As soon as Steve materialized in the room and locked eyes with Lexi, her lips curled up at the sides into a mischievous grin. "Well hello there you little ray of sunshine," she winked, "How's life?" "Eternal." Steve answered with a face like stone, no flicker of emotion in his eyes as he turned to regard Lord Brarthroroz with the same deadpan expression, "You called?" Lord Brarthroroz ignored Lexi's sniggers and got straight to business. "I need to transport some of our forces here, cambion's and their handlers mainly," Lord Brathroroz explained, "A few mimic's too. There may be more required at a later date, but we'll meet that when we come to it." "I live to serve." Steve bowed slightly as the corners of his mouth twitched. "I can't decide whether or not there was the hint of sarcasm in there Steve," Lord Brarthroroz rumbled as he inspected his face carefully for any tell tale signs. "Sarcasm? Against the Daemon Lord himself? Who would possibly dare…" Steve answered q
She couldn't help but feel angry at herself for reacting that way. Of course, she had been warned about the Cambion's effect on non-daemons, but she had thought that with her part daemon heritage, that perhaps the pull wouldn't affect her as deeply. How wrong she had been. She could still feel the traces of the ache of desire between her legs and as soon as she reached the top of the stairs and emerged into the room beyond, shutting the door to the staircase behind her wearily, both Greyson and Allen stopped mid conversation, their heads snapping to look at her intensely. She swallowed nervously and tried to brush the feeling away as they tilted their chins upwards, sniffing delicately at the air before their eyes darkened suddenly and the two of them stormed over to her. Greyson grabbed hold of her arm, his eyes flashing angrily as he scented the air around her as unobtrusively as he could. "Why are you aroused, Lexi?" He ground out as his grip on her arm tightened and she
Allen and Lexi made their way back into the main room and quickly realized that Greyson was nowhere to be found. Lexi was a little embarrassed regarding the sympathetic glances and understanding smiles that many of the females here threw her way, but it also helped her feel a little better about the whole thing. Greyson had seemed so understanding and generally a nice guy when she had first met him, and she had quickly come to the conclusion that the part of him that was Lycan, the near feral, primal beast that lurked inside of him, was both terrifying and exhilaratingly exciting in it's dangerousness. As they chatted amongst themselves and Lexi listened to a discussion about the recent foray into the closest villages for supplies and rescue, the door to the stairwell opened and Lord Brarthroroz emerged with a deep scowl on his face. "Where's Greyson?" He asked abruptly as he looked around expectantly for an answer. "He just stepped out for a few minutes Papa," Lexi answered
In Lexi's opinion, waiting was always the hardest part of anything and she was well aware that patience was not her strong point. While everyone else sat waiting, chatting amongst themselves or poring over various maps and blueprints, she paced backward and forward restlessly. It seemed like forever since the teams had left them for their various assignments, but a quick glance at her watch told her that it had only been around an hour and a half. Greyson and Lord Brarthroroz were going over the briefings for the men who would be involved in the initial assault and although Greyson kept sending her furtive glances whenever he got the chance, she was still pissed with him. She checked her watch again and sighed in frustration, half wishing that she was at least able to do something to take her mind off things instead of feeling like she was a spare piece in a colossally fucked up game of chess. Her head snapped across to where her father had suddenly stood up, moving away sl
They approached the outer ring of the crumbled defenses of the overgrown ruin, moving as stealthily as they possibly could. Lord Brarthroroz had been good enough to extend a barrier around the group that would keep the noise of their movement muffled and the team hidden from sight, but it was only really effective if there was no one close by to see the movements of the undergrowth around them. So far, they hadn't come across any scouting parties as they moved and it had mostly been plain sailing. Lord Brarthroroz led the group with Lexi, Allen and Greyson behind him, and the rest of the ranked wolves and fighters spread across in groups of five as they walked. As they drew closer and began to set up a field base and perimeter under the cover of the surrounding forest, Lord Brarthroroz moved a little further forward to rendezvous with the Mimic's that had been waiting patiently for their arrival. The other ruin they had been waiting to hear back on had turned out to be unoc
With the groups positioned in place behind a crumbling wall and covered by Lord Brarthroroz's cloaking, they waited for the entrance of the ruin to clear of the few coven members that had appeared outside and stood chatting mindlessly. Once they disappeared inside again, Lord Brarthroroz glanced back at the people waiting behind him with a smirk, lifted his hand and motioned for them to advance. Lexi's heart was beating wildly in her chest with excitement without a trace of fear as they crept over the remaining distance between them and the entrance, making their way quietly down the remains of the crumbling staircase and onto the dirt trodden walkway that cut below the ground floor of the ruins and into the gaping maw of the entrance to the cave system. They managed to reach the first branches of the main passageway and the assigned groups split off from the main party and advanced down the tunnels. The muted sounds of the first violent confrontations echoed within the tunnels
Before anyone could stop her Lexi snarled viciously as she broke away from the group and raced towards the doorway where a terrified Ada stood frozen to the spot, her arms wrapped protectively around her swollen stomach. She could hear the distant shouts of Allen and Greyson, and the deep growl of displeasure from her father but right now, she didn't give a fuck. This arrogant little bitch was half the cause of all of the problems that her best friend had faced, and the cause of her misery growing up...there was no way that she was going to let her just scurry off back to whatever rat hole she had crawled out of. Her eyes flared even brighter as she reached for Ada's ragged cloak fastened tightly at her neck and wrenched her violently forward, her face centimeters from Lexi's. Ada whimpered helplessly at the sight of her malevolent grin and wrapped her arms around her belly tighter. "Please…" Ada whispered, swallowing nervously as Lexi tipped her head back and laughed. "Pl
The three groups moved forward as one, each team approaching their doorways silently and waiting for the signal to advance. Ada moved to the side of the enormous doors as Lord Brarthroroz, Lexi, Greyson and Allen took their positions up in front of the main door and exchanged a brief look with each other before Greyson raised his arm and gestured for the groups to push forward. As one, they opened the three doors as quietly as they could and began their advance forwards, sliding carefully through the cracks of their respective doors and into the hallways and rooms beyond. Lexi followed behind her father, shooting a disdainful glance to Ada as she passed, still unsure about her motivation and reasons for helping them so easily. To her, it reeked of a hidden ulterior motive, but it was too late to do anything about it now. The breath caught in Lexi's chest as she emerged into an enormous cavern beyond and from what she could see, she assumed it must be a natural cave with the