The Prophecy

Chapter Sixteen

Waylon and I went up into the forest every day for the next few days. I was sad because every time we saw Callen he was busy doing something or he was doing lessons with Uncle Arthur and my Aunt pulled me aside and told me to give him space and let him cool down I think she’s afraid he would fall off the rails like he did last time. He wouldn’t even look me in the eye and I felt so conflicted because on one hand I wanted to celebrate me and Waylon like every other couple but I had two constant reminders every time I laid eyes on his younger brothers of the hearts I’d broken. Waylon kept telling me to just be patient but I hadn’t ever been the sit back and see type of girl. 

The first day of training was a little rocky, I accidentally flooded the meadow and burned down one of the willow trees thankfully Waylon was there and put it out before anything else could happen but by day four I was able to summon a water orb, and spin rocks around it using water earth and air all at once but hadn’t figured out how to concentrate enough to add fire, case in point the tree. Waylon told me to ask Athen for help since fire was his speciality and he may have some tips that could help me through it but I still didn’t feel like I could face him and the last thing I wanted was a brotherly show down since Athen hadn’t ever been the type to shy away from flirtation but I knew he would win out in the end because I needed help.  

After a long day in the woods we came back to the house and Waylon had some chores to do so we said our goodbyes and I went up to my room to wash up. When I opened my door Athen was laying on my bed. “Bout time you got back I thought I’d end up napping when you finally showed up.” He smiled and put his hands behind his head to show me he was making himself comfortable. 

“What are you doing here?” I said closing the door but not wanting to get any closer and waited for his answer. 

“Aren’t you gonna come in? It is YOUR room after all, no? Ok then, suit yourself. My brother says you need my help.” 

“I told Waylon I could do it myself I don’t need your help.” I said instantly offended that my boyfriend hadn’t listened when I said I wasn’t ready to bring Athen into my training. 

Losing his playful grin Athen said, “This isn’t a joke, you’re the most powerful witch to be born in a millennia and the faster you get this down the better, now I have what you need and all you have to do is ask sweet pea.” I stared at him, “So ask Echo.” I still didn’t say anything, I couldn’t tell if he was screwing with me and I didn’t like feeling like I wasn’t in control of my situation he had no right to come to my room and dangle his power in my face like that. He got up off the bed and walked across the room to stand directly in front of me. He brushed my cheek with his hand and said, “Mmmm, I remember the last time we were alone in your room.” My face flushed in embarrassment, “And by the looks of your cheeks you haven’t forgotten either have you?” 

I pushed past him and walked to my closet, “You’re being cruel, you know I always took you for a flirt but I never took you for a scoundrel.” I grabbed some sweats and a sweater from y drawers and walked past him to my bathroom but before I closed the door I turned to him and said, “I’m disappointed in you, honestly I made my choice I din’t like hurting you or Callen. I didn’t want any of this but by god I have to live with it and if you had a snap of decency in you you would respect ME. This isn’t a game, I love your brother so if you want to be my friend I’m here but if you EVER come here again and try and pull this I’ll knock you on your ass Athen Whitten… Just try me.” Before I slammed the door he stood before me with a look of pure shock and disbelief on his face which I made me laugh to myself more than once as I remembered it during my shower. The nerve of that boy, thinking he can come in here and use me needing his help to embarrass me and use our history to make me uncomfortable. When I was done I went downstairs and helped Loretta finish getting dinner ready, as I assumed we weren’t eating together as we hadn’t since Callens break down and even though I expected as much I was disappointed, I didn’t’t regret Waylon but if I was being honest I was wishing I could have the boys back I missed laughing with Athen and talking and working with Callen. In our own weird and twisted way we were a family and just because I hadn't chose them the thought never crossed my mind that I’d lose them completely. 

“Don’t worry little love, the boys will come around you did the right ting following your heart, I love all of ‘em like they were my own but they all have a touch of selfishness in ‘em and it’s just gonna take them a while to lick their wounds and things will get better.” Loretta said as she rubbed my back, I was helping her clean up and had myself elbow deep in dishes.

“I honestly hope so, I feel so stupid not realizing after I told them how I really felt that they wouldn’t be around. We all leave in a few days for the gathering you don’t think they’re going to avoid me forever do you?” I said looking over at here worry plastered all over my face.

“No sweetie I don’t. I think it’s going to take time to get close to where things were but I think the gatherings bring out the best in us all so I think no matter what the boys will let loose and we will all have a good time. Callen is nervous for his ceremony and they know better than to act up when the elders are around everything is gonna be just fine you’ll see.”

When I was done in the kitchen I went upstairs and got myself ready for bed, and I heard a knock on the door. Waylon came in and laid on my bed as I finished washing my face and brushing my hair and putting it into a side braid. I went and sat down next to him and said, “I’m not mad at you anymore but I was really upset earlier that you sent Athen up here after I was very clear I didn’t think I was ready to be around him.”

