Total pages in book: 153
Estimated words: 144404 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 722(@200wpm)___ 578(@250wpm)___ 481(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 144404 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 722(@200wpm)___ 578(@250wpm)___ 481(@300wpm)
Evan dropped once more and then steadied, flying over the railing and landing on the balcony floor with a crash.
I felt the wall drop and ran for them.
Fenrir changed, the flow from wolf to young man coming in an easy transition. He was on his knees, reaching for her and dragging his mate close. “Baby. Fuck. Fuck, I thought you were going to die. I…I…”
He simply held her, wrapping himself around her. He didn’t seem to realize she wasn’t hugging him back. There was a blank look on Evan’s face that I didn’t like. I could understand the trauma of what she went through, but I didn’t think that expression was about fear. Not fear of dying.
But I was pretty sure she was terrified of those wings still twitching on her back.
“Are you okay?” I could see blood where the wings had torn through the skin of her back and her clothes. Her fingers were bleeding from the sharp talons that had sprouted.
She turned her head up, and I noticed her ears had taken on a more triangular shape. She looked oddly more Fae, though I didn’t think this was part of her Fae ancestry. No. This was the change she’d feared, the price for being saved by the primal. There was a bat-like appearance to her ears, and those leathery wings were definitely more bat than anything angelic. “I don’t know how to make them go away.”
“You don’t have to,” Fen said. “You’re beautiful, baby. You can fly. Not even Lee can fly, and he’s got all the power.”
“I can’t fly yet,” Lee countered. “I will almost certainly be able to fly.”
“I don’t want them,” Evan said, her voice lower than usual.
“Baby, it’s okay.” Fen stood, holding his hand out to help her up. “We’ll make it work.”
She ignored his hand, choosing to stand and damn near take her brother’s head off because those wings of hers came complete with extra taloned hands. “I can’t walk around like this, Fen.”
Oh, she was in shock. “It’s okay, Evan. We’ll find a way to make it easier to deal with.”
“Why would she want to do that?” Lucifer looked on like he didn’t understand what was happening. “She looks so much better. The way she was before was bland. And honestly, I’ve seen that face on every random white lady. This is a good look on you. The wings make your tits look bigger.”
“Luc,” Lilith hissed. “You’re not helping.”
“Well, I’m not known for wanting to help. I’m sick to death of all the drama, and now I’m horny because you smell so fucking delicious,” Lucifer admitted. “Come back to my room and I’ll talk about letting you torture Myrddin. I’m sure we can work something out. He doesn’t need all his limbs to do what he’s promised.”
Lilith’s eyes rolled. “And I’m sick to death of you disappointing me. I think I’ll take my new friends and go. Don’t come to my kingdom again unless you have news of my daughter.”
Lucifer’s eyes narrowed, and for a moment I thought we would have a problem, but then Lilith snapped her fingers and the world bent and changed around me and in an instant we were back in the Midnight Kingdom in the salon we’d left from.
I looked around, quickly counting heads to make sure we hadn’t left anyone behind.
“Where’s Dean?” Lee had a hand out as though he could feel the young man.
I could think of more of our peeps. “Eddie and Tix were with us, too.”
“My mistress, I am so relieved.” Eddie walked into the salon. “They took us to the kitchens and then we suddenly found ourselves back here and unable to teleport in.”
Tix practically pushed him aside, running into the room. “Lord Sloane! You’re alive. I was certain something terrible had happened but I couldn’t get back.” He stopped, his head tilted. “She tried to do what?” Tix gasped and put a hand to his heart. “Rain tells me that bitch who lives in the library tried to evict him from his own body. Where is she? No one is going to mess with my…my charge.”
“He’s very protective of his charges.” Lilith had a soft smile on her face as she took in the alien-looking Tix. It was hard to believe they were related since she seemed so human with the exception of those lavender eyes.
Tix gasped and turned. “Mother!”
He rushed her way and she opened her arms, welcoming her son.
I moved to mine, who was standing slightly apart from Evan. “Are you okay?”
His eyes trailed to where Liv was leaning heavily against Casey. “Yes, but only because of her. If Liv hadn’t…”
He couldn’t even speak the words.
Trent was back in his human form. Naked, naturally, but if anyone was shocked, they didn’t show it. “Dean is here. I can smell him. I think he’s back in his room. Lilith, thank you for the save. If there is anything I can do, please let me know.”