My magic has been taken.

My mates are being held hostage.

And I'm completely powerless.

Because for now… I'm human.

* * *

I made a deal with a demon and it didn't end well.

What else is new?

But this is the right path. I know it.

All that matters to me is getting all of my mates in one place.

Including my newest addition: an incubus named Asher.

I used the last of my power to imprison Lucifer. Had I held onto it without my mates to ground me, I would have died.

So, in retrospect, I'm just glad to be alive.

And now I need to figure out how to get all of my nine mates in one place.

Because the realms are trembling.

And Lucifer is eventually going to break free.

And when he does, he's going to finish what he started.This time, I'll be ready for him.