chapter 91


    Imogen’s POV


    The next week passed by quickly, Astral came by a few times to teach me about my magic. To say


    it has been a learning experience is an understatement. My magic has no limits and is extremely hard


    to control once the darkness takes over. Astral has been teaching me how to regte my breathing


    and self-hypnosis to calm myself. The darkness is there, I can feel it, but it doesn’t taint me the way it


    did before. Astral seems to think it is because I have found my grounding ce. Something to hang


    onto when I feel myself slipping away.


    Even with learning control, Theo and Tobias don’t give me any rest. Constantly watching and


    hovering, and it was starting to get on my nerves. We had been arguing heaps and no matter how


    much I tell them I am fine; they don’t listen. They can both feel the darkness inside me, and it scares


    them. They should feel scared it is dark and twisted and all-consuming, but with Astral’s help. I have it


    managed and under control. If anyone is struggling, it is Theo. The more he feeds off me, the more


    severe his mood swings have been.


    Astral believes Theo might be addicted to my magic, the same way it affected me, changing


    him to his most primal urges. So, I haven’t let him feed off me for two days now, which makes Tobias


    hover over me every time, I have Thaddeus and eventually I was going to snap. I have remained quiet


    over it, tried to ignore it and even bitten my tongue, but eventually it will be too much. I don’t need


    them mothering me, suffocating me. I just need them to be there when I need them, and right now I feel


    smothered.


    I was about to go to war with Bianca; I didn’t want to be fighting them at home.


    Astral and I had juste in from training she had been teaching me how to control the


    surrounding elements mainly air, ways to manipte it and I was pretty good with it now and it felt


    We both nearly lost our eyebrows that first day, and I cinched Tobias’s precious garden and burnt a


    hole in his perfectly manicuredwn.


    Saying goodbye to Astral, I watched as she drove down the driveway before turning and heading


    inside. The moment I stepped inside I could hear Tobias and Theo arguing over something, Thaddeus


    was upstairs stirring so, I walked upstairs to check on him.


    Opening the bedroom door, he wasying in his new crib watching his mobile go round.


    “Hey precious boy,” I said, looking down at him. He smiles his big gummy grin and cooed back.


    Leaning in I pick him up, he looks around the room, he has be very alert and being a Tribrid baby


    he is growing faster than a normal human child. Sitting on the end of the bed, I feel his butt and realise


    his nappy is quite full. I can still hear Theo and Tobias arguing over something that happened at work.


    Apparently, Theo snapped at one of the workers and now they have quit. Apparently, the worker has


    threatened legal action against thepany for workce bullying.


    Laying Thaddeus down, I notice his eyes look slightly different, something off about him. Pulling


    his onesie off, I watch closely, and his eyes flicker and I jump back, startled. His green eyes sparkling


    before they gopletely ck like he is possessed.


    “Tobias, Theo,e here” I call out slightly nervous about our son’s behaviour. They don’t hear


    me, too busy arguing. I roll my eyes at them.


    I change his bum watching as his eyes go back to normal deciding I must be seeing things; I shake


    the thought away. Maybe I was more tired than I thought. I quickly dressed him and picked him up


    when suddenly the entire house was plunged into darkness. Shit, a ckout, I thought. Turning to walk


    to the door. Suddenly the lights turned back on and I heard Thaddeus cackle.


    “Did you just cackle baby boy” I cooed looking at him only his eyes were ck again. I watched as


    he cackled before shoving his hand in his mouth and the power went out again. My heart rate


    quickened, and I realised it was Thaddeus doing it.


    “Babe, where are you” I heard Theo sing out. I rolled my eyes and yelled back.


    “Upstairs” suddenly the lights turned on again, and I gasped at what I saw. All the furniture was


    floating like some ghostly horror movie.


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    “Are you doing that little man?” I ask and I noticed his aura glowing around him, fluorescent green.


    That isn’t all I see, the edges are dark, the same darkness that sometimes consumes me and I gasp.


    Thaddeus eyes snap to mine and the furniture plummets to the ground with a loud crash. Thaddeus


    starts hysterically screaming. Ear piercing screams like he scared himself. “Shh, you’re okay. You’re


    okay” I tell him, cuddling him. Tobias and Theo were up here in an instant, the noise startling them, and


    I feel panic coursing through them. Tobias rips him from my arms, and I watch horrified as Theo res


    at me. His eyes turning blood red, anger radiating off him. Tobias soothes Thaddeus.


    “What did you do, Imogen” Tobias growls out. I take a step back, shocked at him.


    “I did nothing, he scared himself, he” I didn’t get to finish when Theo stepped forward like a


    predator stalking its prey.


    “What the fuck, you said you were fine” He snaps, taking a step forward.


    “I am Thaddeus” I was cut off again.


    “Don’t me him. We felt through the bond your fear, like you did something. Now what did you


    do?”


