Page 63 of Veiled

I sighed, “Kalen said that not only is it possible but would involve dark magic. Great; more danger. This is giving me a headache. Kalen is coming back. I think this is going to be a long night. I’m going to go to my room and grab a notebook. I need to take notes.” I went to my room, but when I opened the door to my room something seemed...off. I quickly tossed on a pair of sweats and walked around the room trying to figure it out.

I walked up to my bed, seeing a piece of paper and something I couldn't place before I tensed as I felt someone come up behind me. I didn't recognize the scent right away but the voice, the voice was unmistakable.

“Well, well, well, Ms. Jacobs. I admit it is certainly a pleasure. Although, I admit, it is certainly more of a pleasure for me than it may be for you. If you fight me that is.” Then I felt a plunge of a needle in my neck.

Other than the fucking annoying pain of a needle in my neck, whatever he tried to use had no effect on me and I was seriously pissed.

“You know Blair, you really chose a bad moment. Can you pretend that you’re actually a threat to me a little later?” I’m not sure what he thought he was doing in my room, stabbing me like some mad scientist, but I was so done with this daily dose of fuckery.

“What the hell- that should have knocked you out for hours,” he muttered. I sighed and ripped the damn, still hanging, needle from its spot and threw it across the room. I turned and planted my elbow in his gut, and he grunted before I fully turned and punched him in his nose. Now the fucking floor was covered in blood. Fucking bullshit.

“Hudson…” Zane trailed off as he saw Blair bleeding all over the floor. It took him about two point three seconds to put shit together before he flipped his shit. He let out a roar, yeah, like a sexy protective bear, and walked in two strides to pick Blair up off his feet and slam him into the wall.

“What the fuck are you doing here Blair?”

Everyone else ran in confused, but something immediately set off alarm bells in my head.

“Wait, what is he doing here and how did he bypass the wards, Kalen and Xena? Kalen’s wards should be unbreakable.”

“They are…” came a dark gravelly voice from the door. We all turned to look to Kalen who had arrived at a record pace with Xena on his heels.

“So, I’m going to ask again, what the fuck are you doing here and answer Hudson’s question.” Zane punctuated every word with a shake. We looked on at the pair, and for the first time in a long time I was calm, and everyone else was pissed. It was a nice turn of events.

“You think you are all unstoppable but you're not, you know. That may not have worked on Hudson now, but the Queen will come up with something stronger next time.” We blinked.

“Repeat that. Slowly.” Kalen approached. Blair laughed, until Zane wrapped his hand around his neck and pressed tightly, then he flailed while his face turned purple; purple was such a nice color.

“I was promised Hudson, for being loyal. I was promised any female I wanted but Hudson is supposed to be my Queen, just mine!” His face contorted into something dark and Kalen looked at him a little closely and cursed.

“You don't belong on this side of the Veil do you, who…” Before Kalen finished, we heard a loud crash from downstairs and my room door facing the pool burst open with Fae warriors. Tall and handsome warriors, but instead of white hair these Fae had inky black hair, dark eyes, evil sneers and a feeling of twisted evil. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but they looked and felt wrong; unnatural. Hunter, Grayson, Ryder and Kalen sprang into action despite not having weapons and started fighting the Fae pouring through the door.

“Come out, come out, little princess queen, we know you are here. We smell you,” a high pitched, voice echoed through the house. I rolled my eyes.

Fuck me, can’t just unwind with my mates, I gotta fucking deal with attacks from what must be the Unseelie Fae. I swear, I was going to tear their wings off and eat them with hot sauce.

I heard Ryder’s laugh in my head and my eyes popped open. I quickly looked at him.

HUDSON- You can hear me?

RYDER- Holy shit I thought you said that out loud.

HUNTER- I hear you both. Now shut the fuck up we at war!

GRAYSON- This is perfect.

“They are here and you’re coming home to be my little queenly bitch, and I’m going to love every moment of hearing you scream.” Blair choked outright before Zane positioned his hands around Blair’s head and broke his neck, pulling his head from his body. Well damn, that was new. Dancing, mind reading and head ripping- it’s a perfect date night.

“They aren’t getting near Hudson, period,” Zane said with a finality.

“Yes, baby, but I’m damn sure getting near them. Take care of shit up here. I’m going down before we’re all pinned.”

“Like hell, go with her Zane, we got this here.” Hunter yelled, letting all his anger out on two Fae warriors.

I didn’t wait for a response as I bolted downstairs with Zane hot on my heels.

“Oh yes, we smell you little one. Why won’t you come out, we only want to talk to you. Our queen has a few questions for you,” a masculine voice chimed in as I reached the end of the stairs. Fuck that, I wasn’t going to be ambushed in my own home.

Hudson- Shield now. I’m pissing them off, then attacking.

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