In The Beginning, Chapter 104
Charlie POV
The first two weeks of January sped past quickly, in the morning’s I would meet with my team, and work out any issues, then I spent a few hours with Daniel, meeting with Alphas, hearing their requests, before training with Theia until late in the evening. By the time I had eaten something and changed out of my work clothes I was exhausted, and Daniel had been working late into the night, so by the second Saturday of the month we hadn’t spent much of the New Year together. I woke up to Daniel’s beard tickling the skin on my neck, and his lips on my mark.
“That’s a nice way to wake up.” I teased, rolling over, but Daniel wasn’t there, and I wasn’t in our room. I slipped out of the tacky black silk sheets, and looked around the strange place I found myself in. I tried walking towards the closest door, when a chain around my ankle stopped me. I sent my power down the chain, focusing like Theia taught me, until it vibrated apart, its atoms separating from themselves, like it never existed, and opened the door. A dark and imposing hallway greeted me, so I tried another door, and another, before coming back to the nightmarish hallway. I put my hands on the walls to steady myself, as I couldn’t make anything out in the strange place, even with my powers, I stumbled through the dark. Until I reached a staircase leading up, as silent as I could be, I climbed until I reached a landing. I felt around the walls until I felt a handle, I had to squint as the door swung open. Though the room was dimly lit, the candles and fire provided more light than my eyes were prepared for, after the complete lack of it. Once my eyes adjusted, it looked like a movie set, or an extremely extra theme night. There were sheer coloured curtains flowing from the ceiling, on the floor were piles and piles of brightly coloured pillows, tables with cups, candles, bowls of fruit, bottles of various sizes and other knickknacks. A fire was burning in a fireplace, with a massive bearskin rug in front of it, and there was some sort of raised circular podium in the centre of the room, with a red silk sheet over it. To the right of the fireplace was another door, I snuck over to it, opening it slightly, to peek inside, when I had to jump back, so the door didn’t hit me in the face. When I looked up, I was looking into the face that haunted my nightmares, Zeus.
“Out of your cage again I see... no matter, it won’t be long now.” He whispered menacingly, his hand moving to my stomach, which was swollen to the point of bursting. I woke myself up with my screams, and Daniel desperately trying to calm me as I fought him.
“Charlie! Baby, you need to wake up, it’s just a dream.” I heard him cry, as my brain caught up with my surroundings. I threw my arms around his neck and clung to him, as I slowed my breathing and heartrate. “That was the worst one in a while, you wanna talk about it?” He asked softly, his hands stroked my back in comfort as I wiped the tears from my cheeks.
“Later, can you just...” I didn’t know what I wanted, or needed, I just wanted that image out of my head. Daniel looked at me with concern, before nodding and pulling me onto his lap, his back against the headboard.
“The last of the Alphas leaves today, but I’ve had requests from others, wanting to come here. I was thinking of asking them to agree to a video call instead. What do you think?” He asked, and I knew he was trying to distract me, but it was working.
“If they are having issues in their packs, I’m sure a call is easier to schedule than a flight halfway across the country.” I agreed, allowing the steady thrum of his heartbeat to calm me.
“Feel better yet?” He asked into my hair, his hands pulling me closer in preparation of a negative response.
“A little, thank you.” I replied, as I snuggled into him, running my nose along his collarbone, before settling my forehead against his neck.
“They’re getting more frequent, maybe it’s time to let Theia know? She could at least tell you if they’re your anxiety and stress or something we need to prepare for.” He begged, again. It's not that I didn’t want help, I just didn’t think there was anything to be done. They were always a variation of the same theme, which made me think it had to be my mind, and not some glimpse of the future, or a possible future. “Will you at least tell me what it is that scares you so much?” He asked softly, his hands moving over my skin as he tried to convince me.