He avoided making eye contact with me instead playing with the edge of my comforter he said, “I know, I’m sorry but I think its better to get it over with don’t you?” He finally looked me in the eye and waited for my response.

“You do know he tried to come on to me right? Like you had to have known something like that was going to happen.” He didn’t say a word and just kept staring at me. Instantly I knew what was going on, “MY GOD!! Seriously? That was why you did it din’t you??? You wanted him to come on to me! What the hell Waylon!!” I was so mad I pushed him off of my bed and that was no easy feat as he was a good 7 inches taller than my 5 foot 7 frame and had a good 60 pounds of muscle more than I did. He fell to the floor with a thump, jumped up and began to yell.

“WELL??? What do you expect me to do? For the first few months you were here I was expected to be ok with sharing you with my goddamn brothers!! I just wanted to be sure you had really made a choice why am I the bad guy here?” 

I looked him up and down and could see the insecurity on his face, “Waylon Whitten, I chose you.” I crawled across the bed and stood on my knees to take him face in my hands. “I haven’t even had the chance to see if the old attraction I felt for you brothers is still there I have no idea how this magic works I don’t know if once I make a choice if it just POOF goes away and all I feel is my love for you or if I’m going to have a magnetic pull for you three for the rest of my life but one thing I know for sure is if this was something weighing on your mind you should have talked to me about it, we could have figured it out together. Don’t you ever do something like this behind my back ever ever again ok?” His gaze softened and he closed his eyes and ribbed his cheek against my hand and reached up to hold my wrists.

“I’m sorry, I really am. I’ve never done this before I’ve never been in love and I have no clue how any of this is supposed to go I’m learning day by day. I will say I didn’t mean tot make you uncomfortable I guess I just wanted to be sure that it was really just me and you and I wasn’t going to have to worry about wether or not i’d be finding you with one of my brothers in the barn one night or something ok? I do trust you, I don’t trust this magic…”

He was such a beautifully flawed man, his insecurities reminded me that this wasn’t some fairytale this was real life and things weren’t always going to be perfect. I felt so much love for him in this moment, my hands still on either side of his face I pulled him to me and kissed him. I slipped my hands from his cheeks to hold his head behind his neck, and deepened the kiss. He moved his from my wrists down my back and for a second squeezed my ass in his hands which made me jump and gasp then burst into giggles and found my way back to his kisses. He then grabbed me by my waist and twisted me to lay underneath him on the bed arms on either side of me he kissed my cheek, my jaw bone and my neck sending shivers up my spine and a jolt of pleasure through my legs. I fumbled with my hands till I found his pants and undid his belt unzipped his jeans then ever the gentleman helped me out of my sweater, since I was ready for bed I wasn’t wearing a bra and when he saw this his eyes went wide and he brought his face down to my chest and rubbed and kissed and licked my n*****s causing little moans of pleasure to escape my lips. He shimmied out of his pants and ripped his shirt off disconnecting out mouths for but a second and coming back down to continue kissing and touching and loving my whole body. He again started kissing down my face, chest, and this time went even lower and kissed down to my belly button. He stopped at the waistband of my sweats and looked up at me with fire in his eyes and said, “I want to taste you.” It came out more like a growl and I had to take a deep breath to steady myself because my desire for him was completely overtaking me. He removed my pajama bottoms and my undies and gently opened my legs that were shaking with excitement and nerves because it seemed every time I did something with Waylon I was checking off another first on a long list of things I’d never done. 

He kissed and licked at my thighs right next to my s*x and it drove me wild, then suddenly his mouth began sucking and licking up and down and in circles between my legs and it seemed my eyes flew back in head and I threw my face up to look at the ceiling. My hands went to cover my mouth because all I wanted to do was scream Waylons name because the amount of ecstasy I felt in that moment was off the charts. The pressure and the pleasure built up to a point that I felt like I was going to exit my body, I arched my back and a blinding flash of light filled the room and everything was white. Waylon jumped off of me and I assume fell to the floor because I heard a loud thud, then footsteps. My eyes were still trying to adjust to the flash so I rolled off my bed and fumbled through the room from memory to my closet and grabbed the first thing that felt like a nightgown and came back into the room. I continued to blink and heard voices getting louder and louder and knocking on my door, I could see now it was still a little fuzzy but Waylon had found his pants and was attempting to throw on his shirt. “Echo?!?! Honey?? Are you ok?” I heard accompanied by more knocking harder than the first time.

“Oh god it’s your mom!” I whispered.

“Do NOT answer that door.” He shot back at me. And yet my hand was reaching for the knob just as a hurricane gust of wind blew the door off it’s hinges to reveal my aunt, uncle, Callen, Loretta and Athen all staring at us and Waylon finally got his shirt over his head.