Page 56 of Nope, No Regrets

Rei

Was this seriously my life now? It was damn near perfect. I had everything. My parents were great, and I was closer to my adoptive parents than ever. That Yokai, the one that Hauser laid eyes on at the party, ended up being his mate. She claimed him and he moved here. I had my mates, and I adored them to death.

I quickly learned how effective Hell was. I thought it was going to take ages to round up the Aether Circle. Apparently, their legions were like the Borg; they were everywhere. They went through the gates and had them back in Hell in no time. They just disappeared. There was no trial, and nothing was televised. The threat was vanquished, and everyone just accepted that with no questions asked.

Bael had an eye for talent, and he scooped up my mates, giving Faust and Wren jobs in their skill sets. Wren wasn’t killing people anymore, but they gave her a job she loved just as much. Wren and Faust had been partnered up with Charley and Finn, just in case there was another threat that required some heads be cracked.

Wren was so happy. She really came alive in Hell. Being in the same coven as Charley, the two became fast friends. I was drinking buddies with Charley, Wren, and Solron now. They were pretty damn amazing.

Finn didn’t talk much around me, but he was much more forthcoming around Faust. Faust hung out with Skoll and the other wolves a lot during the full moon, and he was happy here, too. Faust was a lot less of a grumpy fuck, and now he and Wren were practically best friends.

Bael also swooped in and hired Dakarys and Rajack. He was super impressed by their little contraband business back in prison, and they were now responsible for managing trade with the various realms Hell had alliances with. They loved everything about it.

Sota was still my father’s advisor, but he also become mine in the interim period, since I couldn’t take over from him until I’d gained all nine tails. Everyone seemed certain I could, and I got lots of pep talks.

And I did. There were many more tails and many more parties. Everyone was so proud of me. When I got my ninth tail, my father was beaming at me with such radiant pride in his eyes. He said I was even more powerful than he was, and he let me know I was even younger than he was when he got his ninth tail.

Oh, and kids! I started having kids. I didn’t know they would be hybrids until Faust told us what Skoll told him. By the time I took the throne, I had four toddlers. They were insanely adorable, and I loved their fat little cheeks.

The guys were an amazing circle of dads. Faust thought it was a damn miracle when they handed him his daughter. Dakarys, Rajack, and Sota were just as amazing. We had a little wolf, sphinx, gargoyle, and Tengu, but we all suspected when they hit a certain birthday, some of them might get more tails and they definitely would get more abilities along with them.

We were blissfully happy. Hell was a peaceful place once more, now that the Aether Circle was taken care of. But, if anything bad happened to come our way again, I knew for sure we were prepared for it.