Jessi's P.O.V.
Wyatt groans as soon as we get the mindlink from Dr. Neelson. I can't help laughing as we leave the bedroom to go to his office. My little puppy wasn't done playing yet. "I swear the entire palace must have us under surveillance. Why do they constantly have to interrupt us?" Wyatt complains as we go downstairs. "Oh, I don't know, maybe because an evil witch is trying to kill us all," I say, looking at him with a smirk. He pulls me into his arms before we reach Dr. Neelson's office and kisses me. "That may be true, but that doesn't stop the fact that I need my mate. How am I supposed to fight against the witch if I can't release my stress in the best way possible? It's not fair that we've had one problem after another since we found each other. Most mates get at least a day or two together when they first meet. We haven't had more than a few hours here and there." I giggle as hCressida's P.O.V. I knew I couldn't trust that little piece of shit. When I stopped ripping Gabe apart for not getting the princess back, I realized Trevor was gone. I sent out a spell to find him and imagine my surprise when I saw him at the palace. I should kill him, but I can't yet. I still need him, and even if he's conspiring with the enemy, his debt to me has not been paid. He owes me for allowing him to be born. I send a lightning bolt down to scare him, but they're gone before it even hits the ground. How did they do that? Did Trevor get some of my power and not tell anyone? I'll make him pay for keeping things from me. I send my cloud away and look at Gabe. "Your no-good son is at the palace. Would you like to explain to me what he's doing there?" I ask him. He's still mad I sprayed them, but I did place a spell to eliminate the smell when I couldn't stand hearing their whining anymore. He should be tha
Jessi's P.O.V.I'm staring at Dr. Neelson with an arrow in his chest and the note hanging on the end, but I still can't believe what I'm seeing. Why was he killed? More importantly, who the fuck is after us now? I turn when I hear footsteps, and I see Ryder and Zoe. I guess Wyatt mindlinked them."What happened?" Ryder asks, looking at Dr. Neelson."I called my dad and discovered that the rogue who looks like Zayden and has Zayden's DNA is not actually Zayden. We came to Dr. Neelson to ask how that was possible and found him like this," I still can't wrap my head around this. We don't need another crazed psychopath. One trying to kill us is more than enough; thank you!I walk over and remove the note from the arrow. I notice one of the windows is open, and I peer outside. The office is located in the back of the palace, looking over part of the wooded area. I can see how easy it would be for someone to shoot him through the window with his office bein
Trevor's P.O.V.I see the two witches walk into the palace, and my wolf, Karlo, starts going wild with excitement. One of them is my mate. I catch her scent, and everything else disappears. I run over to them and look into her blue eyes with a smile."Mate." I bury my nose in her neck and breathe in her intoxicating scent. I don't even know her name because I was so focused on her scent that I didn't hear what the other witch had said. When I pull away, I see her eyes are wide as she stares at me in shock. "Mate? What's your name?" She asks me softly."Trevor. What's yours?" I question the angel in front of me. "Rmina. Are you a lycan?" She asks me, looking me up and down. Why do I feel like she can see under my clothes and won't be happy with what she sees?"Yes," I answer, worried that will be a problem for her. Rmina tilts her head to the side and smiles. Can someone's heart stop just from one beautiful smile? I feel like m
Cressida's P.O.V. That little bastard Trevor is going to pay. Not only did he go to the palace with no intention of helping get the princess. He's now found his mate, who happens to be a witch. That wouldn't be a bad thing, but she's a good witch. When I felt her removing the spell I had inside him, I immediately knew where she'd come from. Not many witches can overpower dark magic, but those from the Moonrise Coven can. Gabe isn't back yet with my virgins, so I'm just walking around this shack still as a skunk. I should have never trusted either of them. They are going to ruin everything for me because of their incompetence. Now that the palace has that witch there, I'm sure she's placing a protection spell around them. It won't stop me from attacking, but it will change the method I use. We have an army of rogues ready to attack when I tell them to, but they're useless if they're going to get themselves killed.
