Growling, Spitfire tried to find a way around the Throne's idiotic rules. There was no way he was going to submit to giving souls what they think they deserved. Where was the logic or use in that? He'd met plenty of asshole toms who would swear they'd done nothing wrong and deserved no punishment. But this one...
This tom had meant no harm. He was in love with the no-fur. Absolutely besotted. They were the first who'd come of age after the no-furs had appeared. This no-fur... He was special somehow but Spitfire was being held back from seeing everything. He couldn't pin down why this particular no-fur drew the attention of the celestial beings. He could feel powerful auras around him but because of the Throne's binding on his magick, Spitfire couldn't sort out who they were or why they were interested.
"Can't you feel it?" Spitfire screamed at the useless fucking Throne. "He didn't kill the no-fur. He freaked out, sure, but the connections... They're wron
How had his entire life been turned upside down in a matter of weeks?Hades had asked himself that over and over again since thefateful day he agreed to take a no-fur upstate. In that time, he'd found his Innehavre - something he had never really believed existed - before discovering he was falling in love with another Innehavre pairing.Adding Guru and Spitfire to his life wasn't even the weirdest thing that Hades had happen to him. The number of families that were made up of a pair of mated toms and their no-furs was so high that it was practically the norm. It made raising the sometimes large litters of kits easier when there were multiple parents.Which lead Hades to the biggest change in his life plans. Kits.Both Doll and Spitfire were pregnant with kits that could potentially be his. Some of them were likely Guru's but until they were born, there was no means to know who had whose kits growing in them. The complication of a no-fur be
On the other side of the portal was a thick forest. Jinx stumbled over roots as he tried to get clear to let the others through. He'd been the first through, not wanting to hang around where Spitfire was any longer than necessary.That was probably because of the clash of their godly powers. Somehow Hades's second no-fur mate had become the adversary of the God of Chaos by assuming the mantle of the God of the Underworld. Jinx wasn't ready for the story about how that happened right now. He was too focused on the missions at hand - to protect Doll until he was ready to come out of the healing bubble and to rescue Guru. Everything else could wait until they were back at the Mousetrap with large drinks in their paws."You okay, Lexi?" Jinx reached out a paw for his own mate, hoping that his adorable green Demon was okay. Lexi had been rather shaken by Spitfire."He's not the same." Lexi's words did nothing to make Jinx less worried about his Innehavre. "He's a new thing. I don't know w
Doll let Lexi help him up. But as soon as he was standing, he was moving as fast as his giant belly could go. He couldn't see Guru but he could follow their connection with ease. Especially this close.Still, after ducking a few branches and aurically adjusting some heavy brush, Doll hit his knees and hugged his mate around his Blond ruff."You are the most beautiful sight I've seen in a while. It's okay." Doll made soft cooing noises as he petted his feverish tom. "Jinx! Lexi! He's here but we need a little help!"Doll didn't elaborate. Describing what the trap had done to Guru's leg was not going to help anyone. Calming the big Blond-fur was more important.Guru was weakly purring and sort of nudging him in response. Doll left gentle kisses along Guru's forehead."It's okay, lover. It is all over. We are here to bring you home."The lilac-haired no-fur summoned a perimeter of tulips that almost instantly lost their petals and became shields
Shadwell Sebastian Woolsey stomped aimlessly through the rain. He had a destination but he was in no hurry to get there.His shoes needed replacing, he noted as water crept in from a puddle he had not managed to avoid. He hated getting wet. Some might say he was a walking stereotype but he had never met another tom who hated it as much as he did. Hell, a fair amount of them used water as their first introduction to the Elemental arts.Not Shadwell, though. As a Black-fur, he couldn’t create an affinity for such a healing Element to use in his magick. His gifts - if you could call them that - were of a much more complicated and forbidden nature. He could scratch the surface of his potential and did fine for himself with what he could do. However, Black-furs could only access their core magick by using a no-fur conduit.Which was something Shadwell was never going to be able to do. Collaring a no-fur was a luxury for the most elite of Elementalists, somethin
And there it was.Where had so many felines gotten the idea Hades had no morals?Hades reminded himself to never ask that question anywhere Jinx could hear him."Sir, with due respect I'm not called Hades because I actually am aneight-headed Death demon who breathes fire and sends toms to the Underworld.""No, no, my good tom.It's purely a business transaction. I need him brought upstate to a breeding house. I'm heartbroken,I truly am. But it's the only way to get any good money out of him now. There are… things that point to the absolutely unbelievable idea that he might have killed the tom in question. I don't believe it,of course,but toms talk."The fat feline gave a broad laugh,very out of place with the tale he was telling.Hades was reading between the lines and it didn't sit well with him. He turned his sharp green gaze to the kneeling creature. "Did you kill the feline, no-fur?""Go on,
The no-fur that,up until this morning,had belonged to the Martelli family took his time as he meandered through the estate garden. Because of his innate magical ability and his skill with floral design, he had lived a fairly pleasant life for an uncollared no-fur. The family had at least twentyno-furs in the stableat any timeand he only had to service the disgusting Gran once or twice a month because the free-loader was very fickle about which no-furs he requested from his cousin’s stable.Gran'scousinand the man behind thepowerfulmobfamily, Liam Martelli, wasn't interested in the no-fur past what he could do to set up a banquet room for an event. Liamwas happily married to one of the sexiest chefs in the world, a sleek Gray-furred delight called Cook. He had no use for any of the many no-furs his family ownedfor any of their common uses. Liamhad a strong distaste for the whole no-fur trade an
Hades knew exactly what was about to transpirebetween the no-fur and his hideous master. Not only had he seen the glint of Gran's knife, he'd read the tom’s aura. Despite already having a plan to rid himself of the aqua-haired no-fur, the fat tom was both angry and afraid of him.There was a lot of dirty litter going on here and Hades knew he might be best served to return the money and walk away.But he wasn't going to be able to leave the no-furto this monster. Never mind that he was driving him upstate to hand him over to a different kind of monster. That was a detail Hades chose to ignore right now. But this was still the Martelli family,even if it was an offshoot that claimed no connections. Not that Hades believed that story for a second. Gran's last name was no joke.Before Gran had formed a response that no doubt would involve callinghim rude at the very least,Hades stomped past him, grabbingthe no-fur
Having driven about 40 minutes outside of the city, Hades felt they’dgone far enough. He had watched for anyone tailing him but he was fairly certain Gran was more concerned about the no-furdisappearing than if Hades was driving away from his agreed destination.Not that he expected the no-furcould hear him but he spoke his planout loud."Going to pull off at this next rest stop. Says it's closed but I have a professional investigator's badge on my car,so no one will care if we park for a bit."It was just a few miles up. Hades jumped as his cell phone went off. He tapped it and looked quickly at the screen just to see who it was. When it blinked unknown he didn't give it a second thought. Wrong number or someone wanting money. Either way,not important.Putting his blinker on,he barely missed being clipped by an asshole who sped up as soon as he changed lanes. Thank the gods he was able to slide into the exit