“Zeus.” It was the only answer I had been willing to give, it wouldn’t do any good to give him the details, and I didn’t want to add to his worries. “I’ll be fine, tell me about your plans for today?” I asked, my heartrate and breathing were controlled, and I smiled up at him to reinforce I was fine.
“I have to check out the progress the new pack members have made, and make sure the training is working. But I will be done before you finish training, do you want to go out for dinner? We could have another date night?” He suggested, I knew he was frustrated, but he chained Bailey to me almost permanently after Asclepius. I had no idea what he would do if he knew I was having dreams about being Zeus’s plaything.
“Can we wait and see what Theia has in store for today? Last weekend I could barely move when I was done, I was so tired.” I chuckled, but he stiffened. “What?” I asked looking up into his eyes.
“Nothing, I just miss you, I haven’t had much time with you lately.” He sighed, but I could tell there was more.
“We’re together now.” I whispered, leaving light kisses on his chest.
“Yeah, I’ll go make coffee.” He said unhappily, as he placed me on the bed and left the room, while I was completely lost for words. I tried to call him back, but my tongue wouldn’t cooperate, it felt glued to the roof of my mouth as I failed to find the words to stop him. When he returned, I could see he was gearing himself up to something. “You need to tell me or Theia about the dreams. If they are just nightmares, then talk to a doctor, but you have to tell someone, ‘cause I gotta tell you, the shit I’ve been imagining you seeing is making it impossible to work. I can’t carry on with you not talking to me. I get it now, how you felt all those times I shut down instead of telling you what was going on, cause this shit is hell!” He snapped, as he placed the cups on the bedside table, and I felt terrible for worrying him so much.
“I’ve been dreaming about Zeus, sometimes he kidnaps me, sometimes he rapes me. In this last one he impregnated me; I was almost ready to give birth. I didn’t want you to think it was anything more than my brain working through the “breeder” thing.” I admitted, and he looked almost relieved for a second.
“Are the locations different? Or the same place over and over?” He asked as he pulled me back to him, needing my scent for comfort.
“Different, sometimes it’s work, or somewhere in the pack, once it was in my room at my mother’s house... It’s my brain reminding me motherhood is terrifying.” I confessed.
“Did I... add to that at all, or put pressure on you?” He asked softly.
“No, no, Daniel, it’s not about us... I didn’t...” I stumbled over my words. “When Asclepius told me their plans for me... I suppose because it was never a real threat before, I’d never considered it, but being forced to carry and birth his abominations... I can’t think of a worse torture, a worse existence.” I struggled to explain. “I’m terrified of having children, but when I think about having them with you, it’s not as scary. If Zeus or Apollo captures me, I’d kill myself before I let them use me as a brood mare.” I confessed quietly.
“Why isn’t it as scary when you think about us having pups?” He asked softly, as he stroked my hair.
“Because I know you’d be there, through the pregnancy. You’d hold my hand through the labour, gets a little more terrifying when I think of having an actual child to look after. I’m still afraid someone will take you away from me, and I will have to raise our child alone, but I’m trying, to get past it, I just don’t know how.” I explained, and he sighed deeply.
“Charlie.” He lifted my chin slightly, so he could look into my eyes, his emotions were too muddled for me to unpack, as he struggled to find a response to my confession. “Thank you for telling me.” He eventually said.
“That’s it?” I teased; I could tell he wanted to say something else.
“I don’t know what to say. I’m happy, of course, that you’re thinking about kids and our future, I just don’t want that to pressure you. And I know I will never understand that fear, as a male, so I’m trying to be patient. As far as Apollo or Zeus go, to get to you, they would have to kill me, so I will be eagerly awaiting you, and the telling off you will give your grandparents.” He smiled, as he stroked my cheek with his thumb, his hands cupping my face. I moved to straddle him; his hands moved down my body as I sank onto his lap.
“I love you.” I whispered before our lips met, his hands slipped under my nightie, and up my thighs, bunching the material and taking it with him as his hands moved higher.
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