“As if.”
Zane squeezed me tight as my other mates all huddled around me, offering me comfort while Alaric joined Adam at his mother’s side.
Poor, sad Nula.
“You hypocrite,”Kenji scoffed.“I thought you didn’t like her!”
“I never said that,” I hissed, hoping Alaric couldn’t hear me. Kenji was right. I wasn’t Nula’s biggest fan after she’d muscled in on Adam, but stars, I didn’t want her dead!
“I’m going back to the mansion to eat. It’s been a long day.” Kenji yawned and stretched. “I’m in the mood for bacon.”
He and the other kitsunes vanished as a blood-spattered vampire warrior queen burst in through the door. She took one look at the piles of dead mages and then her gaze snapped onto my silver fox father.
“Who’s the delicious snack?”
I shuddered at her lecherous purr.
I fully expected my father to smite her into a pile of ash for being so disrespectful, but much to my surprise, he smirked.
“The name’s King Nymon, but you can call me Daddy.”
Oh my goddess, kill me now.
52
Raven
Heat surrounded me on all sides when I woke. I lay with my cheek pressed against Alaric’s chest while Maverick spooned me. When I cracked an eyelid open, Zane was curled up behind Alaric, with Rasmus on his other side. I couldn’t see Kai, but the bond told me he was close by.
This was the first time all of us had slept together, and once I’d recovered from the shock of finding Alaric in my bed, I purred in satisfaction.
Shadows and fiery embers filled the room as my magic reacted to my joy at finally being with all my mates. This was how it was supposed to be.
Alaric stirred beneath me but didn’t wake. None of them did.
I had no clue what time it was, but no light filtered through the heavy drapes.
My stomach growled. How long had it been since I ate?
Maverick lifted his head and rumbled, “Little mate, you need food.”
“Shh, I’m fine. Don’t wake the others.”
They needed to sleep. We all did. I tried closing my eyes, but an image of my father popped into my head. Goddess, what a mess we’d left behind at the Mage Council offices. The humans must be panicking right now.
“It’s all over the news,” Kenji confirmed, sounding bored. “You’re famous. Again.”
“Oh no, are we going to be arrested?” The thought of losing my mates sent me into a panic spiral.
“Doubtful. Nobody knows Vane is dead. The resistance has released a ton of evidence online, linking Tiberius Vane to all kinds of crimes, including female trafficking, inhumane experiments, embezzlement, and best of all, there are emails proving the Mage Council was involved in the bloodborne virus.”
“So we’re off the hook?”
“The MIB has arrested most of the top-ranking mages, as well as several others implicated in the evidence drop.”Kenji sounded pleased about that.
Maverick huffed out a sigh and rose from the bed. He must have been listening to my conversation with Kenji. I waited until he disappeared into the bathroom before shuffling down the bed.
Kai lay stretched out on a thick rug, his delicious abs on full display. I drooled. My merman was a tasty snack. All my mates were.
