ZAIA.
Valerie freezes as she lands on the ground, backing up as Zion’s voice fills the sky.
This isn’t a place I want him, where the dead are all around. I’m happy Aran has Sia’s head against his shoulder, but clearly Zion didn’t comply.
“Stop, Mommy! Stop, Daddy! Stop everybody, don’t you get it? You have to stop fighting!” Zion says, slapping his forehead as he looks over at Zade, who is watching him sharply. “We have to stop.”
“Never, kid.” Zade scoffs.
“I’m not going to stop! He killed Jai!” Sebastian snarls.
Zion looks at me, and I see the sadness in his eyes. “So many people have gone back to the Goddess… She doesn’t want any more fighting.”
“Yeah, just one last person to take care of,” Atticus says, his eyes hard as he, Valerie, and Sebastian ready themselves to attack Zade.
“I guess the kid’s words hold no value.” Zade mocks as he raises his own hands.
Zion looks down, sadness etched across his face, a child who, despite it not being his age to be thrown into this was trying to help and do the right thing.
Blinding light from their auras lights up the sky and for the first time, I hesitate.
end, it came down to
Blood against blood…
forms of families,
in a game of kill or
But for what?
fighting and
this
Zion’s whispered plea makes me look up at him,
He’s right…
That enchanting melodic voice thrums through my head as time seems to
This voice… it’s…
light surrounds me and time stands
created with power that I can no longer undo. I saw hope in one of my Blood Borns… You. Child, do what’s right. Do what feels right deep inside. You are the mother of three Blood Borns. The most powerful of all my creation, the answers lie within your hand,
light disappears and I watch in slow motion as Sebastian, Atticus, and Valerie’s
within the Triquetras, but I failed… do not fail me do what is right.’ Her
Mommy,” Zion whispers and in that fraction of a second, I realise what
mercy to the one who doesn’t deserve
and aura as I raise a
but it’s too late as their powers slam into the wall
agony tear through me as their power hits me as one
at me, stunned, not expecting me to do
No one did.
‘Zaia!’ Valerie screams.
“Red! Fuck!”
growl is the
tears in her eyes. Atticus is frowning as Sebastian shifts back, fear for my well-being in his
the rivalry, the killings…. We are one! Let’s act like it!” I
it needs
as he pulls me into his arms and I’m in no state to fight him with the pain from all
Aran’s guilt, Dad’s remorse and agony, Zion’s sadness, Sia’s fear and worry, Sebastian’s
I’m not sure…
I feel the
we did was kill over our differences In the end, it was kill or be killed… but it needs to end!” I choke out,
last time, hoping that he realises that this isn’t
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