Althea - The Dark Goddess (Book 3) novel Chapter 3

After long hard weeks of convincing everyone and tearful blackmails, here I was, on the aisle of our private jet, looking down at the now tiny land which was my home and saying goodbye one more time. It was harder for the male Lycans of the family to let me go but nevertheless, the females ruled over them. And this time I was glad that they did.

I got what I wanted. To go over to the world beyond and search for the answers. Find clues to the voices of my heart. To its calling.-

Although I don’t know what it was yet, but my heart was beating excitedly for a new journey. A new beginning. Or a continuation of an old one, just who knows.

There was this smile plastered on my face the second we took off. I couldn’t contain it anymore. I had been hiding my excitement because I didn’t want them to see my eagerness on wanting to leave home, them, my family. But deep down, butterflies were fluttering non-stop, making me feel all giddy.

“That’s some long journey. I’m already bored.” Egan starts complaining from the back, making me roll my eyes but I turn around to face him anyways.

“But aren’t you excited, you get to see the world out there. The humans. The-”

“No. Not even a little. I was in the middle of my training, Zoe. I was learning how to control this freaking gift-” Right then, a gush of wind blows my hair away. “See what I mean?” He sighs and leans back on his seat.

I place my arms on top of my seat while resting my head on it. “Calm down Egan, you’ll be fine. Just try to tone it down around the humans.” I smile sweetly, clearly knowing what I was doing.

“Zoe.” I turn around and drop on my seat just as a gush of wind blows past me. I hear a deep rumble from him which makes me smile even wider.

Well he was stuck with me now, so was Alex but I doubt he minds. He was more than ecstatic that he could come with me. And now that he was assigned to protect me, he was literally on clouds. Well the irony of all this.

Thanks to the overprotective Lycan males in the family. Aka my dad, granddads and my two uncles.

I close my eyes as I lean back against my seat with a wide smile still painted across my face. I could feel the light flutter in my heart, the consistent butterflies. This was what it wanted, wasn’t it?

To go out there. And just be...

But deep down I know that there was more to it than just- this.

I don’t know where it will lead me to, but I have decided to just listen to it and follow wherever it may be. Even if that somewhere may be to the end of the world. Or to the end of me. To my doom. But I hope that’s not the case this time around-

This time?

My heart skips a beat before it starts fluttering again like crazy. My own thoughts don’t make sense to me sometimes. As if my heart wasn’t already going haywire, even my thoughts had to act insane now.

I exhale a big huff of air. I don’t care anymore. Regardless of how many times it may be, whether be it my first or my last, this time I will be the winner.

Although I have zero clue who I’m up against or what I’m fighting for. But this time around, I will give my heart what it desires. No matter what.

After long painful hours of Egan just moaning about how bored he was and almost blowing us all away to the neverland, we finally arrive at our destination.

California.

The end of my misery and a beginning of something new. Or another misery.