60. Problem solved

"Get away from me, you pervert! I am a married woman and I will not cheat on my husband!"

He scoffed, "Arc is damn lucky. You are the only person I can manipulate to get to him, but you are stronger than my compulsion, isn't that amazing?"

"I love my husband and will never cheat on him, now get away from me, you freak!"

"You either give in by will or by force!" He shouted, I tried to fight him as he struggled to keep me pinned down.

Listen to us, Juno!

I inhaled and gave up fighting, deciding to listen.

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You are powerful, the keeper of all seals.

You do not need to fear him, he should fear you.

The keepers have powers over the personifications but don't know because none can hear our voices.

Dethrone him!

Call out with a voice of thunder!

Feel the powers and speak!

Their voices crashed on me, I screamed and thrashed about, clawing at my skin as the fire burnt through me. With an abrupt force, I pushed him off me and stood on my feet. Seamus stood up to attack again.

"Meo imperio, supplex procumbit!" I roared. Seamus screamed as he collapsed on his knees. (By my command, fall on your knees!)

"What is happening…" He groaned, trying to fight the command.

"Tu, Seamus Oceane, abusus es ius et auctoritas tua tanquam custos aquae signaculi…" (You, Seamus Oceane, have abused your rights and authority as the keeper of the water seal)

"No…no…make it stop!" He hollered in agony, shaking and holding his melon head.

"Indulxisti molestias, foeminas violentas coactas ad usus tuos necessarios et ad usum potentiae faciendas. Corpus tuum sacrilegio polluis, cogens custodem sigillorum ad dormiendum tecum, et consors regis rapere et incarcerare conaris. Quam ob rem in proditione accusatus es, nec iam idoneus es ad regendum aquas. Sic virtute tutorum ante me et omnia bona mea, Juno Candace Bridgestone, te regis obsigno signaculum. De nihilo nihil, et de nihilo redibis!"

(What I intend to say: You indulged in molestation, forceful compulsion on women into doing your needs and bad use of power. You defile your body with sacrilege by compelling the guardian of the seals to sleep with you and trying to rape and imprison the mate of a fellow king. For this reason, you have been charged with treason and is no longer fit to rule the waters. So with the power of the guardians before me and all that is good, I, Juno Candace Bridgestone, dethrone you as a seal king. From nothing you came, and from nothing you shall return!)

Seamus screamed as his body turned to water and fell in a splash, forming a puddle. Seamus was gone. I fell back on the bed with a gasp, I did that!

"Seamus!" Arc's voice thundered from the hallway. He burst into the bedroom, his new powers overwhelming the atmosphere. He froze at the door and studied my frightened position. His eyes went to the puddle and then me, my robe had been torn open and loosely falling off one shoulder. The blue stone disappeared.

"Arc," I breathed, a look of betrayal glint in his eyes.

"I didn't do anything!" I shouted instantly. "When I went to his palace, I admit I let him kiss me and undress my upper side," I bowed my head with shame, "but I didn't let it get far, I remembered who I belonged to and stole the powers I needed from his stone. I ran back home but he came after me and tried to rape me, so I killed him…"

"You did what?!" I flinched, jerking back on the bed. I looked at his eyes, he was staring at me with shock. I tremulously pointed at the puddle. "That used to be Seamus?" He asked quizzically.

"Yes, I couldn't let that asshole continue misbehaving so I dethroned him and ended him, I just found out I have powers over all the personificaTION!" I screamed as he was suddenly cupping my cheeks, bronze and gold energy floating out of his body.

"So you didn't sleep with him?"

"No, I didn't. I love y…" Arc slammed his lips on mine, knocking me down to the bed. I gasped from the sudden force. He grabbed my hips and pulled me up in the bed as he deepened the kiss. The door slammed shut, Eva was kind enough to lock it for us.

"Mm… Arc," I moaned in protest, trying to keep up with his feverish and hungry kiss. He pulled me up to the headboard and rest my back on it. In a blur, he spun us around and made me straddle him. I caught up with his pace, kissing him with much energy as he was. He tore off the remaining part of my robes while I frantically tried to remove his belt. He was bare chested, work made easy. I successfully took off his belt as the hot French kiss became more intense. I found my strength from him and ripped open his pants and everything else.

He pulled my face, so I would look into his eyes. "I'm so sorry for making you feel bad, I should have trusted you to handle it your way, I'm sorry."

"Forgiven." I crashed my lips back on his. We kissed a little before he travelled south, cupped my breasts in his hands and dominated my chest. I threw my head back as I moaned while grinding my wet core on his bare shaft.

I lifted myself up, grabbed his shaft and sank myself down. We both left out a throaty and satisfied moan. I rode him to oblivion, holding on to his shoulders for support, while his hands held my waist and teased my tits. I rode my worries away, the fear and pain off. With a heavy grunt, we both found our release. I collapsed on him, breathing heavily. His warmth was my home, his arms around my body assured me that he was there for me.

"Juno," he whispered, breaking the long silence, "there is something you should know,"

"Yes?"

He took in a deep breath, "you are pregnant."

"What?!!!" I screamed, pushing myself off him.

"I can sense our baby in you, you must have conceived before you left."

"Goddammit!" I cursed angrily, pushing myself off his laps. "This is bad, Arc, I can't be pregnant! If I use my powers too much, especially the seals, I might lose them."

"I know, and I don't want to bother you with work, but we have to do this. We just have to hope you don't lose the baby…"

"How?" I cried.

"We won't let Esme touch you with her hands or any attack, that would rattle you up and cause the damages, you will have to leave the fight to me…"

"You can't defeat her without the seals! You need them, and I am the only one who can call it out…"

"The magic of the seals always drains you and it will compress the baby. I agree that I will use you as bait to draw Esme out, but then you must promise to leave immediately…"

"But…"

"Please, Jue," he insisted, his hard hands gripping my cheeks, "look into my eyes and promise me that you won't involve yourself. As long as you are okay, as long as our baby is okay, then nothing matters to me, even if I get hurt." His golden eyes glisten with tears. I looked into his eyes and let the lie slip out of my mouth smoothly.

"Okay, I promise."

"Thank you," he pulled me back into his arms and cuddled me, "I love you, remember." He kissed my forehead. I sank my nails into his chest as I burst into tears, every time anyone spoke to me like that, they always ended up dead. I didn't need anyone to tell me that Arc was going to die.