go
insane. Ares wouldn’t even let me walk down the stairs. If I
started towards the stairs he would pick me up and carry me down
them, despite my protests.
My strength was finally back to normal as I
sat in front of Ares and Koda, trying to convince them to go on a
hunt. “Ares, come on. I need to get out of the house and I really
want to do something as a pack.”
Ares folded his arms across his chest and
answered without hesitation. “No.”
Koda frowned at me. “You died three
days ago.”
“I didn’t die three days ago. I almost died.”
Koda folded his arms across his chest.
“ You died. Achilles’ and Ares’ energies and magic were the
only present in your body.”
I sprung to my feet and stormed toward the
front door. Achilles was suddenly blocking my path. “Artemis, be
reasonable.” Ever since he’d donated his energy to save me I’d felt
a strange connection to him.
“You be reasonable. I need to go
outside!” I yelled up at Achilles, not caring that he was a prince
or that I shouldn’t be yelling.
Koda walked out the front door, his
shoulders stiff with anger.
Ares pulled me backwards and wrapped his
arms around me. “We need to leave.”
I pulled back from him to see his face. He
looked tired and sad. “What? Why would we leave? Where would we
go?” I asked.
Achilles cleared his throat. “Perhaps we
could take her to my father’s kingdom.”
Ares growled softly. “No.”
Achilles folded his arms over his chest.
“She needs training anyways.”
Koda ran inside panting. “Ares, we need to
leave.”
Ares looked at me with an I-told-you-so face
and then turned to Koda. “Why?”
Koda exhaled. “Dhampirs, vampires and ogres
have surrounded the castle and are demanding Artemis.”
Ares growled loudly and lifted his lip in a
snarl. Achilles turned to Ares. “Let me fly her out of here while
you deal with the intruders. You know I can keep her safe.”
Ares shook his head still snarling.
“No.”
Achilles and Ares began arguing loudly with
each other. Slowly, I backed away from them. Ares stopped talking
and turned towards me.
“Where are you going?”
“The bathroom.”
His eyes narrowed, but Achilles said, “She
would be perfectly safe in the sidhe realm,” and Ares attention was
once again off of me.
I hurried to the bathroom and stared at my
reflection. Every time I looked at myself I could barely recognize
the person staring back at me. I no longer looked like a teenage
girl, but now I looked like a woman. It hadn’t been that long, but
my features were noticeably different. Could it be from gaining my
sidhe powers? Or was it from the connection with Ares and all of
the drama I’d been dealing with? Whatever it was I was no longer a
child. I’d killed people and I was stronger than a human. I was
strong enough to fight my own battles. “That’s it,” I whispered. My
skin began glowing softly and I knew what I had to do.
Quickly and quietly I moved from the
bathroom, down the hallway and through the kitchen to the back
door. Ares, Achilles and Koda were all arguing loudly so none of
them heard me leave. I shut the door as quietly as I could and
headed through town. Everyone stared at me as I walked by, but no
one tried to stop me. Energy flowed through me and for the first
time I felt the energy of the plants around me. Every living thing
was filled with energy. Could I use that energy somehow?
A group of twenty people stood on the edge
of the village at the beginning of the forest, while another group
of twenty werewolves stood at the edge of the village facing them.
Half of the werewolves present were in wolf form, so I knew I had
to hurry because they would communicate to Ares telepathically that
I was here without him.
I walked forward and stepped just past the
line of werewolves to stand alone between the two groups. The
werewolves began murmuring and the dhampirs and vampires in front
of me simply smiled. My skin was still glowing softly and it
insane. Ares wouldn’t even let me walk down the stairs. If I
started towards the stairs he would pick me up and carry me down
them, despite my protests.
My strength was finally back to normal as I
sat in front of Ares and Koda, trying to convince them to go on a
hunt. “Ares, come on. I need to get out of the house and I really
want to do something as a pack.”
Ares folded his arms across his chest and
answered without hesitation. “No.”
Koda frowned at me. “You died three
days ago.”
“I didn’t die three days ago. I almost died.”
Koda folded his arms across his chest.
“ You died. Achilles’ and Ares’ energies and magic were the
only present in your body.”
I sprung to my feet and stormed toward the
front door. Achilles was suddenly blocking my path. “Artemis, be
reasonable.” Ever since he’d donated his energy to save me I’d felt
a strange connection to him.
“You be reasonable. I need to go
outside!” I yelled up at Achilles, not caring that he was a prince
or that I shouldn’t be yelling.
Koda walked out the front door, his
shoulders stiff with anger.
Ares pulled me backwards and wrapped his
arms around me. “We need to leave.”
I pulled back from him to see his face. He
looked tired and sad. “What? Why would we leave? Where would we
go?” I asked.
Achilles cleared his throat. “Perhaps we
could take her to my father’s kingdom.”
Ares growled softly. “No.”
Achilles folded his arms over his chest.
“She needs training anyways.”
Koda ran inside panting. “Ares, we need to
leave.”
Ares looked at me with an I-told-you-so face
and then turned to Koda. “Why?”
Koda exhaled. “Dhampirs, vampires and ogres
have surrounded the castle and are demanding Artemis.”
Ares growled loudly and lifted his lip in a
snarl. Achilles turned to Ares. “Let me fly her out of here while
you deal with the intruders. You know I can keep her safe.”
Ares shook his head still snarling.
“No.”
Achilles and Ares began arguing loudly with
each other. Slowly, I backed away from them. Ares stopped talking
and turned towards me.
“Where are you going?”
“The bathroom.”
His eyes narrowed, but Achilles said, “She
would be perfectly safe in the sidhe realm,” and Ares attention was
once again off of me.
I hurried to the bathroom and stared at my
reflection. Every time I looked at myself I could barely recognize
the person staring back at me. I no longer looked like a teenage
girl, but now I looked like a woman. It hadn’t been that long, but
my features were noticeably different. Could it be from gaining my
sidhe powers? Or was it from the connection with Ares and all of
the drama I’d been dealing with? Whatever it was I was no longer a
child. I’d killed people and I was stronger than a human. I was
strong enough to fight my own battles. “That’s it,” I whispered. My
skin began glowing softly and I knew what I had to do.
Quickly and quietly I moved from the
bathroom, down the hallway and through the kitchen to the back
door. Ares, Achilles and Koda were all arguing loudly so none of
them heard me leave. I shut the door as quietly as I could and
headed through town. Everyone stared at me as I walked by, but no
one tried to stop me. Energy flowed through me and for the first
time I felt the energy of the plants around me. Every living thing
was filled with energy. Could I use that energy somehow?
A group of twenty people stood on the edge
of the village at the beginning of the forest, while another group
of twenty werewolves stood at the edge of the village facing them.
Half of the werewolves present were in wolf form, so I knew I had
to hurry because they would communicate to Ares telepathically that
I was here without him.
I walked forward and stepped just past the
line of werewolves to stand alone between the two groups. The
werewolves began murmuring and the dhampirs and vampires in front
of me simply smiled. My skin was still glowing softly and it
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