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“I’m sorry he did that to you,” Daemon says softly, cupping my face.

“It’s okay. I’m with you three now, and I won’t cry if you tie me down,” I say, and Leli giggles.

“If he mentions your pussy one more time, I’m going to slit his throat,” Daemon says before kissing me.

“Well, let’s go inside so you can tell him I am your mate then,” I say.

“First, Leli. If you are okay with it, we’d like to bring you with us. It would be far safer for you to be where you don’t have to try and blend in with the fox shifters. There will be a lot of changes happening, so I don’t want that to add any stress on you or any of the other witches.”

“I appreciate that. I can help Lilith learn the basic spells. I’ve practiced my whole life, and back in Voradia, I hope to become a teacher when I get back. We will end up with an influx of witches who know nothing, so they’ll all need help. Lilith has to know the basics before she can be taught anything else,” Leli says.

“Oh. Apparently, she’s been here looking for me. Everyone in Voradia knows about the prophecy and has just been waiting for me to pop up and find you all as my mates. I guess I need to go there and learn… something,” I say.

“Not right this second, though. It’s easier to teach you the basics here. That will give things time to settle after announcing the changes,” she says.

“If Leli can get us in contact with someone, we can fly there,” Daemon says. “Two weeks should be plenty of time.”

“You don’t have to…”

“Yes, we do,” he stops me. “There is absolutely no way I am letting you leave the country to a place you’ve never been by yourself.”

“They do have to come,” Leli says. “You are the solution, but you need them to be that solution.”

Her words remind me of Daemon saying that a succubus feeds off sexual energy. That easily could mean that I draw power from my mates. “Do you know who my father was?” I ask.

“I… was specifically told to keep my mouth shut,” she says with a smirk.

“Ah. Well, that answers that,” I say. “Will I get answers in Voradia?” I ask.

“It’ll be the first thing explained,” she says with a smile.

“I can live with that. We should go before Kael chokes Zypher.”

Daemon kisses me deeply before we turn to go back into the house. I notice that Leli immediately pulls herself out of that maiden mindset and walks beside us. She is standing taller and walking with confidence. When we come in and Zypher sees this, you can see the rage in his eyes. Such a simple rule, yet it plays into the expectation that maidens shouldn’t be seen nor heard unless they are to be fucked in his home. He expected complete submission.

“Leli, you can go to your room. We can finish our conversation when they leave,” Zypher says. She ignores him and looks at me.

“I’m going to gather my belongings,” she says with a smile. I’m sure she’s been waiting to be able to say that since she got here. She steps past us and goes toward her room. Zypher advances on her so fast that no one sees it but me.

Zypher shoves her against her door, and I’m already halfway to her when Daemon reacts. I push him aside to get between them. Zypher doesn’t touch me, but he gets in my face. “She doesn’t belong to you anymore,” I say through gritted teeth.

“Zypher, as of this moment, you have been stripped of your right to a maiden,” Daemon says as he gets closer to me. Zypher has pure hatred in his eyes as he stares me down. I know he heard Daemon, but he doesn’t respond to him.

“You’ll have to find someone willing, otherwise you won’t have anyone to let your entire pack fuck,” I say bitterly. “I know forcing the innocent is your thing, but you’ll adapt.”

“You little…” he starts to say as he steps toward me.

“You know the rules about touching someone else’s mate,” I say, and he freezes in place. “Imagine what would happen if you touched the mate of the three kings?”

“ You …?” he starts to ask, but Daemon promptly grabs him by the throat and slams him against the wall beside Leli and me.

“Understand that we know the details of what you forced Lilith to do. We know how many men you allowed to assault her. Also, understand that the only reason you are still breathing is because she has mercy for you. If you so much as breathe wrong, I will rip your throat out myself. Have I made myself clear?” Daemon growls. Kael and Callum casually watch from a few feet away, looking amused.

“Yeah,” Zypher says with a sneer.

“Excuse me,” Daemon says, squeezing his throat.

“Yes, sir,” he chokes out.

“Now bow to your queen,” Daemon demands as he lets go of him.

Zypher stands his ground and doesn’t bow, so Kael takes a few steps toward him, as if stalking his prey.

“Your king gave you an order, Councilman,” Kael says.

Zypher growls but bows to me. I look at Leli, and she smiles brightly. “So… I’m going to get my stuff now.”

“Okay,” Daemon says softly.

“Do I have the power to make decisions?” I ask Daemon.

“Yes, ma’am. You can,” he says with a grin.

