Chapter 128

Sariah’s POV
**“There was a lot of questions I had answered yesterday”** I tell Laura, Alexis’ panther who is in my mind. **“The main question everyone couldn’t understand is why they wanted us females when we showed everyone Danny was able to heal by getting Amanda to him as well as throw people.”**
**“From what Crystal told everyone; they wanted you too. Dorothy; Nesbeth from what I hear and ”** Laura replies, shaking her head. **“Dorothy knew of Amanda’s abilities long before Claudia even knew. If she knew about them, she may have already known about Cynthia and you. Simon, Oliver and Daniel want to talk with Amelia, Raquel, Phyliss, Claudia, Cynthia and us.”**
“Are you ok?” Leon asks, putting his arms around me, taking me away from my conversation with Laura. He doesn’t know of our plan and doesn’t realise she is here with me. “You have a look of concentration on your face.”
“I’m thinking” I tell him, not explaining I was talking to a panther and he didn’t realise. “I know you are thinking, you are always thinking” he says with a laugh. “What are you thinking about?”
“What they want to talk to us about and what they want us to do” I say to him, pursing my lips together. “I’ve gone over Bernadette’s scrolls and found the blocking spells Hecate was talking about. It’s more of a deflection spell; it deflects magic and it only lasts 48 hours.”
“Does Daniel and Oliver really want to send you into the lion’s den?” Leon snarls as I look into his eyes. He doesn’t like the idea as much as them. Hecate said it was the only way to get to them and if we put the measures in place and I have a counterpart with me; I will be safe. “Claudia and Amelia? I can’t see that happening. I’m not sure what they are thinking; hence my concentration look” I tell him, trying to ease his tension.
“We better go and find out” Leon says, releasing a long sigh as we head out the doorway and down the corridor to Oliver’s office. I knock on the door as Amelia calls out for us to come in. “Oli will be down in a moment; he is consulting with Apollo” she tells us and we sit next to Claudia and Danny.
Claudia, Raquel, Phyliss and I look at one another; “He doesn’t like what was proposed does he?” Phyliss says, turning her focus back on Amelia. “No” she answers as Danny and Todd let off a low growl. “I take it; Joanna is to go too?” Raquel asks, looking at Todd.
“They think we are both chosen too since we joined our packs together” Todd spits, glaring at Raquel. “You are in a way since your mother is a demi-goddess and has you attending the God’s chambers” I inform him as he sits back in his chair, shaking his head and letting out a long breath.
“Sorry I’m late” Oliver states, coming into his office with Denise and Chelsea following behind him. “Apollo and the goddesses need their heads examined” he spits, glancing over at Amelia before turning to Danny, Todd and Leon who all nod at him.
“Joanna, Denise and Chelsea; you will be seeing Demi-Goddess Mum before anyone goes with me” Claudia states as the latter two take a seat next to Joanna.
“Hecate says the reason they gave us the ability to shift and have a counterpart is added protection” I tell everyone as Danny lets off a small growl again. “They want me to have a counterpart when I am there. If we can get to Penelope, Dorothy or Josiah; we may be able to kill them” I add. They don’t know I have Laura with me at the moment. She needs to be here to listen in.
“That’s not my concern” Danny pipes in, glaring at me. “My concern is if you can’t or they incapacitate you before you have a chance. Did they stop to think of that?”
“They won’t be able to do it with magic” I tell him, shifting in my seat slightly at Danny and Todd’s Alpha Aura’s take over the room. It doesn’t affect me; it’s a bit uncomfortable. “I have the deflection spell and will be able to reapply it to everyone if we are there for more than 2 days. While I am there, I can also place the spell around the territory so they can’t teleport out of it and have a cloaking spell in an area I don’t place a spell on so you can teleport in.”
“How are you meant to get in?” Todd snaps, narrowing his eyes at the females into the room. “It’s not as if you could just walk in there and be instantly accepted.”
“That’s where Campbell and Alexis come into it” Simon states as Leon’s mouth drops open. “Alexis is not going. I won’t risk her life. Her mother said she will kill her for betraying her” Leon voices as Phyllis shakes her head at him. “I won’t allow that to happen to Cody” he adds.
“She isn’t going” Phyllis states, as Leon lets out a breath in relief. “Laura will be. Penelope’s panther will sense Laura with Sariah and we are hoping Penelope believes Alexis is detained and Sariah put a spell on her to get her panther.”
