𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬

Chapter 44

"Say it again?"

The three of us were on my bed, as I told them to take me to my room. I did not want to use Weiss' bed with my mates since I already knew that she wouldn't like it. Fortunately, my mates were more than willing to take me back to my room, and Gaia even carried me the whole time. For some reason, even though I was strong enough to walk, neither Mallory nor Gaia would let me. They would immediately panic when my feet hit the floor, and I would always find myself being scooped up in their arms. I wasn't really against it, but their actions made me feel incredibly shy.

Besides not letting me walk, the two were also very keen on sandwiching me between them. As I laid on my bed with my face staring up at the ceiling, Mallory was burying her head in the crook of my neck which I noticed she did often, and Gaia was lightly kissing my shoulder. Their arms were all around me, unwilling to let go.

"Little one? Please?"

I blushed and covered my face as I mumbled, "I-I love y-you." I didn't need to clarify, I knew they understood that it was directed towards both of them.

Mallory hummed against my neck, "I love you too." Without any warning, she suddenly licked my skin, making me gasp. Her action caught me off guard, but I managed to compose myself before I turned into a stuttering mess.

Gaia chuckled lightly at us, "As do I."

She then sat up and looked down at both Mallory and I with a small smile, "I love you both with all of my heart."

"But... I want to talk about something." Gaia continued, her voice and tone suddenly became serious.

I started to become nervous as Gaia looked up at the ceiling. What did she want to talk about? Fuck, was she actually angry at me for neglecting them? And she just didn't want to tell me directly? Fuck, please don't yell at me... Gaia was rarely serious.. I didn't like this one bit. What if she rejects me? Wait, no! Gaia wouldn't do that, she loves Mallory and I too much to do that.. I was just.. overthinking this, and my thoughts were just finding ways to destroy me as always.

With a sigh, Gaia finally said, "I.. I have to leave."

"What?!"

"Let me finish, my loves. I said I have to leave.. because I want to do my duties. After what little one told us, I just.. I just couldn't stand it anymore. I'm not going to stand around and do nothing, I want to.. fuck, I want to kill, and I need my powers to do that. Even if there's no guarantee that the moon goddess will replenish my powers, I still want to try, I have to."

She then looked at both Mallory and I with a soft smile and stated, "I have to, for both of you."

Mallory looked up from my neck and nodded, "I understand.. it is rather frustrating to just stay idle while that abomination roams around." When she finished speaking, she buried her face back in my neck, it made me blush lightly.

"Yes.. that's exactly what I feel. This feeling of vulnerability is not something I enjoy, I want to be strong again, I want to protect both of you. I already failed once.. and I'm not letting it happen again."

My brows furrowed and I shook my head, "Y-You didn't.. fail."

"But I did, little one. I failed to protect both of you. Had I found Mallory earlier, I could've protected her, and she wouldn't have experienced everything Stefan and Madrona did to her, but I failed. Had I remained stubborn and stayed by your side, Madrona wouldn't have targeted you.. and I could've protected you, but I failed. I don't want to fail anymore, I.. what's the point of being a demigoddess if I can't even protect my mates?"

"Gaia.." I mumbled, frowning as I watched my demigoddess mate break herself apart. It hurt to see her like that... I've always thought of Gaia as strong with or without her powers, but to find out that she didn't feel the same way.. it was heartbreaking.