Omniscient
Ahsha laid upstairs in bed sound asleep when Ares got home. He walked in and went straight to the kitchen to grab a drink. His eyes fell to the knife that rested on the counter and a single drop of blood that sat on the island. I grabbed the knife smelling it. "Ahsha." He hummed closing his eyes. He grabbed his phone calling Aaron and Khalil inside. Several minutes passed when he heard their footsteps near.
"What is this?" Ares asked staring the two men down. Both men looked at each other before looking at their boss. "I won't ask again," Ares said in a low dark voice. "Miss. Saleem—" Khalil paused. Both men knew that if they told him they would be betraying Ahsha but if they didn't tell Malik something, he'd kill them. "She tried to hurt herself tonight sir," Aaron said. Ares's eyes widened. "What?" He snapped in disbelief. "She wouldn't." He said. "She did, sir. We came into the kitchen to see her holding the knife to her neck." Khalil said playing along. "We had to talk her down for a while before she would drop the knife," Aaron said.
Ares dropped the knife rushing up the stairs. He burst into the room to find Ahsha sleeping with their dogs curled up next to her. Ares walked towards her side of the bed to see the bruised flesh that surrounded the now healing cut. His jaw clenched at the sight. 'Still believe she's happy?' Malik's taunting voice rang through his head.
Ahsha
A day had passed since I confronted Khalil and Aaron. And in the span of a day, Malik had been watching me closely. When I first woke the next morning, he had questioned me about the cut on my neck. I simply told him it was an accident and he seemed to drop it after that, but he was watching me closely. I felt eyes on me as I slept. I knew it was just him but the more he stared at me the more uncomfortable I became. I rolled over slowly opening my eyes to see Malik looking at me. I sat up looking at him.
"You've been watching me a lot lately," I said. "Just waiting to see if you're going to tell me what really happened with your neck." He said. His face was completely void of any emotions that I couldn't get a read on him. I was aware that he could hear any shift in my breathing or if my heart rate picked up, so I tried to remain calm.
"I told you it was an accident," I said again. "I understand it was an accident, but you have to tell me why." He said. I looked at him not understanding. "What?" I asked. "Aaron and Khalil told me what happened." He explained. I nodded my head. "They did?" I hummed looking away from him. "Yes. Are you having—thoughts?" He asked sounding uncomfortable. I forced the laughter down that desperately want to escape. He could kill people without thinking but the thought of me wanting to hurt myself made him uncomfortable. "I—" I sighed falling silent. He stood walking towards me sitting at my side. "We can handle this. You're not alone." He said cupping my cheek. As much as I hated him right now his touch still sent a rush through my body. His scent lit my body on fire. I closed my eyes taking a breath. "What do you need from me?" Malik asked.
Recently his presence had been affecting me differently. I shook my head crawling away from him to catch my breath. He stood looking at me across from the bed "I'm fine. It was just a moment of weakness." I said. He looked at me with scrunched brows before a low hum ripped through his chest. Heat coursed through my body. "The doctor said this might happen." He said as Ares's voice spoke through the air. "What might happen?" I asked. "Your body as it changes your desires would increase." He said. Desires? What the—it wasn't until I felt the ache radiating from between my legs that it hit me. I looked back up at Malik. "The added mixture of my DNA would also affect you. Your inhibitions would lower and your carnal desires would rise. I just never thought one of those desires could be to hurt yourself." He continued. "I—" "He said you would need to find a release from the extra energy or you could go mad." He said.
"I'm fine," I said. "But you're not. I can smell you from here. I hadn't wanted to touch you. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to control myself, but you need this more than me." Ares said. "Ares? Stop!" I snapped and he did. A growl bounced off the walls as he seemed to grow in size. He closed his eyes trying to will himself to calm down. "I won't touch you unless you ask but I won't be letting you out of my sight until I'm sure you won't hurt yourself." He said. "So get dressed you're coming to work with me." He said walking towards me. He stopped just next to me gently gripping my jaw turning me to meet his eyes. He leaned in kissing me. I couldn't fight the moan that slipped out. He pulled away and left without another glance.
Ares
"She essentially in a false heat. Her body is loaded with hormones that are telling her she needs to mate." Dr. Yousef explained. "And we all know how sexual hormones can lead to disaster." He added. "What do I do if she doesn't want me to touch her?" I asked. "If this progress any further her mind will eventually fall in line with the rest of her body. You just need to keep an eye on her." He said. "Very well then Dr. Yousef. Thank you." I said before hanging up just as Ahsha came downstairs.
