Her Guardians - A Paranormal Reverse Harem Romance
Piper Phoenix
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Eve
S he told me if I left home, she wouldn’t be able to protect me. My mom told me that if I left, I’d die. I told her if I stayed with her another minute, I’d kill her .
Leaving my mother behind was harder than I thought it would be. It seemed crazy to be out on my own so abruptly, but it was long overdue .
I was pretty sure I was the only twenty-two year old woman who’d spent nearly every waking moment with her mom. She said it was for my own good that she was protecting me, but there was a part of me that just thought that maybe she was lonely. Maybe she didn’t want to let me go because she was selfish .
The crazy thing was that it wasn’t like I was going to be that far from her. In fact, I was only moving across town. I’d be in my own apartment, an apartment which she saw and had to approve. She purified it and put numerous protection spells on it before I was allowed to bring any of my things there .
My mom was a well-respected High Priestess. She was the most powerful witch in the country, if not the world. Everyone knew her. It was like she was famous, at least to those who knew about people like us. Of course, most people didn’t know about witches and warlocks and all the other special folks .
Ever since the day I was born into this crazy world, she’d done everything for me. She had told me that I had been both a blessing and a curse to her because I was her everything. If she ever let her guard down, it was because of me. But of course, she also said she wouldn’t change anything for the world .
I told her that I’d be out of her hair and that she could go back to focusing on those that needed her help. She could take care of other matters and get back to doing the work I knew she loved. I didn’t want to be a distraction any longer .
My mom loved helping others like us. She was devoted to leading us all. She wanted a world where we could come out and the humans, or regs as we called them, would accept us .
But we hadn’t made progress on that front. We were still a secret from the regs, and I wondered if that was how it would always be .
After all, how could we come out to the regs when there were wars being waged among the other specials, and even among our own kind. If we couldn’t accept others that were like us, how would the regs ever accept any of us ?
The cold night air prickled the skin on my arms as my feet tapped on the sidewalk. It hadn’t been long since I moved out of my mom’s temple and I was already breaking one of my mom’s rules… never go out alone at night .
If she ever found out, she’d be furious. It wouldn’t surprise me if she made me move back to our home inside the Morelsville Temple .
My mom loved that building. It was spacious with high ceilings. Years ago, she had it remodeled into what was now our home, keeping a space for those in our vast coven to come if they needed help or just a place to stay. To me though, the place never really felt that much like a home .
Since the day I was born, she’d put spells on me… frequently. My mom worried about everything, especially when it came to me. There were so many protection spells I couldn’t even remember them all, but I knew there was one very crucial one. The one she demanded I’d maintain to keep myself protected from evil at all times .
My mother made me promise that I would do everything to keep my energy high. To keep my protection shields in full force. It was something she’d done since she was my age, and something I would have to do until the day I died .
My magic was still in its infancy, or so she said. In other words, I was a pathetic witch, but if there was one thing I could do, it was to keep my energy high and her protection spells in full force .
I could still remember the smile on her face when she watched me pull from my first donor. Me on the other hand, well, I wasn’t smiling .
“No, no, no, Eve! Darling, it’s like this,” she said running her hands through the man’s hair. He couldn’t have been much older than I was but that didn’t stop her. She leaned forward and pressed her lips to his cheek. “Then move to his lips .”
“Sorry,” I mouthed to him, unable to stop myself from wincing at her. I shook my head at the gorgeous guy sitting next to me. “It’s not you. Really, it’s just weird having her here .”
He just smiled and shook his head. “You need to relax .”
“I have no idea how to do that,” I said pulling at my fingers awkwardly .
“Eve, please pay attention. This is important. Touch is how we pull energy. It won’t hurt him unless you do it wrong or overdo it, so please, you need to focus, and give me your full attention,” my mom said staring at the guy's mouth. I couldn’t help but see the hunger in her eyes, she wanted his energy .
I felt so uncomfortable as she stroked the young man’s cheek. Her hand slid over to his shoulder, and she patted him gently before stepping away from him .
“Go on,” my mom said gesturing at him .
I bit my lip and turned to him. “OK,” I sighed, “What’s your name ?”
My mom scowled. “Eve,” she clicked her tongue, “this is your energy donor, nothing more, and here you are worried about his name. He’s here for just one thing, to fuel you .”
“I can’t help it, mom! That’s just not how I work,” I said with a shrug. My mom shook her head, and I turned back to him. “Your name ?”