AmandaI touched a finger to my lips and to the spot where I had bitten into Bo. There was a bruise there but no magic no sparks, nothing. "No," I whimpered."Shh," Bo brushed my tears away. "You don't have to cry. It's okay." His voice was cracking.This wasn't okay and we both knew it.I closed my eyes and my mind raced. I had to figure out something. Why had this happened? I thought about it and frowned. The Moon Goddess. She'd been the one to take the mark away. She had to have been the one to make it so I couldn't mark him again. I could try calling out to her, pleading to get my mate back.I didn't want to show any weakness to her. Especially not after everything she'd done. Yes, she'd helped me away from Rigar but she'd been using me for her own plans the entire time. It wasn't like she'd decided to help me from the kindness of her heart or because she had mercy on me like I'd first assumed. Who else did that leave me? "Amanda?" Bo kissed my cheeks. "Hey, stop wandering aw
Amanda After my talk with Teniv I found Bo sitting in a chair nearby staring out over the snowy landscape. "Hey," I greeted.His eyes flickered over to me. "There's something almost wrong about it, isn't there?" he asked.I turned my attention to what he was staring out but all I could make out was the blinding white snow blanketing the area. "What are you talking about, Bo?""Underneath that snow, hidden away is the blood of our people that fought against the demons. It hasn't even been a full day, and it's already covered. I have to go help with the burials but I can't pull myself away from this spot."I winced before reaching for his shoulder. "Bo?""I'm sorry. Losing so many people was harder than I thought. I'm just glad the kids are okay. We'll get Clara back somehow, Amanda. I promise."I didn't have any doubts about that. The people I had around me were fully capable. "Luna," Tyler called. He strode in from the other side of the building and nodded to me. "Raul, Jessie and
ZaleThe hounds had been gone for hours by this point, and so had Amanda. I understood she needed time to reconnect with Bo, but I was getting impatient."Don't worry," Javier patted my back. "She'll be fine.""I know.""No, you don't know or you wouldn't keep squeezing your fist like you're trying to break the arm of that chair."My head jerked up. A connection I hadn't expected to ever feel again flared to life and a burst of pure sunshine radiated through it."Someone's happy," Javier helpfully commented.I wanted to toss him over the barrier. "How?" I growled. It wasn't that I was against the bond coming back, but I had to worry about how it had.Javier shrugged. "Don't really care that much. I'm just happy she is." He smirked at me. "Like you should be too.""Zale?"I whirled and forgot that Javier existed. My mate's skin was covered in kiss marks and her lips were still swollen. "You okay?"She nodded. "Can I talk to you?" she let a hand slide down to her stomach. Where, if it
Amanda"I need a nap," I whispered. I stumbled away from the group and back into the house. I would try to lie down and figure out all this craziness. I knew what had to happen but I was terrified of it.How was I supposed to handle all of this? One of my children could very well wipe out everything that I wanted in life unless he found his mate, and I had another missing.No, not missing. She had been taken, kidnapped and handed over as a bounty. What had the demons been given to give her up so easily? They could have used her as leverage against us.They'd taken her to Rigar. I clenched my eyes shut and leaned against the hallway's wall. Just thinking his name sent a rush of panic through every nerve in my body. I had to face him, but the very thought of it made me feel I was walking on pins and needles. One wrong step or move and he'd have me in his grip again. I wouldn't be able to endure it.That man had taken so much away from me. How much more would he carve from my heart? I p
Amanda "As you wish." Raul's voice rumbled. I tried to crack an eye open to see his response but the strain was too much. He continued to gently pet me like I'd been a cat. The heavy weight that had been crushing me ever since his mind had brushed against mine faded away. I sagged at the relief of it. "Thank you," I whispered. "And after the 'you' of that time is buried, Luna, you'll become ours. Because we will get you back and kill the one that touched you. He will be ripped limb from limb. The Prime's Luna will die and the Luna of the Hellhounds will be born in that moment." "That's not what I said, Raul." "It is what I said, Luna." he whispered into my ear. My hairs stood on end and he chuckled. "Sleep." I yawned at him but I couldn't struggle anymore. I'd figure out how to handle the hounds later. The world faded away, and I slept. Or thought I'd slept. I looked around me at the little cafe. How had I gotten here? "Sit," demanded a sultry voice. She smiled at me over a
AmandaNo!I sat up from my sleep but the burning on my forehead of all things still persisted.That wasn't the worst part.His laughter echoed in my head even if it wasn't in words. I couldn't escape him. No matter what happened now, I was bound to a beast."Luna," Raul snapped his fingers in front of my face. I stared at him and with a cry, I launched myself into his arms. He easily caught me and hugged me, petting me like one would a scared animal. "Raul," I sobbed his name. The panic ate at every part of me, threatening to consume me whole. It had been awhile since I'd had to bear this. His slimy mind nudged against mine, his smug satisfaction felt like oil."What's wrong, Luna?"I shook my head. Words weren't something I could do right now. Slowly, I lifted myself from the comfort of his arms and looked up at him before sweeping my bangs away and letting him have a proper look.His eyes flickered black. "A mating mark," he mused, he rubbed the pad of his thumb against the sigi
