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He kissed her again and let his mating vibration roar as loud as it wanted to. Her answering vibration was no less as powerful and the two frequencies flowed toward each other, intertwined, then just like that, locked into place.
Malik had thought it would take some time, but they were both ready and the bond sealed up fast.
Willow drew back, a hand on her chest. “That was amazing.”
“It was. It is.” He smiled. “Now how about we go save our wraiths.”
“First, let me lose the shield over the wraith colony.”
“I’ll contact both Zane and Evan to let them know what’s happening.” As he watched Willow close her eyes and felt an almost overwhelming vibration fill the entire living space, he tapped Zane’s telepathic frequency.
It’s all quiet here, Malik.
Not for long. I’ve got Axton bound up at Willow’s treehouse, but Margetta’s in the colony, at the northern end. Seems you were right. Margetta was working with Axton only she’s got her army with her. Willow just removed the protective shield so that you can take our combined forces into battle. Can you see anything yet?
Damn. Look at that. I can see the entire colony below me now. All right, I’m on it.
I’ll be heading in your direction in just a few minutes.
Malik shut down his telepathy and turned to Willow. “Zane and his men are headed in.”
Axton barked his laughter. “It won’t do you any good. Margetta has a bigger army than you can imagine.”
“Shut the fuck up,” Malik countered.
Willow jerked her head in Axton’s direction. “But what do we do with him while we’re gone?”
“I’ve got this.” He moved to the front door and signaled for Willow’s security detail to come in.
The Guardsmen were stunned to find Axton inside the main treehouse. Before any of them could express their dismay, Malik explained that Margetta had shielded their ability to see Axton and not to worry. He then ordered them to take him to prison and guard him.
“What about the vines?” the squad leader asked.
“Right,” Willow said. She stepped forward and passed her hand over the mass connected to Axton, severing them. The ones wrapped around Axton remained where they were, holding him tight.
“Don’t worry,” Willow said. “The vines are strong and you can use them to haul him away. They’ll hold until you want them removed.”
With that, the vampires flipped Axton horizontal. When he protested, one of them did what Malik wished he could have done and brought the heel of his boot down on Axton’s face.
The vampire spouted blood from his nose and moaned, but made no more protests. Once they had him outside, they flew him into the air.
Willow shook her head. “I don’t think I’ll be easy until I hear back that he’s incarcerated.”
“I’m with you on that.”
As Malik glanced from the five fae to Willow, he didn’t err a second time, but asked all of them, “How should we proceed?”
Willow slid her arm around his waist and hopped onto his booted foot. “Let’s get to the colony now, all of us. I have a powerful feeling we’ll be needed soon.”
Malik took to the air with Willow pinned to his side. The bond had increased his sensitivity to her so that he could feel her almost warrior-like intensity to be heading into battle. You ready for this? he asked.
I am.
Holding Willow close, he flew with the leaders of the Fae Guild north to the battle site. Everyone had grown quiet and focused, the same way his Vampire Guard or Troll Brigade would be if headed for a major conflict.
Nearing the coordinates that Axton had supplied, Malik began to slow and all five women stayed within a few feet of each other, matching his speed. He saw his Vampire Guard, along with Zane’s, battling in the distance against a huge number of Invictus wraith-pairs. Blue flashes of hand-blast energy clashed with answering red flashes, the latter color belonging exclusively to the deadly wraith-pairs.
Most of the fighting took place in the air, which meant that the injured fell to the forested ground below. But even in the air, he could see the Troll brigade move in swiftly along the forest paths to secure the enemy.
