froze as the wisdom of the softly spoken words settled on her. “Okay.” There wasn’t a whole lot she could say to that.
“ Silas ask your Goddess about Nicromja.”
“ Most definitely ,” he said tightly. “ Get more information about the pups.”
“ Babies, ” she corrected automatically. Inhaling, she glanced at a wound up Julie as she spoke to Siseria. “What makes you think one of my children will determine the outcome of the war? Why can’t it be one of yours? Or Julie’s? They’re breeds.”
“Siseria, shut your mouth. Do not answer her,” Julie gritted out.
Siseria looked at Julie and then at Jasmine. “I can’t tell you the answer.” She looked down and away.
Jasmine nodded. “Jaree?”
He stepped inside. “Yes Mistress?”
“Please remove her and take her to an empty cell in the next block.” He nodded and walked toward the cells.
“You are a horrible person, Jasmine. How could you do this to her. If he touches her…you know what will happen,” Julie screamed.
Siseria watched the big guard approach and Jasmine would swear she was drooling. He reached for Siseria’s cage and Jasmine stopped him.
“No, not her. The other one.” She pointed to Julie and the woman went ballistic, running around the small space trying to escape Jaree’s long reach. She was no match for the huge man and within moments he had the struggling woman over his shoulder. He nodded to Jasmine as he removed the screaming woman from the room.
Jasmine brushed her pants to give Siseria a second to collect herself. “Now, please answer my question. Why did the baby have to be mine?”
Siseria closed her eyes and swallowed hard. For a moment, Jasmine wasn’t sure the woman would answer. “The child had to come from the Patron’s seed since this will be his ultimate downfall. The egg had to come from a human capable of birthing wolves, because the child must be a half-breed. Your Patron is over 300 years old and favored by the Goddess, yet his seed never took root because he despised humans. You are his Eve and your babes are the forbidden fruit that will destroy him.”
Gut punched, Jasmine pinched the bridge of her nose for a few minutes before eyeing the woman. The words rang false and Jasmine lashed out. “You are lying to me. You made this up so Julie won’t be mad at you.” Jasmine stood. “Our deal is off. Jaree,” she yelled.
Siseria jumped up from the edge of the bed and ran to the bars. Her knuckled turned white beneath the pressure. “Please no…please. I can’t take it. As much as it pains me to admit it, I’m not strong like her or the others were. I have told you the truth…except…”
“Except what? Because I need some good news after that bombshell you just dropped.”
Siseria looked up at her. “Everything is fluid and depends on a series of combinations. Choices made, the environment, people we meet. That’s why we wanted the children to control all those things.”
Jasmine looked at the woman and then looked at the wall, her mind racing. “So basically what you’re saying is that in the right environment, none of what you predicted will happen,” Jasmine said, pissed at the level of adrenaline coursing through her body from that whack announcement.
Siseria licked her lips and looked around the room before speaking. “Here’s the thing you have to remember. Jacob and Esau were twins, yet they divided a nation. There is potential to do both good and evil in every person, it is how the seeds are watered that make the difference. A wise king said there is nothing new under the sun, this is an old game being played out, the difference is the players.”
Jasmine considered everything the woman said and could tell by his silence Silas was as well. Basically, she’s saying this is out our hands, we are all pawns and must play the game to survive, ” she said to Silas.
“ You believe she’s telling the truth?”
Jasmine eyed Siseria, who had returned to the edge of
“ Silas ask your Goddess about Nicromja.”
“ Most definitely ,” he said tightly. “ Get more information about the pups.”
“ Babies, ” she corrected automatically. Inhaling, she glanced at a wound up Julie as she spoke to Siseria. “What makes you think one of my children will determine the outcome of the war? Why can’t it be one of yours? Or Julie’s? They’re breeds.”
“Siseria, shut your mouth. Do not answer her,” Julie gritted out.
Siseria looked at Julie and then at Jasmine. “I can’t tell you the answer.” She looked down and away.
Jasmine nodded. “Jaree?”
He stepped inside. “Yes Mistress?”
“Please remove her and take her to an empty cell in the next block.” He nodded and walked toward the cells.
“You are a horrible person, Jasmine. How could you do this to her. If he touches her…you know what will happen,” Julie screamed.
Siseria watched the big guard approach and Jasmine would swear she was drooling. He reached for Siseria’s cage and Jasmine stopped him.
“No, not her. The other one.” She pointed to Julie and the woman went ballistic, running around the small space trying to escape Jaree’s long reach. She was no match for the huge man and within moments he had the struggling woman over his shoulder. He nodded to Jasmine as he removed the screaming woman from the room.
Jasmine brushed her pants to give Siseria a second to collect herself. “Now, please answer my question. Why did the baby have to be mine?”
Siseria closed her eyes and swallowed hard. For a moment, Jasmine wasn’t sure the woman would answer. “The child had to come from the Patron’s seed since this will be his ultimate downfall. The egg had to come from a human capable of birthing wolves, because the child must be a half-breed. Your Patron is over 300 years old and favored by the Goddess, yet his seed never took root because he despised humans. You are his Eve and your babes are the forbidden fruit that will destroy him.”
Gut punched, Jasmine pinched the bridge of her nose for a few minutes before eyeing the woman. The words rang false and Jasmine lashed out. “You are lying to me. You made this up so Julie won’t be mad at you.” Jasmine stood. “Our deal is off. Jaree,” she yelled.
Siseria jumped up from the edge of the bed and ran to the bars. Her knuckled turned white beneath the pressure. “Please no…please. I can’t take it. As much as it pains me to admit it, I’m not strong like her or the others were. I have told you the truth…except…”
“Except what? Because I need some good news after that bombshell you just dropped.”
Siseria looked up at her. “Everything is fluid and depends on a series of combinations. Choices made, the environment, people we meet. That’s why we wanted the children to control all those things.”
Jasmine looked at the woman and then looked at the wall, her mind racing. “So basically what you’re saying is that in the right environment, none of what you predicted will happen,” Jasmine said, pissed at the level of adrenaline coursing through her body from that whack announcement.
Siseria licked her lips and looked around the room before speaking. “Here’s the thing you have to remember. Jacob and Esau were twins, yet they divided a nation. There is potential to do both good and evil in every person, it is how the seeds are watered that make the difference. A wise king said there is nothing new under the sun, this is an old game being played out, the difference is the players.”
Jasmine considered everything the woman said and could tell by his silence Silas was as well. Basically, she’s saying this is out our hands, we are all pawns and must play the game to survive, ” she said to Silas.
“ You believe she’s telling the truth?”
Jasmine eyed Siseria, who had returned to the edge of
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