Nephilim

Chapter 8: A Punch To The Gut

Chapter 8: A Punch To The Gut

“Alright ladies and gentle men let the show begin.” Marlow twisted his hand up and before we could say okay Taren dropped to the floor in pain. I gasped and fell feeling the same. “oh my god Mar stop. Stop your hurting him.” I begged, Marlow’s eyes began to glow and then everything was black. The sound of a whip snapping and screaming flooded my senses, I turned seeing a younger version of my Taren chained and being whipped by a man I vaguely recognized. Looking at the boy I frantically tried reaching out but I couldn’t touch him. All I grabbed was air. As the whip cracked him again I felt it. “Mel don’t look, please don’t watch its not real.” I heard Taren’s voice in my head, then his screams again. I dropped to my knees in front of the boy. “I’m here” I said and he stared in my eyes it was then I realized my Taren was inside this body. “look at me only me.” I said as the whip cracked again and again. Then flash again to a meadow in the sun and two very young boys playing together. I ran to them looking at their faces. One was my Taren the other I recognized all to well. Daius a very young Daius. “Mel what is it?” his voice sounded again but before I could answer the picture shifted again, to a child in a cell. “You Pathetic waste of energy If I had known the women was a god I wouldn’t f****d her.” Then it hit me. That was Daius father, Taren’s father. I always knew he was a evil son of b***h. Taren was Daius brother the Lost King. The father kicked him hard and I started to cry. Then another flash to a women with snow white hair holding Taren’s body to her. His lifeless body. “I’m so sorry my son I promise one day you will rise above all this pain all this horror and you will rule this once beautiful kingdom and you will united the world between us Gods and this city.” She kissed him then and light flooded his body then we were moving she set him on the steps of a house I recognized, on the drive to his own. “Thank you.” He said before passing out again. “Taren she’s the queen of Gods.” I gasped but something I never expected she walked straight to me. “You take care of my son, he is all I have in this world. I am glad he has you.” She touched my hand and light flowed through me. I felt her power and then a crown appeared in my hands. “Our world I give to you.” And just as quickly it turned into a key. “Help him, unlock the gates and we will all be reunited.” The key then faded into my hand into an iridescent tattoo. I looked up from my hand but she was gone and then we were laying on Marlow’s floor again.

I flipped over quickly and grabbed Taren’s hand. “Baby.” He hissed and backed away from me hitting the wall in Marlow’s apartment. “Don’t touch me.” His eyes were pitch black, and his teeth were bared. “Taren baby its okay were back were okay.” I crossed the room and put my hands on his face. He grabbed my hands and snarled. “I said don’t f*****g touch me, I don’t want to hurt you Melinda.” I took a deep breath and stared him directly in the eyes. “I know for a fact you wont hurt me. Now look at me and see me Taren see me.” I channeled all my energy into our mating bond pouring love and calm into it until his eyes finally changed back to blue. He blinked grabbing my face and kissing me hard. I looked to Marlow and realized he was passed out on the floor. “Marlow!” I ran over to him and tried to wake him. “Marlow wake up you asshole! You need to wake up.” I shook him but there was no response. So I did the one thing he told me to in a instance like this I put both my hand over his chest and zapped him with my powers. I sighed as he jolted upwards. “f*****g b***h that hurt!” I threw my arms around him and hugged him tightly. “don’t you ever f*****g do that to me again.” I breathed. “I feel like I missed something.” I laughed pulling back. “Oh your going to love what you learn.” I turned to Taren who was staring at his hands. “Taren?” I got up and walked over to him. “Mel don’t I’m not okay.” I ignored him and took his hands. “Together remember? We’ve got this together.” He shook his head “He’s my brother Mel, I loved him now I’m with his wife.” I shook my head. “Taren you wouldn’t love who he is now. He’s not good, and I am not his wife. Mar made sure to destroy our marriage bond we haven’t been married in a long time I’m not his. I’m not.” I touched his cheek. “Baby I’m yours I was always meant to be yours. And this,” I held up my palm to show him the tattoo. “Is what proves that.” I finished. He starred at my palm. “That was my mom.” I shook my head. “Oh yeah baby that is the queen of the gods and she’s your freaking mom.” I smiled realizing for the first time we just might come out of this okay. Marlow took my hand. “Mel this is the key to the gates. Like the stories!” I shook my head. “She talked to me she seen me.” Marlow jumped excitedly. “no wonder I was knocked on my ass! She intercepted my spell!” serves him right I thought. Then my gaze fell on my mate again. His mouth moved and I froze as the words hit me. “Marry me.”