The Alpha's Surprised Mate (Book #1 of Silver Moon Series) novel Chapter 74

Seventy-Three: Hidden Secrets

Poseidon

One would think that a god could get nervous, but that is exactly how I am feeling right now. I am sitting in a room with three of my siblings, five of my nieces, one nephew, the King and Queen of the fae, two werebears, and many werewolves. Not to mention my two daughters, whom I have managed till now to keep hidden and safe. Those damn rogues just had to grow some balls and attack the packhouse. I looked around, and Mykenzie and Kylani glared at me, and I sighed. I might as well come clean.

“Nyalia didn’t fall in love with a human. She fell in love with me. She told her father that because we both knew that he would have never agreed to her being with me. He got along with us and we had an alliance mainly due to Mykenzie and Kylani having his bloodline in them. So she told him she had fallen in love with a human. When I met him she had placed a cloaking spell over me to disguise me as a human. It helps that as gods we don’t have a scent. We were happy. Things were going well for years. Then Nyalia found out she was pregnant with you Mykayla and we were ecstatic. I was absolutely thrilled when I found out it was a girl. Then when your sister came along we were even more thrilled. We were finally complete. We kept up the cloaking spell around the mortals to not raise suspicion. One day I got home Nyalia said that she had seen a strange man lurking around outside. It took a couple of days but then I saw him and it was a bear. I recognized him but couldn’t figure out why. I knew he had caught the scent of the girls. I decided I needed to protect them. It just happened that Mykenzie and Kylani were injured after being in a fight so I brought the girls to the hospital and while they were asleep I made a small cut along with their wings and a small cut in both Mykayla and Bree’s palms and did a blood transfer. The girls never got sick but it worked. Mykayla and Bree absorbed enough of their power to protect them. Bree was born with the wings and her mother taught her how to keep them hidden.” I explained.

“How did the transfer not kill us?” Mykayla asked.

“Because you have my blood and your mother’s blood in you. Mykenzie and Kylani have the same blood in them so it didn’t affect you like it would say if Dustin came in contact with it.” I tell her.

“We were told our parents died in a house fire. I remember Dimitri picking me up from the basketball tournament and telling me. Then take me back to grandma’s house where Bree was.” I say.

“I know, but it was partially a lie. I wasn’t at home, but your mother was. She did pass away. The fire was intentional. I am pretty sure it was Penthesilea and Phlegyas and the three were bears. However, they made it look like an electrical malfunction.” I explain.

We continue to talk about everything, and while I can tell that everyone is upset, they also understand why we did what we did. Zeus is pissed at me for keeping my family a secret. He said he would have helped keep them safe if he had known. I am not sure if Mykenzie and Kylani believe me or not. What happened next, no one was prepared for. I watch as Mykenzie and Kylani stand up, and they throw something at Mykayla and Bree. We all watch as they are consumed in the blue-green fire that Mykenzie and Kylani can make. I watch as Mykayla and Bree stand there, and all of a sudden, they start controlling the fire that has encased them. Then the fire goes out.

“Throw it back,” Kylani says calmly.

We all watch as Mykayla and Bree raise their hands and act as if they are throwing something at Mykenzie and Kylani. Within a second, they are consumed by the fire, and a huge smile breaks out on their faces. Kaleb runs over to Kylani, freaking out because she is on fire. He reaches for her and sticks his hand through the fire to grab her arm. The fire doesn’t burn him, and I gasp. That’s when we learn that he was gravely wounded in the battle and that Kylani bit him. I have a feeling it was more than that. I give Chris a look, and he knows too.