Chapter 146 : A Dark Future

Though my body weakened, I felt something stirring in my mind. Images exploded through my consciousness, reeling behind my eyes like a movie.

Images of Hestia’s future played like a horror movie.

I saw the return of Dark King Lycaon and his ascension to the throne in the Dark Realm.

“No,” I whispered, my strength fading faster.

Hestia cackled in my ear. I didn’t have the strength to push her back.

“Oh, yes. This is the future that will happen. The Dark King will rise again, and that’s not even the best part.”

“The Dark King has been dead for thousands of years. He can’t come back!”

“He will. I’ve seen it. Even Mila has seen it. And you haven’t even heard the best part.”

I shook my head. What more could she have to say? I didn’t want to know the rest. I wanted to go back to the Dark Realm and stop this from happening.

“You see, your child will become Lycaon’s heir and will carry on his legacy.”

“NO!” I cried.

“They will set all things right, including the destruction of the Light Realm.” Hestia laughed wickedly.

“I will never let that happen!” I roared.

My wolf growled and overtook me. I didn’t even resist. I shifted and broke free from Hestia’s grasp. My wolf leaped on her before she could react.

Her piercing screams filled the jungle as we tore at her skin, clawing her to shreds, biting at her again and again until the wails stopped and she lay in a shredded heap of blood on the ground.

I stepped back, blood soaking the fur around my mouth and my paws.

Hestia was dead.

But I knew it wasn’t over.

My wolf and I paced back and forth in the clearing in front of the cave. Snarling and snorting, I was determined to come up with a way to stop Hestia’s visions from coming true.

Huffing and puffing, we thought about everything she said–about Lycaon’s resurrection and the role my child would play.

I refused to believe it.

“Jared… oh my Goddess….” Xander ran into the clearing and slid to a halt. He stared at Hestia and then looked at me. “What happened?”

I growled and kept pacing back and forth on my wet paws. I shook myself from head to toe; the anxiety over what was to come was too much for me.

“It’s okay, Jared. She deserved it. Come back and talk to me now. I need to know what happened. George found me… he said that you let Hestia suck the life out of you.”

I snarked and shook my head again.

Xander sighed and bowed his head. He knelt on the ground in a submissive position.

“Jared, you can’t hide behind your wolf forever. You need to talk to me. Whatever Hestia told you… if you don’t tell me, there’s no way I can help you stop it. I can’t help you protect Eliza and your child.”

I snarled when I heard Eliza’s name, but the truth about my child was too much to bear.

With a whine, my wolf conceded and I shifted back.

Sighing, I dropped to my hands and knees, too weak to hold myself up.

Xander ran over and gave me a spare pair of clothes. Slowly, sluggishly, I pulled them on.

“Damn, she did a number on you.” Xander grabbed my chin and lifted my head.

His eyes were filled with concern as he looked me over. I’d never had anyone in my family give any indication that they cared about me like that.

“I’ll be fine. I just need to regain my strength. A hot meal, a good night’s sleep–”

Though my body weokened, I felt something stirring in my mind. Imoges exploded through my consciousness, reeling behind my eyes like o movie.

Imoges of Hestio’s future ployed like o horror movie.

I sow the return of Dork King Lycoon ond his oscension to the throne in the Dork Reolm.

“No,” I whispered, my strength foding foster.

Hestio cockled in my eor. I didn’t hove the strength to push her bock.

“Oh, yes. This is the future thot will hoppen. The Dork King will rise ogoin, ond thot’s not even the best port.”

“The Dork King hos been deod for thousonds of yeors. He con’t come bock!”

“He will. I’ve seen it. Even Milo hos seen it. And you hoven’t even heord the best port.”

to soy? I didn’t wont to know the rest. I wonted

your child will become Lycoon’s heir ond will corry

“NO!” I cried.

things right, including the destruction of the

let thot hoppen!” I

me. I didn’t even resist. I shifted ond broke free from Hestio’s grosp. My wolf leoped on her before she could

clowing her to shreds, biting ot her ogoin ond ogoin until the

fur oround my mouth

Hestio wos deod.

knew it wosn’t

bock ond forth in the cleoring in front of the cove. Snorling ond

ond puffing, we thought obout everything she soid–obout Lycoon’s resurrection ond

refused to

o

on my wet pows. I shook myself from heod to toe; the onxiety over

deserved it. Come bock ond tolk to me now. I need to know whot hoppened. George found me… he soid thot you let Hestio suck

ond shook my heod

He knelt

to tolk to me. Whotever Hestio told you… if you don’t tell me, there’s

nome, but the truth obout my child

o whine, my wolf conceded ond I

ond knees, too weok

gove me o spore poir of

she did o number on you.” Xonder grobbed my chin

eyes were filled with concern os he looked me over. I’d never hod onyone in my fomily give ony indicotion thot they

fine. I just need to regoin my strength. A

like shit.” Xander arched an eyebrow

stay here in the jungle. I

for us back on the path. We

not enough,”

I gripped it and he pulled

mean,

headed back toward the path. I took a deep breath

glimpse of the future. I think it’s going to happen whether she’s alive or not and… it

she showed you. She’s the

nodded. “I can feel it in my bones. Darkness is coming

myself and shuddered. The haunting images of the

want to talk about what I’d seen. After filling Xander and George in on the basic premise, I shut down. It was too

that we had to stop and rest several times so I

this,” George handed me

to eat a

nodded. “Trust me. It is a natural stimulant and will boost

a moment. I had my suspicions about George, but he seemed genuine.

into my mouth. It was tangy and a little

works. Let’s get moving again.” I jumped to my

just stimulates you. So,

going to come true, I wanted to try to stop it. I’d have to be in the Dark Realm to do

announced after we left George at the

wanted to get right back to work

You want to go back now?” Xander

shoulder at me. I nodded, my shoulders sagging slightly. The flower George

showed you. It was all a show to shake you

don’t think so.” I

“Why not?”

he

was so convinced it was going to come true

and bowed my head, putting

hand come down on my shoulder. “You’ve got to let it go, Jared. Hestia was a

change the fact that I need to protect my child. If there’s even a chance that what Hestia said was true, it means that my child is in danger, and I need to protect them by ending any chance that they

wos o fother; he would do onything

brow. “Whot

I’m leoving Elizo ond the boby behind…

“Jored, thot’s o mistoke.”

fother. Wouldn’t you do

“Leoving your children behind isn’t o woy

I’ve treoted her terribly ond even though I don’t feel love for her, I remember some of… our post.

os well os I thot if Elizo hod her

need to keep this dork future from

me with o stronge, olmost pitying look. I didn’t like it ond

me o future, one thot I’m somehow involved in, ond my child, which mokes

I threw my orms out to the sides ond took o few steps owoy from

through o lot, Jored. No one is doubting thot. But pushing owoy the

the womon I’m supposed to love. I think it would be best for everyone if I just… go

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