“No; Not happening” Leon remarks as I place my hand on his arm to help him calm down. “It will only make Riah a target for Penelope. She will try and kill her for detaining Alexis and taking Laura.”
**“No, she won’t”** Laura says in my mind as I let her come forward and everyone gasps at the sudden change in my appearance. My purple hair changes to black. “My mother won’t let her kill Sariah” Laura says through my mouth. “Mother and Father knew what Michael was doing to Alexis and they tried to get him to stop. Michael would barricade father before it happened and Penelope wouldn’t go seek him out when mother asked her too.”
“Mother is Catelina, Penelope’s panther and Father is Randell, Michael’s wolf, I take it?” Oliver says as Laura nods my head and everyone else catches on who she was speaking about.
“First of all; your hair never changed colour when you shifted into Mandy” Claudia states, trying not to laugh before continuing. “And secondly; that’s funny. A panther by the name of Cat.”
“What makes you think, Penelope won’t barricade Catelina and try and kill Sariah?” Leon questions, trying not to sound too harsh to his daughter-in-law’s panther. “The reason why Riah’s hair changed to black. Since both our eyes are green; although different shades, Sariah used a spell to show the difference when I am in control of her body to her. When her hair is purple; you will know” she says answering Claudia before turning to Leon to answer his question. “Mother won’t want me to die and will think Alexis will die too if she does. At least that is what we are going to tell everyone.”
“It will be a way for Penelope to understand why the familial bond hasn’t been severed either” Simon explains as Campbell comes into the room. “It’s all set. I messaged Dot this morning to tell her I will kidnap the women and take them to her.”
“What about Oliver?” Raquel asks, frowning at the man who came into the room. “Didn’t she ask you to kill him?”
“That’s where I come into it” Amelia states, ignoring Oliver’s clear grunts beside her. “He is going to claim he killed him and bought me with the others to show how easy it was. I will have a counterpart of my own” she states as her brown eyes change to black and Kingsley comes forward. “Since it’s the women they want, then the women they will get with me.”
“I sat down with Jeffery and Jeremy yesterday to go over the finer details before I put the idea to the ladies at their training session” Simon states as Oliver, Todd and Danny grunt their displeasure again. When Simone, Claudia, Raquel, Phyllis and I were summoned to the god’s chambers; the gods and goddesses told us what they wanted us to do. They weren’t involved and made it clear yesterday they weren’t happy they were told to leave the training compound.
“Chels, Denise, Joanna and Cyndy, you have been awfully quiet in this meeting” Amelia states as the four of them jump slightly about being singled out. “You have as much input as the rest of us.”
“Your questions were my questions. I will be seeing Demi-Goddess Mum after we finish to see what she wants and will let everyone know. Other than that, I don’t have input” Joanna answers, looking at the other three. “I have my orders” Cynthia says, smiling at Claudia who gives her a wink. “We will be going for moral support. There isn’t much more we can do, unless our meeting with Demi-Goddess Rachael is about how we can contribute” Denise chimes in as Chelsea nods her head in agreement.
“We won’t know what is actually going to happen until the women get to the coven. From there; Oliver you can mind-link Milly and listen in on the conversation” Simon states, before turning his attention to the two alphas. “Danny and Todd; you both can have Vincent and Jesse there with Claudia and Joanna; that’s why the gods and goddesses allowed the counterparts to move from one person to the next like Jesse and Amanda can.”
“Josh is having Bryce come over to me” Raquel includes to show they discussed what was put forward yesterday. “He’s not happy either and I told him not to come if he was only going to try and stop what Artio wanted me to do” she adds rolling her eyes as the men grumble again.
“I don’t blame your mates for hating the idea. I did bring this up to the goddesses in their chambers, as you are aware” Simon states to Claudia, Raquel, Phyllis and I, putting his hand up to silence everyone in the room. “I don’t like the idea either and if Lorry was going, I would have hated it even more. I understand it and I am making sure none of them get harmed whilst it happens. Campbell is going to be there to make sure of it too. We can trust him; Apollo make it clear to us we can.”
“Trusting Campbell isn’t the issue” Oliver snarls, getting up from his seat. “He showed his loyalty when he came to tell me what Dorothy sent. It’s what Dorothy will do to Milly is my problem” he includes, walking out the door; slamming it shut behind him.
“I guess the meeting is over” I giggle as we all look around the room and Amelia runs out after her mate. “I guess it is” Phyliss says, giggling along with me.