Jessi's P.O.V. I stare in shock at the snakes on our bed. They don't appear to be poisonous. I think the person was going for shock value. I throw on some clothes and then grab an extra pillowcase to put the snakes into while Wyatt watches me. "How do you know they won't bite you?" He asks, standing back. I see the fear in his eyes and want to laugh. The big warrior is not a fan of snakes. That's okay; I'm afraid of spiders. They're creepy crawly and get into places they shouldn't. Why do I feel like they're crawling all over me? "They're not poisonous. Whoever put them here wanted to scare us. Dr. Neelson was most likely shot through the window, but someone had to come to our room to do this. Who would be so brazen with the tightened security we have?" I ask, picking up the last snake and putting it with the others just as four security guards walk in. I'm assuming Wyatt mindlinked them. I hand one of them the
Jessi's P.O.V. "Why are you screaming?" Wyatt asks, looking at me and the area behind the wall. "There was a huge spider running across the floor," I say, shaking to get the feeling of spiders crawling all over me to go away. I see Wyatt smirk, and I glare at him. "You're scared of spiders?" He asks as though it's the best thing he's heard in a long time. "You have no room to talk. Or would you like me to bring those snakes back inside?" I ask and see Wyatt's face pale. Didn't think I noticed, did ya? Now I know what to do when he gets on my nerves or pisses me off. I need to find somewhere to store snakes. "Fine." Wyatt turns on the flashlight on his phone, and we peer into the dark opening. It's small, like the size of a phone booth, but there's another door that looks old and heavy across from us. "Should we open it?" I ask, looking at Wyatt nervously.
Jock's P.O.V. When I came to the clearing, I knew my mate was here, but I resisted running to her because I didn't know if she was good or evil. Even now, I'm unsure as I stare at the beautiful woman before me. She looks like an angel, but looks can be deceiving. Jessi and Wyatt look at me in shock. "What's your name, and what are you?" I ask as she giggles. It sounds like little bells ringing as she twirls around. I see Jessi smiling beside me. "My name is Davina, and I'm a fairy. Not like the ones you read about in storybooks, although my magic is just as powerful." A fairy? I can't believe I'm mated to a fairy. I honestly have never met one and wondered if they even existed. "I'm Jock, and I'm a lycan," I reply as she sways back and forth, looking up at me. Her eyes are so green they almost don't look real. "I know who you are, my lycan warrior. I've seen you in th
Jessi's P.O.V. I look at Wyatt in disbelief. The king's chief advisor? Does no one do background checks around here? "We need to get to the palace. Are you two coming with us?" I ask Jock and Davina. They look at each other. "I can't go like this. Let me make myself small, and I'll hide in the pocket of my mate." Davina disappears, and I see the little light go into the pocket of Jock's jeans. I want to make a comment about where she's at, but I figure now is not the time. Besides, I think Jock is ready to hit me if I keep teasing him. Or at least he'll try to hit me. I take Wyatt's and Jock's hands and teleport us to Ryder and Zoe's office. It's empty. "Where are you guys?" I mindlink them. "We're putting Samira to bed," Zoe replies. I grab Jock and Wyatt's hands again and teleport to the princess's room. She jumps out of bed and runs to me when she sees us. "Tha
One Year LaterDavina's P.O.V.I look down at my sleeping daughter, Aleigha, in my arms and smile. She's almost six months old. If she only knew what we went through to have her. One day, I'll be sure to tell her. She has red hair just like me and dark brown eyes like Jock. Despite Trevor's constant teasing that our baby could be Karl's, Rmina assured us that the spell would have killed any viable sperm, so there was no way it could cause me to get pregnant. After defeating Surtur, everything calmed down around here. Jill and Karl returned home to have their twins with a promise they would visit and that they could visit us any time. I didn't let them fight with us because they hadn't trained, and Jill was pregnant, but I was so grateful they had come to help when we needed it. All of our other guests remained at the palace. Zoe and Ryder were fine with all the new people. We're truly a family.Everyone has little ones now. We have a baby phoenix,
Davina's P.O.V. Xantha moves to stand with Surtur while the other demons run toward us. It's time for the battle to begin. Izzy and Shadow return to the skies to do what they can. Our side spreads out, with everyone sticking with their mates. A demon runs toward me and Jock. I leap in the air and kick him in the face while blowing my dust on him to blind him. Jock uses his sword, piercing it through his heart and then cutting off his head. We toss him into the crack that Surtur made. It actually helps us so we can send all the demons where they deserve to go, to burn in hell. We move on to the next one, and I see the others are doing the same as we did, sending the demons to hell. Izzy swoops down, chomps two demons in half, and spits them into the hole in the ground. Shadow picks one up with his talons and tears him apart before sending him to hell. Malantha and Maelani are working with Dion to
Davina's P.O.V. "How did they get you and the kids?" I mindlink Zoe, Ryder and everyone who's fighting with us. "We were hiding in the basement with the kids when we were suddenly outside, and the demons had us. I don't understand how it happened." Zoe mindlinks us back. I can hear the desperation in her voice. This sounds like something Cressida would do, but she's dead. It has to be a witch. Just as I'm about to mindlink everyone, a woman walks out from behind the demons. She's beautiful with long reddish blonde hair, but her eyes are completely black. "She's a witch and not just any witch. Her magic is darker than we've ever seen. Everyone be careful." I mindlink them. "Well, hello there, fine palace dwellers. I have been anxious to meet the people who killed Cressida. I'm Xantha." I glare at the witch. I want to squash her with my foot, but I can't do anything until
