exclaimed.
“Nice.”
“Gentlemen, if there’s anything else I
can do for you, just pick up the phone in the corner.” Tomas pointed to a red
phone on a small stand beside the television. “Press 101, it’s a direct line to
me. Now, please, have a seat and enjoy.” He shook their hands then left.
Zek turned to look at his brother, a grin
on his face. They raised hands and slapped high fives. After taking a seat, Zek
picked up the remote and channel surfed until he found a soccer match.
Xav put some ice in a glass and filled it
with water. He took a sip and turned to look at his brother. “So Des, huh?”
Zek kept grinning. His face might as well
be stuck in that position ever since he set eyes on her again. Only just
yesterday, she’d returned to him, though time meant nothing to the Children.
“Yes, Des.”
“I’m happy for you, bro.”
“I’m happy for you, too.”
Xav raised his glass. “Cheers to us man.”
Then, he took a sip.
“Since we’re here, do you need to look
for a suit?” Zek asked.
“Nah. I’ve got quite a few of them back
at the house I’ve never worn, that should be fine. You?”
“I just got a delivery of some custom
suits. In fact, two of them are yours. One’s a light gray that would work.
They’re in your closet.”
Xav grinned. “Sounds good. I’ll take a
look when we get back.”
Zek always shared his home on land with
Xav and then Cyrus. Both men had a closet full of clothes there. Even Aaron
kept a few things in the room set aside for his use whenever he stopped by.
“I think Aaron knows who his mate is,”
Xav revealed.
“No shit. Then, why hasn’t he claimed
her?”
“Not sure. I asked him outright once and
he changed the subject, so don’t know what’s up with him.”
“Any clue who she is?” Zek asked.
Xav shook his head. “Not a one.”
Zek shrugged. “Well, if only Cyrus could
find his mate.”
Xav frowned. “He’s aging. Perhaps he
already has?”
“I thought so too, but he said he never
stopped aging.”
“Still doesn’t mean anything, you know
that. He’s one of Poseidon’s, there’s no doubting he’s of our line and a
brother. The parameters apply to him, too. He had to have already met her, his
bride.”
“I wonder who she is.”
“Don’t know. I didn’t know who Cori was
until I saw her one night on the boat. And if it hadn’t been for the dolphins
making all that damn noise and telling me to look under my nose, I might never
have found her even then.”
Zek grinned. “Yeah, you would have.”
When Xav stopped smiling, Zek suspected
where his thoughts had gone, and his next words confirmed it.
“I’m going to have to do something about
that witch,” Xav stated with finality.
“Yeah bro, no question. She’s gone too
far if she’s pulling demons from Hades’ depths. How’s she even controlling
them?”
“The white witch has always posed a
threat to Poseidon and all his sons. But this is something else. She can’t
control those things. At least not for long. And if she’s opened a breach to
this world and those creatures get loose, there’d be no stopping them, or
anything else from coming through.”
“What?”
“Yeah.”
Zek curled his fingers around the
glassware. “Can you put a stop to it?”
“I will need her sister’s help to find
the breach and then yes, I should be able to seal it. With any luck, seal her
on the other side, too. How two sisters could be such polar opposites is beyond
me.”
Zek frowned. “I think they provide
balance, light and dark.”
“Perhaps. I promised Cori at least a week
here in the little cottage off the main house, so she could spend some time
with her friend before we return home, but I’m going to have to hold off.”
“I don’t sense the dolphins being
agitated. Have they sighted any more of those things?” Zek asked.
“So far no, but you and I both know it’s
only a matter of time before more are called forth. I was barely able to hold
off the
“Nice.”
“Gentlemen, if there’s anything else I
can do for you, just pick up the phone in the corner.” Tomas pointed to a red
phone on a small stand beside the television. “Press 101, it’s a direct line to
me. Now, please, have a seat and enjoy.” He shook their hands then left.
Zek turned to look at his brother, a grin
on his face. They raised hands and slapped high fives. After taking a seat, Zek
picked up the remote and channel surfed until he found a soccer match.
Xav put some ice in a glass and filled it
with water. He took a sip and turned to look at his brother. “So Des, huh?”
Zek kept grinning. His face might as well
be stuck in that position ever since he set eyes on her again. Only just
yesterday, she’d returned to him, though time meant nothing to the Children.
“Yes, Des.”
“I’m happy for you, bro.”
“I’m happy for you, too.”
Xav raised his glass. “Cheers to us man.”
Then, he took a sip.
“Since we’re here, do you need to look
for a suit?” Zek asked.
“Nah. I’ve got quite a few of them back
at the house I’ve never worn, that should be fine. You?”
“I just got a delivery of some custom
suits. In fact, two of them are yours. One’s a light gray that would work.
They’re in your closet.”
Xav grinned. “Sounds good. I’ll take a
look when we get back.”
Zek always shared his home on land with
Xav and then Cyrus. Both men had a closet full of clothes there. Even Aaron
kept a few things in the room set aside for his use whenever he stopped by.
“I think Aaron knows who his mate is,”
Xav revealed.
“No shit. Then, why hasn’t he claimed
her?”
“Not sure. I asked him outright once and
he changed the subject, so don’t know what’s up with him.”
“Any clue who she is?” Zek asked.
Xav shook his head. “Not a one.”
Zek shrugged. “Well, if only Cyrus could
find his mate.”
Xav frowned. “He’s aging. Perhaps he
already has?”
“I thought so too, but he said he never
stopped aging.”
“Still doesn’t mean anything, you know
that. He’s one of Poseidon’s, there’s no doubting he’s of our line and a
brother. The parameters apply to him, too. He had to have already met her, his
bride.”
“I wonder who she is.”
“Don’t know. I didn’t know who Cori was
until I saw her one night on the boat. And if it hadn’t been for the dolphins
making all that damn noise and telling me to look under my nose, I might never
have found her even then.”
Zek grinned. “Yeah, you would have.”
When Xav stopped smiling, Zek suspected
where his thoughts had gone, and his next words confirmed it.
“I’m going to have to do something about
that witch,” Xav stated with finality.
“Yeah bro, no question. She’s gone too
far if she’s pulling demons from Hades’ depths. How’s she even controlling
them?”
“The white witch has always posed a
threat to Poseidon and all his sons. But this is something else. She can’t
control those things. At least not for long. And if she’s opened a breach to
this world and those creatures get loose, there’d be no stopping them, or
anything else from coming through.”
“What?”
“Yeah.”
Zek curled his fingers around the
glassware. “Can you put a stop to it?”
“I will need her sister’s help to find
the breach and then yes, I should be able to seal it. With any luck, seal her
on the other side, too. How two sisters could be such polar opposites is beyond
me.”
Zek frowned. “I think they provide
balance, light and dark.”
“Perhaps. I promised Cori at least a week
here in the little cottage off the main house, so she could spend some time
with her friend before we return home, but I’m going to have to hold off.”
“I don’t sense the dolphins being
agitated. Have they sighted any more of those things?” Zek asked.
“So far no, but you and I both know it’s
only a matter of time before more are called forth. I was barely able to hold
off the
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