estate and fae dogs.”
It made sense but… There was no way he wouldn’t tear into me, judge everything, and I didn’t need to feel worse than I already did. I was completely dejected and hopeless about all fairies and Faerie. It probably wasn’t fair, but after everything people had told me, what I’d gotten with Neldor wasn’t anything closed to what I’d been promised.
Call me crazy, but I didn’t want to keep going then when it seemed to always hurt me or cost me more.
“I want to talk to Chief first,” I mumbled, pushing to my feet and heading for the garage.
The Alpha of the first pack of fae dogs to swear themselves to me was waiting for me, clearly knowing lots was up. I knelt down and took his paw in mine, filling him in and listening to his thoughts on the situation.
I nodded with his assessment before glancing over at Neldor, who had followed. “There are several packs who answer my call, but haven’t sworn to me. I get the feeling they’re more dark fairy fae dogs. They knew about demons. I’m sure they’ll want to fill you in.”
“I don’t have telepathy,” he admitted.
“Oh.” I frowned. “I guess I thought all fairies had it. I didn’t find that one way or the other. Sorry.”
“No, it’s more common for us than other supes, but still incredibly rare for a male to ever have. It truly is a power for women, as they handle it best,” he explained… And almost complimented?
Though not me. All women.
I looked at Julian next. “Can you do that linking thing and open a portal for me then so I can call the dogs later?” I big back a groan when several people who had also come with me gasped. “Shit.”
He knelt down next to me, cupping my face and kissing my hair. “It’s fine, love. I wasn’t hiding it for me, but you, since you aren’t sure you can forgive me. Yes, I’ll open all the portals you need linked to you. I might need to charge with any crystals or reservoirs you have.”
“I used the reservoirs yesterday… Fuck. I left them all there, and the crystals, but I have charged others.” I rolled my eyes when Zack and Ray both snorted. “I have a lot. It’s not being paranoid when so many are gunning for me.”
“Nope, but you also never stop and rest,” Zack drawled.
I shot him a nasty look. “And what the fuck were the hobgoblins to do if I got caught or killed? They were screwed again, so I was working on a backup plan should the Underground get me, or Alpha Asshole, or the other one, or the councils, or the list of people. It seemed prudent.”
He held up his hands in surrender. “You’re hearts too big, that’s all I’m saying. You’re not wrong, but you’re gonna put yourself in an early grave with all that you take on yourself.”
He wasn’t wrong either and I nodded.
Chief gave a bark and I focused on him again, letting out a bunch of cursing. “The demons have been back. They checked the property, knowing this is my main residence. He told the other pack and they went hunting. Shit. We just had someone from Underground checking this barrier and others last week, and now this. Not good.”
“I will meet with these other packs this evening but yes, I believe the best plan is to start at the beginning of your journey,” Neldor muttered. “I can get caught up from others later on how the supe world has progressed the past twenty years, the human world too. The focus is you and keeping you safe.”
I almost thought he had a heart for a moment, until he kept talking.
“Or you cannot unlock the others as you were gifted to.”
“Dick,” Mel bitched, storming out of the garage before she did something she shouldn’t.
I followed right behind her, not even able to look at the other fairy. I grabbed Lucca’s arm and dragged him along. “If I can’t punch him, you can’t either.”
“Hudson got to,” he grumbled, but came with.
Darby joined us with the tablet and read off what he’d ordered, adding what others wanted and handling it before we started at the beginning and how I was found that night.
“Wait, why were you attacking humans?” Neldor cut in.
“That’s not your business.” I shook my head when he argued. “Accept there is going to be a lot of this that I won’t tell you. My life is not