Page 3 of The Fury Queen's Harem

Rage still coursed through my veins at the ugly reality that they’d come to hunt me with ships and high-powered weapons that could bring me down from the sky.

The hunting game had started in my backyard.

CHAPTER 3

I flew high above the gray mist and trained my gaze down on the landing ships. Each of my Furies could go spy on a ship, but I was reluctant to separate myself over such a long distance. I didn’t know what would happen to me if the hunters destroyed one of my forms.

It was best to stick together.

Sybil was already on the move, leading the birds to collect intel on the invaders. Though I wouldn’t completely rely on them, I wouldn’t need to do all the leg work.

An idea formulated in my head.

Before my monsters sorted out the hunters and herded them toward me, I could speed up the process by sifting the wheat from the chaff.

The hunters with their big guns would soon learn what kind of place they’d come to. They had yet to meet the vampires and Kruid cannibals.

On Pandemonium, every second was about survival. It was a small victory just to breathe through the next day—even for me, one of the most terrifying monsters here.

My eyes darted from ship to ship as I decided which one to approach first. My gaze narrowed on the faint symbol of a dragon on the ship parked on the rough beach near the west entrance of my jungle.

My heart skipped a beat.

My kin!If the dragons had come, it was most possible that my true loves were among them.

Hadn’t that ship shot down the two rockets aimed at me when I’d first approached them?

Stifling a shriek, I dove toward the dragon ship. I alighted stealthily atop it just as part of the front of the ship slid down to the ground and a door whooshed open.

If they so much as glanced up, they would see my vast Fury forms perched on the roof of their ship. I had to change.

Instantly, my three beast forms morphed into my naked Fae form. Pinpricks of pain exploded in me, like each time I was forced to change because of the curse. It was more agonizing to return to my Fury form and split myself into three.

I swallowed a cry as I collapsed flat on my stomach.

Two giant, armored warriors stormed down the ramp, longswords strapped on their backs. Their armor fit them like a second skin, leaving their muscled biceps exposed. For a second, I imagined myself squeezing and testing the firmness of their arms.

Each man held a blast gun in front of their chests. They both carried an air of aggressiveness and cocky confidence, as if they owned the piece of land they stood on.

I almost snorted.Men!They’d soon learn to respect my authority.

They wheeled around, and I blinked when I set sight upon their faces.

Their hotness was undeniable, and they both exuded sex. To my disappointment, masks covered half of their faces.

The ember-eyed and fair blond wore a mask carrying the symbol of a dragon holding the sun and fire in its mouth.

The sapphire-eyed man with cropped brown hair looked more brooding and serious. His strong face bore a mask of lightning and thunder.

Was it a new custom I hadn’t heard about while being stuck on this backwoods planet?

They came to hunt instead of attending a masquerade party, right?

My heart pounded and every muscle in my body tensed as the sapphire-eyed giant sniffed the air, as if trying to detect a scent.

A squad of warriors poured out from the ship, wheeling their big weapons around and scanning their surroundings on high alert.

None of them wore a mask.

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