From Titans (Book 4) (34 page)

Pop! One of the light
bulbs in the kitchen light exploded, but we didn
’
t flinch. Having to
change light bulbs caused by our passionate exchanges was something
we were used to. Pop! Pop! Two more cracked. The lights
flickered.

When Mason froze, I did
too. “What
’
s wrong?” I asked, out of breath.
I gazed up to see if we had caused a fire with the light bulbs, but
I didn
’
t see anything unusual.

“
We have observers.” He
grinned.

I had forgotten about the dogs. All twelve
of them were sitting, wagging their tails, and watching us.

“
This is so awkward.
They
’
re staring at us.
” Mason
chuckled. “Should I let them out?”

Though Mason and I had
time, I didn
’
t want to be let go. I had a
better idea. “No. Let them be. Why don
’
t you take us to our bedroom
in the speed I love you to move?”

He winked and his lips curled wickedly,
melting my panties. “I would love to.”

Mason and I illuminated the whole house.
Even the whole neighborhood felt some dosage of our love shock. We
blew out the circuits. Not only did the block become pitch dark,
they lost their power for hours.

Mason
’
s love shock! The
things it does to me.

The Next Day

After a much needed rest,
we headed back to Kayla
’
s hometown the next day. The town
had been blocked, but there were people cleaning. Zara cast a spell
on the humans to leave so we could clean up the mess. We decided it
would be best to leave the buildings the way they were. It would
have been too much for the Oracles to put everything back to its
original place. The town had been destroyed beyond recognition.
Though we couldn
’
t bring the humans back to life,
we did our best to bury them. It was easier and faster when magic
was involved.

The news had spread
worldwide that a tornado had hit the town, the reason for the
devastation. It was the only explanation the humans could
understand. As far as the craters the Titans and human giants had
made, no one mentioned those. Sometimes what
couldn
’
t be explained would never show on the news. The Oracles
fixed the craters so that the humans could re-build faster. Faster?
It would take years.

After we did all we could,
Mason, Nick, Kayla, and I headed to my parents
’
house. Auntie Kelly
was already there.

“
I
’
ll bring some tea,” Mom said
and got up.

“
You need to stay off your
feet,” Kelly scolded, following behind Mom to the kitchen. “At
least let me help you.”

Auntie Kelly had no recollection of the
incident at her diner, besides the fact that she was there when it
was nearly destroyed. She remembered blacking out and that Kayla
had driven them home before the tornado hit.

“
It
’
s strange to know
everything when Mom doesn
’
t,” Kayla confessed, sitting next
to Nick on the sofa.

Nick placed his hand on
her leg. “Get used to it, but hopefully there
won
’
t be another incident where we have to block
Kelly
’
s memory.”

Dad leaned back into the
sofa and released a sigh. “I agree. I
’
m getting too old for
this.”

“
We
’
ve been through so
much the past year.” Mason held my hand. “I can
’
t believe all that has
happened. I feel like it was a dream.”

“
I know what you mean.” I
rested my head against Mason
’
s shoulder.

Mason kissed the back of my hand and
gingerly ran his thumb over the diamond on my engagement ring,
which I had put back on after the battles. “First, you entered my
life. The vultures attacked openly. We had to deal with Alana and
then Hephaestus, and how could we forget the human monsters
Hephaestus created. Then we found out the gods were not dead. We
rescued them, or Sky did.” He nudged me.

“
No, we all did,” I
interrupted, nudging him back. Mason always gave me
credit.

“
Anyway, we have a lot to
celebrate,” Mason continued.

I intervened again.
“Don
’
t forget how you were taken from us and how we had to deal
with Eris.” I scowled.

“
She
’
s one crazy bitch,”
Nick chimed.

“
She
’
s got to be the
craziest of all, and I thought
Hephaestus
was bad,
” Dad muttered.

Kayla gaped between us, staying quiet. I was
sure Nick had told her about all of our adventures, but from her
confused expression I figured he kept her out of it. It was
probably better that way for Kayla. Though she knew about our crazy
world, the less she knew, the better.

“
Here you go.” Kelly came
back with a tray full of mugs in her hands. After she passed them
out to all of us, she put the tray on the table, and picked up hers
to take a sip. “So, do we have names picked out for the
baby?”

Dad and Mom glanced at each other.

Kelly frowned.
“Don
’
t tell me you
’
re going to wait to find
out?”

Mom released a long sigh and gazed down to
her bump, popped out even more. “This is our last child, and we
want the element of surprise.”

