is happening so fast.” She watched as Konner had her mom and dad look him in the eyes. Once he was done, he shifted back to his human form. Her parents stayed where they were, looking at nothing.
“Are they going to be okay?” she asked with concern.
“Yes. I planted a new memory of you having stayed the night at my place and that I’ve brought you home.
Once you’re in the shower, they’ll snap out of the trance and act as if nothing has happened.”
Alexis crossed her arms and took a step back.
“Okay.”
Konner gave her a questioning look. “Alexis? Are you going to be all right with us?”
She shook her head. “To be honest, I’m not sure. This is so out of the realm of what I would call normal. I don’t know if I can handle this.” He took a step to close the distance between them, but she held up her hand to stop him. “Konner, don’t. I just want you to go right now.”
“Maybe if we talked about it.”
“No. I can’t. Please go.”
He gave her a silent nod, turned on his heel and walked out the front door. Alexis brushed away the single tear that fell as she thought all of her hopes and dreams of a life with him walked out the door with Konner.
* * * * *
Two days passed after the episode with the demon and Alexis was sure her parents thought she’d lost her mind. Every time they brought up the subject of Konner and asked why he hadn’t been around, she just about lost it. She had to run to her bedroom to hide the tears that fell. It wasn’t as if she could talk to her parents about Konner. They had absolutely no memory of the demon, or even of Alexis coming home upset that night she’d seen Konner shift for the first time.
No, Alexis was left all alone with her memories and what she had become. She was as immortal as Konner had said. She’d tested it out by cutting herself with one of the kitchen knives when her parents had gone shopping. The wound had healed within seconds as if it had never been, which meant she truly was Konner’s mate.
The big question was if she could handle him being one of Anubis’ warriors. His vow was for eternity so it wasn’t as if he could just up and quit like a regular job.
She loved him, that hadn’t changed. She just had to decide if she loved him enough to give up her parents and everyone else in her life when the time came when she could no longer hide that she wasn’t aging.
Once again alone, sitting at her computer, trying to work, Alexis found herself going through the same internal arguments about Konner. This time she really forced herself to think what her life would be like without him. And that she’d live forever alone. There would be no one else to take his place.
That’s when it hit her that she couldn’t live that way.
The thought of never seeing Konner again made her heart skip a beat. He was the only man she could picture herself living her immortal life with. The future looked bleak without him.
Wiping away what she hoped would be the last tears shed over Konner, Alexis stood and walked out of the house with a determined stride. She had to get her man back and do some apologizing while she was at it.
* * * * *
Konner was in a worse funk than before he’d met Alexis. He missed her so much he hurt with it. He roamed his house and Chicago’s streets at night like a lost soul. Video games and hunting evildoers wasn’t enough to distract him from his heartache.
He’d lost the one woman meant for him, his mate.
Even though he wanted nothing more than to go to her house and demand she take him back, he wouldn’t do it.
She was the one who would make the decision if they were to stay together or not. He’d already taken away one choice from her. He wouldn’t do it a second time.
Needing to talk to somebody, Konner headed for his temple dedicated to Anubis. He hadn’t spoken to the god in a few days. He just made his offerings, then left to wallow in his misery.
“Anubis.”
I’m here, Konner.
“I thought
“Are they going to be okay?” she asked with concern.
“Yes. I planted a new memory of you having stayed the night at my place and that I’ve brought you home.
Once you’re in the shower, they’ll snap out of the trance and act as if nothing has happened.”
Alexis crossed her arms and took a step back.
“Okay.”
Konner gave her a questioning look. “Alexis? Are you going to be all right with us?”
She shook her head. “To be honest, I’m not sure. This is so out of the realm of what I would call normal. I don’t know if I can handle this.” He took a step to close the distance between them, but she held up her hand to stop him. “Konner, don’t. I just want you to go right now.”
“Maybe if we talked about it.”
“No. I can’t. Please go.”
He gave her a silent nod, turned on his heel and walked out the front door. Alexis brushed away the single tear that fell as she thought all of her hopes and dreams of a life with him walked out the door with Konner.
* * * * *
Two days passed after the episode with the demon and Alexis was sure her parents thought she’d lost her mind. Every time they brought up the subject of Konner and asked why he hadn’t been around, she just about lost it. She had to run to her bedroom to hide the tears that fell. It wasn’t as if she could talk to her parents about Konner. They had absolutely no memory of the demon, or even of Alexis coming home upset that night she’d seen Konner shift for the first time.
No, Alexis was left all alone with her memories and what she had become. She was as immortal as Konner had said. She’d tested it out by cutting herself with one of the kitchen knives when her parents had gone shopping. The wound had healed within seconds as if it had never been, which meant she truly was Konner’s mate.
The big question was if she could handle him being one of Anubis’ warriors. His vow was for eternity so it wasn’t as if he could just up and quit like a regular job.
She loved him, that hadn’t changed. She just had to decide if she loved him enough to give up her parents and everyone else in her life when the time came when she could no longer hide that she wasn’t aging.
Once again alone, sitting at her computer, trying to work, Alexis found herself going through the same internal arguments about Konner. This time she really forced herself to think what her life would be like without him. And that she’d live forever alone. There would be no one else to take his place.
That’s when it hit her that she couldn’t live that way.
The thought of never seeing Konner again made her heart skip a beat. He was the only man she could picture herself living her immortal life with. The future looked bleak without him.
Wiping away what she hoped would be the last tears shed over Konner, Alexis stood and walked out of the house with a determined stride. She had to get her man back and do some apologizing while she was at it.
* * * * *
Konner was in a worse funk than before he’d met Alexis. He missed her so much he hurt with it. He roamed his house and Chicago’s streets at night like a lost soul. Video games and hunting evildoers wasn’t enough to distract him from his heartache.
He’d lost the one woman meant for him, his mate.
Even though he wanted nothing more than to go to her house and demand she take him back, he wouldn’t do it.
She was the one who would make the decision if they were to stay together or not. He’d already taken away one choice from her. He wouldn’t do it a second time.
Needing to talk to somebody, Konner headed for his temple dedicated to Anubis. He hadn’t spoken to the god in a few days. He just made his offerings, then left to wallow in his misery.
“Anubis.”
I’m here, Konner.
“I thought
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