Dimitri ghosted behind me, his lips brushing the opposite side of my neck where his mark pulsed. “Slater outdid himself,but no dress will ever make you look as good as when you’re wearing nothing at all, lady lethal.”
I nearly melted into them.
Koa slid his warm hand across my bare stomach, fingers brushing over my ribs. “You truly are a goddess, little vixen.”
My breath hitched. “If you keep the compliments going, I’ll drag all of you into a storage closet.”
“That’s not the threat you seem to think it is,” Zuko purred.
Jesper’s arm swept around my waist, spinning me out and then back in with disarming grace. “The way you move is mesmerizing, honey drop.”
He twirled me straight into Drecken’s arms, who caught me effortlessly and dipped me low. “Fates, you are breathtaking,” he whispered. “My lovely viperling.”
I exhaled shakily.
How did the Fates decide to give me six incredible men? All of them were perfect for me. Their emotions hummed through our bonds: love, hunger, devotion, and awe. I felt almost dizzy with the weight of it all.
“I amsoblessed by the Fates,” I murmured. “Because you are allmine.”
Drecken brought me back up as the rest of my mates came closer. The music swirled around us like enchanted smoke.
My dress flowed around as Slater spun me, but then a new scent filled my nostrils.
I blinked hard, and the edges of my vision shimmered like heat waves before dissipating.
“Tourmalyke!” The word tangled on my tongue as I forced it out.
Jesper stiffened instantly, his expression sharpening. “Are you sure?”
My heartbeat thundered in my ears, but I nodded. “Yes.”
Across the auditorium, Tobias jerked upright, green eyes cutting toward us.
Students swayed, not dancing, stumbling.
Eleanor dropped her punch glass.
Sylver gasped and clutched her chest.
Supernatural bodies, dozens of them, collapsed to the ground unconscious.
My mates froze around me, wobbling on their feet.
“Fuck,” Slater cursed, sliding down to one knee. “This can’t…”
Dimitri gritted his teeth, fangs slipping uncontrollably as he stumbled. “I?—”
“It’s in gas form…” Koa swayed, phoenix flames flickering out in a reflexive burst before vanishing again.
“I’m going to…” Zuko staggered.
Drecken braced against a pillar, breath ragged as he looked around. “Air vent?”
“No. It’s…a device.” Jesper clung to consciousness by sheer will, but our matebond was so muddled. “Must’ve thrown it.”
Humans burst through the upper windows, shattered glass flying inward.
There had to be at least fifty of them.
