Fated To The Alpha (Ezra, Katya)

“What if the talisman was the key to locking it, like I don't know a timer, waiting for it to be in there with him to seal it?" lasked him.

"That is possible, but we have no idea how he sealed it.

Did he tell you the spell?" "Wait, you said you thought the Talisman sealed it, meaning it has power that could be channeled? When Dominic died, where was the talisman? Could that be enough power to preserve his life force?" I asked.

"Kyan was wearing it, his father put it on him....

that morning, " Kaif whispers the last part.

"Then you have a power source and the tether,'' I tell him.

"That bloody prick, I bet he is real smug at pulling that over me," Kaif laughs.

"But we still have no idea what spell he used to seal it, so if he didn't tell you, we may struggle to open it?" "No, we don't have the spell, but I have a link to him.

Just gotta pull him forward, I guess?" "But I need that talisman; it is out of the dagger, isn't it?" Kaif nods.

“And I need that stone and Celeste's grimoires," Kaif laughs.

"Grimoires, I wouldn't know the first place to look for those.

Celeste kept them hidden even from the coven," Kaif laughs.

"Moon Goddess realm?" Kora says, and I had a feeling she was right, only I can't enter the moon goddess realm long enough to look for them.

"But Eziah can or mum," Kora says.

"Grimoires, I think I know where I can find them, but I need that stone.

Dominic keeps saying I need the stones, so I need the one my brother had and the one Kyan tossed in with his father." "This is why you didn't want Kyan to know, isn't it? You didn't want to disappoint him if it was all for nothing?" I nodded.

"Okay, but how does this help with the curse?" Kaif asks.

"We have to break the stones," I tell him.

"Impossible, nothing will break those stones; they are indestructible.

Believe me, we have tried for centuries to break that damn talisman," "Yes, but did you have both of them?" I ask him, and he seems to think.

"Balance," He whispers.

"Everything has a balance, but I don't think that is all there is to the curse," "No, the stones are only part of it." Kaif growls.

"Hades cursed you to find your redemption, right?" "Yes, but Dominic told Kyan I had to forgive myself, which I don't have any reason to hate myself in my opinion that requires forgiving myself for," Kaif snarled.

"What if it wasn't forgiveness or redemption, which leads to the other thing I noticed that I wanted to tell you about? I wanted to try anyway." His claws scratch over the carpet, slicing it as his eyes flickered dangerously.

I could feel he was slightly untrusting of my intentions so I explained.

"As you said, balance," I tell him, getting to my feet.

I walk over to him, and he looks up at me when I stop in front of him.

mean?"

your past lives, your

crazy before you let them mark your vessel," “No one did

before

down, and

of them mark you?" I ask

wrong; the others always

knew the history

not you marking them or your vessel? You give

if they mark you? What if it gave them

marked me, they would know why I killed them?" he

anything to do with your redemption; I think it had to do

face with his huge hand, his thumb brushing over the sharp points of

to mark me?"

accept you, and I do accept you,

don't

then I want

shock him, the last part did because

wound he caused the last time he marked me, my skin destroyed and scarred, yet it was his mark, and

at blinding speed and I gripped the back of

the electricity zapping through

my entire body heat up like it was

hair stood on end

me to him, his arms

him were bleeding into me along with his power,

only now realizing how broken he truly was inside living with ghosts of his past, the demons

bad parts

strong everything started exploding and I felt him move as the windows burst, shielding me with

that flooded into me

Kaif stared down at me before wiping my lips that were stained

draft coming from the burst windows; the curtains flapping

am a little hesitant to mark

tugging the neck of my shirt to the side

tongue roll over

place down around us," He

didn't last time," I tell

nearly killed you,

in the wrong order, he claimed

the building down,'

would kill

thing you're indestructible then," I tell him offering

before sinking his teeth into my neck

he

bone, though I was given something else instead

a glimpse of who Kaif was before

glimpse of his humanity before it

his true self, strong and

Power oozed from him.