    “I did nothing, Theo,” I said, throwing my hands up. I knew I would get nowhere with them, no


    matter what, anything I say they weren’t going to believe. If they bothered to search through the bond,


    they could see I am telling the truth.


    Giving up, I go to walk out of the room. They can just find out for themselves.


    “Don’t just walk away, real mature Imogen” Tobias calls out, as I walk down the stairs heading to


    the kitchen. Theo follows me and I sigh. Going to make a bottle for Thaddeus. I feel him watching me


    as I grab the form from the cupboard, cing it on the bench.


    Tobiases down a few secondster. I finish the making the bottle and hold my arms out for


    Thaddeus, who reaches his arms up for me. Tobias snatches the bottle from my hand.


    “No, not till you tell me what you did to scare him,” he says before popping the bottle in Thaddeus’


    mouth who guzzles it down hungrily.


    “I did nothing. I just changed him then,”


    “Bullshit, why was he screaming like that?”


    “If you will let me finish Theo, instead of jumping down my fucking throat every god damn second. I


    can exin,”


    Theo growls low in warning.


    “You know what I am leaving find out yourselves. I am going to go buy more nappies” I grab the


    car keys out of the bowl. Theo moves with blinding speed, standing in front of me.


    “What? Your both too angry to listen so move.”


    “No, you don’t just get to walk out,” he said grasping my arm.


    “Let go,” I scold. I was so sick of everything I do being judged and criticised by them. They weren’t


    going to listen to me and maybe if I am gone, they will realise it wasn’t me, if he does it again.


    “No, exin yourself,” he demands. I shove past him, pushing him out of the way. He jerks me


    back and I finally snap. Turning around, I shove him back and he staggers before growling I see Tobias


    get up, moving away.


    “Enough,” I scream at him and he goes to step toward me. I flick my wrist and I throw him


    backwards into the pantry door. Tobias is suddenly gone beforeing back without Thaddeus. He


    goes to grab me.


    “It’s just the magic, Hun, calm down,” he says, feeling my anger through the bond. How do they not


    realise they are the problem, not my magic?


    “It’s not the fucking magic. It is the two of you. You’re driving me insane. You won’t hear me out


    and you are fucking smothering me. Stand down Tobias, I don’t want to hurt you, but I fucking will to get


    my point across,” I say. Theo steps forward and I flick my wrist again, throwing him back into the pantry.


    I growl low and stand side on so I can see both of them. Tobias lunges at me, I lift my other hand


    before pping it down, and Tobias hits the floor. I hold them both where they are, Tobias on the


    ground and Theo against the pantry. They struggle against their invisible restraints.


    I feel the energy in the room and the lights flicker, my magic drawing on their energy. Electricity


    zapping loudly around me.


    I feel the darkness trying to envelope me, feeding off their anger. I close my eyes, breathing and


    focusing, pushing the darkness back to the edges like Astral showed me. Regaining myposure, I


    open them.


    “Let me up,” Tobias says through gritted teeth.


    “No, you will listen” He goes silent, I watch his jaw clench and unclench.


    “I did nothing, Thaddeus manifested magic, not me. I have control of myself and I am so sick of


    both of you hovering. I don’t need a mother. I have one of those, well did. So, either step up and act like


    my mates again or step the fuck out. I won’t keep putting up with you treating me like I am a ticking


    time bomb, I have control and if I feel off, I will let you know” I tell them.


    “This is you in control?,” Theo says shaking his head.


    I huff annoyed.


    “Yes, if I wanted to hurt you, I could have, easily might I add. I have merely restrained you. Now I


    am going to get fucking nappies for our son, understood?” I ask, looking between the pair of them.


    They say nothing, but I see Tobias nod.


    I release them, Theo falls to the floor with a soft thud. His eyes still crimson as he steps toward


    me, and I hold up my finger.


    “Don’t. You will see for yourselves I am not lying. I would never hurt our son and it is about time


    both of you realise that. I would kill myself long before I would ever harm a hair on that boy’s head”


    Tobias looks down guiltily, but Theo steps forward again. But this time Tobias speaks and Theo halts.


    “Let her go Theo, I think we all just need to calm down,” he says rubbing his temples. Thaddeus


    makes a noise and all three of us look up at the ceiling.


    “I will go,” Tobias says walking out, heading up the stairs. I grab my keys again, heading toward


    the door. Theo sings out as I get to the door.


    “My wallet is on the hallway stand, and can you buy more coffee,” he saysing up behind me.


    His eyes now their usual green and his aura has calmed to a more neutral colour. And they think I am


    the bipr one. I chuckle at my thought, before grabbing his wallet and going to the car. Hopefully, this


    will be the end of our arguments now, I had bigger things to worry about with the challengeing up


    in four days. I didn’t need the drama at home as well. And now I have another task added to the never-


    ending list of shit to stress about, and that is to find out what is going on with my baby boy.