It’s about three hours before the Riding Hoods are supposed to enter the fae realm. I made sure that I was “chosen” for guard duty earlier today so that I could get my warding materials out to the entry point and the beginnings of the spell started. I had to be careful not to do too much. The Red One would notice if any part of the spell was activated or if too many of the ingredients started to hold a charge. And that would be a problem. Though, she would be even more pissed if she had any idea how many of her witches liked to go into battle stoned as fuck. We each had plots of land in the ether that we used to cultivate whatever we needed to grow for our spells. I had an entire acre dedicated just to weed so that I could use it to barter with those witches. They seemed to think that it helped them access their powers. What it really did was dull their senses and make them less afraid. But it also made them slower to respond and eaiser to get the jump on. But hey, who am
“Is everything ready?” I ask Esteban. “Yeah, everyone’s ready for us to give them the signal. We’re just got to wait for Nyx to let us know that they’ve left and to finish up the ward,” he says. I’m full of nervous energy and having to pee every few minutes because of it. Esteban doesn’t seem to be doing any better than I am. Both of us seem to be nearly vibrating with anxiety to get out of here. Both of us want our mates and knowing that we will be with them in less than 24 hours makes the waiting even harder. I’m pacing back and forth in front of my cot when Nyx finally bursts into the room. “It’s done.” I see Esteban instantly link Chris to let her know. “But, we’ve got a problem,” Nyx says, looking out the cell door to make sure that no one is around. “What?” I ask, my voice coming out more shrilly than I had anticipated because of the anxiety and desire to get the fuck out of here. “The Red One hasn’t gone with the other witches. She took two of our top magic wielder
The relief that floods through my body the second that I hear her voice in my head is enough that I have to steady myself on the wall beside me. My legs almost went out from under me as I got back my balance. We’re standing in the plane as we wait to find out where to go. Everyone in the plane seems fine with the arrangement except for Kanati and Kamama. It is quite obvious that the god and his translator don’t travel by plane and they aren’t convinced that it will make it into the air, let alone stay there. Are you ok, Kayla? How are the pups? They didn’t hurt you guys at all, did they? The questions are coming out of my mouth fast and furious, but I can’t help it. I haven’t spoken to my mate for two weeks. My pregnant mate. My newly mated pregnant mate. I need to touch her. I need to hear my pups’ heartbeats. I need to have her in front of me as quickly as possible because my wolf hasn’t let me rest since she’s been gone. I know that Brandon feels the same as he gri
I haven’t been able to eat, sit, stay still for the whole day. I’m so anxious since I know that Esteban and Kayla will be getting out today. He hasn’t mindlinked me since last night as we were falling asleep because he needs to keep his strength up for the escape. And it’s freaking the hell out of me. It’s gotten so bad that Uncle Dev has had to stay with me so that I won’t have a panic attack, his calming Goddess Gift giving me a steady stream of energy throughout the day. Just before 6:30 in the evening, as the sun is setting, I get a quick mindlink from Esteban. They’ve left, but Nyx is upset about something. I’m overjoyed to hear from my mate and I quickly tell Uncle Devin. “The witches are in the fae realm and the ward is up.” I don’t mention what’s going on with Nyx. I need to find out what’s going on first before I get anyone freaked out. Uncle Dev immediately starts mindlinking everyone and I turn my mind back to Esteban. What’s going on with Nyx. The Red One to
The second that Kayla had told us that they were out, the pilot had started take off procedures. We had just been told to sit and seatbelt when Nyx shouted out where they were. A quick G****e search gave me directions to the Daina pack. They would get there before we did, but that was ok. As long as my mate and my son-in-mating were safe, I would be ok. What do you guys think we should do about Nyx? Do we completely trust her? Zak asks through the mindlink. He’s got a point. I mean, she is supposed to be the next Red One. She’s super powerful and has every reason in the world to hate us. Charlie and Xander trust her. Arya responds. So do Kayla and Esteban. I remind him. And I get that, but there’s no one that will be able to stop her until one of these two planes get there. We’re the only ones that have the powers to stop her. Zak says. I just think it might be a good idea to put her in iron until we get there. Just in case. Especially with the Red One able to portal
The trip to the Diana packhouse is nerve racking. I expect for wolves to pop out of the woods at any point, attacking us. I know that what the coven taught about other species was wrong. Hecate, in her form as the Three-Faced Goddess, has told me that on many occasions. But it’s a knee-jerk reaction to expect them to betray me. Especially now that Esteban and Kayla can mindlink with ease.It’s not even that I truly believe that these two would betray me. But I know nothing about the other wolves in their pack. I have no personal relationship and they have no reason to trust me. Not with everything that they have had to deal with during my lifetime from my coven. Murder, genocide, maiming, kidnapping, and torture, just to name the biggies. But also turning their people against them, like Nissa and Celeste. Though, I was obviously too young to know either of them, they were crowed as our greatest achievements in the last war with the wolves. And as our biggest failures, sinc
Esteban had mindlinked me about two hours ago, telling me that they were finally on their way. And they will be here soon. As in any minute soon. My fathers had insisted that Kayla get checked over by none other than Dr. Hazel, who was hanging in the Diana Territory while we tried to figure out the whole Riding Hood thing. And I whole heartedly agree with that plan. I just hate that it means that my mate is going to be even later getting here. It’s nearing midnight and normally I would be exhausted, but just the thought of having my mate here has me bouncing off the walls. “Chris, I love you. You are amazing and all that crap. But if you don’t sit the fuck down, your mate is going to find you tied to a chair!” Uncle Dev says. I cock an eyebrow at him and cross my arms. “He might enjoy that.” “Ugh! Shut up, shut up, shut up!” Uncle Dev cries out covering his ears. Meredith, Sandra, Bhakti, and Thomas bust out laughing at Uncle Dev’s antics. The only thing that brin
I couldn’t even get Chris’s clothes off before I had to mark her. My wolf overpowered every other need that I had with the need to claim his mate. We had been too long since we found out that we were mates to finally be able to take her as ours. Now that we had claimed her, marking her as ours, my wolf was turning to other needs. Namely, fucking the hell out of her. When she tells me to strip, I have to do everything that I can not to shred the clothing from both of our bodies. I do actually tear my shirt a bit as I pull it over my head, but I really don’t care. I’m naked faster than I can even think and I help her pull her leggings and panties off as she unclasps her bra. It’s only then that I see her baby bump. My urgent movements stop and my wolf and I both stare intently at the swelling of my mates stomach, full of our pup. I reach out with both hands and lightly rub my hand on her stomach, feeling the contours of where my pup is inside of Chris. I smile up at her, lean