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 theJessi'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
Jessi's P.O.V.I look at the unbelievable sight in front of me and then at Wyatt. We both start laughing as we make our way into the room. Trevor and Rmina look at us with confusion as they follow us inside."Why are you laughing?" Trevor asks. "Don't you get it? Do you see what this is?" I spin around. There are rogues, or at least they're supposed to look like rogues, in multiple stages of being constructed. Adrian apparently has been making rogue robots, which makes a lot of sense now with the trackers and how the other two burnt themselves. It's kind of scary how lifelike some of them seem. I see several that look like members of Dark Moon."Yeah, they're robots. Why is that funny?" Trevor asks, still confused. I shake my head. Maybe I should get some crayons and a coloring book for the pup to keep him busy while the adults work."That's why they were so strange. When they attacked, they never really attacked. When we asked questions, th
Cressida's P.O.V.I look at the idiot, still asleep on the bed. Gabe thought he was going to have me many times. I let him use his mouth on me and then stick that disgusting thing he calls a penis inside me one time. After that, I was done, so I put a spell on him to put him to sleep. I can think better without his stupidity rubbing off on me.Now that I'm not a forest creature, I can return to business. This shack isn't big enough, so I quickly start casting spells to make it bigger and add a small potion room. I cast another one to give me the clothes I prefer: long black dresses. Now that I have everything I need, it's time to plan for my attack. I have the rogues already under my spell, so I don't need to make warriors like I did last time. It took too much time and effort just for it to blow up in my face. Gabe begins to move, so I hurry and put the sleeping spell on him again. I'm not ready for him to be hovering over me. We're not in a relationship
Jessi's P.O.V. Wyatt and I teleport to Ryder and Zoe's office. They're both looking at a computer screen with Lucas. We rush over to see what they're looking at. "What's going on?" I ask. On the screen are live images of every room in the palace. I even see one of our bedroom. "Why do you have cameras in the bedrooms?" "We don't. Someone else installed them. I believe it was Adrian. Lucas saw footage from them when Adrian had him in that room. He saw what Adrian was doing and hacked into the cameras this morning." Ryder answers. I look at Lucas. "How did Adrian get you?" I question him. Lucas isn't a small pup. He's bigger than some men. "He used wolfsbane on me. That's why I couldn't mindlink either. It made me really weak, and then he tied me up and carried me through a door in my closet that I didn't know was there. This whole place has secret areas that none of us knew about." He answer
Jessi's P.O.V. I stare at Eva in disbelief. What did she mean she's the reason the king and queen will be killed? I try to rein in my temper before I blow up and light her on fire like she's a big-ass spider. "Explain exactly what you're talking about." I hope I sound professional, even though I'm ready to attack her. Wyatt puts his hand on mine when he sees I'm ready to jump over the desk and beat her before she says anything. "I saw Adrian and Dr. Neelson sneaking around in the hidden passageways. I didn't know what they were doing, but I should have told someone. I'm so sorry." Eva put her face in her hands and started sobbing. I look at Wyatt and relax. I didn't think this sweet woman would do anything to hurt Ryder or Zoe. "You're not responsible. There was no way you could have known what was going on. Can you answer some questions for us?" I ask her softly. Eva dries her eyes and lo
Jessi's P.O.V. Wyatt and I leave Zoe and Ryder so we can talk to Nickolas. I teleport us to the back entrance, and we show up just as he's getting ready to come inside. He's startled at first and then starts laughing. "You scared me. I'm not used to having people teleport." He says with a smile. I know this man can't be bad. He's too sweet and kind. "Have you seen Wayne?" I silently beg him to tell us the truth. "Yeah, I just talked to him. I asked him if he'd seen anyone installing cameras all over the palace. I figured, as the head of security, he would know." Oh, brother. You big, sweet lycan fool. "What did he say?" Wyatt asks. Nickolas looks at us with concern. "He said he would look into it. Am I missing something?" He questions us. "We believe he was involved with Adrian and Dr. Neelson. Most likely, Wayne was the one wh
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