~ Chapter Twenty-Seven - Part 2 ~

Martin gulped down the lump of fear in his throat as he stood in front of Atlas. “Excuse me, sir,” he said as he tried to keep his voice firm and calm.
Atlas frowned. “What is it, Martin?” He demanded.
Martin cleared his throat a couple of times before speaking. “Um, we just learned that Katalina and Jacques escaped from Tartarus,” he said as he took a couple of steps away from the desk.
Atlas’s head snapped up, and he glared at Martin. “What did you just say?” He demanded slowly.
Martin gulped past the lump of fear that had lodged itself in his throat. “Katalina and Jacques escaped from Tartarus,” he repeated as he practically pressed himself against the door.
Atlas stood up and swept his arm over his desk with a glass-shattering roar, causing everything to scatter across the floor. “How is that possible?” He demanded furiously.
Martin cleared his throat. “Um, it seems she has a very ancient gift that everyone thought disappeared eons ago,” he shook his head. “She used it to destroy part of the barrier. Then a son of Hades teleported them out.”
“Son of a bitch!” Atlas roared as he threw his chair at the window, shattering it on impact. “I want them found, and I want them dead,” he said in a deathly calm voice as he turned to look at Martin.
Martin nodded. “I’ll take care of it,” he said before rushing out of the office.
Atlas turned and glared at the now broken window. The only thing that he could think of was killing Katalina with his bare hands. He let out a growl as he picked up his phone. He sent a quick message to Martin. ‘I want Katalina alive. She’s mine.’
Atlas tossed his phone on his desk and started thinking of all the ways that he could torture and kill the little wolf that was becoming such a pain in the ass.

Katalina rested for the entire day, which was the next day. Then, it was time for her to start her training. Her back was still a bit sore, but it was nothing that she couldn’t handle. So she met Benjamin and Axel in the library that morning after Damien kissed and licked every inch of her body. Before he let her go, he demanded that she at least take Cerberus and Daemon with her, even though they’ll be in a different dimension.
Katalina met Benjamin and Axel in the library that morning. “Are you ready?” Benjamin asked her.
Katalina nodded as she reached down to pet Cerberus’s center head. “Yeah, we’re ready.”
Axel chuckled. “I see Damien still wants you to have protection even though no one will be there,” he stated.
Katalina nodded. “I don’t mind them coming with us, though. They’re adorable.”
Benjamin chuckled as he stood next to her. “Alright. I’ll teleport us to where we’re going because you don’t know where we’re going.”
Katalina nodded and held his hand while her other hand gently rested on Cerberus’s head. Axel ensured that Daemon was touching Katalina’s legs before putting his hand on Benjamin’s shoulder. “Let’s go.”
Benjamin teleported them to the abandoned dimension, and soon they started practicing her new gift.
They spent most of the day practicing her new gift. When Benjamin teleported them home, she was almost dead on her feet. Benjamin had teleported them to Damien’s home office. Damien jumped to his feet when he saw Katalina swaying on her feet. He rushed to her side and wrapped his arms around her. “What happened?” Damien asked as he looked at Axel and Benjamin.
Axel waved him off as he practically threw himself on the sofa in the corner. “She’s fine. Just exhausted. We were practicing her gift most of the time that we were gone. I don’t think I saw her eat anything either.”
Damien growled low in his throat as he held her tightly. “Damn it. She needs to eat. You guys know that.”
Damien picked her up and carried her to their bedroom. “We’re sorry, man. She refused every time. She only wanted to practice her new gift,” Axel said as they followed him.
Damien sighed heavily. “Alright,” he looked at Katalina. “You stay put. I’m going to go and make you something to eat, and you will eat all of it.”
Katalina rolled her eyes. “You know I will,” she said with a laugh.
Damien grinned and pressed a kiss to her forehead before rushing downstairs. He made quick work of making her some food and rushed it up to her. Damien sat in front of her and held the tray between them. “One of your favorites, my dove,” he said as he set it on her lap once she was situated.
Katalina grinned as she started eating. Damien watched her until her entire plate was empty. Then, she pushed the tray away and leaned back with a hand on her full belly.
Damien grinned and took the tray from her. “You know I had to make sure you ate everything before going to sleep,” he smirked. “I know how you get when you’re exhausted.”
Katalina stuck her tongue out at him before lying down and getting comfortable. Damien set the empty tray on the desk in the corner and joined Katalina in bed. He wrapped his arms around her and rested his hand over her belly. “I promise I will do everything I can to keep you three safe,” he whispered into her ear as he slightly tightened his arms around her. “All three of you are precious, and I will love and treasure you for eternity.”
Katalina smiled and snuggled into him. “I love you, Damien,” she whispered. “And I will for eternity.”
Damien pressed a kiss to the mark on her neck and nuzzled against it. Then, with them embracing each other, they fell asleep.