JavierThe others glared at me for going ahead without them, but I didn't give a damn. She was my mate too and I was going to lose myself in the bliss between her thighs before we all risked our lives.Plus, I was going to enjoy the fuck out of torturing her ex by making her come, a lot."Come on, you get to spin the wheel of kink, Amanda."She glanced back at the others but they weren't going to interfere. They just hated me for having this idea first. "Good luck learning your powers, Zale. Take your time."Bo looked from Zale to me then back. "Wait, how is this fair? I want to go with Javier.""Sorry," I slung an arm around Amanda and squeezed her tight. "Zale needs all the help he can get. Don't worry, you'll get your time with her too. Besides, you need to keep training the troops we have left."Bo sighed. "Whatever." He caught Amanda's eye and gave her a significant look. "This isn't over, Amanda."I laughed. "Yeah, we'll see how that goes. By the time I'm done she might not
JavierHer body jerked the moment the vibed head touched her clit. I'd turned on the strongest setting possible. "Javier!" she shrieked."Oh come on now, Amanda. You can take more than that," I purred at her. "You're going to be filled to the brim with this one, and it's got a special little feature for me that I'll activate when we're getting close to the end."She whimpered in response. I slid the head around pressing it harder against her until her hips bucked in time with the vibrations. The arousal from the bond spiraled through me and my cock twitched. Fuck, it would be hard to keep focused on just making my mate reach mindless satisfaction.I pulled the vibrating head off of her and pushed a button on the remote control and let the toy tickle my palm. I had to make sure of this new feature before I used it on her. My hand got hot and the rumbles tickled me. It was warm enough to feel good but not hot enough to cause any pain. Satisfied with that, I pushed another button and
AmandaI wasted no time in cornering Teniv when we returned. "Okay, how do we do it? You can't just summon a Goddess and they show up."Teniv chuckled. "Oh? But isn't that what you did for me? You called, and I came."I rolled my eyes at his flippant attitude. "I'm being serious. This isn't the time to joke. I need to put a stop to Saabi. I won't let her have her way.""Ah, I suppose you're right. She's not about to show up if you call her, though she might send one of her celestial wolves instead."There had to be another way. "What about her followers? Do only the wolves follow her, or is there more?"Teniv tapped his chin as he hummed in thought. "There have been rumors she's taken over the place of quite a few Gods but I can't really confirm or deny any of that. I've been busy keeping my eye on the Primes." he shrugged at me but his eyes danced.This God could be irritating. "Then what do we do, Teniv? I have to put a stop to her. Tell us where to go. I want to put an end to this.
ZaleShe trembled before me, staring up at me with her big expressive eyes.Eyes I normally wanted to lose myself in."Talk?" she whispered the word.I bent down and took her into my arms, cradling her against my body. The others got to their feet, prepared to go with us until I glared at all of them. "I'm going to have a private conversation with my Luna."Her damn hounds growled at me. I appreciated the extra protection she had with them around, but I was really getting sick of them getting in my way all the time. "It's okay, guys," she whispered from my arms, and one by one they dropped their guards and let us stroll through.For some reason, instead of being relieved that they wouldn't be around to bother us, it only irritated me. They would have to be reminded of who was really in charge here.I turned on my heel and ventured out of the room and towards my own. My thoughts clouded my mind like poisonous clouds of vapor. How could she think about sacrificing herself?Was I happy t
AmandaI wasn't sure what to expect from the deity in front of me, but I dutifully followed him out of the room. My hounds scrambled before they too joined me.There was no fear in me when it came to Teniv. We had a connection, though I'd be hard-pressed to explain what it was. I had zero doubts I could trust the god. "Is this going to hurt?" I asked.Teniv glanced over his shoulder at me, eyes warm with concern. "Yes, you're melding your conscious with that of your mates and all of the pain will be yours until the process is complete. One final chance to turn back?""No," I answered with a shake of my head and a hand on my stomach. He didn't need to keep giving me outs. I reached for him, placing my hand on his back. He stiffened beneath my touch and twisted around to study me. "I'm choosing this. If this is what will bring her downfall, everything is worth it.""So be it." Teniv inclined his head and paused in the large living room. "Sit down," he ordered.I took a seat, and the god
