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Chapter 103 - Asher
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"Ten, do you know how to call Anda?" I asked as Saint and I settled on the couch. I think we were going to have to replace the bed. I couldn't stand to even have it in the same room. I couldn't imagine what my guys thought about it."No, beloved. She has always shown herself when she was ready. You've summoned her. Can you repeat the process?" he asked from their shared body. I shrugged. "I can try.""Before we get into that, let's get some food. I'm starving, I can only imagine how you're feeling right now."I rubbed a hand over my belly. "I could eat." "Wonderful." He rose from the couch, held out a hand. It reminded me of when Ransom had done the same thing back in the cabin. Had that only been a couple weeks ago? It felt like years. I reached out, slid my palm against his. The feel of his skin along mine brought a rush of not only desire but love. I was turning into a touch addict and I didn't fucking care who knew it. Saint helped pull me from the couch. Tuggi
Iron Serpent Chronicles Chapter 105 - Asher
"Elm and Oak are clear, bro. Try Birch. I've got a weak heat signature," Xander called over the ear piece of our tactical comms. "Copy that. Heading to Birch." I took the next turn in the big black vehicle. The ten block radius surrounding our warehouse and labs was empty. No one person, not one piece of trash, not a single animal was out here. "Hey, did you experience any...difficulties...with your animal during that last magic surge?" I asked, trying to keep my voice even, easy.Xander snorted in my ear. "Sure. If you experiencing difficulties means my tiger trying to hump me and jump my bones, then yeah."I cough-laughed. The sound getting stuck in my throat. "Junior tried to molest you?"He groaned. "Seriously, man? He needs a better name than Junior. And yes. He tried to get all up in my biz-nas.""That's fucked up, bro.""No shit, Ash. Not to mention it raises a number of philosophical questions for me.""Like what?"I could imagine him rolling his dark brown-
Iron Serpent Chronicles Chapter 106 - Scarlet
I woke up to the sound of someone creeping down the alleyway. The person was a bit more skilled at being sneaky than the average homeless person. In my mind's eye, I could almost see him...or her. Weight resting on the balls of the feet, knees bent just the slightest degree, arms hanging ready to fight or defend. I knew what skills were needed. What stealthy looked like, especially on the streets. You learned early or you died early. Markus had always said that. Before he died too early. "Hey there," the male voice said. I stilled, cringed. Not that I would have chosen one over the other, but at least with a woman I would've had a sliver of a chance at survival. Men, in my experience, only wanted one thing. And they would do anything to get it. "Hey there, little fella. I'm not going to hurt you," the man said in a soothing tone. "I'm just going to get you out of there. My friend - well, one of my brothers, really - he loves animals. He can get you fixed right up." I bri
Iron Serpent Chronicles Chapter 107 - Asher
I jumped forward just as Cherry collapsed. Her knees dropping her into my human arms. "The fuck is going on, Ash? Why were you in bear form? Who's the lady? What's wrong with her legs? What the fuck smells so damned good?" Xander asked the last question as he came to a halt just out of reach. I bared my teeth at him. "Don't come any closer."He rocked back on his heels, hands up in surrender. "Asher? You okay, brother?"Kiema and Saint came up behind him. "Asher, is she okay?" Kiema asked. I tightened my hold on Cherry as Kiema came near us. I growled at her low in my throat. She stopped, slapped a hand against my head. "Don't you growl at me, big brother. What happened to her?"Saint stepped forward as well. His growl was equal to my own. "Stay back, Saint. I don't know what's wrong with me, but I can't have you near her," I said softly. Kiema gasped. She squatted down so she was eye to eye with me. She rested her hand on my naked shoulder. "Asher. You okay?
Iron Serpent Chronicles Chapter 108 - Scarlet
Unfamiliar voices filtered through the black that held me captive. I cringed inwardly. Bad things happened in the black. Monsters wearing the faces of friends hovered over you and hurt you. Hurt your body. I pushed through the obsidian. I had to wake up. Had to protect myself. At least if I was conscious, I could float away. Keep my mind safe. Having the choice to leave was always better than waking up in the dark. "Scarlet, honey, can you hear me?" a soft feminine voice asked. Something about it made me think of sunshine and meadows. I felt warm and safe listening to that voice. "I don't know if she's awake, Asher," Sunshine said. A masculine rumble came from farther away. "No. You stay over there."The deep rumble got a little louder. "I don't fucking care what you want. You stay over there until she's awake and can make the decision for herself. Saint, you watch him," Sunshine said. Asher? The bear man was here? The newcomers hadn't killed him? Something insid
Iron Serpent Chronicles Chapter 109 - Kiema
I wasn't quite sure what I was expecting when I touched Scarlet, but I could definitely identify with what I saw inside her. Her colors were a kaleidoscope of pinks, purples, reds, ands violets. As I looked a little deeper, I noticed what looked like a mirror. I could see a wispy, smokey version of myself inside her. I hadn't tried to heal anyone since my ascension, but something inside me just knew what I was seeing. What I was feeling. It came as simple understanding. The explanation of that mirror-like finish rushed over me like a gentle breeze on a spring afternoon. She was broken. Almost as broken as the rest of us, if not a little more. She'd had no one, just like me. But there were parts and pieces of her that remembered better times. A close-knit group of people who helped her, like my men. When I saw what needed healing, I felt the tears rush to my eyes. I had done this to her. This magic that was too big for my body. Too big for my experience. Too big for me to handl
Iron Serpent Chronicles Chapter 110 - Taryk
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Iron Serpent Chronicles Chapter 111 - Ransom
Something was eating at Taryk as he steered the military vehicle out of the bay doors. Lukas was in the back with both Aeron and Juan. He was keeping his hand on the first, and his eyes on the second. The latter wasn't going to be making any moves. Not if he wanted to make it beyond our walls alive. Taryk had done a fabulous job of showing him what awaited him if Juan pulled any shit on the drive. I enjoyed the fear that lived in Juan's eyes as he was frog-walked into the bay. His eyes had lit on me and I could have sworn the man peed his pants. He shrank away, sniveling and sniffling. Practically crawled up into T's arms. I wish I could share mental pictures with Kiema. My angel would have been proud of her torturous work with her father. Nor do I think this would have hurt her soul like stomping the shit out of him had. "All clear, T. No bogeys beyond the wall," Xander said over the earpieces."Copy that. Delivery in two minutes," Taryk answered. In no time at all, w
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