Page 66 of Dark Souls Academy: The Sacrifice

“Same!” Dex squeezed my hand.

“Always.” Bones leaned over and kissed his rose on my mate mark.

“Couldn’t get rid of me even if you tried.” Trigger pulled me over to him and slammed his lips onto mine. Biting my lower lip.That’s for if you ever think you could leave. I’m a possessive fucker and you are a part of my horde now.

I snorted. He had no idea dragon romance was another one of my guilty pleasures. I liked anything dark and spicy, but the idea of him finding a smutty dragon book and transforming into a dragon made me wiggle in his lap. I had issues.

Kain lifted me up out of his brother’s lap and sat me in his. I loved how willingly he touched me since we made up. Before, he always kept his distance, watching and waiting.

He kissed my cheek and whispered, “Wasn’t even an option. Haven’t you learned by now that you’re ours?” His teeth gripped onto my ear.

I hissed. Then, he sucked the pain away, and I squirmed in his lap. It didn’t matter which mate I sat on, they all drove me wild each time. The exhaustion that licked at my limbs wouldn’t stop my vagina from sliding down on a pole or five. My demon practically winked inside me. Yes, she had turned me into a wanting slut. I thank her every time I have sex.

“But we are yours too, Poison.” Kain was getting good at saying the right thing. Whereas before, every time that orifice moved it annoyed me.

My mouth opened to say something, but it quickly shut at the feeling of being watched. Not from my mates, but from a true predator. Something that eats demons. I wasn’t sure how my demon knew, but she did. I stood as the feeling grew. There were more than one surrounding us. No one else could sense it, though. Their confused gazes didn’t have a hint of fear.

Get up. Get your weapons ready. Something is out there, and it wants to eat us. Many somethings.I didn’t even know if I made sense as the wave of the enemies’ energy hit me.

Danger, danger, danger, was all my mind could process. I barely even heard my mates asking questions.

My hand buzzed and my soul knife appeared. It had morphed with the dagger that my mates had the set to. The pink jewel sparkling on the hilt. Theirs came out with mine. Trigger handed Alaric his blade, so all our jewels flashed in warning. The daggers knew danger was around as well.

My heart thrashed around in my chest. I couldn’t smell anything over the brimstone of Hell and the trees’ nectar, but I didn’t let it fool me. These things were masking themselves. The magic inside of me matched my heart’s tempo. My adrenaline was the spoon to mix all of it inside of me. The strongest pull was to my right, so I maneuvered my body in front of my mates.

They still didn’t sense anything but made a battle circle at my back.

What’s going on?Kain’s angry voice penetrated my adrenaline filled ears.My shadows won’t come out. What the fuck?

Animal eyes,was all I could say as red eyes appeared in the darkness. My breath came out fast. They were toying with me. Masters of staying hidden in the shadows. Whatever they were, they wanted my fear.

I ground my teeth and pushed the fear down with my Succubus power, it wouldn’t take it away, but the emotionwouldn’t rule me either. The anticipation was worse than the fear.

A massive creature slowly approached me. He was as big as an SUV. I gasped with wide eyes. What the fuck?

My mates turned my way, seeing the beast. Their bodies went rigid. We all knew fighting beasts like this wouldn’t be easy.

No. Stay facing in all directions. There is more, but this is the alpha. I think they can camouflage themselves,I commanded.

They didn’t need to be told twice. I gave them what was going on through the bond in pieces without distracting them too much. If the others attacked, they needed to be ready. We would have to fight for our lives, but like I had just told them, I’d gladly fight.

My demon shook inside of me. Her powers wouldn’t work on them. Fuck. I didn’t understand how she told me these things, but I loved the knowledge right now.

My hair turned black, my skin became palace porcelain, and my eyes went fully black as my Fae side rose. The air sparked around me, and my crown of flames floated over my head. Interesting. It only did that with Lucifer, but I knew this wasn’t him.

I sucked in a sharp breath as a beast that I have only seen in a textbook finally stepped out of the darkness. Its three heads all glared at me.

It’s a fucking chimera!Kain shouted in my head, but I didn’t move or say anything back.

Its lion, goat, and snake heads weren’t like anything you’d see on Earth. They were rippled with muscle, and almost looked zombified. Eroded gray flesh that was diseased, but somehow still natural. I didn’t know how I could tell, but I knew he was healthy and in his prime.

Hello, little Queen. It’s time we spoke.The voice was like a rattle and felt like it could be used as a weapon if wanted.So, you don’t think we are hiding, my faction will come out now. Make sure none of your men attack. I won’t hold my beasts back from killing any one of them. We do apologize to the demigod for blocking his shadows, but it is necessary to keep the peace.

The fact that they could do that was scary. I relayed the message to everyone just in case they couldn’t hear him, but as long as I kept the bond wide open, they could. It was a relief. My chest already hurt with anxiety.

One by one, the little opening we were in filled with beasts that were supposed to be extinct. A manticore with a huge-ass human male body and the head of a lion slash scorpion appeared to my right. It took all my control to keep my mouth from dropping as more appeared.

Was that a cockatrice? A serpent-like creature with a rooster's head squawked at me. Yep. It was official, I somehow died. This wasn’t real. It couldn’t be.

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