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Kavos' purple eyes widened dramatically and he stared at me open-mouthed as if he couldn't believe what had just came out of my mouth and I turned away in embarrassment.

I wasn't sure what oral sex was exactly but I gathered it was sexual– the clue was in the name–but we had never discussed anything of that nature before and I suddenly felt very coy.

"Sorry," I squeaked as I heard Aztec's booming laugh from somewhere inside of the house.

"I'm going to kill him!" snapped Kavos, breathing deeply through his nose as if he was at the end of his tether.

"It wasn't his fault; he was only telling me a story!" I exclaimed, scrambling up and clutching Kavos as if I could physically stop him from hunting down my best friend.

"It's always something. Look at when he was making you watch that old English god-forsaken Geordie Shore show; the words you learnt were disgraceful."

"I like Geordie Shore" I pouted, feeling offended.

"It's about sex, partying and drinking," Kavos scowled.

"The best things in life!" hollered Aztec from wherever he had disappeared to.

Covering my mouth, I tried to hold in a little snigger that was threatening to bubble up at Kavos' annoyed expression that I had come accustomed to whenever Aztec was involved.

Their relationship was a funny one, and they were so different from what I expected of someone who ruled the world and someone who was named the Soul Collector. They were close and I knew Aztec knew things about Kavos that I doubted anyone would know, their trust for each other ran deep and I knew that Kavos could rely on Aztec for absolutely anything.

Kavos was serious and didn't joke about. He had a no-nonsense approach and his whole aura was intimidating and whenever he walked into a room it would get noticeably colder. It took me a few days to get used to it but now and again I still got chills.

He was overprotective of me and I knew whenever he was annoyed or frustrated, he would calm down after I fixed him a nice home cooked meal and just sat with him; I came to the conclusion that my presence probably soothed him as his own soothed mine whenever I felt a certain way.

Aztec had the notorious reputation of the soul collector; he had killed hundreds of millions of people and was feared throughout Earth, the different realms, and by some of the minor gods. Legend had it that Aztec was indestructible and was birthed from The Creator of Darkness and had been on the Earth for as long as it had existed, but he was a half breed of darkness and some other creature which made him an outcast so he grew up roaming the earth and getting stronger.

He spent his life fighting and killing until he met The God of Revenge and Punishment– Chaos–and ended up working for him, and when Kavos was created he and Kavos became like brothers and then the rest was history.

Apparently, Aztec had a half-brother called Darkness who was also known as the Minor God of Death. He was created from darkness and one of the last of his kind; almost indestructible and as old The Creator himself. But they hated each other and the last time they had ended up in the same room, let's just say the Earth had the most destructive earthquake and tsunami it had ever seen that had killed thousands of people.

It was crazy for me to think of Aztec killing or harming anyone. I could see why people were scared of Kavos, but Aztec was always so friendly and fun. He found everything funny and was the most childish person I knew, I couldn't fathom being scared of him and the thought of him killing made me feel uncomfortable.

"What are you in such deep thought for, my little lamb?" Kavos asked, taking my hand and bringing me into the living room area.

The living room was very spacious and modern with marble flooring, spotlights on the ceiling, a huge TV, a huge white sofa with cosy fluffy scatter cushions and large windows where you could see the beautiful outside views.

"I was just thinking," I shrugged, letting him pull me to the sofa, "Your dinner is on the side if you're hungry."

"Thank you, have you eaten?"

"No, not yet. I didn't want to eat without you," I admitted shyly ducking my head.

He gave me a soft smile and hand squeeze, before saying, "Please don't do that again Blue, if you need to eat then eat. Don't wait for me, I'll only worry. Wait here; I'll go get the food."

Nodding obediently, I sank into the huge chair and got cosy while I waited for my food and thought about my relationship with Kavos.

We had fallen into a routine of me bringing him his food and we would eat together. Sometimes he'd tuck me into bed and stay with me until we fell asleep, but in between meals I'd spend time with Aztec while Kavos worked. I now knew that he was working on the up and coming war and the thought of it made me feel uneasy. I decided I'd bring it up to him when he came back with dinner.

"Thank you," I smiled as Kavos handed me the tray of my food with an ice cold glass of water.

