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“I can’t stay long, anyway,” Van says as he looks around. “Still on the run.” He squeezes Wick’s arm, then poofs out.

“I’m happy for you,” Wick says. “But I need to go,” he adds in a whisper just as he disappears.

“Mother will be pleased to learn you’re curse free,” Wren says as he leaves us.

“All alone.” Pike grins as he hauls me over his shoulder and takes us home.

Chapter 27

Coin

And it’s time to go again. Sigh. Lark and Pike were so fun. Both a little grumpy when I flipped their luck. But it’s soooo boring when there’s only good luck. Time to go bother Damian and Cassander now. Catch them in Smoke and Mirrors. Toodles!

Epilogue

ONE YEAR LATER

Lark

I press my hand to my hat as I run. The wildflowers chime all around me and I laugh as I plop right in the middle of a cluster. Pike comes in beside me, gingerly trying to find a space that won’t crush any of the flowers, even after all this time, and it makes me love him even more.

“Join me!” I hold up my hand.

Pike hesitates still. His tail whips around and I grab it before it can get too far.

“They’ll recover.” Just like me, though it’s a hard journey after ten years as a captive. Pike, my brother, Ava, the rest of Flutter and Fang all help. Not to mention my therapist. I have a support system that allows me to heal and grow. Ava, too.

Pike and I live between three realms, and I think it helps. I no longer have to hope I’m treated like a person. Pike never asks for me to glow, but most days I can’t help it. My wings glow because of him. Because I’m happy.

The breeze blows, making the chime flowers play a lovely little song, and I shut my eyes. This is life. Perfect. Wonderful.

Pike finally settles in beside me and pulls me close. “That looks a little like a flower.” He points to the clouds in the sky.

“It does. And that one looks like a mountain.”

“They all sort of look like mountains,” Pike snorts as he rolls over to grab me. We tumble through the flowers until we land at the bottom of the short hill with me on top of him. The chime flowers clang as we run into them, but they stand strong again once we’ve moved past.

Pike’s still getting used to his new demon type. His eyes flash with lust as his tail slithers up my side, then dips into the waistband of my pants. He knows how much I like the tease and he presses against my hole.

“You know something we haven’t tried since I got wings?” He asks.

“What?” I flash him a grin, knowing exactly where this is going.

“Fucking in the air.”

“Mmmm, that could be fun.” I trail a hand down his chest, finding a nipple through his shirt.

“You’re interested?” Pike nibbles at my jaw as I slide across his erection.

“Of course, I’m interested.” I shimmy my shirt off and throw it. Pike’s hands roam up my sides. “At least I’m interested, if you remembered lube.”

“I remembered.” Pike pulls a bottle from his pocket. He flips me to my back and mouths kisses down my stomach until he reaches my belly button. His fingers work the button off my pants and yanks them off me.

I love being naked with Pike, and the meadow is clear of others right now, so I don’t hold back my sounds of pleasure.

The flowers seem to echo my noises, chiming with each moan I make. Pike kisses a path to my cock before taking me in his mouth. His tail wraps around one of my thighs and lifts it, making me laugh. Pike sinks a lubed finger into my hole. I sigh at the sensation of him inside me, even just a finger fills me with joy.

I rock under him, begging, and he adds another finger to my hole.

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