5

I was grumpy again after Local Ordinances. There were so many differences between areas and cities. And not with good reason. No, corruption. It was clear how far certain families had their hooks into my mother and… Just bullshit.

The only plus side was I forgave my mother a bit after I left that class some days. She had to have been so beat down from all of the bullshit and having grown up with it.

I'd had a pretty big change of heart after my blowup at Lageos and ripping into him after he graded me harshly and said I needed to live up to my mom. Learning how badly things went down to fucking tax structures and ordinances in place to screw over our family that my mom inherited… I realized I needed to be kinder.

I was forgiving all of the time— understanding for strangers and their issues.

Why was I so harsh on my mom?

Because she left the mess for me to clean up, and she sacrificed my dad, not just herself. Both were valid .

But it was more complicated than that. Katrina had helped me realize that a few months ago and I was glad she had.

I'd been willing to forgive that woman who had been about to sell out the havens because she was scared and beaten down her whole life. I'd been understanding and didn't judge her—didn't punish her because she'd had a weak moment and almost caved. I'd helped her and given her the help she'd needed. She had a job and life because I'd put faith in her.

How could I not give at least that much to my mom?

So I was trying. It would take time, and Katrina said I would backslide a bunch of times. She did with her own mother, and they didn't have anything as traumatic as what we did. Especially after my dad died so to be prepared for that.

Again, all fair.

I asked my security where Julian was and told them what I was going to do, glad when they agreed and would cloak as well. I teleported to him cloaked since he was in a board meeting.

He flinched slightly, clearly sensing something but ignored it with all of the eyes on him. Good, that gave me time to be a voyeur and simply watch him a bit while I got my thoughts in order and calmed down.

Julian Craftsman was a handsome fucking man. No one could deny that.

No one with eyes at least.

His dark blond hair was shoulder length and naturally curly, tucked behind his ears. He'd recently had a trim, so it looked healthier and the curls seemed a bit nicer since he was putting in product and taking care of them now. The slate suit made him look like he was stepping off of a runway show and made several men in the room jealous.

And several of the women lose their focus on the topic of the meeting and stare at my mate.

So they chose violence this morning?

No, that wasn't fair since they didn't know about me. Seriously, though, I needed to get a ring on that man's finger.

At six-two and filled in for his larger frame, he was drool-worthy to anyone attracted to males. And that was before the sexy British accent.

Yeah, actually, I added ring shopping to my list before I forgot. Maybe even today. Fuck, the amount of lust focused on him was annoying me.

Even if one of them was a guy and Julian wasn't into men.

I decided to have some fun and used my magic to leave a note in front of him.

Julian,

I want you, my sexy mate.

I'm dripping for you.

Come find me after your meeting. I'll be naked and you can do anything you want to me as a reward IF you can find me.

Happy hunting.

Your sweet mate.

Lageos wanted us to work on our bond and connection now that we were mated. He said it was important because there was a lot that Julian could do the same as a demigod to help me if Julian was stronger. The moment Julian heard that, he'd been pushing and pushing.

Time to have some fun and reward my sexy warlock.

I told my security where we were going and I was going to misbehave so just to stay cloaked and not come under the barrier. I was pretty sure they understood what was going on.

They weren't stupid after all.

Most days at least.

It took Julian about ten minutes after his meeting was scheduled to be done before he walked through my barrier. Good to my word, I was completely naked, standing there waiting for him and simply staring out at the gorgeous view.

"Tricky fairy," he chuckled as he set down his bag. "I would never have thought the new Cherrywood resort being built."

"You were pretty damn fast," I praised as I turned and ran my hands all over my body. "How do you want my reward?"

He raised an eyebrow at that. "You mean my reward?"

"No, I said it right. I get everything I need and the best gifts when I let you get everything you want. It's really my reward."

He groaned. He closed his eyes and groaned. "Get your gorgeous everything over here and suck your mate's cock. I can't. You're just—this is so perfect after the fucked day. I want my queen on her knees sucking me off. That's what I want more than I can put into words."

"Yes, my mate." I strutted right over and slowly sank down before opening his pants and pulling down his boxer briefs. I nuzzled his groin as he played with my hair and then licked his dick. I took it in my mouth and bobbed my head.

"Put the rune on you, my soon-to-be wife," he ordered. "I want you a mess. I don't want you to finish until I give you permission. That's my prize." He chuckled when I shivered. "Fuck, we clearly needed to play. My fairy needs more fun, don't you?"

I simply moaned and sucked harder. I kept sucking harder as he told me everything he was going to do to me for his prize.

Honestly, all of it was a prize for me.

He warned me before finishing and I swallowed it down. I made a show of licking my lips and then pretending to clean up some extra with my fingers and sucking on them as I stood.

I gasped when he shoved three fingers in my pussy.

Julian smirked at me. "You are the perfect mate. I cannot believe you are dripping from sucking me off. Fuck, Tams, you have no idea how hot that makes me."