Davina's P.O.V.When we see the hounds and lower demons, I look at Jessi. We all know this is only Surtur's first attack. He'll save the best for last, so we need to reserve our energy. "Everyone stay back. Let me take care of these rats." I make myself tiny and fly over those running through the gates. I sprinkle my dust as I go. They all turn into giant rats. Hmmmm, what dance shall we have them do? I know this isn't the time for fun and games, but we need a little laughter before we face the fire demon. I've got the perfect song. I return to the others, and they all look at me."Come on, fellas, show us what you got." I clap my hands, and the rats all line up in rows, standing on their hind legs. When they begin singing and dancing, everyone howls with laughter. "You have them singing Y.M.C.A.?" Jessi asks while wiping the tears from her eyes."Yep, why was there something else you'd rather hear?" Jessi shakes her head while pulling out
Davina's P.O.V. After Karl gave his sample to Rmina. We got him, and Jill settled into a guest room. Rmina kicked me out of her bedroom when I kept asking her how much longer it would be, so now I'm pacing in the hallway. I could make myself tiny and get back in, but I don't want to make her mess up the potion. Jock is leaning against the wall, watching me. This is our chance to have a baby, and we both feel anxious. When the door to Rmina and Trevor's bedroom opens, I stop. Rmina walks out with a smile, holding up a small glass bottle. "I made it into an oil. You need to rub it all over your body and let it soak in for an hour, and then you can take a shower. After that, you should be able to get pregnant." She hands me the small bottle and I wrap my arms around her. "Thank you. I love you, Rmina." She chuckles and hugs me back. "I love you too, you crazy fai
Davina's P.O.V. "So, can I have some of your semen?" I look at Jill and Karl, and they both look like they're ready to run away. Jessi, Wyatt, and Trevor are laughing so hard I think they might fall over. This is no laughing matter."Why do you need Karl's semen?" Jill asks. I guess I should have explained it a little better."I need it so I can have a baby. So can I have some?" The others are laughing even harder while Jock's hold on me gets stronger. What is wrong with everyone? I'm telling the truth. Jill stands in front of Karl like she's going to attack me if I get near him."You want to have sex with my mate?" She asks through clenched teeth. I shake my head."Let me explain." Rmina steps forward. I wish her luck because I told them what I needed it for. What else is there to say? "I'm Rmina, and I'm a witch. The demon Asmodeus had a spell placed on Davina so she couldn't get pregnant with anyone except him. She is now mated to Jock, the man w
Rmina's P.O.V.While the others are going through the palace looking for any more spies, Trevor and I are working on a special project. Even though Asmodeus is dead, the spell on Davina is still in place. I need to find a way to remove it. I feel bad now that she's explained why she always picks on me. It has to be hard on her knowing she can't get pregnant when she wants a child so badly. "Any luck?" Trevor asks, putting his arms around me from behind. "Not yet, but I think I'm getting closer," I answer as he kisses my cheek. Most people see him as nothing more than a warrior, but I know the truth. Trevor has one of the biggest hearts of anyone I know. He doesn't always know how to show it because, let's face it, Gabe and Cressida weren't exactly good role models. His hands slide down to my belly to cover my small bump where our son is growing. "I can't wait until he's here," Trevor says against my ear. "Me neither. I know he's a pup, but
Gabriel's P.O.V. No one ever asks for my help. Most people don't even know I exist. They think of other shifters like wolves or bears, but there aren't many like me. I'm an alicorn. My alicorn's name is Thunder. He's dark gray with blue eyes like mine. We're running to the palace rather than flying because we'd be noticed by humans. Selene reached out to me and asked for my assistance. I was honored that she considered me. I spend all my time alone. After my parents left me when I was a foal, I've been alone ever since. They said I could take care of myself because I was a shifter. That was over twenty years ago, and I'm now thirty. Thunder reaches the palace gates and shifts. An advantage of being an alicorn is that we have a little magic and can shift without removing our clothes. I run my fingers through my golden brown hair while the guards look at me with their mouths open. Well, at least someone is impresse
Surtur's P.O.V. I can't believe that idiot thought he could go after Davina and the others with guns blazing but with no plan. Well, that's one nuisance out of the way. Asmodeus wasn't even worthy to be down here, in my opinion. He was too caught up in all his women. I understand he was the demon of lust, but there is more to life than sex. One of my hounds was spying on him, and he saw the entire fight. Even I almost laughed when he said Davina made Asmodeus and his hounds do the Macarena. That fool was probably madder than hell. He didn't have a firm grip on anything, it seems. Two of his daughters and his head hound turned their backs on him and chose another life. That would never happen to me. The people around me know if there was any type of insubordination, they would be dead. I look at the demons in front of me who have agreed to go against Satan and take over the Earth. It is time that w