Page 44 of Within the Veil

All is fair when I have you screaming my name, cumming all over my dick, his voice echoes through my head before he saunters off to help.

I shake my head and look back at Oberon and Zane, who both stare at me with heated gazes.Fuck me, these guys are going to kill me before Nici attempts to.

I shake my head and turn to the soldiers, and my eyes immediately fly to Ryder training his sect. While I want to marvel at how he fucking flies around like a bat out of the deepest pits of hell with his spear, I can't. As I walk closer, I try to make my brain catch up to my eyes but nope.

While I have several questions, primarily why the soldiers training with Ryder are dressed like a bad HBO remake of Spartacus, the first thing out of my mouth is, "Ryder,why is everyone training without a shirt on?" I ask, my eyebrows drawn together in confusion.

Ryder shrugs, "I figure if everyone is trying to protect their man nipples, they will be less likely to let themselves get hurt."

I blink...man nipples?

I hum, "Okay... uh...so what about the warrior Spartacus's skirts?"

He scoffs, "I mean,thatone is obvious, babe." His muscles flex as he spins and attacks an invisible foe with his spear, faster than normal eyes would be able to track, making his skirt fly up.

My eyes widen...is he fucking...commando?

He grins, "Why yes. Yes, I am. Can't lose a fight if your penis energy is literally swinging in the air with your spear. I am a multi-faceted Spear Master. I can wield all spears with precision while still protecting my meat spear. In fact, I use its considerable weight to help with my balance. So you see? By making the soldiers train this way, they are more invested in their protection."

I stare, dumbfounded. "Okay, uh. Carry on."

I turn on my heel and move to where the women have started to train instead-- with clothes on.Saner fae-itches.

I feel a shift in my abdomen as I walk away.

I pat my swollen belly reassuringly, "Don't worry, my loves, I don't think any of you got his genes..."

"I heard that!" Ryder yells from behind me.

Oops.

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An hour later, I bid our farewells.

"Excellent work! I will be back to work with you closely and give you my notes from today. I look forward to spending more time with all of you." I smile warmly at the room as they all bow in respect.

As for my soldiers, hopefully, the desire to protect their women will spark something, but in truth, these Fae needed a swift butt-kicking to get themselves into gear, and I am going to fucking give it to them.

ChapterTen

Hudson

We waited until we were outside of the training facility before speaking our minds.

"You were uncharacteristically quiet in there while observing, Angel. What's going through your head?" Grayson's deep rumble broke the silence.

"Desperation," I stop walking and face them, forcing them to follow suit or run me over.

"Hmm, yeah, between your face and emotional projections back there, I took the liberty of peaking into your head," King reached up to rub at his chin, his features slightly darkened by the very light scruff on his face. The men turned to stare at him, and he threw his hands up in the air, "Hey, hi. Sentinel here, in the end, my goal...."

Jensi cleared his throat while Luca threw an elbow into his side, and King glared at them before correcting, "Ourgoal is to make sure she is safe and not running headfirst into a coma again. We have a slight edge when compared to you five, and that second can make a difference. I will not fall short of my duties again. I mean, look what happened to Lilly and James Potter, trusting Peter Pettigrew," He scoffed while I snorted with laughter.

Luca rolled his eyes, "Well that...andwe aren't married to her. We're here for two purposes," he started to tick the numbers off his fingers. "Number one, to be unavailable, highly desirable, viral Fae male eye candy..." at that he runs his fingers through his long hair while Jensi does a little hip swirl, "and number two, to protect Hudson."

"Although, we can't decide which one is more important some days," Jensi adds solemnly, his eyes flicking between my mates as they roll their eyes, and Remi laughs.

King sighs, the deep breath making his uniform tighten across his chest, "Yes. Anyways. The point is, Hudson has a good point."