I could see her body shaking slightly with each step she took. "Why are you still in your pajamas?" I asked. "Because I'm not going to work with you. My feet and back hurt. I just want to lay on the couch and watch tv." She said walking past me. "Ahsha—" "Malik I'm fine. My desires are fine. Your thinking too much into this." She said. I stared at her from where I stood at the island. "Fine you don't want to come. I guess I'm due for some time off." I said going over to the cabinet. "You want some waffles," I asked. "Wait. What?" I asked. "Do you wan—" "Malik I'm fine." Ahsha snapped. "I want to see that for myself and when I'm sure you're fine I'll back off," I told her. She rolled her eyes.
After eating Ahsha and I moved into the living room. Ahsha sat on one end of the couch with Louis watching tv as I sat on the other. I laughed at the movie that played. I glanced over at Ahsha seeing her doze off. I grabbed the blanket laying over before kissing her temple. I headed upstairs to my office to see to get some work down while she slept.
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For the rest of the week, I watched Ahsha and she had been on her best behavior. She was back to my normal sweet mate that is until I found her upstairs in our room dripping in sweat. "Ahsha—" "Don't come near me." Ahsha snapped before looking at me with completely golden eyes. That's new. I thought. "Oshun," I called. I realized that it wasn't Ahsha who was in this false heat but Oshun. The same way Malik and I are two separate being Ahsha and Oshun were as well. "What do you want, my love?" I asked as I pulled my shirt off. "Please?" Oshun whimpered reaching for me. I walked towards her scooping her into my arms feeling how hot her body was.
I laid her down on the bed stripping her completely before ravishing her body.
Ahsha
Darkness. I was surrounded by darkness. I couldn't even see my own hands. It was silent for a while until I heard moaning and grunting. I looked around for a while until I looked up. I saw Malik hovering over me but it wasn't me. "This cannot be real," I mumbled. "Oshun had taken over my body." "She did it to give us time to talk." I turned to see Malik. I backed away from both of them.
"What is happening?" I asked. "How are you here and fucking Oshun?" I asked, "I need some way to speak with you without Ares hearing." He said taking a step towards me. I backed away. "Ahsha the Malik you've been dealing with isn't me." This Malik said. I shook my head. "What?" I asked. "Ares took over my body. I haven't been in control in over a month." This Malik said. "How can I believe that? Prove it." I said. He looked at me. "Think about it. The Malik that's been walking around is different." He said. Which was true. He was. Aaron and Khalil had said it. Isa said it. The people on the street certainly treated us differently. But Malik could have just been acting differently. "Habitata please." He begged. "You have to be able to tell me apart from Ares." He said.
"Pablo," I said. This Malik looked at me. "Why did you do it?" I asked. He sighed. "At first it was because I wanted him out of the way. I wanted it to just be you, me, and Ares." He said. "But then I found out that Ares never really wanted that. He wanted you all to himself. He was tired of sharing, so he came up with this rouse to make it happen. He trapped me in my mind." He explained. That certainly sounded like something Ares would do but that didn't explain how he was here in my mind. "How are you here, then?" I asked.
"Oshun." He said. I looked at him confused. "She came to me one night and told me how I could come to visit you without Ares knowing." He said. "Let's say I believe you. What do you want?" I asked. "I want to help you free Pablo." He said. My mouth dropped slightly. "And why would you want to do that?" I questioned. "Because a couple we—" He paused looking at me. He walked towards me cupping my face as looked down at me. "My mind is clear, and I understand everything, now." He said. "What does that mean?" I asked.
"Your happiness—as much as I want to be apart of it Ares has made it clear that can only happen if you're with him. I want you happy whether it be with me or with Pablo." He said. I looked at him wide-eyed. I hadn't thought of how I'd feel if Malik weren't in my world. A dull ache radiated through my chest at the suggestion. I shook my head. "That's not an option," I said softly laying my head against his chest as I hugged him. He rubbed my back hugging me close when a soft sob fell from my lips.
"It's okay, habitata. It's okay." He said with a sigh. "I'll figure it out." He said. We could hear Ares and Oshun drawing close to the end of their little escapade. "What do I do?" I asked. "Continue to act as if nothing has changed. Be his good little mate. When the time comes, I'll get a signal to you and that's when you get out." He said. He cupped my face. "Don't look back just run." He emphasized. "What about you and Pablo?" I asked. "I'll get Pablo out," Malik said. "And you?" I asked again. He looked up as Ares finished up. "Malik? What about you?" I asked. "I'll try." He said. "Malik—" "Don't make me promise if I'm not sure I can keep it." He said pressing his forehead against mine. "Okay," I whispered as he held me.
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