just want to be holding you. He felt her breath catch in her chest and he leaned forward and pressed his lips against her cheek. "I just want to spend a normal day with you today."

"What about your alpha duties?" Freya asked as she took a sip of her orange juice.

"Sam can be acting alpha today. Right Sam?" Wyatt looked up and at his beta who had a knowing smile on his face.

"Sure can. I always said I would make a better alpha then you are anyways." Sam winked at Wyatt who rolled his eyes at him.

"Wyatt." Kade walked into the pack house with a small frown over his face.

"Oh no you are about to ruin my day, aren't you?" Wyatt frowned and squeezed his arms around Freya. He felt like a child about to pout over getting bad news.

"I'm afraid so. We have two small bands of wolves that have come to meet the king of the werewolves." Kade gave Wyatt a sympathetic smile.

"When you say they have come do you mean they are coming or-" Wyatt sighed already knowing what he was going to say.

"I mean that they are already here. At our border and asking for entrance." Kade listened to the low growl that ripped through Wyatt's throat. His eyes were laced in annoyance.

"Who are these wolves? Have we not met before?" Wyatt leaned his forehead into Freya's back as he took in her scent to calm himself. Of course, there would be something that would keep him from devouring his mate all day.

"They didn't make it to the last meeting. It is the alpha of the Zigma pack and the alpha of the Rosen Pack with a small group of pack members. They are asking for entry and accommodations." Kade sighed and shrugged. "I don't know if we can trust their intentions or not."

"Doesn't matter. We will soon find out what their intentions are. Kade, you, Caleb and Cedric keep a close eye on them while they are here." Wyatt then turned his head. "Adam and Winston, I want you keeping an eye on them two. Especially both of the alpha's." He then turned his head to Sam. "Put them in the two lower lodges. They should be able to accommodate both packs." Wyatt sighed with a low groan. "I guess we are meeting some alpha's." He watched as Freya smiled back at him.

"I guess we are." Freya leaned her head into him. But later maybe we can play with those blindfolds. She trailed her hand over his lower arm with the tips of her fingers.

Wyatt chuckled lowly as his silver eyes flickered dark. Damn. He really wished he could play hooky from being the alpha today. He just wanted to drown himself in his mate all day. He lifted himself upwards setting Freya on her feet as well. He took his arm and wrapped it around her waist pecking the top of her head tenderly. At least he had his luna by his side now.

Jason growled lowly and stood up from his seat. "I don't like having outsiders within the pack borders." His brows were furrowed, and his lips were curled up in distaste. Especially after everything that had happened strangers made him uneasy.

"Let's meet these packs and see what they want. I highly doubt it is just to see me." Wyatt looked over at his group with a slight nod. Never a dull moment.