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Poseidon felt a sinking sensation in his gut. Mummy made sense, and he hated it. But Willow could indeed unwittingly lead Hunters to him or his family. A low growl escaped his lips.
“That blasted woman!” Poseidon spat, looking down at the unconscious female in his arms.
Mummy grinned, or Poseidon assumed he smirked as his bandaged face didn’t give away much. But after so many years together, Poseidon knew exactly what his brother was doing! Bugger them both to hell, Poseidon snarled in his mind, only to have Mummy grin even wider and damn if that wasn’t creepy.
“Mary Worth, Mary Worth, Mary Worth, open your portal,” Poseidon called, refusing to acknowledge the now chuckling Mummy. He’d get revenge, eventually!
Chapter Three.
Mary Worth/Marie
Poseidon stomped through the open portal, landing in the tower in front of Mary. His sister glanced at the bundle he was carrying.
“I’ll call Baba Yaga,” she said as she sniffed the air.
Poseidon side-stepped as Mummy shuffled in behind and, in a swift move, turned and dumped the unconscious woman in his brother’s arms. Poseidon smirked at Mummy and quickly disappeared from the tower, leaving Mary and Mummy alone.
“She’s his one?” Mummy whispered.
“Yeah, although he’ll fight it as long as he can,” Mary answered, surprised Mummy had realised what was happening. Only she knew so far.
“This will be fun,” Mummy rasped, lifting his head to stare at Mary. “Do you believe there’s someone for each of us?
“Yes. The question is, why are we finding our mates now after so many millennia have passed?” Mary mused.
“I fear the answer,” Mummy replied.
“Not just you, brother. Emmaline is fetching Baba Yaga, let’s get this girl to a secure bedroom, which should mollify grumpy pants,” Mary suggested.
“He will never be mollified; you know what he thinks of humankind. Mary, are we risking an innocent?” Mummy asked and then shifted.
“That feels better,” Manfred Matthews said once in his shifted form.
“Clearly,” Mary replied. “And as for Jase, he’s going to fall, and he’ll fight it every inch of the way. Jase’s anger and hate against humans stems from his dislike of Hephaestus and their constant battles.”
“You think we’re wrong for how we handled Pandora?” Manfred asked as he kept a sharp watch over the person he’d laid on the floor.
“It is the past now. Pandora keeps to herself and works for a future none of us can see or understand. She knows more than she lets on. Pandora’s arrival at the castle that night was most fortuitous, was it not?”
“You think she has the gift of foresight?” Manfred mused.
“Manfred, my brother, I love you dearly, but you need to start paying attention to what goes on around you. Even as God’s Warrior, you missed the nuances,” Mary chided with a gentle smile.
“Do you know how evil you appear when you smile?” Manfred asked and glanced up as Baba Yaga entered the tower.
“Good,” Mary said, nodding in approval at her sister. “I thought I might have to ask you to shift.”
“I smelt the human’s blood when she crossed into our domain. Who is she?” Baba questioned, holding Manfred’s arm as she winced at her creaky knees and she knelt.
“Jase’s bane and soul mate,” Mary stated baldly.
“Hell no!” Baba cursed and grinned. “A human? Jesus, that’ll drive him insane!”
“Oh, I’m well aware; however, if we don’t heal her soon, it won’t be a problem. She’s badly hurt, and I can’t save her,” Mary explained.
“No, I’ll call Lilith. Is Yeti back yet? We need a big man to move her,” Baba asked.
“Yes, I’ll link to Shaylaran,” Mary answered and thought at Yeti. She felt him respond and shut their connection down.
