“I’m going to kill him,” I growled.
“Actually, you aren’t,” Abe sighed.
“Della will kill all of them. It is part of her fate. She was always destined to seal the souls of your siblings in Hell and be the reason the stars fell from the sky. And once she does, there will no longer be stars. If that happens, then when a god dies, they will immediately be reborn.
“Besides, the stars’ manipulation with the fate of Elloryon is starting to have negative impacts on everything. It is whygods' and goddesses' mating bonds always seem to come with complicated circumstances. Thea and Cassius, Mikel and Remiah, Ezra and Farris, you and Della—all of you have been through a ridiculous amount of shit. It isn’t supposed to be that way.”
“So, this entire time Della has been planning this?” I asked.
He nodded.
“Why did she make you an old man?” Ezra asked.
Abe began laughing.
“I was hiding from the stars. They had trapped me with red lily powder, and Della freed me. She used magic to help me, but she also needed to make sure that no one coulduseme. I have the power to see everyone’s fates. I can change them at my will; however, it has consequences when I do. My power allows me to know the outcome of nearly every being. I am dangerous.”
“Nearly everyone?” Thea asked.
“I cannot see mine or my mate's fate” He frowned. “And sometimes the other old gods’ fates are muddled as well.”
Ezra stared at him for a long moment. “So, you know who I end up with, how many children, and everything?”
“Yes.” Abe’s lips twitched as he stared at Ezra.
“Tell me.”
“No.” He narrowed his eyes. “Telling someone too much of their fate is dangerous. Look at Della; she hunted down her mates, who were not alive yet and did not let them be born; she died; she went to Hell; she has altered everything in her life because she had one vision after meeting Haden. No, not meeting him—seeinghim.”
Abe looked at me and smiled. “Would you like to know what she saw?”
“You’ll tell him but not me? That isn’t fair!” Ezra groaned.
“It was her vision. It wasn’t mine, but she was correct in what she saw.” He looked at me and waited for me to say yes or no.
“Tell me.”
“You and her, married, with four children, happy and very much in love. It was enough for her to put herself in harm's way to save you. She saw a sliver of her happiness with you and decided it was worth everything. No price would be too much.”
“This is horse shit. I want to know something.” Ezra frowned. “I’m always left out.” Ezra was pouting like a child as he crossed his arms over his chest.
“You have seven children.” Abe smiled as Ezra’s face paled. “Happy?”
Ezra nodded. "With who?"
Abe's eyes narrowed at Ezra. "You know who."
"Is it in this life or another?" Ezra muttered softly.
"That is not something I will tell you, Ezra. It will need to play out on its own."
Ezra nodded, but I could see that knowing it was with Farris made him happy. He didn't care if he had to wait a lifetime for her. To him, it was worth it.
“Would you two like to know how many children—since I have told these two something about their futures?” Abe looked at Thea and Cassius.
They looked at each other and smiled before nodding.
“You have six children. Three sets of twins, congratulations.” He smiled at them. “And may the heavens help you because they are handfuls.” He laughed loudly.
