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I smiled at her. “It does. It’s already happening.” I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. “I can feel them. They’re happy. Relieved. Somewhat confused, though. We have a lot of work to do.”
“And the madness? Is it truly gone?” she asked. The hesitancy in her voice caused the question to come out slowly.
“Diminishing.”
Adora looked at Atlantis, half-sunken into the water. Her temple. The place she’d selfishly demolished and yet, preserved for her rebirths. The place only she had the power to destroy. She held out both hands and closed her eyes. Electricity crackled all over her body. The ground began to shake, sending ripples over the sea. The ruins shook as a heavy force pressed against it, splitting the stones, and they tumbled and spilled into the water. Like it was pulled from underneath, the temple sank below the surface, crashing and sending waves to pummel the shore.
When the dust settled, she exhaled a shaky breath, then whispered, “We did it.”
“I believeyoudid it. I just stood and watched.” I crossed my arms. “Which was incredibly hot, by the way.”
“Do me a favor,” she said, but trailed off and let her question hang for a moment. “Promise me you won’t ever find a way to bring me back to godhood if I die. I know that I’ll physically be reborn, but Kali doesn’t need to be awakened. Let the goddess within me die too.”
“With the priestesses gone, I’m the only one that knows how to bring Kali back, and I swear to you I won’t do it.” Adora looked at me with relief, but a hint of anxiety appeared on her features. “Do you know what will happen to you if you die now that you’ve brought down the temple?” She shook her head. “When great injustices occur, you’re reborn as you were before. A ‘measly’ peacock shifter.”
“Really? That’s it?” she asked, the light sparkling in her eyes. I nodded. “That’s not so bad. Lived my entire life as a ‘measly peacock shifter’,” she said with a wink.
“I figured you’d be okay with it.”
“Promise me one more thing.” I glanced at her, raising an eyebrow in question. “If that happens, promise to find me again,love me again,so I can remember who I am and can always be by your side.”
She looped her arms around my waist, and I held her against me. With my lips hovering over hers, I whispered, “I swear it.”
I kissed her and felt her smile against my mouth.
“We have one more really big thing to deal with ...”
“What’s that?”
“Going back to Earth and introducing you to my moms. And my sister. And her vampire king-mate.”
I raised my eyebrows and breathed a sigh. “Well, after every lifetime we’ve shared, that is something I’d never expected to hear.”
“C’mon. It’ll be fun. Imagine: Family dinners. Holidays. Maybe playing with a niece or nephew soon. Paying my sister back for how awful she is every time she goes into heat by having loud sex in her house.” She trailed off, looking at me with trepidation. “What? Too much? Too fast?”
I chuckled. “Not at all. Honestly? I can’t wait. The sooner, the better.” Adora’s smile widened in excitement, and I leaned down to nibble her earlobe and whisper, “I’ve not had my fill of you yet.”
The End.
