Untangling Aella

Chapter Seven

I slowly relaxed on the plush reclining seat/bed on the jet as fatigue lulled me to sleep. My hands curled around myself as my eyes slowly shut.

In that stage between sleep and awake, I felt myself drifting off with thoughts of Cole on my mind. I imagined him happy and curled up next to me, my hands entwined with his over my belly gently cradling our kids. Tears slowly leaked down my cheeks as I pictured us instead picking baby names together. I would disagree with him for the sake of it but we would both settle on what I chose because I would have the hard job of pushing them out.

I would want Christian for a boy and Calista for a girl and carry on his parents' c name tradition.

Now those dreams are gone as sleep slowly washes over me

wly come to when we are about to land. Having the most satisfying dreamless slumber did wonders for me as I yawn, coming completely awake at the same time. It's only then that I realise that the other women are sitting near me.

"Morning" I tell them almost hesitantly.

"Afternoon" one brunette replies, with a low chuckle.

"Oh shit!!! How long have I been asleep?"

"Well, it has been 12 hours since we left your home. We are now about to land on the island."

Wow. Talk about a binge sleep.

"Where is it exactly?" I wondered aloud. Seriously, where the frick am I?

"It's hard to say continent wise, because it vanishes so much but if I had to guess, based on our direction that we would be near Northern Europe."

"In that case, wouldn't it be cold?"

"Funnily enough, no. It maintains room temperature - not too hot, not too cold just right."

Interesting. I think I could like this place. I can't handle the four seasons in one day weather that happens sporadically in my hometown.

"How exactly do you find it?"

"Wherever the island may be, all Amazonian would be able to find it."

"Don't tell her too much Valasca, you know we don't take to outsiders easily." Bitchy redhead interrupted.

It was make or break for me. If I don't stand up for myself now, they will think that I am a wimp and a push over. Screw that. Angry momma hormones coursing through my veins compelled to look directly at her.

"So what if I wasn't raised here or raised with the knowledge of who I was! Even you can't dispute who my birth mother was!"

"And that's where you differ from us! We don't acknowledge our mothers here! You can't flaunt your superiority to everyone in the hope that people will bow down to you."

"Bitch please. I couldn't give a shit about being associated with that woman you call a leader. I was ejected from her womb though, thereby making me an Amazonian. So excuse me for being raised 100% in the Western world where all knowledge of my heritage is limited to Ancient Greek myths. I'm not going anywhere so you can suck it up or so help me I will use this increased power coursing through me to obliterate you, don't think I won't!"

The shock was palpable on all their faces. Kind of like an alpha wolf forcing them into submission.

Smoothing over my bed hair and patting I knees, I looked at their shocked faces and smiled.

"So when are we getting off this thing?"

It zapped them back into action.

"Uh, right now I think" Andromeda replied.