Epilogue

EPILOGUE

ONE YEAR LATER…

C y stormed into the coffee shop and glared at Paulo. He was naked except for his torn jeans covering his groin. "We need more signs," he snapped.

Before Paulo could answer, a female voice whispered, "Oh my."

Cy slowly turned his head and glared at the woman who'd made the comment. "Never seen a naked man before?" he ground out.

"I'm sixty, and my husband hasn't looked like you in a very long time." She picked up her coffee, her eyes roaming Cy's body. "Are you single?"

Cy growled and stormed out of the coffee shop, pointing a finger at Paulo, who was trying his best not to laugh. He carried on across the street and entered the mayor's offices. He banged the door open to Indy's office and glared at him. "When did we become a tourist attraction?"

"Jacques suggested we become ‘more accessible' to humans." Indy looked him up and down. "Interesting attire."

"Fuck off. I'm out patrolling, and a group of women steal my clothes. I only realized after I'd shifted back to my human form. I managed to grab these, but they'd altered them." Cy held them up and showed them to Indy. "Sort this out." He dropped the jeans and shifted, padding out of the room, growling as he went.

"That was fun." Raydon picked up the discarded jeans. "Scissors?"

"More than likely. Some humans find us fascinating. They want to see us shift, and since we don't want to appear hostile, we have to be more accommodating." Indy leaned back in his chair. "For the most part, humans have accepted us with no issue. We do have those who think of us as animals and have tried hunting us. The human courts are dealing with them."

"Eli would not be happy."

"He doesn't have a choice." Indy moved some of the papers on his desk. "How are they doing?"

"They are alive."

"That's all they need to be."

"Demon justice is different to human, shifter, and vampire. The general's decaying corpse is a good motivator for the others to remain compliant."

"Balor said something similar yesterday after he returned from the demon world." Indy smiled as Balor appeared in the room. "Have fun?"

"I would surmise Jim had more fun than I. The humans ran away after he growled at them."

"You know we're trying to show them that we're nice and friendly."

"They entered a house without permission because ‘shifters.'" Balor did the air quotes as he muttered shifters. "They will think twice before they do it again."

Indy snorted. "Don't hold your breath on that."

"Deac will be adding more signs around the village. He wasn't happy when a human accosted his mate and asked him what it was like to fuck a shifter."

Indy rolled his eyes. "Some humans want to fuck a shifter so they can brag about it on social media."

"We also caught five hunters prowling the woods. Preston used them as target practice. He was quite vocal about it too. He asked why they were running away when he was only playing with them. I believe Manu is teaching him the error of his ways, which Preston is enjoying."

Indy blinked. "Of course he is. I think Preston pissed Manu off just for the makeup sex." Shaking his head, he muttered, "At least they're not my problem. Right. What was I doing before Cy stormed in naked?"

"Have you decided on the shifter representative for the senate?" Raydon asked.

"Oh yeah, that. No." Indy blew out his breath and ran a hand over his face. "I stupidly thought life would be easier after this had all ended, but the number of people I have to deal with has tripled. Interviews, meetings, the senate…"

"Times are changing for the better. Your people are free; humans have accepted you for the most part; you're not living under constant threat any longer. There will be a few bumps in the road, as you put it, but overall, life is better. If you need a reminder of the hard times you have left behind, have Balor take you to our home and watch what those who made you suffer have to endure." Raydon nodded his head to Balor and Indy. "My mate requires my presence."

He left and then walked into their bedroom, finding Rush naked on their bed, stroking his long, hard dick. Raydon smiled and stripped, then lay over Rush, taking his lips in dominating kiss, capturing his moan.

Life was indeed better.

The End