“Good to know.” Hunter smiled, before asking the question he’d wanted to since seeing Cody appear out of thin air. “What was your role in the mission?”
“To kill Fionn’s uncle,” Cody replied, holding up the syringe. “It contains fast acting poison. Ian gave it to me.”
Raising an eyebrow, Hunter asked, “Jackson agreed to it?”
“Yes, because it was what your mate wanted.”
Looking up at his mate’s face, Fionn said, fiercely, “My fucking uncle nearly killed me and he took you away from me. He deserved to die for that…and since I had to approve any plan to rescue you, I demanded it so we’d never have to worry about him messing with us again.”
“My warrior dragon,” Hunter proudly whispered against Fionn’s lips before giving him a gentle kiss, sensing how hard it had been on him. “Thank you, pet, I love you.”
“I love you, too, mate,” Fionn replied before licking Hunter’s lips. “Can we go home, now?”
“I think that’s an excellent idea, Fionn,” Dylon said, looking at his mate as he strode into the room. “What about you babe, ready to head back to the twins?”
“Ready when you are.” Cody grinned, taking his mate’s hand.
“Hey, what about all the bodies? Shouldn’t we do something with them?” asked Hunter, worried about someone discovering them.
“Not necessary…I’ve arranged for a clean-up crew,” Dylon responded, then his eyes widened, taking in Hunter in his White Knight persona. “Damn, I bet Eideard shit in his pants when he saw you.”
“You should see his wings, babe.” Cody said.
“Mate, show him your wings,” Fionn said.
Smiling at his mate, Hunter flexed his shoulders, letting his wings extend fully, then, looking over at Dylon, laughed when he saw the expression on his face. “Pretty cool, huh?”
“Fucking amazing,” Dylon replied. “Can you fly with them?”
“I don’t know…I have to ask Oracle some questions and maybe she can tell me,” Hunter replied.
“Yeah, she would know.” Then bringing Cody’s hand up to his lips, Dylon kissed it before saying, “Everyone’s outside waiting for us, babe. Fionn, when you’re ready to leave, Hunter can go with you in your portal, okay?”
“Okay, but we won’t be home right away…I want my mate to see my hoard,” Fionn replied.
“I’ll let Jackson know,” Dylon said. “Just don’t stay too long because Hunter’s brothers will want to see him in the flesh, just to make sure he’s all right.”
“We won’t,” Fionn said before adding, “Thank you, Dylon, and you too, Cody, for bringing Hunter back to me.”
“No problemo.” Dylon smiled, before leading Cody out of the room.
“What about you, pet? Ready to go?” Hunter asked Fionn.
“Uh-huh…but are you going to shift back…you know, to my regular mate?”
“I would if I knew how,” Hunter said sheepishly. “Oracle only told me how to do it, not how to undo it.”
Fionn’s eyes grew large. “You mean you’re stuck this way?”
Chuckling, Hunter said, “Not permanently…just till I can talk to Oracle.”
“What about your wolf? Does he know how?”
“No, I already asked him.”
“Did you try saying ‘White Knight’ again?”
“No, because that’s what I say to become one,” Hunter smiled.