"Yes, I do," I moaned. "I'm yours, Julian. Do whatever you want to me. I'll do whatever you want ."

Shock rocked me as two things popped into his head at the same time while I had my telepathy turned on. I tried not to react, and luckily he didn't notice since he was focused so much on me and having me.

"Bring us to your room," he instructed.

I did and texted my security that we were there so they were off for a bit. I whimpered when Julian pulled his fingers out of me and went to my closet. I frowned. He wanted me to dress when we just got started?

Well, that was one way to make a woman feel like she was losing her damn touch.

No, apparently he wanted me to put on some high, high heels.

Kinky.

I did and then he wanted us to go to my study.

Even kinkier.

He sat me on my desk and feasted on me, saying that anytime I got stressed, I needed to remember this moment. Then he had me stand and bend over in his face, ordering me to orgasm again and again as he licked every inch of me while finger fucking both of my holes.

"You will let me have your ass soon, Tams. I cannot hold back much longer."

I cried out my agreement, saying I would give him anything and everything he wanted.

"I want you to suck me again."

That was shocking, but I was on my knees in a flash and doing as he wanted. I blinked up at him when he pulled out his phone with a smirk.

"She's got my cock in her mouth," he told someone on the other end. "Tams, come."

I did. I screamed around his dick as my body listened to him and orgasmed. I bobbed my head faster and practically choked myself on him as he ordered my body to finish a second time.

"Yeah, that was even better than the fantasy," he groaned. "I always wanted you to finish from sucking me off, my sweet mate." He shrugged when I gave him a look that it was from the magic.

Semantics.

He had me climb up and sit on his dick, still talking to one of the guys as I rode him like a champion. The whole time he touched my body and praised me while teasing whoever was on the other end of the call. Normally, I would know or listen in, but I was so out of my fucking head with need and desire that I couldn't even focus.

He told me to finish as he did and I let out a yelp as an arm wrapped around me from behind. I glanced up into gray eyes and saw Julian wasn't on the phone anymore.

Darby. He had been calling and messing with Darby.

"My turn, right, agra? "

I nodded. Yes. Please.

"I'm having you again after he does," Julian… Threatened? Warned?

Either way, I nodded again.

Darby gently lifted me off of Julian and moved me around the desk. He sat me on it and then yanked off his clothes. I simply sat there panting as I watched my sexy man get naked for me.

Darby had a lean swimmer's build with every muscle defined, but he'd filled out a bit more when he kicked up the level of training. I think he'd taken a page out of Julian's book in trying to win me back after messing up so badly and always wanting me to drool when I thought of him.

Apparently, I was a shallow, basic bitch because it was working.

His red hair was cut short and styled well. His rimless glasses worked for his serious vibe and really just rounded out his sexy look. I licked my fucking lips as he stripped for me.

He smirked, clearly sensing where I was. He stroked his hard dick. "You want this, agra? You want this in you? Pleasing you?" He waited until I nodded. "Then spread those creamy thighs wide and beg your Irishman to fuck you silly, fuck you best, and fuck you like you need."

I did. I did all of the above and then some.

I also added to fuck me until he was sated since I was his. That broke his control and any idea that he was in charge.

And we both knew it.

He plowed me while Julian played with my breasts and kissed me. He teased my clit and told me when to finish.

"Can I use a healing rune so I can keep going?" I asked, begging them to let me so I could keep pleasing them, so I could sate them fully and let my body give them everything.

"Fuck, I just creamed myself," Hudson chuffed as he walked in.

Okay then, so Darby wasn't the only one Julian had fucked with.

"I want to suck you, my dragon," I begged.

He looked at Julian. "What did you do to her?"

"Come, our mate," Julian ordered.

I screamed my head off as the magic hit me and I came so hard I couldn't see for a full minute.

"Use a fucking healing rune or five because I need to fuck you too," Hudson said with a deep growl. "This is exactly what I needed today. Fuck all the fuck I did."

And then he fucked me bent over my desk.

And then Julian did against the wall.

Plus, I sucked Darby and Hudson for a bit while someone else fucked me even if they didn't finish in my mouth.

There was more, but it was all a blur of healing runes and too much pleasure until even the healing runes weren't enough and I passed out.

What a way to collapse. Seriously. I couldn't even imagine the mess we made. I wasn't cleaning it up after all of that.

There was a ton of food waiting for me when I woke up and I actually discussed the situation with Neldor with them. They clearly didn't want to get involved or overstep, but Hudson did agree that he saw the situation as Izzy did.

Darby made it clear he wouldn't comment either way because he didn't feel comfortable reading the situation but would support me no matter what I felt. Julian leaned more towards that, but mostly he had trouble having much faith in fairies after how different they were from what he knew and had been told.

Basically, he was too resentful of how they had treated me so far to give them much credit. Even if they had handled our mating well and were trying to support me now. He'd seen how fast they could turn on me and change their minds.

Fair enough. It all helped. A lot.

Darby had to get back for a study group thing and Hudson had a meeting as well. Julian chuckled how that left us alone to have fun, but I realized I wanted to handle one of the fantasies he'd thought about because I could.