“Zypher Fallins, I am stripping you of your position with the council due to claims of abuse against your maidens. It is forbidden to allow others to touch her, yet you have a history of tying your maidens down so that your entire pack can rape them. This is an abuse of power; you will also be stripped of your position as pack leader. If you are not willing to hand over leadership to your Beta, I will dismantle the pack as a whole. This house is paid for by the royal family, so you have seventy-two hours to be out,” I say.

“I don’t take orders from some whore fox that I had on my cock every day,” he snarls.

“You do now,” I say simply. “Have I made myself clear?”

“Do you scream for them like you did for me, Lilith?” he asks.

“You wouldn’t know how to make a woman scream, even if you had gasoline and a match. Don’t flatter yourself into thinking you measure up to the Three Kings in the least,” I retort, and Kael laughs. “Better get to packing, Zypher.”

“Fine,” he growls.

“I’m sorry. Come again?” I ask.

“Yes, ma’am,” he growls, no longer hiding his anger from me. It is painted all over his face in the way he clenches his teeth, causing a vein to protrude from his temple. His breathing quickens, and his hands are drawn into tight fists as he keeps eye contact with me. He may have bowed, but he is certainly not submitting. I refuse to be the one to break eye contact. I will never submit to Zypher the way he wants. We stare at each other in a silent battle for power to see who will be the one to break eye contact.

“A title does not make you superior, little Lilith. If you want to play big kid games, fine. But you’re in over your head,” he says.

“Is that a threat?” I ask simply.

“It’s merely an observation. You have no idea the storm you’re putting yourself in the middle of,” he says with warning in his tone.

“I am the storm. I am everything from the high winds to the pouring rain. I am the rainbow when the clouds start to break apart and the sun shines through. Take a good look at what you created… it was you that taught me to be resilient when you had your entire pack rape me, over-and-over-and-over. You taught me how to shove down all those emotions and do what needs to be done to survive. I survived you, but you will not survive the monster you have created. If you are seeking my submission with your mind games, understand that you will only find wrath. I can promise you now… That is a side of me that you do not want to meet,” I say with a grave tone.

Zypher continues to stare at me for a few seconds longer before he finally submits and breaks eye contact. “If you don’t mind, it appears I have packing that needs to be done,” he says with a slight bow before turning and leaving us standing in the hallway.

“That was hot,” Kael chuckles.

“Ready?” I ask Leli.

“Very ready,” she says.

Callum grabs her bags before we leave the house. Once we get back to the sidewalk, Daemon stops me.

“I’m proud of you, Lilith,” he says. “You’re going to make an incredible queen.”

“Thank you,” I say with a sweet smile.

“Let’s go fire Morwen now,” Callum says happily.

We walk in silence back to the car to put Leli’s bags in the trunk. When we get to City Hall, Daemon types a code into a keypad next to security. When the door opens, he leads us up past the line of people waiting to get through the security checkpoint. Right away we are greeted by Morwen and his feigned happiness for seeing us. I make a point to stay next to Callum and not stand back. Leli stands beside me as well.

“Afternoon, gentleman,” Morwen says, ignoring Leli and me.

“Let’s talk in your office,” Daemon says, pointing for Morwen to walk. Morwen gives him a confused look before turning and walking toward his office.

It’s not until I step into the office that everything that happened just days ago in this office slams down on me. I stop abruptly and shake my head. Some part of myself is terrified that it’s going to happen again.

“Hey,” Kael says softly, and I look over at him. “We are right here. Okay?”

“Okay,” I say with a sigh. We step into the office, and Daemon slams the door shut behind himself.

“If we are talking about business, I have somewhere the maidens can wait,” Morwen says. I look at them to see what they want us to do.

“Lilith and Leli stay here,” Kael says.

“Okay,” he chuckles. “What can I do for you?”

“ Get the girls back, ” Daemon says through the mind link to Callum. I immediately grab Leli and back us up, and Callum pulls us back more.

Morwen makes eye contact with me. Suddenly, my mouth is dry, and my stomach feels like it’s going to turn inside out. I don’t have a chance to look away before Daemon grabs him by the back of the neck and slams him face down on his desk. Morwen is still looking at me as Daemon holds him down. Morwen goes to speak, and Daemon slams his face against the desk again.

“How many fox shifters have you raped in this office?” Daemon asks with venom in his tone.

“I didn’t give any of those whores anything they didn’t ask for,” he grunts.

“Even my mate? Did she ask to be held down and raped before you sent her to me on a train with no protection?”

“Your mate?” Morwen asks, glaring at me.

