Good; everyone is caught up,Faerie said.Now, listen, children, there's only one way to set this back to normal; you have to kill that time god.
“That's all?” Arach scoffed. “That's far too easy.”
“The time god she's talking about is most likely in Tartarus; the Hell beneath the Greek Underworld. He's teamed up with a Primordial Greek Goddess named Nyx, and she has lots of children and underlings who will no doubt defend her,” I said.
“Yes, but we aredragons, A Thaisce,” Arach said with a smirk.
Your cockiness is justified, but in this instance, it will be your downfall,Faerie chided Arach.Al and I have been investigating these gods; they're strong and they have an impressive army.
“Then perhaps it's time to hunt.” Arach's eyes started to glow.
“The Wild Hunt in Tartarus,” I mused.
“And the Pride,” Kirill added.
“And the Pride.” I kissed Kirill's cheek.
Now, you just have to tell your Viking husband that he's not meant to be with you.
My face fell, and I looked back and forth between Arach and Kirill. “I can't tell Thor,” I said softly. “I remember hurting him in my other life; I don't want to do it again.”
“If it all returns to the way it was, it won't matter,” Arach pointed out. “I'm okay with you not telling Thor.”
“And I've already told you zat I understand. I've vaited years for you, Tima,” Kirill said softly. “I can vait a little longer. Ve don't have to tell Zor.”
“We all have waited for her, Lion; most of us far longer than you,” Arach said to Kirill before looking back at me. “Have you reconnected with Trevor, Odin, and Azrael yet?”
“Only Odin,” I whispered as memories of more men unfolded in my mind. “I know about Trevor, and I remembered Re this morning, but Azrael? That one's new to me.”
“Trevor, Odin, Kirill, Azrael, and I are your husbands, Re and you are engaged, and Toby is your consort,” Arach explained and then sighed. “It's not easy to love you, Vervain, but it's far easier than not loving you.”
“I don't care who I have to share you vith,” Kirill said as he stared down at me. “As long as you keep looking at me like zis.”
The image of Kirill holding a little girl overwhelmed me suddenly, and I stumbled. The men caught me, but my eyes were only for Kirill.
“Lesya,” I whispered to him.
Kirill gaped at me as his eyes went distant, and then tears started to trickle down his cheeks. I let go of Arach so I could hold Kirill, and we mourned the loss of our daughter together. Halfway through it, I held my arm out to Arach, and my dragon wrapped himself around me from behind and laid his face in the crook of my neck.
“We will get our children back,” Arach whispered against my skin. “And we will kill those who tried to take them from us.”
“Da; I vill cherish zeir screams,” Kirill declared.
Chapter Nineteen
Faerie reminded us that in this timeline, time hadn't caught up between the realms and there was a distinct difference. For every day spent in Faerie, a month went by on Earth. That meant that each hour I spent there was a little over a day for Thor. I hadn't been in Faerie that long yet, but I still needed to speak to the Intare. And then Faerie pointed out that she had pulled me through the wards to enter Faerie and it would take far too long to remove the barrier enough for large numbers of faeries to travel through. Arach had to trace back with me right then, without the Wild Hunt, if he wanted to go.
He wanted to go.
So, the three of us traced to Bilskinir, and this time we used the proper chant. We left Faerie behind in her realm, but Alaric was in the God Realm to welcome me back.
Your husband is about to lose his damn mind,Alaric said by way of greeting.
“Yeah; just wait until he meets my faerie husband,” I muttered.
You're not telling Thor about Arach, are you?Al asked with horror.
“No; but I have to explain Arach's presence somehow,” I said.
