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He shook his head, taunting me with a smirk as I jumped for the phone, still hearing the Archfox’s voice, though I was unableto make out his words. To disobey his order was blasphemy. Even if he didn’t believe in the goddess, she believed in him enough to make him Archfox.
“Give me the phone, Seven—”
When I turned to Kairos and Enko, neither helped me. When Seven tossed the phone over to Kairos, I expected him to hand it over, but he supported Seven’s game and kept the phone out of reach, tossing it back to Seven. They kept it between the two of them as Enko watched on with boredom.
“Gonna have to let you go, Rhys. We’re playing monkey in the middle with our Fated.”
“Is that a sexual reference?”
My cheeks flushed at the Archfox’s words, finally giving up on the game just as Seven hung up the phone.
He was smirking, prowling toward me like he was on a hunt, Kairos too.
“Don’t tell me you’re giving up now, Fated,” Seven said coyly as he sidled up to me.
I jumped as Kairos’ hand touched my waist, holding me in place as Seven leaned forward, his lips against mine. Enko’s eyes glazed over as he watched, his hand falling onto his lap.
The door slammed open and an infuriated Archfox stood in the doorway.
Seven and Kairos had me locked in a sandwich between them and the Archfox’s glazed over our position. My lips must have been red from the kisses, my shirt scrunching upwards as Kairos’ hands explored my skin, his hand nearing my breasts.
The Archfox remained silent, agony in those long seconds before he coughed and spun around. “Apologies. I didn’t realize you were serious or I would have knocked.”
Seven rolled his eyes. “Somehow I doubt that. She has no business in your war, Rhys. Now get the fuck out of our dorm.”
Kairos and Enko remained silent, a way to agree with Seven without directly disobeying the Archfox. The Archfox threatened them with an unseen glare and avoided his gaze until he turned it to me. “Dove—”
“Don’t speak to her. Not after the last order you gave her,” Seven barked, stepping in front of me to block the Archfox from view.
The door closed with a quiet squeak. I peaked around Seven’s shoulder to see the Archfox clasp his hands together, then stream his fingers through his hair as he gulped, beginning to pace. “I know you three are protective of her. I understand the duties put onto you. I want nothing more than to ensure Dove’s safety. But we need her trained and ready. We aren’t even aware of what she’s capable of. Before she came along, I had slim hopes of winning this war. But here she is, a Disciple, sent by the goddess herself—”
“They know you don’t believe in the goddess,” Seven drawled in a bored tone, his arms crossed.
The Archfox’s eyes nearly bulged out of his head as he glared at Seven. “You told them?”
“Not exactly,” Seven responded. “She can hear our thoughts since she shifted.”
The Archfox’s brows rose curiously at me, noticing my head poking out from behind Seven’s arm, but as Seven noticed his gaze, he quickly pushed me behind him once more.
“Hearing thoughts when she’s not a Mind kitsune? Can you not imagine what other powers she has?” the Archfox said.
“The three of us are in agreement, Rhys. We were the ones put in place to protect Dove, not you. You are not to order her around and get her involved in a war with barely any training. She won’t be going into battle at all if we can help it.”
“Isn’t that my choice?” I asked, pushing my way free from Seven and Kairos to face the Archfox head-on.
“No,” all three said in unison, Kairos and Enko now helping Seven to play keep away from the Archfox, a sort of barricade of muscles and gentle arms, working together and passing me between them as I tried to break through.
“I need you three to visit the Lord of Nightmares. We will need his mercenaries, before the demons hire them,” the Archfox ordered.
“What about Dove? We can’t leave her unprotected,” Kairos argued.
“She’ll be safe on campus.”
“She stays with us,” Kairos retorted. “Maybe you should go visit him.”
The Archfox narrowed his eyes and the room grew dangerously quiet. “Excuse me? I’ve no idea how you managed to hoodwink your way into commanding these two, but you will not disobey me.”
“If it’s between you and Dove, it’s not a hard choice,” Kairos snapped.