Instead of answering, Daemon abruptly shoves him over his desk. “Tell me again what happened, Lilith,” Daemon asks.

“Someone was harassing me outside of his office. He blamed me for it and dragged me in here. When he shut the door, he immediately bent me over and pushed my skirt up. He made a few comments before he started to rape me. He kept going harder and harder until he eventually pulled out of me and aggressively switched to anal in an attempt to hurt me. Then he pushed me to my knees and shoved himself down my throat when he finished,” I explain.

“She’s leaving out the part where that whore came for me,” Morwen laughs.

“Is that right?” Daemon smirks at him. “Come here, Lilith.”

“ What are you doing?” I ask him through our mind link.

“ I’m going to fuck you, little witch. Come here,” he replies.

“Daemon. The glow. He will see it.”

“It comes from just your abdomen, and you have a tank top underneath your blouse. I wouldn’t put you in danger. Trust me?” he asks.

Instead of answering, I walk over to him. Daemon grabs me by the hips and pulls me in front of him before whispering in my ear. “How did it feel when he made you come?” Daemon asks.

“Icky. It felt wrong. I didn’t want to,” I say honestly.

“How about when you come for us?” he asks before kissing my neck.

“It’s the most amazing thing I’ve ever felt,” I smile as I expose more of my neck.

“Then let’s show him what you really sound like when you come,” Daemon says while bending me over Morwen’s desk. He pulls my skirt up and lays the fabric across my back to further protect my secret. He then slides my underwear down my thighs before moving his hands to my waist.

“What the fuck are you doing?” Morwen demands.

“I’m fucking the queen over what used to be your desk,” Daemon says as he pulls his cocks out. I look over, and Leli winks at me while Kael and Callum are laser-focused on Morwen.

“Dear God, you are a lucky woman,” Leli says. My giggle turns into a groan when Daemon slowly pushes into me, filling both of my holes. He presses his thumbs into my lower back on either side of my spine to hit some sort of pressure point. My body relaxes, but I grip the edge of the desk as pleasure moves through me as he slowly strokes inside of me.

“You like seeing her get fucked?” Kael asks him.

“Who doesn’t like watching a whore get what she deserves?” Morwen retorts.

“Go ahead. Show us how much,” Callum says. “You’re such a big man who thinks it’s okay to hold someone down and fuck them. Do I need to find someone to hold you down and fuck you in the ass?”

“No,” he growls.

“Alright then. Watch him fuck our mate while you touch yourself like the pathetic little cuck that you are,” Kael says.

“What? Are you crazy? No,” Morwen says while Daemon continues to leisurely pump into me. My breathing is rapid. Even his slow movements are intoxicating. The way he fills me shouldn’t be possible. He is massive, and each time he pushes into me, my breath catches.

“No one in this building likes you, Morwen. I can find someone in no time to come hold you down and make you scream for us,” Callum says.

“Fuck, that’s good,” I groan. I am lost in my own world as Daemon slowly fucks me into a stupor.

“ Now !” Kael screams at him. I can’t help but giggle when I hear Morwen unzip his pants. My laughter turns into a moan when Daemon surges into me. He quickly falls into a relentless pace. The more I try to contain my moans, the harder he pounds into me.

“Oh my Gods, Daemon,” I moan. “Fuck, just like that.”

“See the difference, Morwen?” Callum says with a mocking tone. I can hear the sounds of Morwen getting himself off watching me get railed.

My moans are ragged, and my legs are shaking as an orgasm is threatening to burst out of me. “Gods, don’t stop. Please don’t stop,” I cry out. He is thrusting into me with such force that he’s moving the desk. I’ve given up on trying to be quiet. My moans echo off the desk and reverberate around the room like a perfect falsetto voice filling an opera house. Ice and fire flood my veins as I start to fall. A forceful climax forces its way out of me, but the waves send wave after wave of pressure to my belly. I feel as though I may actually break in half in a second from how deep he is pushing. All of my muscles tighten, and my breath catches when I push back to force him deeper. I move in sync with his movements, and the only thing I can manage is whimpers.

“That’s it, baby,” Daemon encourages. His grip on me is tight as he keeps me pinned to the desk.

“Come and I’ll cut it off,” Callum says casually when Morwen grunts.

“Fuckfuckfuck. Oh, Gods. Oh Gods, yes,” I moan loudly. All of the building pressure reaches capacity, and my vision swims with stars as my arousal floods out of me. At the same time, Daemon groans through his climax as he pushes in deep and comes.

