Please don't kill me. There is a plan at work.. I promise..
FZIYAH‘Watch over Charlene, our pup, and Dante for me. I’ll kick your ass as Casper if you dare to feel guilty. This is what the Goddess wanted, and it’s my honor.’Those were Chris’ last words to me…He sacrificed himself to save me. Why would the Goddess have him do that? My life was not more important than his. My heart was breaking because he meant so much to all of us. Life was so fucking unfair! Damnit!I threw a spear of energy right through the demon that was responsible for this. I watched as his head hit the ground, but it did not fix anything.His heartbeats were very faint, and he was struggling to breathe. He was three-quarters dead, but he was not gone yet.Chris’ body transformed back into his form, and I could easily see where he had been stabbed. The blade was no longer in him, which was allowing his blood to pour out from it. I placed one hand over that area and one over his heart.My aura swirled around us and was far more fucking potent than ever before because it
KADE Carnage was everywhere I looked. Luckily, I had yet to feel any tethers breaking. Honestly, I believed that the extra protections that Ziyah had ensured that we all had was the thing keeping that from happening thus far. Although, I would never take that for granted. I had seen how amazing the Protectors were when it came to fighting while we were preparing for this, but that was entirely different than them being in front of the enemy. I remembered when Dante was fangirling over how brutal they were once he realized what and who Caiathus was. Brutal did not even come close to the reality of it though. There was a reason why they were chosen to protect those with important destinies. Tyre and I chuckled when we saw the pure excitement on Apollo’s face. I had never seen him happier about his gift than when Imeela was training him on how to weaponize it. He might name his next child in honor of her. Was I kidding? Nope. Hopefully Vienna did not mind the name or any variation of i
ELLE ‘You need to go to group four. A witch who has been hiding throughout this battle is about found. She is Castor Windham’s mate, and you must protect her. She is not here willingly and could not escape because of the barrier. She wanted no part in aiding the Klarish clan but was their prisoner and was brought here because of her powerful magic. It has been bound so that she could not harm anyone aligned with his clan. She has not harmed anyone on your side,’ Selene told me. I told Kade that Selene needed me to go to group four, then I told Caiathus where I needed to go immediately. He wasted no time in getting me there. Faye directed me where to go, and I ran as quickly as I could. Caiathus was right beside me, unsure what the urgency was about. However, he knew me well enough to know that something serious was wrong. There was growling coming from one of the buildings. I pointed to it, and he popped us right there. “STOP!” I yelled when two of our warriors went to destroy the
DANTE ‘Congratulations, Dante. You did it,’ the Goddess said proudly. ‘You cleansed her of the chains of her past. Toris was the epicenter of those chains, so killing him set her free. She will always remember her past, just as we all do, but you gave peace to her soul by doing so. This is my blessing to your bond: never will there be a stronger mate-bond in existence than that which is between you, Ziyah, and Byron.’ My girl gave me the most sincere smile I had ever seen grace her face before, having heard the Goddess’ words as well. Thankfully, she had materialized some shorts for me to slip on. Shifting back, I went ahead and pulled them on quickly. I reverently kissed her forehead because we did not have the time to fully celebrate but would later on. It meant everything for me to know that I had been able to do that for her and Byron was part of it as well. We had both vowed on the day that we found her that we would protect our mate and make those who had hurt her in the pas
ZIYAH The apprehension intensified the moment that we popped up there, which did nothing to calm my nerves. Something had either just turned wrong or about to turn that way. There were no ifs, ands, or buts about this because I t was just definitive. My eyes were drawn to the left where a surge of fear pointed the way. I grabbed onto Dexter’s fur and popped next to the building. There were two people inside the building, and a Darkie in the doorway, with his back towards me. He was looking at one of Nightshade’s warriors who was protecting a woman that was behind him. I gestured for Dexter to go around to the other side of the building to help get them out through the window or if I could get the Darkie away from the building. “Hey, ugly fucker. I’m crossing off the Darkies’ numbers off the list of the living. Are you up next?” I taunted him. This would be even easier than I thought after I saw who he was. Toris’ baby bro. He loved to torture me in every way he could, so this wou
DANTE None of us had truly known what to expect from this battle because there were many unknowns. Preparation could only take us so far. The rest had to be dealt with on the spur of the moment. This was, by far, the most intense battle I had ever taken part in. Shadow Falls had two tether snaps, but I was unsure who they belonged to just yet. Our pack was a family, so these losses were closer as a result of that as well. I vowed right here and now that their families would be watched after. It was the least we could do to honor their sacrifices. I already knew that my mate would feel nothing but guilt even if it was misplaced. Fighting and dying for our pack and family was the most honorable way that we could go out. Honestly, we would have lost countless others had it not been for Ziyah. People had been helping to keep tabs on her for me throughout the battle so that I could be grounded in the knowledge that she was okay while the battle raged on. The last count that had come i
KADEThree warriors had been lost between our pack and Shadow Falls. They all died in the same manner. The one from ours and two from theirs had fought to protect innocent children that had been brought as a distraction. They went out like heroes, and we would never forget their sacrifice.Caiathus had come and relayed that Dante was advised to take his mate home because her body was drained from how much she had to fight today. Magic, physical fighting, all of that healing, and everything in between.One thing that I admired about Ziyah was that she had a fucking amazing warrior’s spirit. I had never encountered a more brutal fighter than her. I could already imagine that their pups would end up being just as fucking brutal. Hell, Blakely had the same soul skill as her mother. Not to mention that she was also of strong Alpha blood and strong Fae blood. Only idiots would cross the next generation.Cleanup took hours, a fuckton of volunteers, and magic to dispose of the corpses. We wer
ZIYAH Tantalizing sparks lured me away from sleep. A warm tongue traced my collarbone and ran up my neck until teeth nipped my earlobe, causing me to groan. “C’mon, Little Fae,” he purred. “You promised me your mark.” My eyes opened wide, and I smiled at my sexy mate. Dante had to wear me out last night to keep me from exploding with anticipation about what today would bring. It would bring me my wolf mate on his sexy human legs. “That I did. Can you grab me my stele?” I asked him. He held up his hand, showing me that he already had it. I chuckled at his eagerness because it mirrored my own. I had him sit against the headboard. That was when I realized that he was naked. It made sense that he would not have clothes pre-programmed onto him when he separated from Dante. I swallowed hard and put a pillow over his lap before straddling him because I would lose my entire focus if I felt his cock against me right now. He chuckled at my action and bared his neck to me. A lot of though