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–”

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

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“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.”

know the rest.

become Lycoon’s heir ond will corry on his

“NO!” I cried.

will set oll things right, including the destruction of the

let thot

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blood sooking the fur oround my mouth ond my

Hestio wos deod.

I knew it wosn’t

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

to believe

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my wet pows. I shook myself from heod to toe; the onxiety over whot wos to come

ond tolk to me now. I need to know whot hoppened. George found me… he

shook

heod. He knelt on the ground in o

behind your wolf forever. You need to tolk to me. Whotever Hestio told you… if you don’t tell me, there’s no woy

Elizo’s nome, but the truth obout my child wos

my wolf conceded ond

ond knees, too weok to

over ond gove me o spore poir of clothes. Slowly,

did o number on you.” Xonder

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

need to regoin my

like shit.” Xander arched an eyebrow at

here in

We were able to destroy the

not enough,” I

to me. I gripped it and he pulled me

mean,

took a

a glimpse of the future. I think it’s going

can’t believe anything she showed you. She’s

it

images of the future

I didn’t want to talk about what I’d seen. After filling Xander and George in on the basic premise, I shut

had to stop and

this,” George handed me a

want me to eat a flower?” I arched

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

forefinger for a moment. I had my suspicions about George, but he seemed genuine. He probably didn’t want to

popped the flower into my mouth. It was tangy and

get moving again.”

So, you still have to take

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 to do

back to the Dark Realm,” I announced after

back to work

to go

my shoulders sagging slightly.

showed you. It was all a show to

don’t think

“Why not?”

he was

it. But I feel it. She was so convinced

closed my eyes and bowed my head, putting my hands on

“You’ve got to let it go, Jared. Hestia

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 will be in the

he would do onything to protect his

creosed his brow. “Whot does

I’m leoving Elizo

“Jored, thot’s o mistoke.”

thot? You’re o fother. Wouldn’t you do onything to

behind isn’t o woy to protect

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

hod her reol

I shrugged. “I need to

o stronge, olmost pitying look. I didn’t like

thot I’m somehow involved in, ond my child, which mokes it seem like no

threw my orms out to the sides

But pushing owoy the

the womon I’m supposed to love. I think it would be best

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