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.

do you mean?"

in all your past lives, your vessel

let them mark your vessel," “No one did mark my vessel, but she still

I told him before

puts his legs down, and I straddle

of them mark you?"

bound to," "Yes, but maybe that's where they went wrong; the others always got Luna's version of events, the anger, the hatred; they never got yours; I did because Dominic gave

history behind

if the key to that was not you marking them or your

What if it gave them Luna's?" I tell

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

do with your rejection; you don't need redemption Kaif, you need acceptance," I tell him, letting my

his thumb brushing over the sharp points of

mark

accept you,

don't hate you for what you did, and I certainly don't believe you are the monster all your other

to mark you, but then I want you to mark me too,"

last part did because he pulled his face back to stare

he caused the last time he marked me, my skin destroyed and scarred, yet it was his mark, and I loved it anyway, but since the rejection, one thing I had noticed is that it constantly itched, and now I think I know

not to give him a chance to fight me on it, Kora shoved forward at blinding speed and I gripped the back of his neck and yanked him to the side before sinking my

electricity zapping through

made my entire body heat up like it was being recharged,

on end

me to him, his arms

with his power, and when I felt the bond slam into me, it

realizing how broken he truly was inside living with ghosts of his

bad parts left and bled out

everything shattered, the power surge so strong everything started exploding and I felt him move

flooded into

down at me before

and I could feel the cold draft coming from the burst windows; the curtains flapping in the breeze, and alarms and sirens could be heard

am a little hesitant to mark you after that?" he chuckles,

licks my cheek and I offer him my neck, tugging the neck of

tongue roll

place down around us,"

didn't last time," I tell

I just nearly killed you, which

in the wrong order, he claimed

bring the building

would kill me,"

tell him offering him my neck

before sinking his teeth into my neck over Jonah's and Kyan's

he did

teeth sliced through my flesh and went straight into bone, though I was

Kaif was before he was

a glimpse of his humanity before

of his true self, strong and dominant

Power oozed from him.