Gunner.
"Stop it" Zee shouted.
The little table in front of her lifted off the ground. Holy fucking shit, this is her, Zelena is doing this. The bookshelves and everything on them started to shake. I could feel this dull vibration coming from Zee.
"Stand up! Stop doing that, both of you please get up" she shouted as she sobbed.
In a snap all the shelves on the bookshelf broke in half sending everything falling to the ground, they hit the floor and then started to float around the room, circling us. Mum and Dad stood up next to Artemis, out of the path of the flying books. I grabbed Zelena's shoulders hoping to calm her down, but instead felt a deep fear flow through me.
"Please, I don't want this, I just wanted a family" she cried desperately.
I thought I was going to be sick, my body felt heavy but my head was airy and light. I wrapped my arms around Zelena to calm her. But the moment I had her in my arms, I nearly pulled away from her again. A frigid darkness filled her emotions. She felt scared and lost. I couldn't let her go, I needed to calm her down. The books stopped spinning and started falling and rising again and again.
"We're sorry darling, we are just showing our respect to our Goddess" Mum said quietly, taking a small step forward.
"I don't want to be your Goddess, not if it means you will start treating me differently" Zee cried, while shaking in my arms.
"This is our way, this is how it is done" Dad growled,
"Well I don't care! If you want me here and you want me to be your Goddess or whatever then you can't do that. Lupus you are the Alpha I don't want you to bow to me, you are all my family now, why can't we just be a family?". I could feel how desperate Zee felt. I could feel the intense fear and anxiety coursing through her. It was like picks of ice stabbing against my skin, all the while my head felt like it was going to pop off and float away.
Mum stepped around the coffee table and took Zee's hands,
"I'm sorry my darling, nothing has to change, not between us. You are right, we are family. Right Lupus?" she said reaching behind her for Dad.
He stepped toward us and wrapped his hands around theirs, the heaviness in the room evaporated instantly. Everything hit the floor at once and didn't rise up again. Zee's emotions stabilised and I felt the strange darkness dissipate.
"Thank you" Zee said softly.
Dad put his arms around me and pulled us all in together for a hug, and then he flashed me,
**Son, she must be protected**
**What?** I flashed back as I eyed the side of his face.
**Together you will be the most powerful Weres in history. You must make sure her pain and fear do not overcome her or else they will take a hold of you as well**
**I won't let that happen, Dad**
**If you do, you will have the power to destroy us all**
**I understand**
Dad let us go and looked at Mum, they were flashing now. Zelena looked around the room at the mess,
"Oh Roe, your library, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean too" she said with a sniff.
"I know darling, it's okay. It was quite the sight to see" Mum smiled, she was enjoying this.
"I can't wait to see what you can do when you learn to control it" Dad huffed
"I can control when this happens?" Zee asked,
"Yes, you need training. Right away" Artemis spoke from across the room. I honestly forgot he was there.
"Okay, but for now can we keep my new abilities on the down low? I don't want to scare anyone else"
"You don't want the pack to know?" I questioned,
"Not right away, just let me get a handle on it first"
"I think that's reasonable" said Dad while picking up some books
"I can clean this up, why don't you two go and relax. Maybe talk some things out?" Mum said, obviously trying to get us out of the room so that they could talk.
"No, I made this mess, I'll clean it up" Zelena argued,
"Oh nonsense, it was just an accident, go on now".
I grabbed Zee's hand and started walking her to the door,
"Tomorrow, my Goddess" Artemis called,
"Tomorrow, you come? We train"
"Okay, sure" she answered slowly.
We went upstairs and back to the bedroom to talk it out some more. Afterwards, I sat on the bed next to her and held onto her hand. I still can't believe this is all happening. Mum told us stories about the daughter of the moon and the she-wolves with powers, when I was a kid. But of course back then, I just thought they were stories to make us feel good. I don't like this plan, of going to that human scum for answers. I mean there's no way he'll cooperate anyway. The guy is an absolute monster, why would he tell us anything. Unless we torture him a little bit first. Maybe I can get onboard with this plan after all. I could get a little payback for all the horrendous things he did to Zelena, and I can get Zee her answers.
"I'll go sort it out with Dad" I said standing up and walking for the door.
She jumped up onto my back and kissed my cheek.
"It'll be okay, you'll see" she whispered.
Fuck I love her, the power she is emanating makes it hard to resist. I wanted to stay there and rip her clothes off again, I hungered for the taste of her lips. But I need to make plans with Dad before I let this anger go. I half smiled and kissed her quickly before getting too caught up in those lips. I took her arms from around my neck and put her back on the floor and walked out the door, closing it behind me. I took a deep breath and leaned my head against the door. I thought this uncontrollable lust was meant to ease off after sealing the bond. I shook my head clear and then headed downstairs.
Mum and Dad were still tidying up the library, but Artemis had already left. They had piled the books up on the floor and the broken shelves were gone.
"Are you both alright?" I asked walking into the room.
They both turned and looked at me at the same time.
"Yes, we're okay" Dad grumbled,
"Were you affected?" he asked,
"What do you mean? Like, by her powers?" I questioned,
"Yes, did you feel them" Mum asked urgently,
"I don't know, it was a weird feeling".
Mum rushed forward and grabbed my hand, pulling me down on the couch to sit next to her.
"Gunner, she has Gravitokinesis. Do you know what that can mean?" Mum asked leaning towards me.
"Ah... she can make things fly around the room" I said sarcastically.
"No son, if she can access the full extent of gravity, then her powers are almost limitless" said Dad with a very serious frown.
"Is that a bad thing?"
"No baby, but it is very dangerous. With your True Mate bond heightening her emotions and the unpredictability of these powers, she will either lead the entire Were species into a new age of greatness or she could wipe us all out completely. Did you feel anything when she was accessing her powers?"
"Uh, I don't know what I felt. I felt heavy, like I was being pulled into the ground, but my head was like flying into the air. When I held her, I just felt lost, like I was in the dark"
They looked at each other with raised eyebrows.
"What?" I demanded with a grunt.
"We talked it over with Artemis and have all agreed that because of your True Mate bond, and your ability to share your powers with each other, it is very possible that you too will be able to access the powers of the Goddess" Mum said sternly,
"Wait seriously?"
"We aren't sure, there has never been a male Triple Goddess as the powers are only passed from mother to daughter. But because you aren't inheriting them it means you're not a God or Goddess and could instead access them through your True Mate bond. However, if you use the power, you may offend the Moon Goddess causing her to retaliate against you" Mum continued,
"Couldn't that hurt Zee? If I use her power, would the Moon Goddess retaliate against only me, or her as well?"
"I can't answer these questions, Gunner. There has never been anything like this recorded in our history. A True Mate bond is rare enough on its own, but adding a Triple Goddess to the mix is just unheard of".
This was the first time I had ever heard my mother sound so unsure. She knows everything about Were-kind and the legends of our species. To hear her speak with uncertainty was nerve-racking.
Everything has changed so fast, I really haven't had a moment to take it all in and think about it. There have been some weird feelings, like sudden surges of emotions. Her control over her wolf and the speed in which she is learning is unusual. But there was nothing to indicate that Zee had powers. Last night's sexual marathon was definitely not what I was expecting. I've only slept with someone once before, and it didn't feel anything like what I have with Zelena. With Zee it's almost animalistic, there's an urge and this unrelenting desire to always be near her and to touch her. With Zoe it was uncomfortable and forced and just felt unnatural. Is that the bond, or the powers, or is it just love? I have this constant nagging feeling of fear. With this new revelation comes an unending list of threats and dangers.