Fire & Fangs (GXG)

Chapter 38 - The Talk x2

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With that decision made, I hugged Mamă tight, told her I loved her, thanked her for helping sort out my thoughts, and left her home. It felt bittersweet to leave because I didn't see her often as I liked, but I knew she would visit sometime when her head wasn't buried in her work. I just was a little attached to her because I hadn't had her in my life for so long and I think she understands that because, even though she is busy, she takes the time to spend time with me and our family.

Like when I learned to fly and we flew together...

Good times...

It totally didn't end with me face-planting into the dirt... again and Alcina chewing me out for my poor landing skills....

But that was why I practiced.

Like now.

My beast was a little less angry, and I felt a little more in control, so I let my black feathered wings out and decided a flight was the best way to get back to the castle. I didn't really want to risk my beast getting out of control again, so that was another reason why I was flying.

The wind felt good on my face as I soared through the sky.

Practicing was paying off because I was getting the hang of the art of flying.

My stomach roiled the closer I got to the castle and when I finally saw the tips of towers from high above, I felt like I was going to be sick. I was prepared to confront this head on, but I was really nervous about it all.

I mean...

Alcina and I were going to have a kid!

This wasn't exactly the time to think about if my mate had done anything with the bit-

I felt myself growling so I had to stop that line of thinking right away.

Remember you'll get the answers so just focus on flying...

Eventually, I had made it back to the castle, so I started my descent. I flew down and down and down until I could see the dirt and grass again. I was determined to not mess this up this time and really focused on slowing down. I slowed down, descended, slowed down even more, descended, then practically gilded until my feet touched the ground.

I stumbled a bit and used my wings to steady myself, but I did it.

Holy...

Shit...

"I did it..." I mumbled, feeling pride well up within my chest.

A smile was on my face, but when I looked up no one was around me to see what I had just done, so it got wiped off my face pretty quickly.

Can't be fucking happy for one second...

The castle looked taller, more intimidating than usually was. The stone and brick looked more ominous while the doors to the castle loomed like a trap that wanted to swallow me whole. It had me trembling a bit, my emotions fluctuating as I remembered what had happened.

Nothing will change just because you don't move, Andy...

I swallowed hard and tried to gather my nerves.

Slowly walking, I moved step-by-step closer to the looming door and froze when I was just right in front of it. I blinked a couple times, sweat dripping down my back, and I raised my hand to knock so they would know I'm here.