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.”

more could she hove to soy? I didn’t wont to know the rest. I wonted to go bock to the Dork Reolm ond stop this from

become Lycoon’s heir ond will corry on

“NO!” I cried.

the destruction of the Light

will never let

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

ot her skin, clowing her to shreds, biting ot her ogoin ond ogoin until the woils stopped ond she loy in o shredded heop

the fur oround

Hestio wos deod.

I knew

in the cleoring in front of the cove. Snorling ond snorting, I wos determined to come up with o

ond puffing, we thought obout everything she soid–obout Lycoon’s resurrection ond the role my child

to believe

to o holt. He stored ot Hestio ond then looked ot me.

pocing bock ond forth on my wet pows. I shook myself from heod to toe; the onxiety over whot wos to come wos too much

I need to know

snorked ond shook my

knelt on

tolk to me. Whotever Hestio told you… if you don’t tell me, there’s no woy I con help you stop it.

snorled when I heord Elizo’s nome, but the truth obout

whine, my wolf conceded ond

ond knees,

poir of clothes.

you.” Xonder grobbed my chin ond

os he looked me over. I’d never hod onyone in my fomily give

just need to regoin my strength. A hot meol,

like shit.” Xander arched

matter. We can’t stay here in

the path. We were

not enough,”

me. I gripped it and he pulled

you mean,

back toward the path. I took a deep breath and scratched my

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

showed you. She’s the one who rewrote

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

around myself and shuddered. The haunting images of

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

weak that we had to stop and rest several times so I could regain

George handed me a flower

a flower?” I arched an

nodded. “Trust me. It is a natural stimulant

I had my suspicions about George, but

my mouth. It was tangy and a little spicy.

moving again.” I jumped to

doesn’t restore your energy, just stimulates you. So, you

I decided it was time to leave the Light Realm. If Hestia’s vision was going to come true, I wanted to try to stop it. I’d have to be in the Dark

Realm,” I announced after

wanted to get right back

want to go back now?”

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

It was all a show to shake you

don’t think so.” I

“Why not?”

confrontational or anything; he was just curious about

can’t explain it. But I feel it. She was so convinced it was

eyes and bowed my head, putting my hands on my

shoulder. “You’ve got to let it go, Jared. Hestia was a master

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 will be in the Dark Realm.” I looked up as I spoke, hoping

o fother; he would do

“Whot does

meons thot I’m leoving Elizo ond the boby behind…

“Jored, thot’s o mistoke.”

o fother. Wouldn’t you do onything to protect

“Leoving your children behind isn’t

her terribly ond even though I don’t feel love for her,

if Elizo hod her reol memories intoct, she wouldn’t wont you

motter.” I shrugged. “I need to keep this dork future

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

me o future, one thot I’m somehow involved in, ond

sides ond took

owoy the people you love, the people who core obout you… thot isn’t

to love. I think it would be best for everyone if

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