I turned from the circle of my family. Looked out into the night. Funny thing about this new power of mine...I could see just as well in the dark as I could in the full brightness of day. It was as if Chaos' power had somehow flipped a light switch in my brain. Not only was I glowing, but my eyesight seemed to have its own night vision as well. Oh well. Just one more thing to get rid of after I killed Merlin. Drace and Finn walked over. A passel of children following in their wake. When Drace saw me, she squealed and ran over. I was up and twirled around in circles as she hooted with laughter and tears. "Corcra, I've never been so excited to see anyone in my entire life." She gave me an extra squeeze before she put me back on my feet. I stumbled a bit as my brain tried to right itself. I smiled. "Well, next time, just a hug will do. But I'm sorry you were frightened as well. Merlin is a twat waffle douche canoe who likes to play at being a god." Her mouth dropped open. A
They rushed me into the elevator. Then stood on the far side of the moving car. Their gazes made me hot as they shifted and snarled low in their throats. Grumpy reached for me at one point.Thane slapped his hand back. "Mine first."I smiled. "Do you think people are going to be in our living room?" I asked as I played with the hem of my shirt. I looked up at Thane through my lashes. "They better fucking not be." He swallowed hard. "Can one of you call Drace. Tell her to make sure it's empty?" I slid my shirt up just a little. Felt the cool air ghost over the skin of my belly. Tove had his phone out and up to his ear in a heartbeat. "Clear everyone out." He listened for a moment, never taking his eyes off me. "I don't care. Put them in a hotel. Yes, we'll pay for it. Just leave. Now." I lifted the shirt a bit more, slid my other hand down over the waistband of my pants. "Stairs. Take the elevator from a different floor." He hung up without taking his eyes off me.
"We share her. But I swear to the fucking stars, Tove, you get her mouth." I slammed the bottle of syrup on the kitchen island. I was this close to losing it. He laughed. "I'm good with whatever part she gives me, bro. But I'm pretty sure all of that is up to her." He flipped another pancake over on the griddle. "What's up to me?" She took a deep breath. "Pancakes?" Her eyelashes fluttered closed. "Sweet stars, you made me pancakes?" Her lavender eyes opened, zeroed in on me. Shifted to Tove. She clasped her hands together, pulled them to her chest. "I love you both so much." Just like that, the tension left my body. Oh, I was still going to fuck her into next week, but the frenzy was off. Nothing had changed for her. Not really. Even though it felt like I'd lived a lifetime without her, she was basically back to normal. She wasn't going to be hiding under the bed. Cowering back from us in the dark. If anything, she looked lighter. Brighter. More settled than I'd ever se
I glared at the light streaming in the windows. Did it have to be so bright? Couldn't it just keep blazing up into the sky? Why did it have to sit right there for what felt like hours on end?Tove snorted, jerked awake. "What?"I snickered as I rolled towards him on the giant bed. "Who you talking to, Batman?"He plopped over on his side, smiled at me. Most of his face was still buried in the pillow. "You, beautiful. How do you feel this morning?"I smiled. "Except for hating the sun for shining in my eyes, surprisingly good. I'm not sure I'll look at powdered sugar or honey the same way ever again, though." I pouted. He laughed, the sound joyous and happy. "Oh, I think it's become my favoritest ever."Grumpy laughed from my other side. "Mine is now powdered sugar and Hollyn's skin." I felt the bed dip slightly as he rolled up against my back. He planted a soft kiss on my shoulder. "Morning, Grumpy."He growled in my ear. "That it is, cheeks. That it is." He snaked hi
My smile was huge as I watched this group of people give my girl the love and acceptance she should have received as a child. For this alone, I would be grateful to them. Even had we not had an alliance, I would have come to their aid had they needed it. Once the laughter died down, Hols took her seat at her grams' feet once again. She curled her knees up, wrapped her arms around them, and settled her chin on her arms. "I just wish there was something someone could tell me about any weaknesses Merlin might have. I'm not really looking forward to going into another fight with him with just my moxie."My heart froze and my soul jolted. There was no way we could let her go into this final battle all by herself. I wouldn't stand the waiting or the loss. If she didn't win, I was going to follow her into whatever came after this stupid life. Ari and Hollyn both startled. "Someone's coming," Hols said. The room went into battle mode in a moment. Everyone had weapons or some kind
The small group of men who had volunteered for the privilege of power influx were finally done. Now it was my men's turn. My heart was so full with their sacrifice. Their willingness to put others before themselves. I'd asked Thane when I first met him if he was a good guy. He'd answered he liked to think of himself as one. Every day, they proved that they were. I was the luckiest woman in the whole fricking universe.Grumpy stood before Chaos and Aether. Thane had just finished receiving his portion. Apparently, birth order was a common way of calling dibs. Poor Tove. "Will I lose my hybrid form if I get any power?" he asked. Chaos and Aether looked at each other for a moment. "I have no idea what you're talking about, child," Aether said. Grumpy nodded. He stepped back a bit and brought his dragon form out. "My hybrid form. Ari said it had something to do with the fact that I sucked Hollyn's blood when we thought we were going to lose her."Chaos' eyes widened as he took
"DUCK!"Fear and a sickly kind of horror sank into my bones as my bolt of magic headed straight for Stretch's face. As if in slow motion, I saw her lavender eyes widen as her face lost all color. Shit. Shit. Shit. My hand still outstretched, my intention changed in a heartbeat. I fed it down the line of myself to the power that had just left my hand. I had to pray that I would be strong enough. Fast enough. Seconds before it smashed into Stretch, my bolt of fire evaporated into a trail of stream. It dashed into her face like I'd spritzed her with water. All the starch went out of my bones as my knees threatened to buckle. "Hollyn!" Ari yelled as she darted over. "You could have been hurt. What are you doing back in here?" She pulled everyone in, slammed the door shut. Stretch blinked, wiped at her face. "Queen Arasnee wanted to meet Chaos and Aether.""Who the hell wants to be the queen of ass and knee?" Tag asked as he struggled to get his own fire bolt to form. The
As I was getting ready to follow Thane and Grumpy from the living room, the rest of the dragons just sitting around got me thinking. This had to be like the community tribunal that just wouldn't end. Talk about torture. I need to talk to Drace. Give me a minute, I said to my men. I walked over to the woman I wanted to be like when I finally grew up. I pulled her away from her mate. "Hey, the dragons are looking either half asleep or wishing they could jump off the balcony and not call on their wings to get them down safely. Are they okay to keep waiting?"She pouted at me when I first started speaking, but then her expression cleared. Her lips quirked. "I wouldn't say they're happy to just sit around and wait. This is the warrior class of our thunder. But they also don't want to leave and have you or their Elders end up in trouble."My brow furrowed. "How do you know that?"She tapped a finger to her temple. "Dragon mental connection. Do you have some space they could go wo