From Titans (Book 4) (39 page)

“
Half-brother,” Alexander
repeated. Raising his hand, he pointed at Zeus.

Mason and I exchanged puzzled glances.

“
What
’
s he doing?” Mason
asked, keeping his voice low.

“
I
don’
t know.”

Zeus jumped back. “That hurt, you…little…”
He pointed his staff at him.

Hera reprimanded Zeus
before we could get to him. “No. He
’
s just a child.”

Everyone chuckled quietly.
Alexander had discovered his power. Sizzling lights had flickered
out of his fingertips just as he touched Zeus. I had no idea if he
knew the kind of power he had, but I could assume since he went to
Zeus to release his power that he
’
d already known.

Hades smacked
Zeus
’
s back. “He
’
s just like you. You should be
proud.”

Zeus growled. “These descendants drive me
crazy.”

“
Your fault for creating
them. But then again, we wouldn
’
t be here if it
weren
’
t for Sky and the others.”

Zeus twitched his nose. “Maybe.”

“
Where
’
s
Alexander?
” I panicked when I
didn
’
t see him.

Nick pointed to the
walkway on the other side of the fountain, where the portal stood
still. “He
’
s there.”

“
At least
he
’
s
not in the water. He
’
ll be fine,” Hades
muttered.

“
Don
’
t worry, he
can
’
t go through the portal,” Zeus added.

I inched closer, ignoring
their comments, Mason along with me. “Alexander, come here.
Let
’
s go buy more of that toy you have in your hand. You want
more horsey?”

Alexander tilted his head as he continued to
pace faster. Something caught his attention. Then he raised his
hands, fingers wired with energy. He pointed to the portal. The
portal spun and wind blew through, pushing Alexander back.

My heart raced. Unable to
decide what to do, I knew I could catch him with my super speed. “I
thought you said he can
’
t open the portal?”

Zeus
’
s jaw dropped. It was
the first time I had ever seen him so stunned.

“
Alexander. Look at me.” I
tried to sound loving, afraid he would bolt through if I made a
sudden movement. Mason on the other hand moved closer to the portal
hidden behind the trees.

Alexander finally looked
at me. His lips curled mischievously, and his eyes darkened.
“
Bye, bye.
” He moved with speed I hadn
’
t known he possessed. Either Mom
had forgotten to let me know, or that was the first
time.

“
Alexander!
” I dashed, standing
where he
’
d stood a second before.

Before I could say a word,
Mason grabbed my hand. “Don
’
t worry. I know where he went.”
Then he led me through.

Chapter
35

Skylar

Three Years Later

Skylar:
I
’
m almost there.

Kayla:
Where are you?

I waited until my next
stoplight to text her back. My cell had been propped upright on a
gadget supporting the phone.
Bing!
The sound alerted my attention.
Crap!
The gas light came
on. I turned into the nearest gas station and smiled. That
particular one held a special memory. It was there where I had
first met Mason in his officer uniform, pretending to be Officer
Doug. He was smoking hot and still is.

Skylar:
I pulled over at the gas station. Same place
where I met Mason.

Kayla:
Awww. The moment that changed your life forever.

Skylar: How are the twins?

Kayla and Nick had twins a
year before, shortly after I had my son, Mason, Jr. They had bought
a home closer to her mom
’
s house, where Poseidon sometimes
resided. I left early from home to meet Mason at
Kayla
’
s house. I had asked Mom and Dad to watch over Mason,
Jr.

Kayla:
Finally taking a nap.

Skylar:
You should take a nap too.

Kayla:
I can
’
t. I
’
m excited
you
’
re coming.

It had been a couple
months since I
’
d seen her.

Skylar:
Me too. Crap! A cop. He
’
s probably going to ask me
why I
’
m just sitting in the car texting. Bye.
My heart hammered against my chest. Something about facing a
cop had me on edge.

Tap, tap, tap.

I started the engine to slide the window
down and turned it off again. “Good afternoon, officer.” I squinted
from the brightness of the sun reflecting into my eyes, even with
sunglasses on. Raising my hand to block the light, I caught a
glimpse of his nametag—Officer Doug. My lips stretched to my ears,
reminiscing again to the past. But I knew better. This was not my
Mason.

