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It soon came to light that I was the last. All other peacocks had died that night.
There had to be a reason—more to the story than what my either of my moms knew. I wanted answers. I knew deep in my bones there was more to my existence, but crossing that threshold meant there was a possibility I’d never see my family again. My chest tightened at the thought of leaving them forever.
I’d just promised Danni . . .
Running my tongue over my teeth, I took a deep breath. “I need to talk to my family first.”
“That’s where I’m taking you,” Pan said.
My pulse quickened. “What? I have family there? There are more peacocks?”
He extended a clawed hand, but not as forcefully as I would have expected. Even though he had some sort of commanding alphahole presence he exuded, Pan seemed cautious around me. “Are we doing this the easy way or the hard way,Kali?”
My body jerked.
It was like a bolt of lightning struck me.
I’d heard that name before from his lips, in my dream. That was crazy, though. Or was it?
I could see into a person’s soul and know every secret.
Maybe this was another power the peacocks had, but no one knew? Maybe it was a vision of what I was in the future? In which case, he’d eventually fuck me into oblivion—not sad about that—but he’d also be calling me by another woman’s name—which wasn’t cool.
I could handle role play, but I didn’t fancy being called something else. “That’s not my name.”
“What I call you does not matter.”
My eyebrows lifted sardonically, and I put my hands on my hips. “Then you won’t care if I refer to you asEntitled One—”
“Hard way it is.”
Pan wrapped his fingers around my neck, and before I could protest, my senses went wild. The moment our skin made contact, a jolt of electricity shot through me. My blood turned to molten lava at the barest touch of his skin, sending a buzzing sensation all over my body.
A feral spark flashed in his eyes. Pan smirked as he pulled me into his world—a world of dark magic and chaos.
A world of beasts.
Chapter3
Pan
EnteringArcadia was like breathing for the first time.
My chest expanded as magic filled my lungs. I’d only been on Earth for a brief moment, but it was long enough to starve my senses.
The damp air and scents of home enveloped me. I would have found peace in it, were it not forher.
I dropped my fingers from the base of the peacock shifter’s throat. Her touch burned enough to cause me pain, but not enough to deter me from doing it again. Pain was at least something. A feeling. It had been a long time since I felt anything outside of madness.
“Gods,” she groaned, squeezing her eyes shut. The sound made my cock twitch, and I turned away. “The air is water,” the peacock choked. “And it’s so hot—”
“It’s Arcadia,” I replied. “What did you expect?”
The tropical-looking trees grew hundreds of feet tall, their wide heart-shaped leaves blotting out most of the night sky. Phosphorescent butterflies that danced in the dark lit the forest floor. A rainbow of colors and hues lined our path.
“Hot, rugged, shirtless men,” she deadpanned. “Preferably with tattoos and excellent knot-tying skills.”
I glanced over my shoulder to lift an eyebrow in her direction. That was a mistake.
