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Seth shifted her slightly in his arms. Bephotine Gorge. Ephyx is in charge there.
He’s the right alpha to use to set the stage and you’re flying faster. She hugged him.
Seth smiled. It’s because of you.
Because of us.
Yes, you’re right. Because of us.
As soon as he reached the top of the gorge, he pathed to Ephyx. I have Lorelei with me and we’re now bonded. But I have one furious ancient fae on my ass and she has her army with her. Get your men ready.
We are. Just waiting for your orders.
There were moments in Seth’s life when the loyalty of his men astonished him. He’d been the ruler of Walvashorr Realm for a very long time, and yes he’d established himself as a warrior and as a tolerant ruler, but that his Shifter Brigade was ready and ‘just waiting’ for his orders, filled his heart with gratitude.
The Nine Realms savored independence probably more than anything else. Yet, these men waited on him, and conceded to his decisions.
But tonight, his orders were simple. Fire at will.
Yes, mastyr.
Seth contacted the rest of the alphas and delivered the same order.
Lorelei pathed, We need to be at Big Timber.
Are you sensing that because of your fae vibration?
Yes.
He didn’t wait for further explanation, but shifted course again. He no longer felt Margetta’s wind. No doubt she’d lost track of them.
But how was he supposed to know what was going on in any of the gorges if he was at Big Timber?
* * * * * * * * *
Lorelei felt the weight of her faeness like a heavy cloak around her shoulders. Images kept spinning through her mind, of the alphas, of each of their packs, and of the gorges, one after the other.
Binding herself to Seth through her mating vibration had resulted in her ability to tap into all that he was. Right now, she experienced his connection to his realm and to his alphas, both of which ignited the shifter part of her that craved a sense of communal belonging.
As he touched down in the center of the snow-covered outdoor gathering area, where four fire pits still burned, Lorelei had never felt so alert, so ready for anything that might come, including Margetta’s power.
Once on the solid, snow-covered platform, Seth didn’t let her go, but kept an arm tight around her waist. She felt it, too, the need to stay connected physically while events unfolded.
She had no idea what would happen next but from the direction of the northwest, she sensed the full expression of her mother’s rage at having lost control of Lorelei again. By now, because of what had happened to the tent, Margetta must know that Seth had bonded with her and had created a new level of power between them.
Maybe this union was what Margetta had feared, that her wraith-daughter had formed a bond with a vampire that had Invictus potential. Of course, Lorelei also knew from conversations with Rosamunde that having blood rose capacity
made it impossible to forge a true Invictus bond, the kind of connection that removed the conscience from both wraith and his or her bonded realm-person.
But the power…
Yes, the power was there, between them, flowing back and forth, a heavy realm vibration full of all kinds of potential, some of it lethal because of their joined battle frequencies.
Yet, Lorelei felt in her bones that their power wouldn’t be about slaying the Invictus wraith-pairs, but what exactly they could accomplish together, she didn’t know.
Her heart thrummed with excitement.
Seth turned her toward him, searching her eyes. “Tell me what you’re feeling right now.”