We ate in a comfortable silence while I tried to work up the courage to broach the subject of war. I didn't want a repeat of what happened last time and I didn't want Kavos to be angry that I was bringing it up again, but I was worried for him.

I didn't want him to get hurt. Even though I had only known him for two weeks I couldn't imagine my life without him. Being without him seemed unfathomable, I couldn't and didn't want to picture it.

"Kavos, what's going to happen?" I asked tentatively.

"With the war?"

"Uh-huh."

He sighed and put his knife and fork down on the plate. His eyebrows furrowed as if trying to think of the right thing to say so I didn't feel upset , but I just wanted him to be honest with me.

"It's going to be big, Blue, and that means that I'm going to have to send you away. You'll be an easy target and you are human so you can't protect yourself," he explained, his purple eyes boring into mine.

Panic gripped my heart and I suddenly found it very hard to breath: I didn't want to be away from him or be sent away.

"B- But I- I- I- " my words wouldn't come out as my throat began to close up and tears blurred my vision.

I wasn't sure how he felt regarding me, but I knew I wouldn't be able to cope with being away from him. Kavos had become a big part of my life–he was the keeper of my soul, I didn't want to ever be without him.

"I can learn to fight! A- Aztec can teach me. I can help, but please don't send me away..." I choked out, roughly swiping away the tears that were running down my face.

Kavos closed his eyes, turning away from me and I felt my heart clench–he couldn't even bear to look at me.

What if he didn't feel same way I did?

"Please Kavos," I whimpered, my lips trembling.

He stood up abruptly, cursing in his language, "κατάρα τους, ανάθεμα τους"

Standing up, my food and tray dropped on the floor, but I didn't care. I threw myself in Kavos' arms as the sob wracked through my body.

"I do not want to send you away but if something was to happen to you, I couldn't bear it. I won't live without you; I'd kill everyone and everything. If they think I caused havoc on Earth all those years ago then they haven't seen anything yet," vowed Kavos, burying his nose in my hair.

"If something happens to you, I- I couldn't live. I wouldn't live without you," I confessed.

Kavos gripped my shoulders, his eyes raging as they looked into mine.

"Do not say that Blue! Do not speak of yourself not being here, I- I can't handle it," he snapped, his voice sounding raw and in pain.

"I'm sorry..." I muttered, not wanting him to hurt.

"It's fine. J- Just don't do it again, okay? Promise me," he begged his voice wild and desperate for some assurance.

"I promise," I said, I wouldn't say it again, but I meant every word of it.

If something happened to him, I wouldn't live without him.

"Where will I go?"

"With Darkness."

"Aztecs half-brother?"

"Yes. He's the only one who I can adequately trust to protect you apart from Aztec and Chaos, but they'll be fighting alongside me. You'll be with Chaos's Mate and Samuels Mate, as that was part of the deal if he helped fight on our side."

"But I don't understand. Why are you fighting? Who are you fighting?"

"The Gods."

"You cannot fight them! How can you fight the most powerful things to exist; they made this world? How will you win?"

"Do not underestimate our power. I have most of the Kings and Queens of the Realms on my side apart from the Vampires and Fairies, but we are working on them. Plus, we have Gods and Goddess on our side too. We will be fine, so please do not worry my little lamb."

Nodding, I let him bring me back to the sofa as I tried to digest all the information I had heard–we were going to war with Gods and Goddesses.

This could be something that could last for years; it wouldn't be a few days and that meant I could be away from my whole purpose of living for years. The thought didn't sit well with me.

He wouldn't fight without me even if it meant I had to train with the best fighters.

The best fighters were wolves and demons but as the Demon Realm was in hottest parts of the earth as they are cold- blooded, the temperature of the Realm was too hot for any other creature (apart from wolves) to stay in for more than a few hours. Even with the witches' magical pendant I couldn't go. Plus the animals that live there are usually snakes, alligators and other dangerous reptiles and that didn't appeal to me.

However, I knew the wolves–I could ask Kavos if I could pay Cassandra a visit and when I got there I could ask her for her help.

Yes.

Looks like Cassandra and Samuel Black would be getting a visit.