AmandaBy the time everything was done and I'd been with each of my hounds, my body was a quivering husk.Raul chuckled and kissed my cheek. "Don't get too comfy, it's already morning."I groaned at the reminder and was tempted to grab a pillow and lob it at his face, but my current pillow of choice was Jesse, and lobbing the man wouldn't be easy. Instead, I glared at Raul and cuddled closer to Jesse. "I need sleep.""I know, but we need to protect our future," Tyler gently chided me. He yawned, breaking part of his serious effect. "Sorry, someone kept me up too late wanting a back rub."'It hadn't been that late when we started, and it was my fault he didn't stop until the wee hours of the morning when I was already knocked out. "Not you too, Ty, you can't be betraying me."His only answer was a chuckle and a ruffle of my hair. "You're something else, mate."I smiled before leaning closer. "I really don't want to get up.""I get it, but we have to," Raul scolded again.Sighing, I rol
AmandaI was stuck on Raul, contrary to his words, his knot did not go down, in fact, it only seemed to swell with every thrust Jesse made against me. Raul held me steady, peppering the top of my head with soft kisses of encouragement as I took the other hound's pounding. Tyler grunted, the head of his cock slammed into the back of my throat as he got closer and closer to his own relief."Wait," Raul ordered him.Tyler panted but stilled. "What?""We all have to finish inside of her, she's our mate, this is important. If you're getting too close, just wait."Tyler let out a keening little moan, his hips still working against my mouth but nodded. "Yeah," he agreed.My eyes widened as Tyler pulled free of my lips and I swallowed. "I have to take more of those?" I could take a lot, my body has proved that with the rough nature of Javier and Bo, and somehow, I loved it. The sensation of being stretched almost to the point of breaking, for my entire body to tremble as I pushed it more an
Zale There was something almost beautiful about Bo and his movements. his long hair spilled down his back as he submitted to me. I ran a finger down his spine and he shuddered beneath me, desperate for me to fill him up. I grinned and ground my hips against his sweet ass. With my other finger, I prepared him for me, I should have been slower, it had been a while since I'd gotten to enjoy his body, but there was no time for that. Or rather, I didn't wait to wait. I slipped another finger in him and scissored them in and out, stretching him. It wouldn't be long until I sunk inside of him. I leaned down and bit at his ear again and a long sexy moan tore out of him. The rougher I was with him, the more he responded. Bo had always been my desperate little slut, loving every touch from me, and I more than loved giving it. I pulled my fingers free and grabbed my hard-as-a-brick cock and pushed it against his tight little hole. "Scream for me love," I whispered as I slammed inside of him in
BoWhatever was going on with Amanda shot through me like a never-ending stream of fireworks. She was being well taken care of her by her hounds, and I was jealous."You need to calm down," Zale scolded, closing the door behind us. "Because if you don't, I'm going to be forced to punish you."I bit my lip. Lust spiraled inside my stomach. Zale had a way of pulling that out of me. "I don't like having her out of our sight, not after what happened before."He snorted at me. "Do you really think she's going to be taken away from us again so easily? I'll rip apart anyone that dares. Besides, those hounds are her mates just as much as we are, I'm tired of having to press that onto you."I understood his reasoning, but it didn't mean I had to like it. "I can't stop worrying," I confessed with a sigh.Zale came behind me, running the tips of his fingers up and down my arms and nibbling on my shoulder. "Oh?" he pressed pushing his erection against me. "I think I can help you stop worrying if y
AmandaMy words were the only barrier keeping them away from me. Raul pressed firmly down on my thighs and his tongue slowly slid into me, teasing my clit and making me gasp and writhe against the bed.Tyler's fingers found my sensitive pussy lips and he pulled them apart so Raul had better access. I cried out over the deeper touch and he leaned over, capturing my lips with his and silencing any more moans from me.Jesse continued to torment me from behind. "Do either of you have any lube?" he asked. "I'm wanting to get her nice and prepared for all of us, I'm sure you wouldn't mind that, right Amanda?" he purred into my ear.I shook my head back and forth, but Tyler followed after me, his tongue darting over my lips and making me whine beneath him.Raul didn't pull away but he snapped his fingers and pointed at my nightstand. Tyler leaned over, still holding me completely exposed to my mate, and grabbed a small vial from the drawer. He motioned for Jesse to hold out a hand and he squ
AmandaThere was no hesitation left in me. I followed my hounds to one of the bigger rooms and took a seat on the large bed, watching as the three of them turned to me.Now that it was this moment, my pulse raced and I couldn't get it to calm down. From the moment they marked me, I knew this would eventually happen, but I hadn't realized how nervous I would be."It's okay," Jesse offered, taking a seat beside me. He wrapped an arm around me and pulled me against his warm body before gently kissing the top of my forehead. "We can take this as slow as you need, or just cuddle if that's all you want, Luna.""Amanda," I corrected. "We're all mates. There's no reason for you to keep that up."Raul chuckled and took a spot on the other side of me, nuzzling his nose in the crease of my neck. "A-man-da," he sang my name out and his warm breath tickled me. "Thank you."I stared down at my hands. I wasn't sure what to do anymore. It's not that I didn't want to take the next step forward, but my