"Where is everyone else, Graysten?" I asked. We'd been standing at the central fountain for at least half an hour. The captain of the elite guard chuckled. "I imagine some of my men convinced some of your men to do some shopping for themselves as well."I turned back to him. "Wardens like Earth luxuries?"One of the female Wardens who'd accompanied us laughed, the sound bright and happy. "Undoubtedly. Some of the fabrics and materials they use on Earth are not available in Faery. And we might be war hardened warriors, but we still like to feel like gods and goddesses.""Was there any shopping you wanted to do, Juniper?" I asked the tall Warden. She shook her head. "No. I was able to stock up on my last trip to Earth."I turned to the shorter Warden. I almost snorted. Short. She was still taller than me by at least a handful of inches. "Dahlia?"The quiet Warden shook her head, her gaze still focused outward, looking for bad guys or someone who didn't belong. She was the
Gaia's balls! I looked around some more, sure my mouth was hanging open as some new visually stunning piece of Faery was revealed to me. We trudged across a rolling meadow. Not unlike the Spirit Realm, Faery's coloring reminded me of a verdant forest. Up ahead was a monumentally huge crystal palace. It sparkled in the bright light from some source I couldn't see. A vast forest separated us from her walls though.Flashing lights on the ground drew my eyes to the path we walked. Each time one of the Warden's feet touched the earth, a light appeared under his or her foot. The same was not true for any of my family. I looked down at my own feet. Nope. No special lights announcing my presence. Juniper chuckled as she walked beside me. "Faery recognizes us and welcomes us home. She will cease her light show shortly.""Your world is sentient?" I asked as I brought my head back up to take in more of my surroundings. "Yes. As are all worlds." She pushed a branch out of my way as we be
One Week Later"This is the last thing Arasne asked of us. We're going to the party. I know you brought clothes for it," I said as Kiema huddled under the mountain of blankets in our room at the castle. After leaving the Queen's forest house, she'd moved her home and staff to the castle while we were trying to find the people who hired Alok and his gang of idiotic killers. "And I said I don't want to go. I'm pretty sure I'm getting my period."My heart clenched before settling back into its regular rhythm. I hadn't known I'd been wanting Kiema to get pregnant, but now with the surety of her not carrying a child this month, the knowledge sliced me in two. "Did you not bring tampons or anything?" I asked. She groaned. "Of course, I did. I just don't want to put on a slinky dress, high heels, and do my hair up. I want to veg in your bed at home, watch a movie, and eat chocolate like a normal girl.""Well, once we're done with the party, we can leave. You'll be home and in m
No way were we stopping before we all came. Reaching for my magic, I pushed small seeking fingers out into all of my men. Immediately, a surge of lust and love swamped through our group. Kord began pounding inside me like a battering ram. I tried to inhale Saint's cock.Ransom was a devil with his tongue against my clit. And out of the edge of my vision, I saw Saint's rhythm pick up around Ransom's cock.Saint groaned as I let him feel the sharp edge of my teeth. "Hon-honey, teeth."I smiled, pushed another wave of lust over all of us. My body felt like I'd been hit with a bolt of electrical lust. From clit to tit, my body tightened and shook as I raced to orgasm. "Oh fuck. Do that again," Kord demanded from behind me. After a brief moment, his hand slapped against my already sensitized ass cheek. I lost the plot as I pushed my magic out at the exact same moment the orgasm rushed over me. All three of my men groaned, long and loud, as Saint shot his load d
"I would posit a guess," Ten said from Saint/Ten's shared mouth. All attention turned to my brother. He turned to Edmond. "You said that the laughing magic held the same icy undertones of the fertility rites on Old Earth."Edmond nodded."Asta carries Fertility as a lesser power. I would submit that she is the person behind this attack," Ten said as he looked at Arasne and Kiema. "It could also explain what we found in terms of the investigation." Kiema narrowed her eyes at us. "And what did you find?" She crossed her arms under her breasts, plumping them up high enough that I thought her nipples would pop out. "We can discuss that after the party," Arasne said. "We've gathered to celebrate. We will celebrate." Her voice carried a hint of steel. Right. Because forced revelry was so very fun. "Then that's what we'll do," Kiema said, glaring at all of us. Arasne clapped her hands together. "Wonderful. Let's get the music up and going again."Asher snorted a lit
"Don't touch him, Kiema," I shouted as I pushed through a startled couple. Kiema stopped her hand, inches before they touched Ransom's tuxedo jacketed arm. "What's wrong with him, Taryk?""I don't know, sweetheart, but we'll figure it out." I turned to see his dance partner flitting and darting away in the crowd. "Stop that woman!" I pointed in her direction. Immediately a contingent of Wardens barred all the doors. Graysten pushed up to stand beside me. "What's going on? Why isn't he breathing?"Atlas finally made it to us from the far side of the ballroom where he and Lukas had been getting something to drink. He slid to the floor next to our brother, pushed his head to Ransom's chest. "Lukas. Can you see if it's magic?" I asked the red-headed man. Lukas dipped down, not even bothering to answer. He placed his hand on Ransom's. Nothing happened."Here she is, Taryk," Dahlia said as she pushed the slight woman forward. "Her name is Aryn. She's a friend of Javie
"Taryk says we need a fire elemental to save him, sweets," I told Kiema through Junior's mouth on the Gateway. She nodded, huddled around the limp form of Ransom. "Why are we on the Gateway and not his spirit landscape?" I asked. "I guess because he couldn't get there before he passed out? I don't know, Xander. Help me get him up though, yeah?" She tugged at the big man's shoulders. I tried to help as much as possible in my tiger form, but Junior didn't have hands. "Do you know where any elementals are?" I asked as we finally managed to get him draped over my - Junior's - back. She shook her head, wiped a hand under her eyes. "No. But I have an idea. You take him back with you, okay?" She pushed me back towards our physical bodies. "Where the fuck do you think you're going?" I growled. "You said that that bitch confessed that she was set up by Asta, yes?" she asked. I nodded. "Yeah. But that doesn't mean you get to just run off by yourself."She smiled at m
As soon as I felt Xander leave the Gateway, I zipped as quickly as possible to the door of the Spirit Realm. I needed to get this thing done before he came back and found me missing. Letting instinct guide me, its heavy wood façade came into view much faster than I thought possible.Repeating the words I remembered Anda speaking, I laid my lips to its surface. The door seemed to sigh as it opened before me. Taking a deep breath, I pushed through into the one place Anda had warned me away from.The bright and sparkling gold and silver I'd witnessed before were dimmed today. Or maybe it was the rage and hate that grew in my soul clouding my vision. Either way, I wasn't too concerned with the sparkle of the Spirit Realm. "MINNI!" I shouted as soon as the door closed behind me. "I DEMAND AN AUDIENCE!" The whole place seemed to shudder and quake as the last syllable died from my lips. He better pay up on his sacred vow or heads were going to fucking roll.Soon, a host of gods a