“
Skylar Rome,
you
’
re under arrest.
”

When his deep voice
rumbled, I didn
’
t register the tone until I
shifted to get a better view of him. Holy Cow! It was my
Mason.
No! It can
’
t be.
My eyes took in the stubble along his chiseled jaw and then
down to his fine, toned six-pack abs, the uniform sculpturing his
body.

“
Well, hello there,
Officer Doug.” I flirted with my most seductive tone. “What can I
do for you?”

He didn
’
t wait for me to
answer. He opened the door, unbuckled my seatbelt, and pulled me
out in one swift motion. Then he carried me to his police car.
Glancing around before opening my side of the car door, like he
always had done to make sure we weren
’
t being followed, he imprisoned
me and kissed me hard.

“
Mason,
you
’
re bad,” I murmured between kissing him back. Thank goodness
we were the only two cars at the gas station.

“
I
’
m just doing what I wanted
to do the first time I laid eyes on you.” His greenish-blue eyes
sizzled and shimmered.

“
Really, Officer Doug?” I
drawled, pulling back, panting.

Mason twitched his lips, waggling his
eyebrows. “Officer Doug is on vacation. I have full access.”

I gulped. “Holy Mason,” I whimpered.

The door opened from the back door, and Nick
jumped out.

“
Nick?” I yelped in
surprise.

“
I
’
m driving your car home. See
you later.”

I
laughed.
“How did you know where I would
be?”

“
Kayla of course. If you
didn
’
t pull over, I would have turned on the siren and forced you
to do so. You
’
d been texting her, right?” He
scowled. “I told you not to text.”

“
I-I was very—”

“
No excuses,
Mrs. Grand.
” Mason changed his role.
“You
’
re going to the naughty corner. No more talking.
I
’
m
kidnapping you for a secret rendezvous. It
’
s been a while since we had
a getaway.”

“
How about Mason,
Jr?”

“
Your parents know
everything.”

“
I see.”

Mason helped me in and closed the door. He
moved in the speed I loved to his side and turned on the ignition.
When Nick drove my car off the lot, Mason followed.

“
Where are we going,
Officer Doug?” I asked, leaning back and smiling, trying not to
giggle.

Mason
didn
’
t answer my question. He asked me his. “What is that?” He
pointed up through the dashboard window. The blue painted the sky
and not a cloud floated.

I leaned closer, hoping to get a clear look.
A black dot stood out from the blue backing. “Is that a bird?”

“
No, I think
it
’
s
a plane?”

I
blinked.
“OMG! It
’
s Pegasus, but
how?”

The pure white Pegasus gracefully soared
across the sky, flapping its wings like an angel. Such a marvelous
sight, so surreal that it was difficult to look away. I glued
myself to the dashboard, not wanting to even blink.

“
I
don’
t know, but I think someone is on
Pegasus,” Mason mentioned. He too couldn
’
t keep his eyes away. Having
super powers, he drove just fine.

Mason and I shouted at the
same time. “
Alexander!
”

“
I thought Hades and Zeus
had him for the next two days?” Mason said.

“
How…how could he? What do
we do?”
I stammered.
“He
’
s only five years
old.”

Mason made a U-turn and
punched it. “We go get him first. Then we continue where we left
off.” He let out a frustrated groan. “It
’
s always one thing after
another.”

“
The life of
gods
’
descendants,
” I added.
“There
’
s always something.”

“
Good thing we have each
other and wonderful family and friends.”

“
Yup, I
couldn
’
t agree with you more.”

Mason squeezed my hand, and my arm
twitched.

“
Sorry, babe. Just got too
excited. Sending you my love shock, baby.” Mason waggled his
brows.

Mason never ceased to amaze me.

“
Sending you one right
back.” I sent a soft jolt of my love. “Should we call my
parents?”

“
I
don’
t think that will be necessary.
We
’
ll catch him and bring him home. I think you should call
Hades and Zeus since they were supposed to be watching him. Maybe
they
’
ll know something we don
’
t. Besides, what could go
wrong?”

Mason glanced at me before he looked
straight ahead. “Never mind what I just said. Here we go
again.”

Dedication

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