Total pages in book: 104
Estimated words: 98082 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 490(@200wpm)___ 392(@250wpm)___ 327(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 98082 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 490(@200wpm)___ 392(@250wpm)___ 327(@300wpm)
He rolls onto his back and releases a heavy breath. “She doesn’t know about my stone. I’ve never given her that type of information. The stones are a myth among the others.
“Mostly ancient beings have knowledge of them. No one other than those we’ve trusted to guard them can verify they exist or where they are hidden. Besides, Seraphina tends to be singularly focused when she’s angry.
“Her anger is toward you and I. She wouldn’t have been able to resist coming after you like she did if she had been released prior to this. I’m sure the first thing she did when she was let out of that cell was come looking for you. It’s in her nature,” he replies.
“So what are we going to do? How do we find her?”
“We go hunting. She’ll fuck up sooner or later and I’ll find her. One thing I can count on, she’s not done trying to get to you, so she’s not going to go far.
“After the ass whipping you gave her, she’ll need to heal before she comes trying. If she can’t find a healer, that will stretch out the timeline on how soon that will happen. Hopefully that will slow her down and make it easier to track her,” he says.
I climb from under the sheet and move to straddle his waist. He places his palms on my hips. I lift my head and look down into his eyes. Drawing on all my confidence, I say.
“I’m coming with you. I want to help.”
“I knew you would say that. I didn’t plan on leaving you out. I’ll make you a deal, little one.”
“What’s that?”
He lifts until we’re nose to nose. “No one is going to keep me from watching you walk that stage, and this bullshit doesn’t get in the way of you getting to do that. You feel me?”
“I feel you. I only have a few more classes left, and I’m nearly done with my clinical hours. I can make it all work. Let’s go hunting.”
He captures my lips in a searing kiss. I smile into it when he releases his true breath and smoke begins to pour from my nose. I cup his face and pull back to look at him.
“That was kind of vanilla earlier. Should we go at it again and spice things up?”
He releases a deep rumble of laughter that warms my heart. I’m happy to see him like this. I can feel how much tension is running through him from the situation.
Swiftly, he flips me onto my back and our next round of hot sex begins. This time, he breaks out the kink and I’m here for it. My fiery man sets the sheets on fire, literally.
Death Wish
“It isn’t possible for her to keep eluding me. How is this happening? This shit is starting to piss me off,” I snarl as Taylor and I return to the clubhouse.
Every time we get a lead or locate Seraphina, she’s been one step ahead of us. How? I have no fucking clue, but it’s grating on my nerves.
It’s been two weeks and it’s like this bitch is taunting me. I don’t know what’s grinding my nerves more. Not being able to sift out my source stone or finding Seraphina repeatedly, only for her to elude me at every turn.
It shouldn’t be this hard to track down a single little fairy. When I get my hands on her, I’m going to wring her neck for all the trouble she’s caused.
“There’s no fucking way she’s doing this on her own,” I continue to seethe.
If I didn’t know better, I’d think the gods were helping her. However, when we do get to the locations she’s been, there are traces of magic. Powerful, yes, but not as strong as one of the gods.
Although, I have detected something unusual about it. I feel like I’m being pulled in a million directions with no real solutions to anything that I need to resolve. This is challenging for me as the VP. I’m used to getting shit done.
Kendrick relies on me to handle shit swiftly and quickly. I’m not going to turn into an incompetent pussy now that I have a mate. All this bullshit needs to be resolved before I lose my shit and set everything on fire.
“Maybe it’s time to regroup. We’ve been chasing her. Why not sit back and allow her to come to us? Let’s focus our attention on your stone. Make it look like we’re not as focused on her.
“They say the best way to piss someone off is to ignore them. If she thinks we don’t care, she’ll get bold and come to us. Besides, I have a ton to do to get ready for my graduation,” Taylor says.
That’s not a bad idea. Thinking that I’ve brushed her off or don’t care to find her will infuriate Seraphina. That’s sure to drive her to come out of hiding. Hopefully she will bring her help with her.