Answers and More Questions
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[Victor]I retrieved the root from the refrigerator and returned to my office. It had drained more of the black sludge from it. I tossed it onto the top of the desk as I sat in my chair. Rhett looked at the thing in the zipper bag then reached out to pick it up. He played with it a little, squishing the bag and holding it up to the light. I waited patiently for him to be finished with it. He opened the bag and stuck his finger in. He was careful not to touch the thing, but I could see a dark shadow flowing from his finger tip into the bag. Rhett looked entirely serious as his magic processed the contents of the bag. It was probably the most serious I had seen him since he arrived. I watched as Rhett’s face contorted in concentration and his eyes narrowed. He was clearly getting a read on the root and its energy. Suddenly, he let out a low whistle and looked up at me.“Victor, this root is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before,” Rhett said, his tone grave. “It’s infused with an ancient, powerful magic.”“The same magic as whatever is blocking you from seeing anything about the cult?” I asked. “Similar, definitely. It didn’t come from the same creature, but one closely related to it. The energy that this root carries is dark, chaotic, and incredibly potent. It’s been imbued with the blood of a powerful demon, and I can sense that it’s been used in some sort of ritual recently. This isn’t something you should take lightly.”I leaned forward in my chair, my interest thoroughly piqued. “Tell me more,” I said.Rhett hesitated for a moment before continuing. “I don’t know what else to tell you. I think it’s important that we let your allies know there’s a demon involved with this. Not a fae who is considered a demon, but an actual dark being.” “Do you think the god these people are worshipping could actually be a demon?” I asked. He looked at me, then back down to the bag in his hand. I could see his facial expressions changing a little and his eyes moving back and forth. His eyes came back up and met mine. “That is a very real possibility. I just don’t understand it entirely. I was raised human. Demons were fallen angels, those who went against our god. It was something we were taught in church. They were the minions and compatriots of the devil. In hunter families, we’re taught that supernaturals are demons on Earth. The result of humans getting involved with those shunned by our deity,” Rhett replied. “What are you not understanding?” I asked. “How did they find a demon, like a real demon? Are they as strong as actual deities? My darkness says we can defeat this darkness with Harmony, but I have no understanding of how to kill what we’re fighting if it is a demon from human mythology.” I sat back in my chair, pondering Rhett’s words. It was a lot to take in, but I knew he had a point. If this was linked to a demon, then we needed to be careful. I couldn’t help but wonder who or what was behind all of this. Was it just the cult that was involved, or was there something else going on?Quickly, I typed up everything Rhett told me. I would organize it into an email to our allies. It was possible that I would need to contact older vampires about this... or younger ones. I vaguely remembered things from when I was alive that were part of my day to day life. Most of what I remembered was working hard and everything about my family. I did everything in my power to never forget the people I loved when I was alive. I needed to know what the difference between non-fae demons and fae demons were. If this thing could become as powerful as an actual deity then we needed to know before we charged in. We might also have to step up our timeline for attack. Harmony would need to get ready much faster than she had been. Rhett sealed the bag, but kept it in his hands. He seemed deep in thought as I worked. It was important for all of us to share information as soon as we could and this seemed like a large break in the investigation. “You said it had been used for a ritual. Do you have any idea what sort of ritual?” I asked him. “It was used to attach something to the creature. The fluid is blood, but not from any being my darkness is familiar with. I would say the creature isn’t the body that was feeding on the homeless man, it was the hump on its back,” Rhett responded. “Like a parasite?” He nodded. “That seems very likely. Perhaps something related to the demon. Do we know what the name of the demon is? I know you all have sent spies in.” I opened the email from Queen Maeve with the report from her spy. Turning my monitor around, I showed Rhett the part where the name of the god was. He leaned in and looked at it. “That isn’t the name of any demon I’m familiar with from my human life. Maybe it’s a lesser demon....” “I can speak with some older vampires and see what they say. We may want to take this to a human expert, though.” “Who would we get to go ask? And what would they even ask? ‘Hey do you know anything about this demon?’ It’s ridiculous. Why would a human even want to help us?” he asked. I thought for a moment before responding. “We could approach a human who specializes in demonology. They exist, you know. And if we explain to them the potential danger this demon poses, they may be willing to help us. Or, at the very least, point us in the right direction.”“And where do you think you’re going to find one of those? The community college?” Rhett scoffed. “I have my ways. Echo or Harmony will have the best chance of getting them to tell us what we want to know. People want to please them. Don’t worry about it I’ll take care of the logistics for getting this information.” He frowned and shrugged. We needed the information if we were going to fight this being, so it wasn’t as if we could simply ignore it. This was the difference between being powerful and being in power. Rhett was strong, but when the answer didn’t lie in his power, he doubted and questioned my choices. It was up to me to fill in the gaps and find the answers we needed. I had learned a long time ago that being in power meant being resourceful. And I had plenty of resources at my disposal.