Total pages in book: 36
Estimated words: 33643 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 168(@200wpm)___ 135(@250wpm)___ 112(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 33643 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 168(@200wpm)___ 135(@250wpm)___ 112(@300wpm)
Nolan cleared his throat next to Sky. “Huh, I guess that answers one question.”
“What got out?”
Nolan’s lips twitched as if he were fighting to hold in a smirk. “We finally know who let the—”
Sky lunged at Nolan, slapping his hand across the man’s mouth while his body shook with suppressed laughter. “I swear on all the new and old gods, Nolan Banks, if you say it, I’ll never let you fuck me again!”
Nolan’s lips spread into an even bigger smile under his palm. Both of his eyebrows lifted and his eyes widened. They both knew Sky was bluffing, and it wasn’t even a good bluff.
Grumbling, Sky released Nolan’s mouth, grabbed the blankets, and pulled them up over his head as he flopped on his pillows.
“Dogs out,” Nolan said as if he hadn’t been interrupted.
“No more sex for you!” Sky shouted, his voice muffled by the blankets.
Nolan cackled, and Sky was grateful the blanket hid his own goofy grin.
A heavy arm wrapped around Sky’s middle and pulled him close. His new lover pressed a kiss to his cheek through the fabric. “Come on. Let’s get a shower. You can tell me how we’re going to catch these poor, lost puppies.”
Chapter 6
Nolan Banks
Night was closing in on the city when they set out to capture the dandy dogs. It didn’t take a genius to see that Sky wasn’t thrilled with the idea of Nolan tagging along, but Nolan had promised to stay out of the way and just watch. He was too interested in Sky’s world to stay home and wait for news of what was happening. He wanted to see it with his own eyes, be part of Sky’s world.
It was also important for him to be right there with Sky, showing that he supported who Sky was. He didn’t want to make the same mistake some of Sky’s past love interests had made. He was not going to allow himself to be scared of this.
Besides, a demon king had already walked in on their post-sex cuddles. How much worse could it get?
Probably better not to ask that question.
Maddox, Redstone, and even Moon met over at Sky’s place before sunset to make plans.
“I can’t believe you came back early,” Sky grumbled for the third time as he walked past Moon.
The blood witch chuckled. “And miss out on whatever insanity is happening here? No fucking way. Concerts are great and all, but this is more entertaining.”
“Shame you missed out on the pig and the shifters at your place,” Nolan added, making both Red and Sky groan.
Moon rested his arm on Nolan’s shoulder and grinned. “Mad has given me the highlights. I want the full story on that date after we catch these puppies.”
“Okay,” Sky interrupted, pointing one finger at Moon. “We’ve got to stop calling them puppies. I know they’re called dandy dogs, but that’s misleading. These are fierce, bloodthirsty hounds used for hunting and flushing out quarry. They are dogs that belong to demons.”
“And they are one of the few creatures to have been loaned to the fae for their antics,” Maddox added.
Moon straightened and held up both of his hands as if to ward off their warnings. “We got it. We’ll be serious. Nobody is getting gnawed on or dragged off to the bushes to be eaten.”
Sky narrowed his eyes at his friend as if he were considering feeding him to his minions. Nolan stepped in and wrapped his arm across Sky’s shoulders, pressing a kiss to the side of his head. “We’ve got this. You don’t have to worry. Have we narrowed down where they are likely to be?”
“Green Hills Golf Course,” Red announced, turning all their eyes over to where he was standing next to a large map of the area spread across the kitchen table.
Nolan, Sky, Moon, and Maddox hurried over to circle the kitchen table where Red and Sky had worked together on a seeking spell. Nolan didn’t understand what he was seeing. All he knew was that Sky had infused one of Red’s crystals with his dead magic. They were using the crystal to track the most powerful source of dead magic running around the area.
“With Zalramon closing the leak, we don’t have to worry about the dead climbing out of their graves tonight, right?” Nolan inquired.
Sky looked up and offered a half smile, half frown as he wobbled one hand from side to side. “Probably not. The citywide jolt the dead enjoyed last night came from all the energy the dogs dragged from the underworld with them. A lot of that should be dissipated now.”
“Wow. It sounds like there’s a ‘but’ attached to that statement,” Mad mocked.
Sky flipped him off before turning his attention to Nolan. “The dead should remain in their graves unless the dogs run through the graveyard. Their energy could stir up the corpses.” His head snapped to Mad and glared. “But! It won’t be a citywide problem.”