Page 183 of Their Lethal Pet

If my jumping topics bothers the Death Fae, he doesn’t show it. He simply says, “No. He wouldn’t need to be manipulated or possessed; he’s a bad soul all on his own.”

“Is he still alive?” Flame asks.

“Barely,” Reaper says. “I was in the middle of sifting through his mind when I felt Alina. I left him to rot.”

Which means he won’t be alive for long.

“If Timothy wasn’t possessed, then there’s a chance Demeter hasn’t possessed anyone else. Which means we should be dealing with just her, and maybe some misguided humans.”

But I doubt that last part about the mortals.

Demeter would consider herself above humans and would only use them for menial tasks. Such as kidnapping another mortal, like Alina. Not battling a fellow God.

“How do you want to handle this?” Flame asks, his arms folded over his chest as he evaluates the forest before us. We’re less than a mile from the manor, the three of us having arrived together once we sensed our mate’s location.

But I didn’t create a portal that would take us directly to her. I put us here instead.

A plan is needed.

Agoodplan.

Because we’ll only have one chance to get this right.

I heard what Demeter told Alina about changing dimensions. Apparently, she’s the one who made all the Omegas disappear over two thousand years ago. If she could do it once, she can do it again now.

“All right,” I say. “Here’s what I’m thinking…”

I quietly explain the idea formulating in my mind, the one involving the element of surprise.

Demeter is focused on me.

She doesn’t know about Reaper and Flame. Individually, they might not be able to take her down. But if we work together as a mate-circle, we should be able to win the upper hand.

“You thought she was imprisoned originally,” Flame says after I finish laying it all out—including the part about how to trap a Mythos Fae’s soul.

Because we’ll need to do that and then take her to my home realm to put her in Pandora’s Box.

“How did she escape?” he presses.

“I don’t know,” I admit. “But I’m guessing it has something to do with breaking up her mate-circle.”

There are four Alpha packs trapped in Pandora’s Box. The very packs Demeter mentioned to Alina.

She didn’t completely lie to my Omega, but she severely embellished her claims.

Alpha kind didn’t agree to enslave the Omegas. A few ancient, insane Alphastriedto enslave them.

Twelve Alphas, to be exact.

One of whom was Demeter, but giving birth to Persephone changed her. She grew compassionate and later obsessed.

All while those packs continued to use and abuse their Omega mates. But soon, one Omega wasn’t enough. They wanted more. Yet all the children were Alphas.

Except for Persephone.

She was a coveted Omega.

When one of those packs set their sights on Persephone, Demeter reacted, telling them they couldn’t have her daughter. But they wouldn’t accept her refusal.