“But what if he forgets me, mother goddess?” Tokala yelled.
“Then your souls and fate were never meant to be one, my Tokala,” mother goddess of fate explained.
“Then if he must die, so will I. He is the other half of my soul, and I refuse to be without him. Take my powers and make me human.”
“We will not,” his goddess mothers yelled.
“My Tokala. In time, you will meet a soul that is perfectly matched with yours,” mother goddess of fate soothed, but her words only seemed to sadden Tokala even more.
“I want what you two have,” Tokala whispered.
“And you will, with time,” his goddess mother of fate said.
With a saddened heart, Tokala watched his human lover grow old and die. He waited for his human lover to be reborn and find him, But after eons when his lover never showed up, Tokala hardened his heart against love to the point it became breakable glass and shattered into tiny pieces. It burst from his body and splintered into the human realm where…
Fox had been so engrossed in the book, he jumped when a hand touched his shoulder.
“Oh shit,” the book in his hands dropped to the floor. He looked up at Alistaire in surprise.
“What’s got you so distracted?”
Fox picked up the book and showed it to Alistaire. “This book on the god Tokala.”
“Damn, I haven’t read this book for a long time.” He took the book from Fox’s hand and turned it over, smiling. “It was an interesting read. Too bad it’s all fiction.”
Fox knitted his brows in confusion.Fiction? Why did I think it was all real?
“Where in the world does it say this is fiction?” Fox asked. “Are you trying to tell me you don’t believe the gods are real?”
“No, of course not. I think they are real. But can you picture a god or goddess falling in love with a human and to give up their powers no less?” He shook his head, sighing. “Besides, we don’t know the names of the deity, so how does this author know there’s a god named Tokala?”
I know a couple of gods, thank you very much and one of them is marrying your grandmother.Fox mentally stuck his tongue out at Alistaire. “Do you think they live among us?”
“Why would they want to? They are not flawed—we are.” He leaned closer to Fox, kissing him on the cheek. “They don’t need us as much as we need them.” He stood and stretched. “I’m going to get going. I have a few errands I have to run. Will I see you later?”
Fox stood and circled Alistaire’s waist. “Nope, I’m taking the girls shopping.”
“Just shopping, right?” Alistaire narrowed his eyes at him.
Fox rolled his eyes. “Gods, are you ever going to let that go?”
“Not until you get it through your head you’re not a cop and the next time you are in trouble you call for one.”
“Yes...yes...I’ll be a good little mate and never ever put myself in danger. Maybe you should put a baby monitor on me so you can keep track.”
“Don’t tempt me,” Alistaire grumbled.
“Anyway, I need to get ready. I don’t want to be out with the girls all day.”
Alistaire rested a hand on Fox’s hips. “Are you getting my Christmas present? Because if you are, I can tell you what I want right now.”
“Really, what?”
“You under the Christmas tree naked.” Alistaire leaned down and kissed Fox on the side of his mouth. “That’s all I want for Christmas.”
“Well, you’re going to have to wait for that present until we have our own place. But I can give you something else to hold you off until then.”
“Yeah?”
