Fae Chaos, The Kenzie Chronicles Book Four

By Genavie Castle

Kenzie's journey has been long and arduous, but she's standing on the precipice of her dreams. However, her hard-earned happiness is constantly under threat. Fueled by her unwavering determination to keep her growing family together, Kenzie confronts every obstacle fearlessly. Alongside her mates, she refuses to allow a sinister enemy to turn su

• Language: English
• Publisher: Castle Publications
• Release date: Nov 24, 2023
• ISBN: 9781962047111

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Chapter 2

Kenzie

Time to wake up, love, