Arlen's POV
*steamy content*
Ezra settled into the kingdom fairly quickly. He has become good friends with the wizards and has helped Brynn tap into her Romani side. Her prediction powers have increased significantly since his arrival. Yesterday, Brynn sensed that we were going to be attacked by a small witch coven. We increased our guard numbers and braced ourselves. Sure enough, six witches tried to attack, but we annihilated them within five minutes. Jason and I have been training all able-bodied faces in combat since.

George and Rafael have called upon their fellow wizards. Unfortunately for us, only thirty-something wizards remain in the United States. Rafael reached out to a cousin in Spain for help, but his cousin declined to get involved. While several Faes that do not live in my kingdom have come to our aid, our numbers are nowhere near where they should be if the entire witch population chooses to attack. While Amos Rainwater and Julian DeBuys have offered werewolf warriors to help us in the inevitable battle, only magic has a chance of defeating magic.
Emmett and his brother Eli are doing surveillance on the Lombardo's and Ezra's wife and daughter and keeping me apprised of the situation. I have given them strict orders not to do anything unless their lives are in imminent peril. We had enough trouble after Aiden Starr killed Desdemona Banker. And I still do not know what kind of supernatural Sheri Hunter may be, and we cannot afford any more enemies. The other two Holt Quads, Edward and Eve, are at my kingdom assisting in training the other Faes for combat.
With everything going on, Brynn and I haven't had much alone time. I'm remedying that tonight. I told Jason and Emma unless an attack happens, we are not to be disturbed.
I went to the forest behind my kingdom to find my mate, who was training with her grandfather and the wizards.
"That's it Brynn, you can do it!" George shouted encouragement at Brynn as she kept her grandfather and Rafael frozen. I timed it silently, counting about four minutes before things moved again.
"Great job!" Ezra hugged her to him, making Brynn smile with pride.

"King Arlen, why don't you let your mate freeze you?" George asked me.
"It can't hurt to practice again." Brynn smiled. I walked and stood about ten feet from her. Just a few months ago, Brynn could only freeze time if you were within three feet of her. Now she can not just freeze one sole person or moving animal, but multiple at one time.
With Rafael by her side, Brynn waved her hands and froze me, George, and her grandfather. For a couple of minutes nothing happened, then something I never would have expected. Rafael came in front of me and f*****g twerked his a** in front of me!! I groaned internally, determined to kill this man once I'm free!
"Rafael he can still see all that is happening!! I'm not going to be able to stop him from blasting you when I unfreeze him!" Brynn screamed at him frantically.

