From Titans (Book 4)
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Alexander reached out his arms to me. “Sky.”
As I embraced my brother, I thanked the heavens he didn’t look anything like Hephaestus. Not that I would love him any less, but I hated Hephaestus, and I didn’t want any reminders of him to haunt me for the rest of my life.
I almost fell inside the fountain when Alexander jumped off me. Boy that kid was going to be the death of me. Zeus was right. Alexander never stayed still, but I didn’t want to admit it. Besides, I didn’t like the way Zeus attacked my brother. At least it felt that way. He was just a child who had a lot to learn.
Alexander ran in circles around the fountain again.
Mason shrugged. “At least he’s drying himself.”
I snorted. “True.”
Alexander halted to examine his fingers. His eyebrows drew together in confusion. Then he dashed around the statues of gods lined along a pathway. Taking a turn, he zig-zagged around the patches of flowers and stopped in front of Zeus.
“You don’t like me?” Alexander asked.
Zeus looked uncomfortable. He pulled his staff behind him. Perhaps trying to appear less intimidating. “Of course I like you. You’re my half-brother or something.” He rolled his eyes.
“Half-brother,” Alexander repeated. Raising his hand, he pointed at Zeus.
Mason and I exchanged puzzled glances.
“What’s he doing?” Mason asked, keeping his voice low.
“I don’t know.”
Zeus jumped back. “That hurt, you…little…” He pointed his staff at him.
Hera reprimanded Zeus before we could get to him. “No. He’s just a child.”
Everyone chuckled quietly. Alexander had discovered his power. Sizzling lights had flickered out of his fingertips just as he touched Zeus. I had no idea if he knew the kind of power he had, but I could assume since he went to Zeus to release his power that he’d already known.
Hades smacked Zeus’s back. “He’s just like you. You should be proud.”
Zeus growled. “These descendants drive me crazy.”
“Your fault for creating them. But then again, we wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for Sky and the others.”
Zeus twitched his nose. “Maybe.”
“Where’s Alexander?” I panicked when I didn’t see him.
Nick pointed to the walkway on the other side of the fountain, where the portal stood still. “He’s there.”
“At least he’s not in the water. He’ll be fine,” Hades muttered.
“Don’t worry, he can’t go through the portal,” Zeus added.
I inched closer, ignoring their comments, Mason along with me. “Alexander, come here. Let’s go buy more of that toy you have in your hand. You want more horsey?”
Alexander tilted his head as he continued to pace faster. Something caught his attention. Then he raised his hands, fingers wired with energy. He pointed to the portal. The portal spun and wind blew through, pushing Alexander back.
My heart raced. Unable to decide what to do, I knew I could catch him with my super speed. “I thought you said he can’t open the portal?”
Zeus’s jaw dropped. It was the first time I had ever seen him so stunned.
“Alexander. Look at me.” I tried to sound loving, afraid he would bolt through if I made a sudden movement. Mason on the other hand moved closer to the portal hidden behind the trees.
Alexander finally looked at me. His lips curled mischievously, and his eyes darkened. “Bye, bye.” He moved with speed I hadn’t known he possessed. Either Mom had forgotten to let me know, or that was the first time.
“Alexander!” I dashed, standing where he’d stood a second before.
Before I could say a word, Mason grabbed my hand. “Don’t worry. I know where he went.” Then he led me through.
Chapter 35
Skylar
Three Years Later
Skylar: I’m almost there.
Kayla: Where are you?
I waited until my next stoplight to text her back. My cell had been propped upright on a gadget supporting the phone. Bing! The sound alerted my attention. Crap! The gas light came on. I turned into the nearest gas station and smiled. That particular one held a special memory. It was there where I had first met Mason in his officer uniform, pretending to be Officer Doug. He was smoking hot and still is.
Skylar: I pulled over at the gas station. Same place where I met Mason.
Kayla: Awww. The moment that changed your life forever.
Skylar: How are the twins?
Kayla and Nick had twins a year before, shortly after I had my son, Mason, Jr. They had bought a home closer to her mom’s house, where Poseidon sometimes resided. I left early from home to meet Mason at Kayla’s house. I had asked Mom and Dad to watch over Mason, Jr.
Kayla: Finally taking a nap.
Skylar: You should take a nap too.
Kayla: I can’t. I’m excited you’re coming.
