Page 53 of Celestia, Year Four

Esme was doing her part down here, saying she could go to the exact locations in the Dark World and reinforce the barriers, making it so that only Forsaken would be stopped.

That way, if there were any shifters with dark magic that had good intentions of helping us, they would be permitted to pass.

Hellsin and Harrison were aiding with the army prep at Alpha Pure and sending out teams on rescue missions to help those who were being affected by the current attacks.

Everyone was busy, which included Odion and his friend Aaron who was like a Guardian of the Dark World.

While Odion did his duty of reaping darkness from animals and a few shifters if he could do it at a safe distance, Aaron would work around the Dark World, traveling through the different areas and created towns to ensure the individuals waiting for the time of redemption and freedom were okay.

After I'd shifted back from my Dark Rider experience, I'd been unconscious for days, and when I'd finally woken up, I'd just missed him.

Total bad luck on my account.

Odion had stuck around, not wanting to leave my side until he knew I was awake and well, but his job was to remove as much darkness as possible that was tainting some of the students at Aslan.

Othello and Miona were balancing the task of taking care of the school in Orlando's absence for those shifters who had to remain on campus for various reasons.

With all that was going on, and all the important duties that had to be timed just right, what was I assigned? To sit at home and watch Momo.

Babysitting.

It wasn't like I minded much since Momo was absolutely adorable and rather easy to watch. A typical day would be filled with her singing, napping, stealing my food, a long enjoyable bath, playing games, reading her stories, and singing her lullabies before bed.

Not to mention her sneaking into the cookie jar and falling inside of it.

Yes, the cookie jar is bigger than Momo.

It was kind of like raising a kid, and even though it was a bit tiring at times, it was enjoyable. But I didn't feel beneficial to the actual plans and preparations of battle.

I was basically banned from using magic until the day of the battle. Orion had explained what had happened that resulted in me shifting into a Dark Rider, and after a bit of back and forth communications thanks to Arielle and Momo's help, it was determined I was on lockdown until they figured out exactly what was going on.

Charlotte said she'd have some detailed books that talked about rare unicorn breeds that she could look into to see if I fell into one of those categories, but timing was critical. It would have to wait.

Being a good girl and staying "home" was apparently better than me participating and risking passing out from exhaustion.

Odion would be back soon, hopefully by the end of the week, and I couldn't wait. I missed him, a lot more than I expected to, which could have also been due to the Dark Rider thing. I hadn't felt weird or out of place when he'd left, so we didn't find it necessary for him to boost the hint of dark magic inside me.

I missed the other guys as well and was thankful for Momo's presence or, otherwise, I'd feel very lonely here.

I'd gotten used to the house and knew where all the main places were, including a library that Esme allowed me to go into whenever I wanted to waste time or read Momo stories before her nap and bedtime.

It just felt like something was missing between Odion and me, and I couldn't figure it out yet. It could have been our bond, but he had applied it in a similar manner as the others had.

Minus the sex.

Before Odion left, he'd given me one hell of a kiss that made my toes curl, my stomach fill with fluttering butterflies, my lungs out of breath, and my new panties wet with desire. Unfortunately, my fingers had to do the deed instead of Odion.

It was difficult because "sex" would be the hardest thing to confront him about. It was a touchy subject that would only remind him of his past, and I didn't want to do that. I wanted it to be natural, but at the same time, my body yearned to be touched by him the longer I had to wait.

I felt like a horny teenager who hadn't had sex before in her life, which was completely silly, but I couldn't help it. I figured ifI could last until this battle was over, I'd go back and jump one of the guys.

Maybe two… or three. Who cares. I just needed cock.

"BiBiBiBi." Momo continued to jump up and down on the bed, making me smile as I closed the door.

"Want to stay here for a bit?" I asked her.

She paused in her jumping motion to put her hands in the air.

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