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The day Michael left me was the breaking point…
I convinced him to go with me to a supernatural festival. Altering our appearances so no one recognized us, we blended in with the crowds of magical beings who wanted to have a good time. He even muted our power signatures, so anyone who passed us felt the magic of two mid-power demons. Everything had been going fine. We weren’t in a great place at that time, but we were on our way to getting back to where we had been. Michael and I were complicated together to say the least, but I always fought to keep him because he was worth it to me. Having fun together at the festival and being momentarily ignorant to all of our emotional bullshit and baggage was freeing. I almost forgot about everything that had happened between us–all of the things we both had to give up and take on to be together and the mistakes we made. But all of that came crashing down when I saw a beautiful, curvy woman with curly, dark brown hair and green eyes. She reminded me of Marilyn…before she practically became a ghost. When she was full of vitality and that New Yorker attitude that drew me in deep. My mind instantly strayed to Diana. How was my girl? What was she doing right now? Was she truly safe or did I make a huge mistake in leaving her?
Michael saw her, too. He must have been able to read my mind, and he told me the latest report from Azazel, the fallen angel he entrusted to watch our little girl. That prick got to watch her grow up, but I had to stay away, skulking in the shadows while I worried about her. He stalked my girl, and I wasn’t even able to hear the reports from him or directly see any of his visions because I was disgraced. I couldn’t even communicate with God directly about their plan for my own daughter–nevermind that she wasmine. My anger over the whole situation bubbled up inside me like a pot mere seconds from boiling over. It came to a head again, and without even thinking, I faded to the fire escape right outside Diana’s bedroom. I sat there, watching her take an afternoon nap right through her window. Michael followed me, fading next to me with an admonishing scowl on his face.
Do you know how risky and dangerous this is?! Anyone could see you right now!He linked me.
I didn’t care. There was nothing he could say to convince me that I did the right thing in leaving her. She no longer had her mother, and although she lived with family who loved her, nothing could compare to having her father around. He put his arm on my shoulder, fading us back home. We had an argument that permanently ended things between us, and he left. I knew he meant it this time.
After drinking myself into a depressed stupor of self-pity, Damon had ambushed me in my own home with his guards. He somehow trapped me inside a stone and put me on a shelf in my office. I was too drunk to even defend myself, let alone know how he did it.
But those days were over…and now I was free. Things were going to change.
Snapping back to the here and now, my gaze landed on Diana. She stared at me, with a cool, confident expression that almost hid the waves of sadness and confusion emanating from her. A fire blazed in her eyes. I had seen the same inferno in my own eyes and the eyes of many of my children. Her face was all the best parts of Marilyn, Michael, and myself–she was absolutely beautiful.
Whatever hot water my daughter had landed herself in, I would fix it. I had never wanted her to meet me, because that meant things didn’t go according to plan. But now that I was here, nothing would stand in the way of us taking back control and fixing whatever shitshow the Underworld had become in my absence. Michael derailed me from my calling. I gave everything up so I could be with him, and look where that landed us? This time around, nothing and no one would derail me from what I truly wanted.
I scanned the room, eyeing each of the men that moved closer to my daughter with every passing second. A colossal, hairy man stood behind her with his hand on her shoulder, his entire body glowing with a brilliant golden hue.Ares. Of all my daughter’s…friends…he seemed the most capable. Greek gods usually had their shit together, except their mental health. Another stood next to him, with curly long hair. He wasn’t nearly as large, but he was built with long, lean muscles. His concerned frown was interesting, as was his power signature. I pushed some of my magic in his direction, confirming my suspicions when a pair of marbled wings sprang from his back. This was Azazel, the fallen angel that watched over my daughter. He’d obviously done a poor job.
I could sense the incubus the moment I was freed from the stone. He was the only one who’s eyes weren’t on me, as they were fixed on Diana. I wasn’t happy when Michael told me she could have possibly been claimed by such a possessive creature, but his dedication to her outweighed the negatives for now. I could always deal with him later if he needed to be neutralized. The blond one with the man-bun stood still, his gaze bouncing between Diana and me. Even if I couldn’t sense the depths of his feelings for my daughter, his sentence as a hellbound would make him easy to manipulate. I searched for the redheaded one Michael told me about, but he was gone. Azazel apparently told Michael he was an integral piece of Diana’s crew. I locked eyes with Michael, and instantly knew something bad had happened. Oisín’s frustrated expression confirmed my suspicions.
“Diana, my dear daughter, you have some explaining to do.”
