Their Secret Obsession (A Reverse Harem) by Pippa Moon

Kane POV

"You have made your big entrance, got our attention now come on, stop dangling the carrot because we are all ears." I fumed, despite the fact my heart pounded for my brother. I turned to glare at the Moon Goddess, knowing she was speaking of my parents and their apparent betrayal. Because if what she said was true, my family was about to be ripped apart, for good. "Patience is a virtue, Kane Maddox."

"How will she be more powerful? Because of my demonic wolf?" Knox asked, trying to keep his voice steady while disregarding her earlier taunts. "Ignore her Knox." I cautioned my brother through the mind link.

"I don't trust a word this bitch says." He snapped back. Sighing relieved that this wasn't about to end with Havoc ripping the Moon Goddess apart. "But if she isn't going to tell us why she was really here, then I am going to take this opportunity to ask questions of my own." Knox added through my mind. Closing my eyes, knowing nothing good would come from this.

"Amongst other things." She muttered, her eyes levelling on me, the whites flaring with a flash of emotion even I could read. Fear.

"Lottie is right. She scares you." I gasped, because although I had enjoyed Charlotte provoking the Moon Goddess I never thought my little mate might have hit the nail on the head.

"The child will possess abilities that can alter the balance of power. It will be a force beyond comprehension, capable of both creation and destruction." The Moon Goddess met Knox's gaze, her eyes void of emotion. I shifted beside Knox, my hand resting on his shoulder because his tension was palpable.

"And my child?" I asked nervously, not sure if I really wanted to know the fate of my firstborn.

"Will suffer because of his sister's gifts." The Moon Goddess warned with steely determination, her eyes locked on me. Suddenly I realised why I might in the future ask for Astaroth's help to control Knox's daughter.

My daughter!

"So, what are you suggesting?" I asked, my voice tight with controlled anger, because this godly creature was already putting a wedge between us, and I was powerless to do anything about it. At least not until I had all the facts.

"However, we DO have another option," She repeated, her gaze drifting back to Charlotte. "To ensure the child's power is kept in check, it must be bound to the will of... me. Raised with the understanding of its responsibility. Only then can we hope to control it." "Her." I growled low. Not liking how she kept referring to our child as an it, a weapon, a thing of great power... She still had a name, a family, a future, and I would be damned if I let her take that from her.

"You want to bind my child? Control it from birth? That's your solution?" Charlotte asked, shocked by her proposal, her face pale but resolute, as she spoke up.

"Is this bitch real!" Knox laughed, shaking his head.

"You offer this... Why so YOU can have more power to manipulate others? You are no better than the demon." Charlotte scoffed, before looking away from The Moon Goddess, whose only response was to shrug and nod, uncaring of our accusations. "We all have our roles, Knox Maddox... and you and your daughter will be no different."

"She will have us to guide her, to keep her from delving into the darkness that MIGHT corrupt her." Charlotte explained.

"Might?" The Moon Goddess laughed.

"Yes, might! She is Knox's daughter right. He has the same powers flowing through him from Havoc. Yet he is still good. He doesn't hurt people. He is not evil. Why should his offspring be any different?" Charlotte asked angrily.

"Because Knox had Kane, his protector and guide." Selene tried to say, but I cut her off, so over her bullshit.

"And she will have a sibling, a twin. Like Knox had! She stands the same chance as my brother did." I seethed inwardly.

"We can not take that risk." The Moon Goddess grunted a sound that seemed wrong coming from a goddess's lips.

"I can. And I will." Charlotte demanded, her mind made up.

"Charlotte. This is the only way to guarantee the safety of all realms. The child's potential is too great to. be left unchecked." The moon goddess went on, clenching my fists, struggling to keep my anger in check. I licked my lips and stepped closer to the bed and my family.

"And what if we refuse?" I asked through bubbling rage.

"Then the consequences will be dire. For your pack, for the child, and for all who come into contact with it." Her eyes hardened on me. "Including the only child you will have, Kane. It will destroy him, corrupt him and turn him into something you all fear" A cold fire burned within her eyes as she spoke to me, sending something chilling and dark down my spine.

"Her! Not it!" I growled again, my tone harsher than before. "And my children will be just fine. I will be there for them." I confirmed, my mind also made up.

"Of course. Her sorry." The Moon Goddess laughed, but she wasn't fooling anyone. She didn't give two shits about our children or their safety as long as her power remained unchallenged. She was happy.

"So to confirm.. I still have to pick... between my mates and my children.. This offer is only valid IF I pick to save my babies and dissolve the mate bond." Charlotte asked, her eyes filled with hope that I knew was about to be crushed.

"That is correct because the balance

has to be restored. I have granted

you two lives Silence fell

throughout the room as we absorbed her words. The weight of the decision pressed down on us, a suffocating burden that threatened to crush our spirits. But as Looked at Charlotte, her strength and determination shining through, I knew we had to find another way. A way that didn't involve binding our child's fate to the whims of a deity.

"We need time to think," I stated finally, my voice steady despite the turmoil raging inside me. "This isn't a decision we can make lightly."

"Very well. But remember, time is a luxury you may not have." The Moon Goddess nodded, her expression softening slightly. With that, she vanished, leaving us alone with our thoughts and the daunting choices that lay ahead. I turned to Charlotte, taking her hand in mine. "We'll find a way," I promised Charlotte and Knox, my voice filled with determination. "Together, we'll protect our children. No matter what it takes." I nodded, my eyes shining with fierce resolve.

"Together," Charlotte echoed, her voice unwavering. And in that moment, I knew we would face whatever came our way, united in our love and our fight for our family's future.

"Get ready, we leave in five." Charlotte sighed as she lifted from the bed and slid to the floor, her legs still shaky.

"Where are we going?" I smiled at her because, despite everything we had just learned, the drama we faced and the decisions that lay ahead, there was no one I would rather do this with than her and Knox.

"To see Astaroth, we have a deal to make." She nodded a small smile on her lips, but it didn't quite meet her eyes, eyes that remained low to the floor as sadness and hopelessness washed through the bond. "Baby?" Knox whispered, but she was already on the way to the door.

"We go with Kane's plan." She nodded as she pulled the door open and disappeared out of it.