Page 69 of Veiled

“I don't know, I told him we were leaving for safety reasons, and he said he still needed to hang back and make sure the students were safe from attacks. It was...strange...he didn’t want to come but if the school board can replace five professors on a short notice, I don't see how they couldn't have done the same for him. I honestly think he is still a little pissed about me not being queen and then meeting Hudson was just a bit of shock. He will get over it and come eventually,” she shrugged.

“It’s been several years, and I’m not sure why that matters if the plan was supposed to bring her back so she can be put into place as queen…” I hesitated, “You know, one thing that has bothered us was how Kalen’s wards were brought down and how she was attacked so quickly after her being mated; there are too many loose ends.”

“Except if Megan was there the entire time as a spy, then it explains the wards and the attacks, but I admit I didn’t recognize her, not even her mannerisms. Even if she had a powerful spell, it couldn’t have changed everything. But then Nici had been planning this for years, apparently.” She rubbed her head, “honestly, just even trying to put this into place is giving me a headache.”

I nodded but shelved the conversation for later. I was more confused than ever, truth be told. Why would Megan just leave? If she was older and worked with Nici she had years on Hudson; She should have decimated her if she attacked. Same goes for the Dark Fae that attacked; they said were working on outdated information and were pretty much cannon fodder, Hudson was strong, and by extension so were we, but when things are too easy they put me on edge. Were these the dummy distractions? Were our skills being weighed? And where was Alvor during this entire time? I had to agree that he must have been up to something. So many questions, and time felt pressing.

We joked a little bit more and I realized how much like Hudson she truly was. She joked and laughed with her whole heart and she was indecent, but everything she said was stated with purpose, she didn't cut corners. I loved Hudson, but Remi? Remi is the little sister that I think I was always missing. These two together? Joining forces to torture us- we were all fucked. I smiled at the thought. I loved that idea.

Then suddenly, the wind started to blow around us, making it hard to walk.

Remi cursed, “The Si Gaiothe.”

“What?!” I had to yell. She tapped her head.

Remi- Fairy wind, we are about to be attacked by Slua, some malicious ass Fae creatures- they work for the Unseelie.

Zane- Well Fuck.

Hudson

Zane- We are under attack,or about to be. Hudson let King know and Gray let Kalen, Luca and Jensi know.

Hunter- Fucking great, everyone strapped? It’s getting dark. We will need to pretend we are setting camp, everyone continues to talk and act normal. We need the advantage.

Ryder- Will do, I’m good. How many are we thinking?

Grayson- Kalen said we aren’t far from his part of the Veil; however, we were planning on camping, so we aren’t walking in the darkness. So, the time to attack would be best now, which means whoever is following us knows that.

Hunter- I literally just said that shit.

Hudson- Shut up, I feel a clearing out the right near a lake. Everyone goes right, set your things down, pretend to get things out of our bags and grab weapons.

Zane- Feel?

Hudson- Full fucking Fae now baby, I’m part of the earth. And as for how many, I feel about fifteen disturbances on the floor and six in the trees. So, twenty-one against ten, pretty even odds.

Grayson- Only you would think that was even.

Hunter- She’s right, I’m ready for someone to bleed.

We wentto the right and found a nice spot near the nearby lake. I would have loved to admire it under other circumstances. I put our bags down, grabbed my scythe and short sword, and a few daggers while everyone else did the same. Kalen looked over at me approvingly and I gave him a thumbs up.

I put my arms up in the air and announced loudly, “Hear ye, hear ye, the court of the honorable Hudson Morningstar is now in fucking session, we know you are out there so stop wasting time so I can kill you and then take a nap.” Ryder snorted a laugh and Kalen scowled and shook his head at me. Everyone else just smiled. Well, if they thought queen meant boring, they were sadly confused.

Three figures walked, well rather blew in, out of the forest and one of them started to speak, “You know most people would…” I threw a dagger straight through his head and it cleaved his head in half. Fucking awesome.

“That was a boring speech; mine was better. Who's next?” I threw the two other daggers through his companions before they were able to advance, one going straight through the neck of one and the other through the nose. Damn that had to hurt.

Okay now it's eighteen to ten. I totally had more points… they attacked full force after a slight pause.

“Keep one alive, I need to question that Fae fucker.” I didn’t bother to see if anyone agreed as it seemed the majority were coming towards me and my mates. That pissed me off and my magic responded to the anger too quickly for me to control it. Fucking shit. Shut up you insolent fool, we are to work together, accept the anger and let it fuel us - they threaten what is ours. Scowling, I ignored the fact that my magic called me a fool, dumb bitch, and I stepped forward, infusing my blades and got to fucking work. I used the scythe to decapitate one of the attackers while pivoting on my foot to the right to use the short sword to cut through the chest of another. Blood coated in my hands and I relished the feeling. Two down. Xena bounded up, her muzzle bloody, and broke the neck of another right as they started to melt back into the wind.

“Oh no, don’t leave now, the party is just starting,” I growled, stepping forward. I spun low cutting off the legs of three attackers and then stabbing them through the heart in quick succession. Five down. I flipped into the air and ran at those retreating; no survivors. I agreed with my magic there. I ran after five retreating backs and the wind started to blow as they divided and surrounded me. Smirking, I jumped on the nearest fucker and slit his throat, before flipping off and pressing my attack, slashing as if my weapons were paint brushes and I was enjoying a night out at a paint night. Take that, Picasso. I observed the blood dripping from my hands in a daze.

“You know,”I murmured softly to the dead assholes, “I like you all so much better when you are dripping from my fingers and my blades.” I paused to collect my thoughts, “Much better when you can’t speak either. I can’t fucking wait to destroy all you fuckers.” I whistled, walking around, admiring my handiwork and chunks of evil Fae fuckers, when I heard a sound coming from the forest. Xena perked her head up. No danger. Her eyes glowed as she sat down and observed.

I had to agree, I didn't feel threatened, so I looked around and found the culprit, sitting in the tree like some type of acrobatic bird. The fuck? Someone tell Tuscan Sam his job is being stolen. Something told me this guy was dangerous, but not to me, no. My head quirked to the side, and I observed him as he approached me. He seemed to be doing the same, although the longer he looked a warm shiver worked its way up my spine and my vagina punched me in the face. Woah, down Bessie, you have more dicks and clits than you can manage right now.

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