Cursed Mother: A Mongrelverse Book (Mother of Monsters 1) by Paul C. Middleton

Author:Paul C. Middleton [Middleton, Paul C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-03-12T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

If there is anything more annoying than standing around while two immensely powerful beings have a conversation about you in a language you can't understand, I don't know what it could be. Especially when the other two people in the room can't parse what those beings are saying, either.

That was the situation I found myself in as Anslem and Alecto discussed my situation. I could pick out the odd word, like 'Cain,' 'Avatara,' and 'Lilith.' Even Alicia, who'd identified the language as Enochian, or at least a dialect of it, couldn't follow what they were saying. Between the speed that they were speaking, and her lack of familiarity with the nuances of the dialect she was lost. There was also a lot of pointing at me and the Axe I was carrying.

Eventually I risked starting a conversation with Dan out of sheer boredom. "So, how's life been treating you with Alecto?" I asked with false cheerfulness in my voice.

A genuine smile crossed his face. He answered cheerfully, "Well, it's never boring. In the world she's introduced me to, the reality beneath what I used to know, it's fascinating." His grin grew broader and he continued with enthusiasm, "Sometimes I’m a little wistful for what could have been, I'll admit. But I wouldn't give up what I've gained in a skinny minute. I'd still be stuck working that damned repetitive management job one way or another like it if I hadn't ended up with Alecto. I do forgive you for what you did now. I see I was leaving you out of everything. I could have helped you with the training to assist me at least. Instead I took everything on my own shoulders. Left you at home to run away with boredom. It was a mistake, but one I live with."

At that I thought I saw one of Alecto's ears twitch, and a slight smile form in the corner of her mouth. "And your life, Sarah? How's it been, little princess?"

The smile on Alecto’s face disappeared into a slight scowl, it was his affectionate nickname, but I was so bored, and so cross with the entire situation that I ignored it. With a sigh I admitted to my former husband, "Not the best, you could say. Even with the money from two divorces, life hasn't been easy for me. Not with the curse your wife put on me. Something about bearing no human children for a century. I didn't know enough about the Supernatural world when she cursed me to realize I should have written it down while it was fresh in my mind." I could feel myself slouching further, the slight aura of my despair seeping out into the room around me.

I glanced up and saw Dan actually glaring at his wife. Then he looked back at me. "So, what has it actually meant to you in the end? How many children have you had, and what exactly are they?"

I drew in a deep breath and recounted my children, and what type of supernatural they were to him.

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