I stay on my elbows for a second and catch my breath. Daemon puts himself away and pulls my underwear off of me now that they are drenched in both of our fluids. He pulls me up to face him when he’s confident I won’t light the room up with my glow.

“From every orgasm to every bit of trauma you have or will have, we will be here. What was done to you in this office or what Zypher did to you in that house is not your story. Your story… Your legacy… It will be told for many years to come. You are far more than just our queen or our mate. You are the sun, and we revolve around you. Do not ever let anyone make you feel downtrodden again. Remember, you are the storm.”

“I am the storm,” I say with a soft smile.

“Kael,” Daemon says as he moves me away from the desk and away from the mess we made.

“Here’s the deal,” Kael says to Morwen. “You abused your power in order to abuse fox shifters. You raped Lilith. You raped Leli. I am certain there are more that have never come forward. You are hereby being stripped of your position as Mayor. You will never hold a position of power again. You will be assigned to a janitor position for the city and moved around where help is needed. Right now, you have one of two choices to make. You can choose a chastity cage or have a device implanted that will leave you impotent.”

“Are you fucking kidding me? I’m automatically guilty because that whore said I was?” he barks.

“Would you like to contest this in an open court with a jury, or would you rather leave this room with your punishment, and no one knows what happened here?” Kael asks.

“Fine. The cage, I guess,” he says.

“I was hoping you’d pick that,” he laughs and reaches into the bag they brought with them. He pulls out the cage and hands it to Morwen. “Put it on.”

“Now?” he asks.

“Or I can let Leli do it,” Kael shrugs.

Morwen is seething but does as he’s been told. The ring is secured around his testicles while the cage is attached, securing his penis and locked into place. When he pulls his pants back up, I laugh.

“I’m sorry,” I say through my laughter, which triggers Leli to start laughing.

“I can’t breathe,” she wheezes.

“Keep going,” I say when I get myself to stop laughing. “I’m sorry. I just can’t believe how well thought out this was.”

“You like that?” Daemon asks with a smirk.

“That’s hilarious,” I say.

“Now… Janitor,” Callum says with a conniving smile. “Go clean up after your queen.”

“Excuse me? That’s…”

“An order from a superior,” I say. “I’d advise you to do as you are told. There’s no telling what they’ll pull out of that bag next.”

“How do…”

“Get on your hands and knees and go clean up the mess,” Kael says.

“You can’t possibly mean…”

“With your mouth,” Kael continues. “Now. I don’t like repeating myself.”

When his shoulders slump in defeat and he walks toward his desk, I slap my hand over my mouth to keep from laughing out loud. We stand around and watch the once esteemed Mayor, Brion Morwen, lick our come off the tile floor. Leli looks happy as can be at the sight of our rapist on the ground cleaning up after me.

When he has lapped up all the fluids, Daemon breaks the silence. “Now get your shit and get the fuck out of my building,” he says. “If I get one more complaint, past or future, I’ll have you hanged on the steps of City Hall.”

Morwen doesn’t say another word or make eye contact as he grabs his personal items and goes to the door. He hesitates for a moment, as if wanting to say something, but continues out of the door.

“Thank you,” I say.

“It was our pleasure to give you both some sort of justice,” Kael says as he kisses me. “Although, ripping his head off would have been more fun.”

“I think this way was pretty fun,” Daemon says with a smile before kissing me.

“Ready to introduce our new queen?” Callum says. “Press should be waiting.”

“So they’re going to see Morwen walk out?” I ask.

“They sure are,” Callum says with a grin.

“Let’s do this,” I say happily.

We all go outside, and the steps leading to City Hall are swarming with members of the press. I hear chatter of people talking about the new queen and wondering who I am. Everyone is looking at me, and they look happy to see that I am with Daemon, Callum, and Kael.

“Ready?” Kael asks me.

“Yeah,” I say happily.

Kael raises his hand slightly to quiet everyone. Like a wave, everyone goes silent. You can hear the clicks of cameras sporadically, but no one speaks.

“I want to thank everyone for coming out today. We have a few announcements to go over,” Kael says. “First and foremost, we would like to take the time to introduce you to our mate, your queen, Lilith. She will be officially crowned one week from today. We will release the information to the public as soon as we can so everyone can make arrangements.”

The crowd erupts into cheers, and I can’t help but grin. It feels incredible to be accepted like this. I have always felt like I was stuck in the shadows of the world, only meant to serve others. As a little girl, I dreamed of becoming someone people could look to for help. I think this is my chance to make that dream come true.

