Epilogue

I do.

After an incredible ceremony being surrounded by all nine of my mates, exchanging various types of jewelry—because I couldn't exactly wear nine rings and not feel silly—I gaped at Azra's new addition.

"Is that another…"

He stroked his beautiful cock that definitely had a new barbell through it. "Want to feel it inside you, beloved?"

"We all voted that Asher gets a head start," Logan reminded the group.

Because everyone was here.

This was one hell of a honeymoon.

Especially because of the location. One of Dante's presents was to portal us to the forest that Asher had talked about.

And apparently, we were going to recreate the erotic memory he had shared. Except this time, it was whoever got to catch me, fucked me first.

I stood, still fully clothed in my wedding dress, as my Virtues formed a circle with me in the center.

Except for Asher, who rested on his knees before me. The pain had finally seeped away, but there was an ache to his beautiful face I wanted to ease.

I stretched my wings, enjoying being back in the form I was most accustomed to.

One demon wing, one angel wing, and a subdued spirit of a goddess with just as much love to give.

"I didn't get a vote," Hendrik said as he drew a chain necklace across his fingers.

He wasn't wearing anything else.

His gift to me had been a dark crystal—but this was one that would be just designed for me. It still fed on pain, but it was linked to our mate-circle, so it would help generate magic that he needed to function as a Dark Mage. Trusting me to hold his magic was similar to asking me to hold his soul.

If he had one.

"No soul, no vote," Dante said, pointing his magicked dagger at the Dark Mage.

Hendrik gave him a lethal grin in response.

Neither of them spoke, but I knew they'd taken up one of their silent conversations. I could tap into it, if I wanted to, but I let them have their fun.

Pressure slipped around my ankle as Cole broke the circle to whisper in my ear. "I vote I'm second," he said with wicked promises on his forked tongue.

My other Virtues didn't contest him. Cole was probably just as damaged as Asher, and they both needed me as much as I needed them.

But I took my time eyeing each of my mates, unable to believe that this was my life now.

This was the first night of many, one of healing.

One of love.

"I have more than enough space in my heart for each of you," I said, matching their gazes. "My body is yours. I will never tire of your love."

"You already said your vows," Azra praised in my ear, having moved into my right side. He licked a line up my pulse, making me shiver. "Now I want to hear you beg when I catch you first."

"No begging," Samael corrected as he pressed in from the other side. "Only pleasure, tonight."

"Hmm," Azra reluctantly agreed, but his moment of rebellion was to pluck the string of my dress from my neck, letting the lace fall.

My mates took turns removing the layers until I wore a shimmery white lingerie set.

Of course there was a delicate red bow between my breasts, courtesy of my mother.

Not weird at all.

Asher kissed a line up my thigh, up my ribcage, then undid the bow with his teeth. "Are you ready to run, love?"

My Virtues broke the circle, giving me a straight shot into the dark woods.

A thrill ran up my spine as Asher peeled off his clothes. "You get a two minute head start," he said with a wink. "Unless you'd like—"

I bolted.

The wind rushed through my hair as I drew on my demonspawn strength to push my speed. I needed to give my Virtues a challenge.

And fuck, the thrill made my heart leap.

I heard the whoops when my time was up. I stumbled through the woods wearing soft shoes designed to protect my feet. It left a trail, so I immediately took a zig-zag pattern to try and make it tricker.

A stick broke on my left, startling me.

I ran faster, going to the right, then doubling back until I slammed right into a hard body.

I didn't get a chance to see who had caught me because the strong male yanked me in front of him and covered my eyes.

My wings spread out, flattened against whoever had captured me as he kept me blind.

Footsteps sounded as another male found us, then without saying a word, he ripped at the lace.

Lips covered my mouth, then a knee kicked my legs open.

Fingers spread me, making me moan as a hard cock entered me without warning, making me arch into the male behind me.

Still, I couldn't see a thing.

My Virtues had found me and they wanted to play.

They kept silent as they worked my body, leaving me dizzy and utterly confused who was who. A tongue grazed mine, eliciting me to fight back.

I spread my legs in welcome, daring whoever it was to keep going.

I was rewarded with a hard thrust into my body, making me suck in a breath before a mouth closed on mine again, drinking in my screams.

Teeth grazed my ribcage.

Fingers tugged at the roots of my hair.

"Come for us," someone finally said in my ear.

Asher.

Only his expert movements could bring me to orgasm so quickly, except maybe Samael, who knew my body well.

But it was Asher who fucked me. I could tell now as he angled his perfectly shaped cock to graze my inner walls, coaxing me to take him harder as I panted into his mouth.

My other Virtues had found us. They held me up, kissed me, and praised me, then told me all the wicked things they were going to do to me next.

"This is your life now, love," Asher said into my ear as he pumped into me, using his hips to grind into my clit and make stars spark on the backs of my eyelids. "Your Virtues devouring you, needing you, making you come every night until you can't even breathe. Can you handle that, love? Can you be our goddess tonight, every night, until the end of time?"

"Fuck," I breathed against him as the rushing orgasm pummeled over me, leaving me flying into the cosmos all over again. "Fuck, yes. Yes, Asher. Yes to all of that."

Saying his name when I came was the wrong thing to do—or maybe the right one.

Because all my Virtues took a turn next, seeing whose name I would scream the loudest.

There was no clear winner, not even when the sun came up and I was completely spent.

Cole's impossible size spread me, making me sore as his tail penetrated me from behind. He greedily took up every space in my body, needing to devour me whole.

"There's my sweet angel," he praised as he held me on him, forcing me to fuck both his cock and his tail. "Come on me, just one more time. I need one more."

I licked one of his fangs as I gave him what he wanted, using what felt like the last of my strength to obey the demands my Virtues had on my body.

My Virtues were going to be the end of me.

Or maybe it was the beginning…

The first day of the rest of my life.

Because Calamity was gone. Lucifer was now holed up in one of Hell's prisons.

My mother was back on the throne.

And I was finally free to spend every waking moment with my mates.

Free to make mistakes.

Free to explore.

Free… to be me.

Even if I was a monster.

Sometimes it takes a monster to look evil in the eye and say, "Fuck. You."