Chapter 30: Samael

I woke up the following day squished in my oversized bed. Katrina had somehow managed to twist almost her entire body onto me. Her legs crossed mine, and her arm was spread across my torso. I haven't looked down, but I suspect I have a drool spot where she's resting her chest. Strung across Katrina's back and sleeping on my stomach is a very long, well-defined arm with a hand resting on my lower abdomen that I am all too aware of.

Once again, I recall what happened last night. I was so lost in the moment that I hadn't realized what was happening until it happened, and I enjoyed it too much to have him stop. I've had my cock sucked before by plenty of women, but nothing compared to what Luka did to me last night. It was… fuck. I can't even explain how great it was.

I wanted to slip out of bed before they woke up. I don't think I can face Luka so soon. Would he bring up last night? Would Katrina? She seemed to enjoy watching Luka's performance, but what would her reaction be in the light of day. Hell, I don't even know how I feel about it. Did this mean I was gay now, or at least bisexual? I've never thought of a man before the way I have about Luka. I never wanted a man to touch me the way I wanted… no still want Luka to. I crave his touch. Even right now, the way his hand gently caresses my abdomen has my skin burning with need.

Luka starts stirring, causing Katrina to let out a soft groan of detest about being woken up this early. It's now or never. I push Katrina off me and mumble something about the bathroom as I take off out my door and down the hall. They're not stupid; I'm sure they've gathered that I'm hiding from them, seeing as I have an en-suite bathroom, but I needed time to breathe. I head down to the laundry room and grab a shirt and a pair of shorts out of the hamper, quickly throwing them on and then shooting Katrina a quick text,

***sorry, I need to talk to Beckett before you get back. Have fun hanging out with Luka; he'll help you back to the academy.***

I don't even wait for Katrina to respond before letting my midnight black wings loose and flying up from the undergrounds towards the earth kingdom. I close my eyes and breathe in the fresh air, allowing the calamity of the flight to calm my nerves. I needed a clear head to speak with the guys. I know Aphelion will be okay, seeing as he's already mated to Katrina, but Beckett and Miles will have a hard time with Katrina mating Luka. Miles, simply because he's jealous and hates to share, and Beckett, well, his dad, has fucked up his head so bad he doesn't know what's right or wrong anymore. Poseidon has raised everyone in the sea kingdom to hate Loki-type gods. Simply because Loki was a friend of Lilith's, and Lilith killed his first bride, the siren Parthenope. When Loki voted not to punish Lilith, he tipped the scale, which in turn caused Posideon to lose.

I open my eyes as I pass through a current of electricity in the sky, letting me know that Aphelion's arrived at the academy, and he doesn't seem thrilled. I gently glide down to the academy grounds, folding my wings back in as my feet touch the ground. My phone buzzes thrice in my pocket, indicating that I have missed messages.

***Sam-Wise, why did you run and hide, come back and play :(***

I chuckle at Katrina's message; I guess she enjoyed herself last night.

I skip down to the following message; it's a group chat with the cousins from Aphelion.

***SOS TOWER NOW***

Shit, this can't be good. This weekend, Aphelion went home to the sky kingdom to visit his father, Zeus. What had Zeus heard now, or what had he requested Aphelion do.

I quickly made my way up to our dormitory. I could feel mass amounts of power radiating off the walls. Aphelion was pissed, but he wasn't the only one. I could feel a storm brewing, which meant Beckett was also angry; I was hoping it was about whatever news Aphelion was about to share and not that he'd already found out about Katrina and Luka.

As I open the door, a fist comes out of nowhere, slamming into my face.

"WHAT THE FUCK!" I growl out, my blue flames instantly covering my body.

"What the fuck is right, dude," Beckett growls. His powers continue to swirl through the air as his anger grows.

He steps closer getting into my face, which only makes me livid, my blue hell flames circling Beckett, ready to burn him if he tries to get any closer.

"You couldn't help yourself, could you! You had to fucking make the decision all on your own before consulting us. You know how I feel about Luka, but you went ahead and shoved him and Katrina together." Beckett roars as a sea of water comes crashing into my flames, causing steam to fill the room.

"THEY'RE FATED MATES JUST LIKE US, DUMMY!" I roar back, my power casting the room into blackness. "Who are you, or I, or anyone else to tell them they can't be together. Katrina has two sides to her coin; she was born light and dark. We are her mates to her light, while Luka is to her dark. She needs him just as much as she needs us, and we need her. He completes her." I inch closer to Beckett, wanting him to understand just how angry he's made me as my body glows with my blue hellfire, illuminating me in the darkness. "And you need to get the fuck over your prejudice when it comes to Luka; he's done nothing wrong. The only thing he's done is help us to understand our mate better."

Beckett looks like he wants to say more, but lightning strikes between us, dispelling mark darkness and lighting the room.

"If you two are done with your pissing contest, we have more important matters to discuss, besides who is or isn't fucking our mate." Aphelion raises his voice commanding the room, proving why he is the heir to the sky kingdom.

"Easy for you to say," Miles grumbles, "You already have that connection with her."

I look over at the armchair, finally noticing him sitting there. He looks worn out. I wonder if it's the mate bond getting to him or the jealousy that's wearing on him so much.

"Bro," I call, walking over to him, slapping my hand on his shoulder, "Just talk to her, tell her how you're feeling. She feels the same pull towards us that we do towards her. She's already in love with you. You need to make your move, man."

Thunder starts to rumble in the sky, and Aphelion's eyes flash with electricity, ready to unleash his powers at any moment. The room grows silent as we all give our undivided attention to Aphelion.

"My father wants to meet Katrina; the entire council wants to meet her before agreeing to our union." He spits, his fury evident in his tone.

"There's nothing to agree about." Miles growls, standing from his seat, "Katrina is our mate, making her our Queen."

"She's already met, my father." I pipe up, "He wasn't too fond of her." I state, causing all three pairs of eyes to look at me.

"He couldn't tell that she wasn't of divine blood, but he did find it strange she didn't know who her parents were. He also found it odd that she has an affinity for all four kingdoms, plus she can control heavenly light. He doesn't know about her succubus nature, but I'm sure that with the rumors Hilda has been spreading, everyone will know sooner or later."

"So, what do we do?" Beckett asks, looking around, hoping one of us might have the answer.

"We need to finish our mating circle, and then we take Katrina to meet the council." Aphelion states firmly, "I've thought of this all weekend, and it's the only option we have. Once Katrina has mated all of us, it will connect us all as one; they won't be able to sever our bonds without killing the heirs to the four kingdoms."

"Five kingdoms," Miles speaks up.

"Five kingdoms? Are you high, cousin?" Beckett asks, "There's only the four."

"No, there is a fifth, you were probably never taught of it because your fathers were too stuck up to teach it, but Luka and I, we grew up together. Luka is the official heir to the fifth kingdom. A kingdom that was once a prison, a kingdom that was gifted to Loki from Lilith herself. Luka is the heir to the realm of Tartarus."

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