And it was time to settle another demon from my past.

There were a bunch of criminals we'd arrested as fairies that I never wanted in Faerie, and people were starting to support that more. At least the people of Faerie, so we built a prison like in Faerie on one of the pieces of land I'd bought as a sanctuary.

We already had Guardians stationed there so… Why not?

But that was where we were going. Julian was shocked when I told him, even trying to argue with me, obviously knowing that I'd heard something from him.

I simply gave him a kiss and explained that I felt better after freeing myself from the power my fear of Mason held over me. I wanted to do the same… And if Julian got to give Professor Kramer a proverbial kick in the nuts, all the better.

One former professor to another.

But only one of them was in prison.

"Oh, go fuck yourself, mate ," Kramer mocked when Julian walked into the holding room. "I knew you'd be a petty asshole and come rub shit in my face. Just because the gods gave her to you—you are just as obsessive of an asshole as I am. We are no fucking different."

Watching through the two-way mirror, I realized that this wasn't simply a jealousy thing, but Julian needed to put this in his past as well. And wanted me to hear the answers.

The shot Kramer took landed and it landed hard.

"No, no, I'm not," he argued, shaking his head. "I gave her multiple opportunities to break it off or change her mind when we didn't know we were mates. I let her set the pace when we started. I did everything I could to make her comfortable and you terrorized her because you couldn't fucking have her. I'll agree we both obsess over her.

"I gave you that and worried that I was a younger you. I truly did. Fuck, it's something I've focused a lot on in therapy even after my therapist has assured me it wasn't true. My crime was not being able to let go and not listening to what she needed. I learned how to do better. I wanted to do better. You wanted what you wanted no matter the cost to her.

"So we are not the same. You are a predator who wanted someone half your fucking age and used her situation and your authority against her. I'm a few fucking years older than her and I made damn sure my position never made her feel pressured or led to anything she wasn't fucking ready for. Ever. So no, we're not the same, mate ."

I was so glad that I thought to bring him with when I saw how cathartic it was for him to get that out. Even Kramer was stumped.

And seeing Julian being brave and putting this to rest for himself gave me the strength to do the same.

I let out a slow breath and went into the room, Kramer doing the same when he saw me. He went to stand, but the handcuffs attached to the table kept him from doing it and he plopped back down.

He opened his mouth, but Julian silenced him.

"You will never speak to my mate again. You are scum," he sneered.

"Thank you," I accepted, moving over to him and sliding my arm around him, under his jacket. I kissed his cheek and snuggled closer when he moved his arm around me protectively. I smirked at Kramer with my head on Julian's chest. "My mate."

Kramer's eyes about popped out of his head.

"Yes, we're not only back together, but we've mated," I told Kramer, my barrier already up so no one else would hear us. "I'm his. Totally, utterly, and completely, and I give myself to him fully anytime he wants." I smirked up at Julian. "Should we tell him that I was naked on my knees for you earlier today? All the details?"

He brushed his lips over mine. "No, because the sick git—he doesn't need anything for his mind."

Fair enough.

But I had one thing to add, freezing Julian before moving over to the table. I smiled in a way that I knew wouldn't reach my eyes and Kramer saw what others had, like the FBI had the last time I'd been interviewed by them.

Hell, like the policeman had in Mexico when I'd helped out Marisol.

I wasn't prey.

I was predator.

I was the fucking Grim Reaper.

I leaned over on the table. "I'm going to recommend that you be allowed to go into treatment like some of the witches and warlocks that my magic is helping. I will be that benevolent as long as you agree to never try to teach again. You will not be allowed to try and influence minds or have authority after abusing yours."

He still couldn't talk, but he gave a slight nod.

"Good. Your sentencing can be reassessed after that in a few years then. Maybe you really are this predator or you got all twisted up like Campbell. Who knows? But I'll allow it with a healer once we work out the system."

Again, I waited for him to nod.

"If you ever try to approach Julian or me again, I will teleport you to the moon or the bottom of the ocean. Things aren't so complicated anymore, and I can easily handle any lowly little snake that even thinks to come near me, savvy?"

Yes, yes, he was. I didn't even need to turn on my telepathy. The fear in his eyes said a lot.

Good.

I unfroze Julian and smirked at Kramer the way my mate immediately pulled me away and fussed over me, making it clear he would protect me no matter what. And if nothing else, Kramer believed that Julian would gladly kill any threat to me.

"Oh, and I did check about your diplomatic immunity," I purred as I interlocked our fingers. "You are officially a citizen of Faerie now that we've mated even if you aren't wearing the ‘prince' title yet. So yes, you have it. You can make any pests disappear that you want and you have the authority with my dogs to do that."

I saw the look Julian gave Kramer that he was thinking about it even if he knew it was evil.

We'd both come a long way and suffered too much. That wasn't the same Julian who had worried about me hurting people at the Power Playoffs.

Yeah, survival and almost losing people did a lot to us.