“The next thing we want to talk about is going to be a bit harder for some to swallow. We want to be transparent in the fact that collectively as kings, we must take on some of the blame for how bad things have gotten for certain species within our country,” Daemon says. “The Fox shifters in this country have been treated poorly. We have received reports of people in power abusing their privileges with maidens. There have been several situations of that abuse leading to the repetitive and long-term assault of not just the maidens, but fox shifters in the general public as well.

No one should have to fear taking a train in fear of someone abusing their power and assaulting them. No person in this country is any better or less than anyone else, regardless of species. To reach the goal of ensuring no one is treated less than, we are officially disbanding the maiden program. Any maiden who is currently assigned is free to leave their posting. They are under no obligation to serve anyone but themselves. Fox shifters are no longer under shifting or employment restrictions.

“With that being said… Today, Brion Morwen and Zypher Fallins were relieved of their duties as mayor and councilman. We will be working toward a new beginning for everyone, so we will continue to set examples when we need to. We will have a replacement for Mr. Morwen as soon as possible, but we will be keeping a close eye on everything as we go through these changes.”

“And understand that this is not up for debate,” Callum says. “There is no logical argument for anyone to make that can stand behind the injustice that fox shifters have faced for entirely too long.”

“Are you changing your stance on maidens and fox shifters because you are mated with a maiden fox?” a man asks.

“In part, yes. Lilith brought the injustices to our attention. She was blunt with us about how fox shifters and maidens are treated. Zypher Fallins was her last master before she came to us, and what she endured is what led to his immediate removal from the council. These claims were confirmed by his new maiden. We are currently investigating sexual assault accusations against Brion Morwen. At this time, he is being removed from office until the scope of his crimes can be assessed and judgment passed,” Kael says.

“Would you have made these decisions if she had not been your mate?” the man asks.

“No matter how the injustice was presented, the result would have been the same,” Daemon says. “Do you think foxes are being treated fairly, or should they be given a chance at the same life as everyone else?”

“That’s how it has always been; why change things?” the man says.

“We should be moving forward as a country, not remaining stationary,” Daemon says professionally. “That is all the questions we will be taking today. When we have more information to provide on the crowning ceremony, we will. Thank you.”

Daemon, Kael, and Callum lead Leli and I away from the media. A little boy, no older than five, comes running at me. Out of instinct, I kneel to catch him in a hug as his arms are outstretched.

“I wanted to give this to you, Queen Lilith,” he says sweetly, handing me a slightly wilted rose.

“Oh, thank you. That is very kind of you,” I smile. “I will be sure to take good care of it.”

“I am so sorry,” a frazzled woman says as she hurries over to her son. She bows deeply to me before grabbing her son. “He was just so excited when he overheard his father and I talking about the rumors of a queen. I truly apologize, Your Majesty.”

“It’s okay,” I smile. “I happen to love roses.”

“Thank you for what you are doing for the fox shifters,” she says to the guys. “It means a lot to all of us to know that we have the royal families working toward giving us a better life.” She picks up her son and scurries off. As she walks away, the little boy waves to us and smiles brightly when we all wave back.

“He was adorable,” I say with a smile.

“He was,” Daemon says as we walk to the car. “We need a description of the guard.”

“You’re really doing this, aren’t you?” I ask.

“Yes, ma’am,” he says, cupping my cheek. “What did he look like?”

“Uhm… I think he was a wolf shifter. He has black, greasy hair and a pornstache. He’s probably mid-thirties, six feet tall, and has a bit of a belly,” I say. “Oh… he has some serious body odor going on. Just generally the type that you hope doesn’t notice you.”

“What color was his uniform?” he asks.

“Blue.”

“Okay,” Daemon smiles and kisses me. “Callum and I will be home later tonight. Try not to stay out too late in the library, please. You need sleep.”

“No promises. I have help now,” I say with a smile. Daemon shakes his head and looks at Kael.

“Don’t look at me. She shocked me the last time I fucked with her. I’m not going against two of them,” he laughs.

“Be good and try not to injure Kael,” Callum says as he hugs me tightly.

“My last statement stands,” I grin and go up on my tiptoes to kiss him. “Don’t come home bloody, please.”

“We won’t. We will clean up before we get back, if we have to. My car is here, so we will bring it home.”

“Okay,” I say. “Make it hurt.”

“Oh… We will,” Daemon says with a wink.

I look at the rose in my hand, and it looks freshly picked. The colors are vibrant, and the petals are no longer wilted. I’m not sure how this happened, but I’m certain that my magia had something to do with it.