Unfortunately, Ember decided to surprise me, but she was the one who got the surprise when she entered the club to see three dancers in g-strings pawing and gyrating all over me in jeans and boots but no shirt.
The number was nearly over when I caught her scent, angry as a soaped-up wet cat. My first thought was that we were about to test how much control she had over her temper.
She didn’t come to me when the number was over, though. I found her in the dressing room, calmly asking Soul when we’d started working on the number.
Soul told her everyone had come in on Tuesday to put it together, which was true. This was Thursday. When I walked in, she turned and said, “You didn’t have a chance to talk to me about it.”
“I didn’t.”
She blew out a breath. “Okay then.”
I felt my brows inch up my forehead. “That’s it?”
“Yeah. I want to be pissed, but you didn’t do anything wrong. If you ever hide something like this from me then there’ll be hell to pay, but you didn’t.”
I’d known we were going to be okay when I asked my brothers for the final vote to give her a prop vest. And yet, this conversation was the assurance I’d needed.
Dragon, swan, and bear. Man and woman. We were soul mates and that was it. I didn’t want to have sex with anyone but her. She gave me everything I needed. Ember was going to be my woman for centuries, at least. And no, the Faerie Queens hadn’t made me long-lived yet, but Sophia had hinted to the same thing Aaron had, so I was certain it was merely a matter of time.
I touched my earpiece. “Hey, Cat. I need to take my woman next door and give her some happy time. How long can I take?”
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Aaron and Sophia's story can be found in The Dragon King.
Kirsten’s story, which is the epic saga leading up to the battle between good and evil starts with Only Human.
Mac’s story can be found in Acceptable Risk.
Angelica and Bash’s story can be found in the Bash Trilogy.
If you’d like to read more about Faerie, you might enjoy the four books in A Darkish Faerie Tale. Keep reading for an excerpt from the first book, Slave.
Bibliography
If you enjoyed Dementor, you may also like the other books set in the same universe, though in different series.
Chattanooga Supernaturals series, paranormal romance:
The Dragon King (Aaron Drake’s story, and the first time we meet Duke and Brain)
Riding the Storm (Kendra and Eric’s story)
Acceptable Risk (Bethany, Ranger, Mac, and Jonathan’s story)
Careful What You Ask For
Hallowed Destiny – Forged by Darkness
Uncaged (Ghost’s mother’s story)
Cocky Queen
Unhallowed Murder
Unexpected Gifts
Only Human series, urban fantasy
Only Human
An Unhuman Journey
Of Humans and Monsters
Defining Human
Edge of Humanity
Infinitely Human
Unhuman Acts
Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club Series
Duke
Brain
Bash Volume I
Bash Volume II
Bash Volume III
Horse
Gonzo (where we first meet Britches/Briana)
Nix
Ghost
Bud
Razor
Bubbles
McGyver
The Birmingham RTMC
Dementor
Bobcat (April 16, 2020)
Frost (Summer 2020)
Squatch (2020)
The Dark Underbelly of The Chattanooga Supernaturals
Pride (A short story featuring The Lion King)
Indentured Freedom: Owned by the Vampire (Gavin)
Leashed (Abbott)
An Elegant Weapon (Bran)
A Dark(ish) Faerie Tale
Slave
Lady
Consort
Queen
The Safeword series, intense BDSM contemporary romance
Safeword Rainbow
Safeword: Davenport
Safewords: Davenport and Chiffon
Safeword: Quinacridone
Safeword: Matte (Sam and Ethan Levi’s story, we first meet Frisco and Cassie)
Safeword: Matte – In Training
No Safeword: Matte – The Honeymoon
No Safeword: Matte – Happily Ever After
Safeword: Arabesque (Frisco, Cassie, Abbot, and Cam’s story)
Safeword: Mayday (TBA)
Check out other books by Candace Blevins at candaceblevins.com.
Keep reading for an excerpt from, Slave.
Slave Excerpt
Because you’re never too old for Faerie Tales...
Halflings born in the human realm can stay if they can pass for human, but a baby with bright red and yellow hair, pointed ears, glowing green eyes, and swirled purple and green nails had to be relocated. With no family in Faerie to claim her, the newborn was auctioned off as a slave.
In Faerie, slaves are property with no rights. The baby is now an adult, and has been given in tribute to The Winter Queen.
Queen Mab has worked hard to make everyone in Faerie fear her, but her new pleasure slave enjoys the kiss of her whip. Can the Dark Queen have a tender side? The Dragon King once loved her, after all, so there must be more to her than the evil, ruthless queen we’ve seen so far.
Climb aboard and experience the best and worst the Winter Queen can dish out.
Slave is book one in the Dark(ish) Faerie Tale quadrilogy.
Chapter One
Queen Mab
For every season, there are positives and negatives. Today is the summer solstice, and I’m miserable in the heat. Plus, my sister is Queen of Faerie during the summer.
From here on out, the days will grow shorter, and the time of my reign draws nearer. Come the fall equinox, I’ll be the ruling Queen once more, and my days will be filled with the duties of running the queendom.
However, for the time being, I had the luxury of spending all the time I wanted in my dungeons, and I was fully taking advantage of the long days — there are so many people to torture and play with in the bowels of my castle.
I’d acquired the former Eagle King as a result of a horse trade a while back, and was still having great fun with him, but I’d been informed we had a new pleasure slave — paid to me in tribute by a wealthy businessman — and she’d been put into a holding room so I could personally handle her intake process.
Prisoners are fun to punish, but the rare pleasure slave who’s been trained to enjoy torture is a special treat. I’d seen the paperwork on this girl, and based on her previous owners and trainers, I had hopes she might prove a nice diversion.
I was informed she seemed a nervous wreck, so I went to the holding room instead of having her brought to the throne room. I brought another slave with me, one who’d record the new slave’s answers and any notes I wanted put into the girl’s file.
Contrary to what most probably think of the Wicked Winter Queen, I don’t make a habit of abusing my slaves just because I can. I’d whipped this particular stenographer slave once when she was rude to a business associate, and I’d assigned her to dishwashing duty in the kitchens for a month when she zoned off while on the job, but the girl’s been with me nearly fifteen years and those are the only two times she’s been punished.