Just a Kiss Goodnight

Just a Kiss Goodnight (28)

Georgiana’s P.O.V

I shivered violently yet again as the wicked cold breeze whipped around my barely covered from. The skeleton guards around me formed a tight circle, keeping me enclosed in the middle of them. I wish they had flesh on them to stop the wind from going through them. My cuts were still dirty and bleeding and hurting like bitched but I wouldn’t cry. I’d never give that dick the satisfaction of seeing me cry for him. Above me the sky raged with thunder and lightning and part of me hoped that it was my father’s rage at finding me missing again that caused it to act like that, not a natural storm.

My guards started to crack and jerk into the earth in front of me. I freaked out a little internally wondering what on earth was happening but part of my hoped it meant I was free. But of course, no such luck. Zeke sauntered up to me with a smirk of his lips just like he always did now. I don’t know how long I’ve been trapped here with Zeke and his freaky minions because he’d covered the place with some form of shadow dome that blocked out the sun.

“How are you, Princess?” He asked, kneeling down to my level. I glared at him and didn’t speak to him; just like I didn’t the last 5 times he’s visited me. You’d have thought he would have got the message by now but obviously not.

“Awh, baby. When are you going to let me hear that beautiful voice?” He cooed, taking my face into his hands and making me look at him. I continued to glare right into his putrid eyes. I didn’t jerk back away from him; I’d done that before and earned myself a slap. “You’re too stubborn, baby.” He sighed. “It’s okay though. We’re leaving soon for Olympus and you’ll get to watch your beloved Gods being torn from their thrones. And you’ll see your precious Alex die by my hand.” He kissed my cheek and walked away, re-summoning the bone guards.

I hated him with every fibre of my being and I swore to myself that if he ever hurt Alex I would personally rip him limb for limb. Thinking about Alex made me feel weak inside and made my eyes start to sting again but I wouldn’t cry. I wouldn’t want him to cry and so I wouldn’t cry either. I’d be strong and hold on until he came to find me. I tried once again to use my powers but every time I tried I failed. Something about this big black dome made me powerless and vulnerable and I hated it. I’d never really considered myself a strong person but now I felt like I was beyond being weak without my powers. How was I supposed to help everyone when they got here if I couldn’t use my powers? I’d never been trained with a weapon like the rest of them had and I don’t think I’d be able to pick something up and just use it on instinct. 

I tried again desperately but stopped as I heard Zeke bark out orders to his minions. “Get her up onto her feet! We’re starting to move right now! We’ll reach Olympus in two days!”

I felt myself panic as the skeleton guards pulled my harshly to my feet and dragged me along behind them and past Zeke. He smirked at me and nodded as I passed. Hatred filled me as I passed him, blocking out all of the fear inside me. I would kill him, no matter what.

But then I had a thought that set me on edge as I walked…What if the others couldn’t use their powers either…?

Zeke’s P.O.V

I turned my face to the rumbling sky and laughed at it. Zeus’s anger only caused me more joy as I revelled in the fact that he and the rest of the Gods would never be able to find me until it was too late. I smirked at my army of undead and felt my power swell inside of me, almost purring with delight as it fed off of the residue of their hopeless lives.

I frowned when I didn’t feel any fear coming off of Georgiana. The girl didn’t know what was healthy for her and she seemed to think that she was going to be saved like she was when Hera kidnapped her. I snorted to myself; that wouldn’t happen until it was too late for her.

I would take great pleasure in killing Alex in front of her and seeing her heart break inside of her. She deserved to feel what it was like to be unloved and not be accepted.

I moved within my crowd of bones and smirked again, feeling stronger around them. Oh, the power I had now was so much more than what I had before when I lived with Zoe, when I was suppressing my urges and trying to control my powers rather than let them control me. How weak I was back then. Now, no matter what they thought, everyone would be underestimating me when the battle came and that worked well to my advantage.

As we trekked across the land I started to gather more power due to us coming closer to human contact and I smiled, purring inside again.

Alex’s P.O.V

Holy shit. Those guys knew how to fight.

We’d just finished a mock battle, our group against them and we were utterly trashed. Alicia has some serious experience under her belt and Max’s strategy was insane.

They’d been here for about a week now and we still hadn’t heard anything from the Gods and it was driving me insane. Everywhere I looked reminded me of Georgiana and everything made me mad and upset. Although it helped motivate me in training all of this upset was taking a toll on my health. I wasn’t sleeping properly due to having nightmares about not being able to reach Georgiana in time to save her. A shiver went down my back as I thought about how she looked at me in my nightmares… so helpless and lost.

I sat down on the couch in Georgiana and I’s room, I hadn’t slept on the bed since she’d left. I couldn’t bring myself to do it, even thinking about it made me feel sick with loneliness. Instead I slept on the sofa, well, tried to.

“Hey..” Lissa whispered from the door. “How you doing?”

I sighed and looked up at her with sad eyes. “I just wish I knew what was going on. I wish I knew she was safe.”

She came into the room and sat next to me, slinging an arm over my shoulders. “We’ll get her in time, buddy.”

“But what if she’s already dead?” I whispered, giving into my dark thoughts.

“Hey.” Lissa snapped, turning me to face her. “Don’t you dare give up, Alex. If Georgiana was dead we’d know it. More specifically, you’d know it.”

I looked at her confused and hurt. “How would I know, Liss?”

She smiled gently and placed a hand on my heart. “You’d feel it here, Alex. You’re the son of the love Goddess, do you really think your heart wouldn’t tell you if your true love died?”

I smiled, she was right. Georgiana couldn’t be dead, although I was miserable I wasn’t feeling empty or heartbroken.

“Guys, Zeus is here.” Max panted at the door. Liss and I looked at each other with wide eyes and rushed down stairs. If Zeus is here is means shit’s going down.