Hawk's Heart: A Reverse Harem Shifter Romance (Guardian's of the Fae Realms Book 4)
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“Which kinda sucks now that the Portal Gate’s been destroyed.”
I hold up a finger. “The primary gate is destroyed, but when Jaxx explained to me about how the gates were dismantled to ensure containment of the civil war in StoneHaven, he said at one time there were many gates.”
“Were, kitten. I also said they were destroyed.”
“Destroyed, dismantled, or decommissioned?”
Hawk leans back on the bench and rubs the nape of his neck. “I like where you’re going with this, Spitfire, but that’s a fine distinction. Yeah, maybe the Kansas gate was made primary because of its location in the center of the country but there were many gates at one point.”
Jaxx straightens. “Do you honestly think there might be another gate somewhere that we could reactivate and use to open the link to the other realm?”
I shrug. “It’s possible, isn’t it?”
Hawk nods. “And at this point, it’s our best shot. We’ll have to move fast and hard to get ahead of my father on this, but yeah, let's work that angle.”
When the helicopter lands at the former site of the Portal Gate we all get out to assess the rubble. The place looks like a warzone. When the hum of the rotors quiets, Lukas excuses the men on Hawk’s team and escorts the five of us to what—until recently—was the entire point of my destiny.
“Shit,” Jaxx says, looking ill. “It seems anti-climactic to be here like this now, don’t you think?”
I toe the rocks and rubble feeling the wrongness of what happened here. Hawk lost a team of eight men. That will hurt him deeply. He’ll think it’s his fault because his father is behind it. My poor avian.
I squat down and press both of my hands against the pitted ground. The energy that tingles up my arms and into the core of my chest speaks to me on a level I don’t understand. “We need to have this cleaned up and restore what we can. The magic of this place is hurting.”
“Hurting, beautiful?” Brant says, canting his head.
“It’s hard to explain.” I brush the bits of rock and rubble from my palms. “Lukas? Do you know any magic spells that will release negative intentions and allow nature to heal?”
Lukas shrugs. “There are dozens of cleansing rituals that can be performed. Why? What exactly do you feel?”
“I’m not sure. It might sound weird but somehow I know that the magic here isn’t gone… it’s injured. Whoever destroyed the gate thought it was all about the gate, but there’s more to this place than that. The site needs some TLC.”
He shrugs. “Okay, once you’re all settled back at the palace, I’ll come back and see what I can do. You might have to come back with me because I’m not tuned in to the same frequency you are. I don’t feel any of that.”
As his words fill the air, I felt the rightness of that. “Done deal. In the meantime, how do we get a list of all the former gate locations?”
“Mama would know that better than anyone,” Jaxx says.
“Did Mama and Jonathan return to the palace with Doc and Keyla when they heard about the passing of the Prime?”
Lukas nods. “They did.”
“Then that’s where we need to be.” Kotah draws a steadying breath and lifts his chin. “Calli’s right. I’m the fucking Fae Prime. It’s time I start acting the part. Hawk, you and I need to sit down and pull apart what’s working and what’s not. Jaxx is right, it’s time to stomp on sandcastles.”
“That’s the spirit, Wolf,” Brant says.
Jaxx’s grin is far too sexy. “And didn’t someone mention a sex marathon later?”
Lukas puts his hands over his ears and heads back toward the helicopter. “Lalalalala.”
Hawk gestures for us to follow and I feel the pull of the fae magic. This site isn’t finished with us. Not by a long shot. “Spitfire? Are you ready?”
I nod… and for the first time since this all began I can answer that with confidence. “Yeah, I am ready.”
~~ THE END ~~
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Author Notes
Written on 09/20/2020
Thank you so much for reading, and since you’re reading this—for continuing to read.
In these crazy times of stress and division, opinions and judgement, I love the escape of spending time with Calli, Jaxx, Hawk, Kotah, and Brant.
Like all my books, their journey is about finding where you belong and who you belong with. Whether that’s one person in a traditional monogamous relationship or five in a polyamorous one. Live and let live.
Book five in the series—Jaguar’s Passion—will seal the deal on the quint as they work to open the portal between two worlds and fulfill their destiny.
I hope you’ll come along for the ride.
Then, after Jaguar’s Passion, the series will continue with the building of another harem in the same world and with the same cast. Stay tuned for that.
Wishing you all lives filled with laughter and love.
Hugs to all,
JL
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE Hawk
CHAPTER TWO Calli
CHAPTER THREE Kotah
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE Calli
CHAPTER SIX Hawk
CHAPTER SEVEN Kotah
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br /> CHAPTER EIGHT Hawk
CHAPTER NINE Calli
CHAPTER TEN Hawk
CHAPTER ELEVEN Kotah
CHAPTER TWELVE Kotah
CHAPTER THIRTEEN Calli
CHAPTER FOURTEEN Calli
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Hawk
CHAPTER SIXTEEN Calli
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Calli
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Calli
CHAPTER NINETEEN Hawk
CHAPTER TWENTY Hawk