KADE Carnage was everywhere I looked. Luckily, I had yet to feel any tethers breaking. Honestly, I believed that the extra protections that Ziyah had ensured that we all had was the thing keeping that from happening thus far. Although, I would never take that for granted. I had seen how amazing the Protectors were when it came to fighting while we were preparing for this, but that was entirely different than them being in front of the enemy. I remembered when Dante was fangirling over how brutal they were once he realized what and who Caiathus was. Brutal did not even come close to the reality of it though. There was a reason why they were chosen to protect those with important destinies. Tyre and I chuckled when we saw the pure excitement on Apollo’s face. I had never seen him happier about his gift than when Imeela was training him on how to weaponize it. He might name his next child in honor of her. Was I kidding? Nope. Hopefully Vienna did not mind the name or any variation of i

DANTE ‘Congratulations, Dante. You did it,’ the Goddess said proudly. ‘You cleansed her of the chains of her past. Toris was the epicenter of those chains, so killing him set her free. She will always remember her past, just as we all do, but you gave peace to her soul by doing so. This is my blessing to your bond: never will there be a stronger mate-bond in existence than that which is between you, Ziyah, and Byron.’ My girl gave me the most sincere smile I had ever seen grace her face before, having heard the Goddess’ words as well. Thankfully, she had materialized some shorts for me to slip on. Shifting back, I went ahead and pulled them on quickly. I reverently kissed her forehead because we did not have the time to fully celebrate but would later on. It meant everything for me to know that I had been able to do that for her and Byron was part of it as well. We had both vowed on the day that we found her that we would protect our mate and make those who had hurt her in the pas

DANTE None of us had truly known what to expect from this battle because there were many unknowns. Preparation could only take us so far. The rest had to be dealt with on the spur of the moment. This was, by far, the most intense battle I had ever taken part in. Shadow Falls had two tether snaps, but I was unsure who they belonged to just yet. Our pack was a family, so these losses were closer as a result of that as well. I vowed right here and now that their families would be watched after. It was the least we could do to honor their sacrifices. I already knew that my mate would feel nothing but guilt even if it was misplaced. Fighting and dying for our pack and family was the most honorable way that we could go out. Honestly, we would have lost countless others had it not been for Ziyah. People had been helping to keep tabs on her for me throughout the battle so that I could be grounded in the knowledge that she was okay while the battle raged on. The last count that had come i

ZIYAH Tantalizing sparks lured me away from sleep. A warm tongue traced my collarbone and ran up my neck until teeth nipped my earlobe, causing me to groan. “C’mon, Little Fae,” he purred. “You promised me your mark.” My eyes opened wide, and I smiled at my sexy mate. Dante had to wear me out last night to keep me from exploding with anticipation about what today would bring. It would bring me my wolf mate on his sexy human legs. “That I did. Can you grab me my stele?” I asked him. He held up his hand, showing me that he already had it. I chuckled at his eagerness because it mirrored my own. I had him sit against the headboard. That was when I realized that he was naked. It made sense that he would not have clothes pre-programmed onto him when he separated from Dante. I swallowed hard and put a pillow over his lap before straddling him because I would lose my entire focus if I felt his cock against me right now. He chuckled at my action and bared his neck to me. A lot of though

BYRON I lost count of how many times we sated our desires over the course of the day. It felt different to be with her in this form than when I was using Dante’s. I assumed that this was how he felt when he used his own body as well. Everything was even more intense than before. There came a point where I doubted that she could take another orgasm, so we took pity on her and let her rest. Dante stayed up there with her while I headed downstairs to grab some food for us. Ziyah had originally wanted to make some food to just warm up for today, but Dante got her sidetracked. I did not help much either. You could not fault us for it because our minds became one tracked when we had her in front of us. Luckily, there was still food left out from dinner. So, perhaps we had truly lost track of time. A throat cleared behind me. I turned around and saw Dolly, one of the she-wolves that always threw herself at Dante but was not stupid enough to do so after she saw what our girl was capable o