Page 91 of Enchanting Her Monsters
“She’s here, just fighting to stay with us,” Osen grits out.
Maxum and Flint remove the top of the coffin.
Calder looks ready to lose his freaking wits. I thought I’d be the mess with being a berserker and all, but no, it’s the phoenix.
Tears stream down his cheeks. “Let’s go, come on.”
He has two mates on the line. In one fell swoop, he could lose both if this goes sideways.
Not that it means a fucking thing. If we lose Jade, then Flint, Maxum, and I will have lost our fated mate. Because that’s what we are to her and she to us.
There’s no coming back from that loss.
My beasts howl inside of me, and I’m having a hard time containing them. If this goes wrong, I won’t contain them any longer. I will retreat so far back in my mind that I’ll be completely feral. No one will be safe.
I don’t expect much less from the others. Flint would likely turn to stone one last time and return to the earth, releasing his soul back to the cosmos.
Maxum will… I don’t even know what he will do, but nothing good will come of it.
Calder will probably end himself with the final flame.
Osen? I suspect he won’t forgive himself for allowing Jade to sacrifice herself. If he survived, he’d go insane. And if he died, he’d likely become a vengeful wraith.
I shake myself out of my dark thoughts.
Jade was born to do this. Thisisher power. It’s what makes her a valuable weapon. If a hack like Rob can steal and wield her ability, then, even untrained, Jade should be able to figure this out.
And we’re here. Not that I’m much help. What do I know about souls or controlling death? Nothing.
“Help us get closer,” Osen asks.
With my arm around Jade’s waist, I bring them closer to the coffin.
“Fuck, this is weird,” Osen hisses.
“No shit,” I grumble.
“I feel a tug,” Osen gasps. “It’s like my soul and magicwantto return to my body.”
“That’s good, right?” I ask, excited to hear something might go our way.
“Jade?” Osen calls. “Come on, sweet witch, you gotta help an incubus out.”
There’s a long pause, and everyone holds their breath.
Well, except Rob. He’s just scowling.
“I have to do all the work?” Jade mutters, sounding tired. “What’s the point of having a harem then?”
“It’s a polycule, sweetie.” Osen smirks.
“No. I definitely signed up for a reverse harem with a MM side quest.”
With their levity, my chest releases some of its anxiety. She can’t be that bad off if she’s joking around. Well, knowing Jade, that’s probably untrue. Her last words will probably be something to make us laugh.
It’s one reason I love her so much already. She’s brave, sexy, and quick-witted.
“Hey,” Osen says and glances at all of us. “I just want to say something in case this doesn’t work out.”
