Page 30 of Blood and Reign

Soren shakes his head. “A few hundred or thousand demons in your realm is nothing compared to how bad it can get. I’m talking about multiple worlds of chaos and corruption, eventually leading to life itself withering away.”

“So, just your average Monday? Fun times.” Jax nods to himself before turning and pointing at the sky.

“Oh look, another demon.”

The winged demon is larger and a whole lot meaner looking than the last one as it heads straight for us.

“Damn it.” Soren scrubs a hand down his face.

Kai frowns at Soren’s panicked look. “It’s fine. Let’s just kill it and we can move on.”

“These demons aren’t that easy to kill. They—” One swoops down ready to attack but Kai is already there meeting it on its descent and ripping it in two before Axel turns it to ash.

Soren’s mouth drops open as he stares at Kai and Axel heading back to us. “Those demons are not supposed to be that easy to kill.”

Jax shrugs. “Maybe the imbalance is making it easier for us.”

Soren frowns. “That doesn’t make any sense.”

“Don’t worry about it. Most of what comes out of my brother’s mouth makes little sense.” Luka takes my hand, heading in the direction Soren was before we all got distracted by the demons. “Let’s get moving.”

Jax opens his mouth to protest when a loud shriek sounds out, followed by another and another. We glance up at the source, watching as more and more demons appear, all circling right above us.

Jax smirks, rubbing his hands together, a devilish glint on his face as he eyes up the score of demons flying above us. “Let’s take turns and see who can kill the most.”

Soren looks at him like he’s lost it. “This isn’t a game—”

“What does the winner get?” Axel ignores Soren, narrowing his eyes on Jax, but it’s Luka who answers.

“Whatever they want.”

The guys all look at me wearing matching savage smirks. I roll my eyes at them. “You already have me.”

“Yes, but the winner gets to do whatever they want to you… I meanwith…” Jax smirks.

“You didn’t, but I’ll agree either way,” I tell him, watching his smirk grow, his eyes burning with heat.

Luka turns, eyeing up the demons. “Let’s split up.”

“I’ll just wait here, shall I?” They ignore Soren as each of the guys eyes up a section of the demons above us. They’re about to make a move to shift when I call out, making them pause.

If they thought I was going to sit this one out, they were in for a rude awakening.

“What’s in it for me?”

“You’re not—” Axel doesn’t finish his sentence with the glare I give him. Clearing his throat, he looks away, rubbing the back of his neck.

Jax chuckles at him before looking at me. “Whatever you want, baby. Whoever you want and whenever. Lady’s’ choice.”

My smirk grows wicked. “Don’t I already get that?”

Kai’s answering smile is anything but innocent. “True. What is it you want? Name it, and it’s yours.”

“If I win… sorry,whenI win, I want… Axel to take me up flying on his dragon, Jax and Luka to take me out for a run on their wolves. I want to see Rion’s basilisk up close and Kai, I want to spend time withallthree of your hounds.”

The guys freeze, each wearing a matching expression of shock and desire.

Jax gulps. “Maybe we should just let her win.”

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