"Ha! It will be worth it to tell my friends when all this s**t is over that I, Rafael Martinez, shook my a** in front of the Almighty Fae King!" Rafael laughed hysterically and tried to do it again, but Brynn froze him mid twerk and walked over to me.
"I'm so sorry baby, I didn't know he was going to do that." Brynn whispered. But I didn't believe the little minx. She released me and I grabbed her, playfully biting her ear.
"You're going to pay for that!" I whispered to her.
"I can't wait!" Brynn whispered back, her eyes full of delight.
"Leave Rafael's crazy a** there a minute." I walked over to a frozen Rafael and walked around him, his back still hunched and his a** bent outwards. I kicked Rafael in the rear as hard as I could and walked back around, getting right in his face.
"If you ever do that again, your a** won't be the only thing I kick!!" I screamed at him. Brynn unfroze him and Rafael hit the ground, laughing hysterically.
"OH....OH this was the best day ever!! Well worth the kick in the a**!!" Rafael ran off grabbing his butt cheeks, making me shake my head.
"That man is insane!" I snarled at Brynn who grabbed my hands.
"Let's face it Arlen, we need crazy to match crazy!" She did have a point.
As we walked back to the Kingdom, I took her on a side path that led to my parents' graves. I filled her in on the Lombardo's and the plan I was formulating to draw Marshall Sherman out.
"How did Mindi take the news about her mother?" I asked her. Brynn and Jade had broken the news to Mindi about Eva yesterday.
"Mindi took it pretty hard. She really got torn up when she saw that picture and what Eva had written to her. Her, Jade and Anthony talked some things out. She and Anthony both took responsibility for their mistakes when they were together and wished each other well. And check this out. Mindi asked to go back to prison!!" That really threw me through a loop.
"Why!!"
"Because she said she can get psychiatric help there and can't get that as a fugitive. Aiden and Anthony smuggled her back in yesterday. She'll have to do more time for the prison break, but Mindi told Anthony and Aiden that's what she deserves." I couldn't have been more shocked if Brynn had dropped an anvil on me. Never in a million years did I think Mindi would be capable of remorse!
"It goes back to what you said when we talked about having kids, Arlen. All the stuff Eva and Mindi went through and did to each other and other people was all they knew. It was how they survived. But all that is ending with me and Jade." Hope filled my heart.
"Are you opening up to having a child?" Please, please say yes.
"When Marshall Sherman is out of the way once and for all." Brynn told me with determination. I immediately took her in my arms and kissed her. We walked to the end of the trail where the grave sides were. My parents were buried together, a large granite monument erected for them. We walked up to the monument where I kissed the stone.
"I really miss them, Brynn. It's time like this where I could really use their help and guidance." I felt a tear stream down my face as Brynn wrapped her arms around me.
"Don't ask me how, but I'm sensing from them that they think you are handling things how you should." Brynn smiled up at me and hugged me tight.
We walked back to the house, where I took her to our bedroom. "Arlen, do you have anything? I think I'm in my fertile time." Brynn whispered. I reached for the prophylactic inside my nightstand drawer and got it ready.
As much as I wanted to put a baby in her womb, Brynn laid a boundary I had to respect. It would be too much for her with Marshall, Sheri Hunter, and the Lombardo's out there wreaking havoc.
Brynn took her clothes off slowly and laid down on the bed, a sight I will never tire of as long as I live. She has gained more confidence the more we are together. She no longer tries to hide her scarred leg from me. I take care not to look at it too much, as I don't want her confidence to dim.
"You are so beautiful." I whispered as I kissed her, simultaneously taking my own clothes off and putting the rubber on. Brynn helped me and once we were both naked, my craving for her overtook me. I lowered my lips to her weeping center and tasted and sipped, making Brynn scream out and grab my hair.
"Please Arlen, please!" I braced over her and entered her. Brynn had learned to bend her legs in a certain way to give me better access to that spot that made her scream out in pleasure. I flipped her over and took Brynn from behind, a new position for us both. We stayed like that for a few minutes then Brynn suddenly stopped me.
"Lay down." She commanded quietly.
"As you wish." I complied and Brynn got on top of me, squeezing my c**k with her p***y as she entered me. It felt f*****g amazing! She placed her hands on my chest and bounced on top of me, both of us moaning in ecstasy. We didn't stay like this long. It felt so good that I finished in minutes and took her over the edge with me.
"That was f*****g amazing, love." I pulled Brynn to me and kissed her forehead.
"Yes..it..was!" Brynn panted out, tracing my lips with her hands.
"You are getting more adventurous." I smiled at her.
"I'm learning some things as I go." Brynn smiled back. We cuddled for about an hour together, then hopped in the shower that turned into some more fun. After we finished up, we got dressed and headed back downstairs to my office. Immediately, I noticed Emmett and Edward waiting outside of it.
"Emmett, what are you two doing here! What is going on!!" I commanded.
"King Arlen, everything is under control, but we had a situation. First off though, I asked Aiden Starr to keep an eye on the Lombardo's after what happened." I grabbed Emmett and pinned him to the wall.
"AIDEN was supposed to be watching Marshall Sherman! How dare you disobey orders and not consult with me!!" I am absolutely livid!
"Sir please, let us explain!" Emmett pleaded. I released him and allowed him to continue.
"We've been watching Luca Lombardo for days. They were hiding out in a trailer in Virginia. But yesterday, he figured out Stefanie's powers had been removed. He went ballistic, torched the trailer and was going to kill her. But I used my invisibility and grabbed her and took her to safety quickly." Emmett explained.
"Is she for certain without her powers?" Brynn asked.
"Yes, whatever you all did definitely worked. But there is more. Sheri Hunter knows something about your grandfather." Edward told us.
"F**K!" I punched my office door in fury. Brynn touched me softly to calm me down.
"She doesn't know anything." Brynn whispered.
"How do you know?" I asked her.
"I just know Arlen. Sheri's bluffing and trying to save her own selfish a**." Brynn confirmed with me.
"Even if she is bluffing, we have to eliminate Marshall before they actually find them. Did Aiden mention what he learned?" I asked Emmett and Edward.
"Aiden got a decent trace on him. He actually showed up to the nursing home in Baton Rouge a couple of days after Eva died, asking questions if she had any recent visitors. Of course there was nothing to tell because everything had been scrubbed. Aiden said Marshall got pretty hostile and they were going to call the cops, but he took off fast." Edward confirmed.
"I wonder why. He's got out of scrapes before with the police. Maybe he has an active warrant?"
"There is nothing. We ran him through the Louisiana database and even tried the FBI. Marshall Sherman doesn't even have a traffic ticket. But he's definitely running from something!" Emmett affirmed. I silently agreed with him.
"So where is Stefanie Hunter now?" I asked them, not missing the wariness in the brother's eyes.
"We have her detained in one of your holding cells. But there is one other thing." Edward looked at me and shifted nervously.
"Emmett, what are you not telling us? And where in the hell is Eli!?" Emmett took a deep breath and swallowed, looking to Edward.
"King Arlen, our brother is in your cell. With his new mate!"