Good things had to come out of this battle as well. What better thing than a good potential mateship? Storm will have an important role when it comes to the Supernatural Council.
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
ZIYAH Byron’s mouth had felt absolutely incredible. It was familiar yet new because both he and Dante love to eat me out, but this was the first time that he had done it in this new body of his. Looking over to see Dante stroking himself as he watched me chase my pleasure was hot and arousing. The lust in his eyes was clear as day. He would never let anyone else do this, but Byron was not just anyone else. I belonged to them both just as they belonged to me. He grabbed the bottle of lube from our dresser and slowly approached the bed. He was taking his damn time and torturing me while doing it. Building up the anticipation. That was what he was good at. Dante handed the bottle to me without saying a word because I knew what he wanted. I flipped the cap open and drizzled it on his cock. Closing the bottle and tossing aside led to me wrapping my hand around his thick cock. I spread the lubrication along his entire length, smirking when he groaned. “You should probably stop that i
BYRONI lost count of how many times we sated our desires over the course of the day. It felt different to be with her in this form than when I was using Dante’s. I assumed that this was how he felt when he used his own body as well. Everything was even more intense than before.There came a point where I doubted that she could take another orgasm, so we took pity on her and let her rest.Dante stayed up there with her while I headed downstairs to grab some food for us. Ziyah had originally wanted to make some food to just warm up for today, but Dante got her sidetracked. I did not help much either. You could not fault us for it because our minds became one tracked when we had her in front of us.Luckily, there was still food left out from dinner. So, perhaps we had truly lost track of time.A throat cleared behind me. I turned around and saw Dolly, one of the she-wolves that always threw herself at Dante but was not stupid enough to do so after she saw what our girl was capable of.“I
ZIYAH I hated seeing Kenalia after all of these years. She was another Solana except she had actually attempted to kill me instead of just handing me over to the enemy. She failed each time because she lacked any originality. I was able to spot her attempts a mile away. However, I now needed to make our parents and Grandmother Ayla aware of what type of fucked-up person she was because I would not put it past her to do something to our children. I would not allow anything to happen to them and neither would the good part of my family. ‘Where are you at?’ I asked my grandmother. ‘In the room next to my sitting room.’ Why would she be in an empty room? Did she turn it into something? No better time than the present to find out. I knocked on the door and waited for her to call for us. Instead, she used her magic to open the door for us. The room was no longer empty. Nope. It was a child’s play place. Even that description seemed inadequate. Each corner of the room had a distinct pu