Page 50 of Hell On Earth
Eliana: The alarms went off, which notified Mom. She’s not spying. She just turned the lights on and the cameras off. We’ll be there in a few.
“It’s fine,” I said as I read. “It was Eliana’s mom helping us.”
Another message popped in.
Megan: Incoming!
I looked up just as a ball of flame burst to life to our right. It receded, revealing Megan and Oanen.
“Father,” Megan said formally. “This is my mate, Oanen.”
I felt Hades move behind me and looked back to see his nod.
Megan glanced at Eugene. “Glad to see you’re still intact.”
“Same,” Eugene said with a grin. “My night ended a lot better than it should have after I messed up at the Roost.”
“About that,” Megan said. “Why were you there?”
“Adira busted me breaking some rules and said it was restitution. I’ve gone there before with Ashlyn and thought I could handle it. I was wrong.”
Megan looked at me. “Adira again. She’s avoiding me, told you to go to the lake, and manipulated Eugene. She’s team Thanatos. I’m going to talk to the council about removing her.”
“No,” I said. “When you put pressure on her, she multiplies it. Eliana learned that the hard way. Go the opposite route. Disregard her instead. She made it sound like Kelsey and Zoe were out of her reach. If Eugene and I know not to listen to her, we’ll be fine.”
“Until she portals you where you don’t want to be,” Megan said. “She’s done that to Eliana too.”
“Is there a way to block her from entering our houses?” I asked, glancing back at Hades again.
“Yes,” he said. “Consider it done.”
“Sweet,” Megan said.
The back door opened.
“We’re in here,” Megan called.
Eliana and Fenris appeared. Cute, little Eliana’s gaze went to Hades and turned completely black. She froze then backpedaled a step.
“Whoa,” Fenris said, rubbing her arm as he looked at Hades.
Fenris offered him a crooked smile.
“A lot of us wish we weren’t made the way we were. If there’s any way for you to tone down the lust you feel for Ashlyn, Eliana would appreciate it. She’s not a fan of random feedings.”
I twisted to look up at Hades. His gaze met mine. “Asking me to stop how I feel is similar to asking you not to breathe. Don’t ask it of me.”
“I’ll be fine if we stay back here,” Eliana said shakily.
She didn’t look fine, though. She looked like she was struggling.
“We’ll make this quick,” Megan said. “To recap, Adira is on team Thanatos, and Hades will ward the human homes so Adira can’t portal inside. Now, what are we going to do to find Thanatos?"
“He moves as we do, daughter,” Hades said.
“Too bad we can’t slap a tracking spell on him,” Fenris said.
“Oh, I like that idea,” Megan said. “I’ll check with Zayn to see if it’s a possibility.”
