Total pages in book: 114
Estimated words: 105815 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 529(@200wpm)___ 423(@250wpm)___ 353(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 105815 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 529(@200wpm)___ 423(@250wpm)___ 353(@300wpm)
“I love you, Leo St. George. I want you to come home with Erik and me. Join my clan. Be part of my family. You’ll never be alone.”
“Sap,” Leo muttered as he kissed Junjie’s cheek. “You’re turning me into a sap.” And he welcomed it. This was his family. The Zhang clan was his family now, and he was going to destroy anyone who threatened them.
“I can’t wait to show this to everyone.”
Junjie and Leo turned toward the house at the same time to find Moon standing under the roof with his phone pointed at them, clearly recording their not-so-private moment.
“But as much as I don’t want to break this up,” Moon continued, tucking the phone away in his pocket. “Rei just received a message from Ellora. She knows where Trin and his army are going to be tomorrow night.”
Leo’s stomach sank as though he’d swallowed a boulder. Another fight with the fae. Junjie and the rest of the clan were going to be walking into another dangerous situation. And Leo was going to be right there with them to make sure his mate didn’t come to harm.
“Xiao Dan has called a meeting.”
Junjie grunted. “The Variks?”
Moon gave a single sharp nod. “Aiden and Ronan are on their way over to join in the planning. I’m going to call my old coven to see if Sky, Mad, and Red can lend a hand in the fight.” His gaze shifted to Erik between Leo and Junjie, and lines of worry dragged down the corners of his mouth. “We’ll also figure out somewhere safe to put Erik so that we all know he’s protected.”
“Thanks, Moon. We’ll be in shortly,” Leo said.
The young vampire darted into the house, and Leo cupped Junjie’s cheek. “We’ve got this. Erik will be safe while we go take care of the fae. After tomorrow night, Trin’s reign will be over and the fae will return to their own world. If we’re lucky, Jiang Chong will be there too.”
“Yes,” Junjie agreed with a hiss. “I have a score to settle with my creator.”
“We can end this at last. Erik and our clan will be safe.”
“Our clan.” Junjie closed his eyes and turned his face into Leo’s palm, placing a soft kiss on his rough skin. “Wo ai ni, my precious kitten.”
“Wo ai ni, my mate.”
1 Wo ai ni – I love you
Chapter 27
Zhang Junjie
Thunder rumbled low like a distant beast’s growl rolling across the black sky, and Junjie shivered. Kai was anxious about the coming battle, and his building anger was churning up the heavens. Building moisture made the air thick and heavy, as if one good poke would send the rain falling onto their heads. A breeze stirred the leaves that rattled loudly on the branches overhead. The scent of death lingered and teased his nose.
As if sensing his unease, a large head bumped Junjie’s thigh. He smiled at the sleek black jaguar that stood next to him and rubbed his head. Leo had opted for a somewhat bigger feline form for this fight, and Junjie was grateful.
“I get why River and Wyatt had to stay behind,” Rafe Varik drawled as he leaned his shoulder against a tree near where Junjie hid. “But why is he here? Should we be worried about the fae getting in his head and controlling him?”
A disgruntled huff escaped Leo, and Junjie smirked.
“When have you known any cat to listen to anyone?” Moon asked.
“That’s a good point,” Philippe agreed, a smile dancing within his words.
“With Winter on the other team fixed on taking out Trin, we need someone who can spot Jiang Chong while he’s in the dead realm,” Chen cut in sharply. “Now everyone, focus. We need to find Jiang Chong and protect the first team.”
“The glamour is in place, but I can’t hold it over the entire field for long. We need to find Jiang Chong quickly and draw him to us,” Xiao Dan whispered.
Junjie pushed away from the tree he’d been hiding behind and stepped closer to the edge of the field, putting himself out in the open while Leo growled and soundlessly climbed the tree closest to him so that he was right above Junjie.
“I don’t think we’ll have a problem getting him to come to us,” Junjie said. After all, their creator was still very determined to kill Junjie after his failure of a student had come so close to killing him.
The planning with the Variks had taken nearly an entire night, but they’d decided to break into three teams. The first team comprised Rei, Yichen, Winter, Xiang, Kai, Aiden, Ronan, and Mei Lian. Their goal was to kill Trin and any of the elf wizards who were attempting to cast the spell to wipe out more human towns. The hope was that once they took out Trin, Rei could seize control of the fae army.