I was pacing. I always pace when I’m angry. That was a close call and if that arrow had flown even one inch to either side of me it would’ve struck my daughter. The thought of anything happening to her, quite frankly pissed me off. The realization of just how close it had come to happening drove me beyond anger and into a boiling rage. I needed to put an end to the nonsense before they make another attempt, and they would make another attempt. I’m counting on it.
It was near impossible to contain the roaring wave of magic trying to break the surface of my skin, to go on a hunt for vengeance. It wasn’t over. The man that Liam later identified as George Landry, was working for the Curtis brothers and I wasn’t going to rest until they paid for what they had done. A loud hiss escaped me as my lips drew back over my fangs. My fear had me all over the place and the anger had my instincts in overdrive. The recipient of my hiss was Grady. He entered the
“What exactly possessed you into thinking that it was a good idea to host a pre-ascension dinner party?”My voice was hysterical. It has been two days since we had almost died, and I hadn’t heard from Jax since he left. I had asked Guin if she had heard from him and all she could tell me was that he had met some man that had some kind of information that could help him. She was just as worried as me.“Think about it, it’s the perfect opportunity to set a trap,” Chase said defiantly.“He’s right, Princess. Tomorrow is the ascension so tonight is their last chance to get to us before you are crowned.”I hated when they were an agreement against me. I couldn’t accept this plan because it’s taking place in our home, where my daughter will be.“What about Treasa? She’s just a baby.”“We have a plan to keep Treasa safe.”I rounded on them both, a
The room was filled with loud chatter as we all anxiously waited for the meal to be served. My people were laughing, smiling, and just having an all-around good time, conversing amongst each other. As I looked out over the crowd, I realized that my followers were very diversified. Our home was now full of vampires, lycanthropes, fae, merrows, Coomera’s, witches, and so much more. We even had a few leprechauns. One person in particular, a woman, caught my attention. By her beauty alone I knew that she was a merrow and for whatever reason, I had to make it a point to meet her.I caught the sight of a Guardian at the entrance. The bundle he had in his arms immediately stole my attention away from the woman I had been concentrating on. I made a move to stand and the whole room quieted. All eyes were now on me.Well, hell.I hate it when they do that.Determined to ignore the new attention I began to walk the length of the room toward the man
“How did you know you would be able to pull that off?” Jax was referring to my ability to transfer part of my leadership to Guin.“I didn’t know, honestly. I figured it was worth a shot, so I just did the same as I do when I share magic with anyone else.”I was hoping it would work because while I had no doubt that the members would respect her as co-leader, I wasn’t sure they would accept her. They needed to see her don the marks, so they could in no way contest it.“Who’s this person you want me to meet?” I asked Jax as he and I entered the conference room. Liam went to bathe Treasa and put her to bed and Chase was mingling with the crowd.“He will be here in a few minutes.”I closed the door to the room and when I turned around Jax was there, looking at me with a need that made my insides clench. He lifted me in the air and slammed my back against the wall and claimed my mouth wit
I didn’t want to leave the bed. I wanted to stay where we were and spend the whole night proving to Liam just how important he was to me, but we had other matters to attend to. Besides, he’s smiling and acting like himself again.“Chase is fetching Madeline for us. He’s going to take her to the sitting room.”We are both worried about the young woman under our care. She looks sickly and her visible skin is made up of mostly bruises and scars.“I feel for her. She has been beaten badly. I can almost guarantee that those bruises on her arms extend to the rest of her body.”His mouth was set in a straight line. Liam was very passionate about men who beat on women. It took him a long time to feel comfortable enough to train with me without holding back.“It’s just one more thing to make him pay for when we catch him,” he stated as we entered the sitting room.Madeline sat perched on the
We met Liam in the dining room where he was helping Rebecca clean up the mess from the gathering. He was no stranger to housework and I was proud to have a man in my life who was not afraid to submerge his hands in dishwater if need be. It was the little things, what can I say? Maddie appears to be more at ease around him now.“You look like you are feeling better Madeline. My lovely wife tends to have that effect on people.”She returned his smile with one of her own and replied with, “Her kindness is unmatched.”Great now I just feel awkward while they talk about me as if I’m not standing right here.“Did Rebecca get you something to eat?”Satisfied when she nodded, I looked to Liam. “You wanna join us, I’m giving her a tour and even I don’t know where everything is?”“Sure, I’d be happy to,” turning to Rebecca, “You ok with the rest of this?
I was greeted with the sight of Jax holding the beaten form of Seamus Curtis and Guinivere struggling to hold his brother Ronald. She looked like she could use the help, so I shaped and pushed my magic out to bind the man, leaving him suspended and immobile. Guin gave me a curt nod and backed herself to the corner of the room. Jax must have broken the news to her because I didn’t get so much as a smile from her. Holding Ronald Curtis in place I turned my eyes to Seamus. Even in his captured state he stared out at me through eyes full of disdain and contempt. I was everything he hated, and it was obvious as I stand here in front of everyone with my fangs pronounced and my wings showing huge and bright at my back.“What have you done to my wife, you vile, you worthless, abomination against nature?”I couldn’t stop it from happening. My laughter echoed throughout the massive hall.“As if you care about Madeline. You beat her and left h
Satisfied only when they were quietly seated in front of me, I began the story.“I met my Father today and well, the things he told me were rather enlightening.”That small statement seemed to have grabbed their attention. Both were now sharing looks of confusion.“His name is Damon,” I continued, “and he is an incubus. The last known incubus to be exact.”“What does that have to do with us?” Chase asked waving his finger between him and Liam.I shook my head with frustration and sighed. “I don’t know. Nothing. everything.”Truth is that I don’t know how it affects us. I only have theories because well, there has never been a situation like this, ever.“The theory is that the reason our binds are sexual in nature is because with Damon being an incubus that makes me part succubus.”“So, this Damon says that your binding isn’t one of p
Damon would be here any minute now. Rebecca prepared a beautiful lunch for us and if I stood a chance of making it downstairs in time, I needed to get Liam and Chase to release me from the bed that we had damn near broken. all night last night and into this morning.“Guys seriously, we need to get up. We have things to do and people to see.”“The only thing we wanna do is you.” That soft and sensual voice belonged to Chase. His hand was slowly making its way up to the center of my thighs. “Just a few more minutes?” he pleaded.I cast a look over my shoulder to Liam hoping to find some help there but instead all I had gotten was another set of eyes pleading with me to stay in the bed.“I can’t guys. I promised to meet Damon and Rebecca cooked, but if you two don’t want to come then you can stay here and occupy each other.”That look just then spoke a thousand words. The idea was appealing t