Kelly groaned. “Fine.
It
’
s
going to suck when planning a baby shower.”

“
You
’
re going to plan one
for me?” Mom
’
s eyes twinkled.

“
Of course I am. Sky and
Kayla are helping too.”

Mason cleared his throat. “Nick and I are
too.”

Mom
smiled.
“Thank you so much.”

“
I hope
it
’
s
a girl,” Nick commented. “You know, cause then we can decorate with
a My Little Pony theme. How cute would that be?”

Mom tilted her head, tugging her brows
together, trying not to laugh. “My Little Pony. You know what they
are? How interesting.”

Chapter
31

Mason

It felt good to have
things back to normal. Whatever normal meant to us. My life changed
when my father left us, it took a turn for the worse when Nick and
his mom entered our lives, and then it became the worst of all when
my mom died at the hands of the vultures. I had been powerless
then, and there was nothing I could have done, or so I told myself.
But I couldn
’
t help but wonder—had we listened
to Nick
’
s mom
’
s warning, could she still be
alive today? As always, I pushed away those thoughts.

I passed through life like a zombie. Nick
was the only person I trusted wholeheartedly and then eventually
Everett and Amanda. They had been my only family until Sky entered
my life. She had turned my world upside down. I never wanted to
find that special kind of love. I purposely avoided girls and even
dating.

I found out you
can
’
t help who you fall in love with. Love finds you and sticks
to your heart and won
’
t ever let go no matter how hard
you try to get rid of it. And when you find it,
it
’
s
the most beautiful part of you. Love changed me. Made me whole.
Made me a better man. Sky raised the sun on my rainy
days.

“
Mason,” Sky moaned,
rubbing her sleepy eyes and snuggling closer to me. “What are you
doing?”

“
Staring at you. What else
would I do?” I kissed her forehead.

Her cheeks turned pink as she smiled. “Why?
You know what I look like. You see me every day.”

“
Because you make me
happy. Because when I was Eris
’
s prisoner, the image of your
face and your smile kept me alive. You gave me the strength to
fight whatever I had to face. I knew she was crazy, but I
didn
’
t know how crazy. Luckily, she had a crush on me.”

Sky pinched her lips together, rolling her
eyes. “I want to say that was a good thing, but at the same time,
it makes me mad.”

I had told Sky about my
experience being locked up as Eris
’
s prisoner, but I
didn
’
t tell her about all of it. She didn
’
t need to know how depressed
I had been or how Eris had kissed me when she had placed me under a
spell.

I caressed her cheek and changed the
subject. “We need to discuss something.”

Just then Mason jumped between us and
started licking the both of us.

“
Mason,
that
’
s enough.” I chuckled, petting his head. It felt strange to
call an animal my name, but Sky insisted we had to call this one
Mason, since he was her favorite.

“
Good morning, Mason,” Sky
cooed, sitting up and then rubbing Mason
’
s belly.

I grazed my finger down
her arm. “I
’
m glad Mason was here for
you.”

“
He was, but Hades was
too. I mean of course my parents, Nick, Amanda, Kayla, and Everett
were too, but I found the most comfort from Hades and Mason. I
don
’
t know why.”

“
I
’
m glad you had everyone to
help you through it.”

“
But you
didn
’
t have anyone.” Sky frowned.

“
I had you, not
physically, but mentally. I held onto those thick eyebrows.” I
traced her eyebrows. “I held onto the cute bunny nose.” My finger
slid down the bridge of her nose. “I held onto these delicious lips
I pretended to kiss.” My thumb slid across her bottom lip, making
her close her eyes and moan. “And I thought about your beautiful
smile.” I caressed her cheeks. “You were with me, Sky, every single
second, minute, hour, day.”

Sky leaned her face into the palm of my hand
and sighed. “I have to confess. In some ways, Mason replaced you. I
mean, he reminded me of you. He slept with me every night.”

“
Lucky dog.” I winked,
making her giggle. “I think I
’
m jealous.” I creased my
brow.

Sky stroked my biceps,
feeling the bump of my muscle, and then brushed my lightning tattoo
with her finger. “Don
’
t be silly.” Her tone softened.
“You
’
re the only Mason I love.”

“
I better be,” I playfully
demanded.

Sky giggled, throwing her head back onto her
pillow. “You said we needed to discuss something.”

“
Huh? Oh.
Well
…” I glanced at Mason, who sat on the
edge of the bed with his head down on the blanket, two paws under
his chin. Was he pouting? With that expression, he could get away
with murder. My gaze turned back to Sky. “We should get married
soon.”