Page 192 of Hell Fae King
Those events had turned Cami into a queen. Helped us find our mate-circle. Made me a true Hell Fae Warden. Allowed me to bond to Az and Lucifer. Brought me closer to Melek.
I swallowed.
While I could fault Morpheus for not assisting more, I had to wonder what would have changed had he been involved. Would today have even happened?
I could ponder it all day and night. But at the end of it all, it wouldn’t matter.
Because the changes were already done.
What mattered now was assuring that Vivaxia never returned. And it sounded like Morpheus had a way of securing that fate.
Part of me wanted to confirm this decision with Lucifer.
But he’d named me as his Warden for a reason. He’d also trusted me with the stone.
Which meant this choice was mine.
I glanced at Az.
He simply stared back.I’ll support whatever you want to do,he told me with his gaze more than his mind.
Zenaida was a lot of things, but she’d never steered me wrong. I trusted her, despite her penchant for riddles.
She was also the one who’d given me the death stone in the first place. Via Shade, of course. But that still counted.
That death stone had basically allowed Cami to save us all and master her siphoning power, too.
Which meant Zenaida had been helping us all along, from very early on in my time with Cami.
“You had Shade give me the stone, then ensured I had it again recently,” I said to the Fortune Fae Omega before looking at Morpheus. “And you left it for Cami in the tunnel with that note.”
Both of them looked at me yet said nothing. No acknowledgment. No confirmation. Just expressions of expectation.
I sighed. “I can see why you’re friends.”
“They are not friends,” Kodiak inserted. “They are acquaintances who share similar goals.”
“Some might call that the basis of a friendship,” Morpheus replied, smiling at Zenaida. “Or the foundation of a mating.”
Kodiak stepped forward, but Zenaida had already moved into his path. “Please don’t,” she whispered.
The Alpha bristled, then wrapped his arms around her and pulled her backward into a possessive embrace. Vadim shifted to their side in a fluid movement that was more predator-like than anything else.
Why does it feel like I’ve just seen our future?Az asked me via our bond.
I think it’s our present,I replied, thinking about that note from Morpheus. He’d said something about seeing our mate in her dreams. Which had better not fucking happen.
Cami had four very alpha, very possessive mates who were all obsessed with her.
Including the fucking Hell Fae King.
God or not, we could take this asshole down.
“You probably shouldn’t visit the Hell Fae Kingdom anytime soon,” I told him as I handed him the stone. “Wouldn’t want you falling into the wrong dream and turning your reality into a nightmare.”
The flicker of amusement in his expression told me he knew exactly whose dreams I referred to.
“Not to worry, Warden. I’m currently preoccupied with a pretty little dreamer in the Netherworld Kingdom. So your mate’s mind is safe for now.” He held up the stone. “I’ll see that this makes it to Ares for safekeeping.” He moved closer to Zenaida to take another cookie. “Delicious as always, little one.”
