Atomic Mage by Garrett Carter (short books for teens txt) 📕

"I'm not sure who is getting spoiled here but I'm glad to know you enjoy it, I know I do," he said as he tucked himself away and repaired his pants with a thought.

Their little public tryst had gone pretty much unnoticed as people ran through the camp, single-mindedly collecting and sorting through supplies.

"Let's give our Mina a hand getting this mess organized so we can make our way to Opect my sweet." He said after he lifted the slim woman into his arms.

"That sounds wonderful my Cade," She answered after giving him a full-body hug.

Cade smiled at his mate as she settled her weight on him, claiming his shoulder to ride head and shoulders above the others as they walked toward their home as it stood at the shore of the small beach he had left it at.

Spying Mina and Sharee sorting through the massive pile of supplies and gear that the former slaves had thrown together Cade picked up his pace, glad to have this part of their adventure out of the way.

He was equal parts excited and anxious for the next leg of their trip, the thought of having to play court politics giving his guts fits.

He brought himself back the here and now with a whole body shake that caused Sabine's human half to sway on his shoulder eliciting a small fit of giggles that rang like glass bells in the humid jungle air.

Cade grinned as his mood lifted, with his mates by his side there was nothing they couldn't accomplish together.

Epilogue

After Cade and his mates had completed their assigned duties they retired to the armory in their home to organize the fruits of their labors.

He had been surprised at his little snake's clerical skills.

Sabine had the massive pile of food, armor and the odd bits of necessary equipment need to keep the slave operation running accounted for and split up between the many groups of ex-slaves in record time.

Smiling at his luck in finding such skilled mates in and out of the bedroom, he watched in awe as Sabine set up herself in front of a table she had asked Cade to create in front of the disorganized mess.

Sabine inventoried the mishmash of random items on a sheet of rough paper she had found in a neat flowing script that was as beautiful as it was easy to read and follow.

Mina for her part directed a small group of female ex-slaves that ran the gambit of most of the fantasy races Cade had known of.

Cade thought he even saw a sphinx in the mix her leonid body causing his survival instincts to scream at him to run even as he was struck by the beauty of her face.

His honey-do list was shortening by the second as he finished putting up some drapes on the bedroom windows, the chore thankfully one of the last things his mates had on their honey-do list as the sounds from outside ceased.

Curious at the sudden lack of excited chatter between the women and the crashing of materials together, he quickly finished his task and walked to the living room cautiously.

Walking into the living room he was surprised to find an unwanted guest.

The woman lounging on the couch was a man's wet dream.

Her long white hair glowed in the unlit gloom of the living room. Her face was almost unnaturally beautiful the proportions perfectly symmetrical not a blemish in sight.

Her breasts were perfectly round and gave gravity the middle finger as they drooped not an inch in her long flowing dress, the lack of a bra apparent as he saw two twin points announce themselves as the soft fabric shifted as the woman stood up at his entrance into the room.

His inspection of the mystery woman was drawn to her waist and hips as the dress shifted as she walked toward him.

The unnaturalness of her beauty was further exasperated as her waist was outlined, its circumference small enough Cade was sure he could circle it with both hands. Her hips were strangely wide giving her a waspish figure that couldn't be anywhere near natural.

The strange woman stopped an arm's length away from him and crossed her arms under her gravity-defying breasts as she smiled up at him, her glowing eyes watching his face with amusement.

"Like what you see Cade?" The woman asked as she lifted her prodigious bust for inspection. He had to admit that he did like he liked it a lot, but the moment she said his name his libido shrank and he was on his guard.

"Who are you," he asked in a brisk tone as he tried and failed to get his mates attention through their mental link.

His wariness of the new woman devolved into full-blown anxiety as each of his powers failed him one after the other.

Feeling more vulnerable than he had in days Cade took a take a step back towards the bedroom to put space between him and the woman.

"So very rude, you are going to hurt my feelings, Cade. And after all the effort I put into getting you here I would think you would be showing me with affection and gratitude. Now if you would sit please."

The strange woman's amusement disappeared from her face to be replaced by a look that had him stuck in place, fearing to move lest he incur the wrath of this woman who had stripped him of his power.

"We have a few things to discuss. Not the least of which is your purpose in this world."

Cade cautiously made his way to the couch and sat down