It had been a couple months since I’d seen her.
Skylar: Me too. Crap! A cop. He’s probably going to ask me why I’m just sitting in the car texting. Bye. My heart hammered against my chest. Something about facing a cop had me on edge.
Tap, tap, tap.
I started the engine to slide the window down and turned it off again. “Good afternoon, officer.” I squinted from the brightness of the sun reflecting into my eyes, even with sunglasses on. Raising my hand to block the light, I caught a glimpse of his nametag—Officer Doug. My lips stretched to my ears, reminiscing again to the past. But I knew better. This was not my Mason.
“Skylar Rome, you’re under arrest.”
When his deep voice rumbled, I didn’t register the tone until I shifted to get a better view of him. Holy Cow! It was my Mason. No! It can’t be. My eyes took in the stubble along his chiseled jaw and then down to his fine, toned six-pack abs, the uniform sculpturing his body.
“Well, hello there, Officer Doug.” I flirted with my most seductive tone. “What can I do for you?”
He didn’t wait for me to answer. He opened the door, unbuckled my seatbelt, and pulled me out in one swift motion. Then he carried me to his police car. Glancing around before opening my side of the car door, like he always had done to make sure we weren’t being followed, he imprisoned me and kissed me hard.
“Mason, you’re bad,” I murmured between kissing him back. Thank goodness we were the only two cars at the gas station.
“I’m just doing what I wanted to do the first time I laid eyes on you.” His greenish-blue eyes sizzled and shimmered.
“Really, Officer Doug?” I drawled, pulling back, panting.
Mason twitched his lips, waggling his eyebrows. “Officer Doug is on vacation. I have full access.”
I gulped. “Holy Mason,” I whimpered.
The door opened from the back door, and Nick jumped out.
“Nick?” I yelped in surprise.
“I’m driving your car home. See you later.”
I laughed. “How did you know where I would be?”
“Kayla of course. If you didn’t pull over, I would have turned on the siren and forced you to do so. You’d been texting her, right?” He scowled. “I told you not to text.”
“I-I was very—”
“No excuses, Mrs. Grand.” Mason changed his role. “You’re going to the naughty corner. No more talking. I’m kidnapping you for a secret rendezvous. It’s been a while since we had a getaway.”
“How about Mason, Jr?”
“Your parents know everything.”
“I see.”
Mason helped me in and closed the door. He moved in the speed I loved to his side and turned on the ignition. When Nick drove my car off the lot, Mason followed.
“Where are we going, Officer Doug?” I asked, leaning back and smiling, trying not to giggle.
Mason didn’t answer my question. He asked me his. “What is that?” He pointed up through the dashboard window. The blue painted the sky and not a cloud floated.
I l
eaned closer, hoping to get a clear look. A black dot stood out from the blue backing. “Is that a bird?”
“No, I think it’s a plane?”
I blinked. “OMG! It’s Pegasus, but how?”
The pure white Pegasus gracefully soared across the sky, flapping its wings like an angel. Such a marvelous sight, so surreal that it was difficult to look away. I glued myself to the dashboard, not wanting to even blink.
“I don’t know, but I think someone is on Pegasus,” Mason mentioned. He too couldn’t keep his eyes away. Having super powers, he drove just fine.
Mason and I shouted at the same time. “Alexander!”
“I thought Hades and Zeus had him for the next two days?” Mason said.
“How…how could he? What do we do?” I stammered. “He’s only five years old.”
Mason made a U-turn and punched it. “We go get him first. Then we continue where we left off.” He let out a frustrated groan. “It’s always one thing after another.”
“The life of gods’ descendants,” I added. “There’s always something.”
“Good thing we have each other and wonderful family and friends.”
“Yup, I couldn’t agree with you more.”
Mason squeezed my hand, and my arm twitched.
“Sorry, babe. Just got too excited. Sending you my love shock, baby.” Mason waggled his brows.
Mason never ceased to amaze me.
“Sending you one right back.” I sent a soft jolt of my love. “Should we call my parents?”
“I don’t think that will be necessary. We’ll catch him and bring him home. I think you should call Hades and Zeus since they were supposed to be watching him. Maybe they’ll know something we don’t. Besides, what could go wrong?”
Mason glanced at me before he looked straight ahead. “Never mind what I just said. Here we go again.”
Dedication
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