The Blood Wars: A Paranormal Reverse Harem Romance (The House of Shadows Book 3) by Carla Winters

Author:Carla Winters [Winters, Carla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carla Winters Books
Published: 2023-09-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Aiden

I’d been up for hours, a curse of my heritage. The moment the sun broke through the horizon, my body was awake and ready to go. Unfortunately, everyone else lying in the oversized king bed seemed to stay in their deep sleep, even as I maneuvered myself out from under a tangle of naked limbs and legs.

I’d once given Roman a hard time for buying this place a decade ago, teasing him about environmental sanctuaries and sea level rise. But as I made my way out to the wrap-around deck that circled this house on stilts, I smiled at the sheer beauty of the place. Silent seas rolled calmly underneath the pink morning sky. Nothing but black water stretched as far as I could see to our south. And to the east, where the sun was just now exposing herself, a flock of birds swirled up into the air as though greeting the day with a choreographed blessing.

Looking back over my shoulder and seeing Katarina’s red curls sprawled across the pillows, smiling as she slept in Blaise, Roman, and Dorian’s arms, had my heart filling with a type of contentment I don’t think I’d ever experienced in my long life.

Strange how one little demon-witch could change everything in my world.

That pleasant feeling of happiness dissipated the moment I remembered all the other shit going on in my life. The Crescent Coven had royally fucked me and my relationships with the humans in this city. I wasn’t giving up yet, but the more I kept uncovering just how deep their rot had seeped, the more I wanted to convince Roman that it was time for us to move on. Start over in a new place with a new life and let the incompetent witches try to run New Orleans. It was a crap city anyway. Okay, maybe not. But as the days ticked by, I really did think we should wash our hands of this mess and find somewhere new to call home. It was time.

When I opened the sliding glass door that led into the kitchen, I realized how much sand I still had buried in the cracks of my body. With a chuckle, I reminisced about all the fantastic reasons why I had sand in every crevasse, but it was annoying, nonetheless.

I yawned as I shuffled inside, again wishing my fae blood would allow me to sleep as deeply as all other creatures. Making my way to the refrigerator, I leaned forward, surprised and grateful to see that Roman had made arrangements to have groceries delivered. It looked like it was enough for a few days, but with all four men here, he knew we’d go through numerous calories in a single meal. And since the plan had been to be here until Cormac could bring out Katarina’s powers, I assumed we would return to the abbey soon to prepare for the pending battle.

Another fight.

We were always fighting.

And I was tired.

I finally had a woman I wanted to enjoy life with, yet here we were, getting in the middle of another war.

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