“Is there anything else of importance that we should discuss? You said you were giving Harmony time off from training to prepare for her baby, will this set us back?” I asked. “No. She’s good, she just needs some fine tuning and I want to work with her on combining her darkness with mine, in case this thing is too strong.” “Good. We’re still gathering information and once we know what this creature is, we can figure out the best way to fight it. Goddess only knows how many more they have hidden away. I don’t even know if this one was released or escaped. “If that’s all, I have plans for the evening, Victor. Unless you want to let your wife beat me up a little more. I could hang around for that.” He grinned at me. Shooting him a cold, angry look, I pointed at the door. Rhett shrugged and got up from his seat. He gave me a quick salute, then disappeared. The man was irritating and amusing all at the same time. He would definitely come in handy, but I didn’t know how much we actually wanted him around. I finished up the email to my allies with the rest of the information. I would leave the decision up to them. Some of them might even have resources I didn’t. Having allies meant having connections I couldn’t have gotten on my own. Once the email was sent, I locked my computer and went out to find Grayson and Echo. The sun had gone down and the yard was dark. I hadn’t smelled them in the house, so I assumed their walk was still going on. On the porch, I tilted my head and listened to the night around me. Some frogs were beginning to come out of their winter hibernation. Though the night was chilly, it wasn’t frosty. As I walked further into the yard, I heard the sound of murmuring voices in the woods. I picked up my pace and followed the sound until I saw Grayson and Echo in the distance. He had her pressed against a tree with one leg wrapped around his waist and her arms around his neck. Their lips were moving in a feverish dance, and their hands were roaming each other’s bodies as if they couldn’t get enough. I couldn’t help but feel a pang of jealousy, but I pushed it away. It was much easier to rein in when it was the three of us, but it was getting easier than it had been early on.I stayed quiet as I watched the two of them kiss while his hips ground in between her legs. Echo let out a muffled moan and I felt my entire body go on alert. This felt a lot dirtier than when I watched them in our room. They were young and eager for the pleasure at hand. His hand slipped up and he grasped her breast. Grayson had a fondness for Echo’s breasts. They always seemed to be the first things he went for. His head dipped down and I could feel a tingling in the mark on my shoulder. He was sucking on her mark, the one the three of us shared. I was very familiar with the feeling. Grayson had a tendency to do that when they were intimate. Echo whimpered deliciously as he continued his sensual assault on her body. I could feel my own arousal rising and I bit my lip to stifle a groan. The sounds she made always got me worked up. Grayson’s hands slid down her body, and he cupped her ass with his hands and lifted her against the tree. He pushed her dress up, and I watched as he ripped away her panties. That nearly made me growl and give away my position. I cherished the sweet little underthings our wife wore for us. Their destruction annoyed me. He fumbled with his pants for a while, then gave a groan of triumph. I watched as he maneuvered himself to the proper position, and slid her down his turgid length. Echo’s head fell back and she moaned wantonly. I watched as he picked up the pace and her fingernails dug into his skin. Her head thrashed side to side in ecstasy. I could see her body going rigid in his grasp.Echo had a beautiful orgasm. “More. I want more,” she said breathlessly.Grayson chuckled and kept on pumping. She bounced against the tree. Every stroke elicited a delicious little squeak from her as he continued on the path to bliss. I felt myself becoming more and more excited. My cоck was hard as steel. I had been watching the two of them for a while before I stepped into the clearing. The moment I did, they both froze.They stared at me as I made my way over to them. Grayson thrusted a little, as if testing the waters. I nodded to him and he turned his attention back to Echo, kissing, sucking, and nibbling her neck as he pushed into her. Echo still watched me as I released my erectiоn and started stroking it. She watched for only a moment or two and then her eyes closed again. She began to pant, her body stiffening as she neared her сlimax. Grayson’s pace increased and I knew he was prepared to join her. Suddenly, he threw his head back and roared as he came.Echo’s back arched and she hung limply in his arms as she gasped for breath. She licked her lips as her eyes went to my hand on my shaft. Grayson set her down gingerly, and she slid to her knees, reaching for me. He moved away and I took his place in front of her. Echo’s hand covered mine and she stroked along with me before pulling herself up and taking me into her mouth. I ran my fingers through her hair as she worked me over. My eyes closed involuntarily.I groaned as she took me as deep as she could. I had already been halfway there from watching them as I pleasured myself. As I slipped in and out of her mouth, with her eyes locked on mine, I was completely enthralled with my beautiful, perfect wife. My cоck twitched in her mouth and I knew I wasn’t far from сumming. She wasn’t fazed by the warning signs, and she continued sucking me until I came. Her hands gripped my legs as I held her in place. She whimpered as I continued to pump my seed into her. Once I was finished, I put myself away and scooped her up in my arms. Echo laid her head on my shoulder and smiled. I smiled back at her. “Let’s go home for a shower, then we can focus entirely on pleasing you, princess,” I murmured. “I think that sounds like an amazing idea,” Grayson added as Echo blushed. She told us that she preferred making us happy and making us feel good, but she had to learn that the reciprocation of pleasure was one of the things that made us happiest. Seeing our mate sated and fulfilled was more pleasurable than any number of оrgasms.