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HEIR Chapter 64
EIGHT YEARS LATER.On the warm night of a summer full moon—when King Cronus was away from Crystalla doing business with other kingdoms—Markus and Dene decided to take the children camping.Thanks to the resources the castle afforded them, Markus and his family had everything they needed for a night out or two.Camping within the outer limits of the castle, they could experience nature up close and personal. In a way the demon felt his children would quite enjoy.Once Markus set up the fire, Dene brought forth a variety of prepared ingredients and loaded them into a pot for stew. The selkie hung the pot over the fire and sat back as the aromatic mixture of herbs, spices, vegetables, and meats came to a boil.Beside him, three children watched his every move like hawks.Oren, Lilith, and Ares.Markus never imagined they’d have twins, but after Cronus’ enthronement and the birth of their first born, that’s exactly what happened.Life had been quite busy for the family since then. Raising
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CRONUS THE DAY OF CRONUS’ ENTHRONEMENT ARRIVED LIKE SPRING.His transition from prince to king soothed the unease unleashed upon the kingdom by the passing of his father. Hope glistened on the horizon, and soon, Crystalla would enter a new rule defined by Cronus’ leadership.After the birth of their child, Oren, Cronus enlisted the help of Bloodborne’s ruler, Lord Summers, in locating the portal Jarris spoke of. To their dismay, they discovered many of the councilman’s followers had already traversed to the other side—rendering the portal impossible to close.They would instead have to go to the other side and eradicate them personally.To deal with the threat, Cronus sent word to the other kingdoms. Soon, they would put together task forces and send them after the traitorous bastards.In the meantime, the kingdom could breathe again—if only for a short spell.But even with those challenges on the horizon, Cronus held his head high, exuding an air of confidence. With the crown atop h
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DENE MARKUS AND CRONUS APPEARED AT HIS BEDSIDE AS THE WORST OF THE PAIN KNOCKED THE BREATH OUT OF DENE’S LUNGS.“Where have you been?!” cried one of the Fae preparing to operate on Dene.“It’s complicated,” Markus told her.“Sure it is.” A silver-tongued woman with white hair pointed a scalpel toward the selkie’s mates and scowled. “Can you believe this rubbish excuse?” She directed her question to Cronus’ mother who sat at Dene’s bedside with a worried look in her eyes.“We were attacked by Jarris,” Cronus told them.“What?!” Dene and Cronus’ mother cried simultaneously.“We’ll explain later. Right now, what’s important is Dene and our baby.”Markus and Cronus stood on both sides of the delivery table, each holding one of Dene’s hands. Sweat trickled down his brow and dripped from his nose and chin as waves of pain rolled over him, shocking his senses.“It’s time,” the white-haired surgeon announced, grabbing several of her tools. “Prepare yourself.”Dene nodded.He’d long decided t
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MARKUS DESPAIR.The feeling permeated Markus’ mind.Kill. Kill. Kill.The demon within him fought to take control of his body. But suddenly Cronus grabbed his ankle, pulling him back into the present moment and out of his head.Even in the worst of times, his mate continued to fight for them. To protect them. The Fae’s resilience purified the demon’s rage into courage, determination, and a fierce belief they would survive to see Dene and their child.He considered transporting Cronus and himself out of the catacombs, but knew the magic would just follow them wherever they escaped to.He wracked his brain for a solution.As he considered and weighed their options, the floor above them rumbled. Across from them, a piece of the floor collapsed. Light poured in from above, illuminating the darkness.But with the rupture came immediate fears of the wisps escaping and threatening others.I have to do something about that now! He realized.Ignoring the battered shape he was in, Markus summo
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CRONUS THE DARKNESS SWALLOWED CRONUS AND MARKUS AS THEY FELL INTO THE CATACOMBS BELOW.Unable to see, the two of them careened toward the ground. Cronus clung to Markus, waiting for the best moment to cast a spell that would buffer their fall. That moment never arrived.Instead, tendrils from below wrapped around their ankles and yanked them toward the ground.The two of them crashed onto a pile of abandoned, worn tools that stabbed and sliced Cronus’ skin as he cushioned their blow with his body.He cried out in pain as his vision blurred from the shock.This is just like that dream, he realized, horrified.Markus collided into the prince, doubling his mate’s agony. Dazed, the demon scrambled to get off of Cronus. “I can smell your blood. How injured are you?”“I can still fight,” Cronus gritted out.But if things panned out like they had in his nightmare, would Cronus be able to pull through and defeat Jarris on his own?He didn’t know how useful he would be, but the Fae decided to
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CRONUS THE DOOR CREAKED AS CRONUS AND MARKUS ENTERED THE COUNCILMAN’S OFFICE.The two men entered the room with haste and closed the door behind them.“We only have a small window of time,” he warned.“I know. Just... let me focus.”Cronus squeezed his mate’s shoulder and kissed his cheek. “You’re the best.”Markus smiled at him and winked. “I know that, too.”“Of course you do. Now work your demon magic.”“I love it when you tell me what to do.”A shiver crawled up Cronus’ back. “Focus, Mars. We can’t get freaky in the councilman’s study.”“Yeah, yeah.”As the demon set to work, Cronus scanned the perimeter of the room.He ran his hand along the wall as he used his own magic as a honing device for anything hidden from plain sight—a technique he’d used often over the years.The small study—equipped with the bare essentials at Jarris’ request— appeared ordinary at first glance, but something about it felt off to Cronus.As he passed a bookshelf, a sharp sensation shot through his fing
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