Empress Uprising

Chaper 2

*Kora*

  The creaking of the stairs wakes me. Sounds like heavy footfalls so it must be Theo, not Thea. I named the bastard on purpose so that everyone would be reminded of Theo when they said her name. The Coven was quick to pick up on my reference and it pleased me. The bastard will never be completely welcome in my coven. Even if Theo, Hilda, and Luca are weak and treat her like she matters.  They know the limits of what I will accept.  Theo enters the room as I am sitting up in bed.

    "Sorry, I did not mean to wake you, dear.", he says to me in slurred words.

   " What were you doing out of bed this early?", I ask as if I do not already know the answer. Theo has always tried his best to, as he puts it, Protect the kids from me. Like I would ever hurt Hilda or Luca or could hurt Thea. Well really hurt her that is. Her w***e of a mother made sure of that with her last dying breath. Praying to the meddling moon goddess for protection. I could have blocked her from even being able to think to pray, but It never occurred to me that she would. I was gaining too much satisfaction over her pleas to Theo. It distracted me how uncomfortable the situation made him. I have learned since then to control my emotions and I do not allow distractions of any kind anymore. Not even pleasure from my achievements. I've since learned that waiting for celebration and elation of success is better than making mistakes by enjoying at the moment. Lesson learned thanks to the always interfering moon goddess.

    " I couldn't sleep. I thought a drink might help, but then I noticed the time. I'm going to go jump in a shower and get ready for the day.", he replied.

    He thinks giving me half answers is fooling me. Like I can not just pluck that thought from his mind. He knows I have spirit magik. Of course, Theo of all people knows exactly what I am capable of.

He was there the night of the Red Moon Pack incident. I did not mean to kill as many of them as I did. Turns out the b***h that seduced my husband, Ember was her name, was the Alpha's daughter. What pissed me off the most was that she was also about to give birth, and said it was Theo's baby. Then I stood there and listened to that Alpha explain what the hell destined mates were. Rage fueled me and I wanted to kill them all. I had already known by that point in my life that spirit magik allowed for more than just what I was taught growing up. I knew I could read minds and make people do what I wanted if I used enough. Theo says I wiped out the whole Red Moon Pack, but that is not true. I do not kill kids. I may do as I please but kids are kids. They are still able to evolve and learn. No sense in wasting.

 That b***h was not getting to live. So I took her. Her pack fought for her and I killed whoever got in my way. Theo has always been my puppet and always will be. His magik is strong so being able to use him gives me benefit. So he stays. The plan was to allow her to give birth then dispose of her. Her prayer to the moon goddess saved her and her baby from me, but not from the pain of being rejected. So I made Theo reject her as soon as she gave birth. So simple, yet so effective.

    I heard the water turn on and used my magik to turn off the water heater. He needs to be awake and presentable in order to stand next to me this morning for the recruiting announcement. I'll be damned if I will allow him to disrespect me in front of my coven again. Small annoyances help keep them all aware that I have more power and not to try to cross me. Over the last sixteen years, I have grown to know great joy in the small annoyances.

    I may not be able to use my magik on Thea, but I can use it in overt ways that cause her life discomfort. One of my favorites is what I do to all the dresses I am forced to give her so she is presentable to the coven. When Hilda was four I started to teach her about herbology and its uses. While doing so I thought of mixing some together to make Thea uncomfortable and so I did. Dried baby's breath, ground-up rosehip, and small amounts of powdered silver. It worked like a charm and I have been using it ever since. How can one not find joy in the small things when the outcome is so enjoyable. Today I get to make her itch again, and tomorrow the bastard will be gone. The war will deal with the bastard and solve many of my problems for me.

     While I did not mean for my revenge to cause the war, it has had its benefits along the way. Moonlight Coven is one of the strongest I know of. Always has been. The war has not even come close to us here in the valley. I send recruits each year as asked. I usually try to send the max, but that won't be possible this year. I don't keep anyone born without magik in the coven so I always send a mix of weak and moderate magik users to the training grounds. They call it an Acadamey. They train all sorts of training for every type of supernatural. It is done in hopes of enhancing their abilities and bringing out all of their natural talents they may not know they possess yet. Waste of two years if you ask me. However, the training is valid and I have even used some here to help grow my Covens power. 

    "That wasn't necessary," Theo remarked as he slammed the door and left again.

    Many things are not necessary. That doesn't mean they are not pleasurable though. Like how pleasurable it will be to take in Theo and Thea's reactions when I learn just how much power the little bastard does possess, tonight.