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Like pillars, they let me use their holds as added support, but I realized with the swift rise in rejuvenation that I didn’t feel as weakly drained as I had before.
“Wow. I actually feel pretty good?” I commented like a question because I really wasn’t sure. I was waiting for that drop of energy to whiplash through me like a smug slap of reality, but with a few added jumps in place and side-to-side taps of my legs, I felt really good.
Strong. Rejuvenated. Powerful.
“You did do something you sly, ungrateful being of royalty.”I was surprised by Blacky’s rumbling voice as he now stood next to Loki, who was on my right side.
The two of them were eyeing the sneaky fae as he yawned and enjoyed my intrigued gaze that met his lazy eyes.
“I’ve been storing a good chunk of your excess magic since the lagoon ritual,” Milo confessed, which was surprising as he gave us a weak smile. “I knew it would come in handy if anyone tried to mess with us.”
“Doesn’t that take a huge load of energy out of you in return?” Loki tossed back as he crossed his arms over his chest.
“It does.” Milo didn’t even project a hint of regret. “I’ll take a nap while our princess has fun reminding them of who the fuck we are.”
His confident words reminded me of the new task at hand—and what even triggered the burning madness around us.This was going to be our first official step in our rise to domination, and where was a better place to start than the holy church on Christmas Day?
There was one thing holding me back though.
Glancing over to the three of them, my eyes ended up landing on Blacky, whose eyes were basically hollows of illuminating darkness. The shade was a darker shade of black—which was intriguing when you distinguished the two—but despite their midnight appearance, I felt like he could see right through me.
“Those who deemed your life replaceable deserve to enjoy the fruit of your domination.”He stated those words nice and slow before an actual grin of hollow red lit up his dark features.“Let those who sought your demise enjoy the wrath of your unforgiving mercy.”
His words couldn’t be more gratifying as I let any threads of pity fade once more.
I vowed to make my enemies burn. Unless we became the true villains they wished to never confront, this cycle would never end.
At least, not until my corpse was presented to the world.
There was no going back now, and despite all my efforts to avoid unnecessary bloodshed, that was no longer an option.
“No matter what happens from this moment forward…,” I began and took a moment to glance from Milo to Loki. “You’re willing to stand by my side?”
I didn’t question the others because they had been with me the longest, but Milo had just joined the pack out of circumstances revolving around my survival, and Loki was here because we were now bonded after freeing him from the Vile Queen’s forced reign.
This was their last chance to get out of this before they were too deeply entwined to escape the clutches our actions would ignite in the very streets of NYC.
After everything they had done, they deserved a final choice.
“If this your attempt to get rid of us, Princess, it’s not working,” Milo whispered and reached for my hand. Gripping it gently, he actually got on one knee like a knight in shining armor and raised my hand so his soft lips could press firmly against my flesh.
“I vow to go to the ends of tainted madness with you, Willow Alundra Phoenix.” His eyes lifted to meet my astonished ones as he gave me a devilish smirk that sent goosebumps through me because of how deadly his golden gaze was. “Let the weak who dare test us suffer and those who sit in power witness how villainous we can be when what’s ours is threatened.”
Loki’s arm slid around my waist, and all I had to do was turn my head to meet his lips that kissed me firmly the next minute.
“You’re stuck with us, Sweets,” he muttered against my lips while he opened his eyes enough for me to see the dangerous glint in his eye that screamed vengeance. “We’ll watch them all burn until you’re seated upon the throne you’re destined to claim.”
My unease faded away as I nodded in agreement.
“Then let’s not delay any longer,” I hummed and stared forward toward Blacky, who now took a human-like form. He wore a completely black suit that almost blended perfectly with his charcoal shade with dark glimmers of purple.
The only splash of color was his bow tie and one of his eyes that was the same royal purple, while the other was completely black. His iris was wrapped with a black ring that pulsed with tiny veins, and his short hair mimicked the movement of black flames.
He outstretched his hand in my direction, and a portal began to open in a spiral motion of black and purple flames. The movement was hypnotic and inviting as the smoke of black began to mist around the ground beneath our feet.
“Let us leave the Vatican quaking,”Blacky encouraged with a sinister grin of glimmering purple.
After one last look at my men, they let me slip from their holds. I took three steps and laid my hand in Blacky’s. The mere touch sent thrills of frenzy through me while my body purred with a chilled essence that yearned to come out.
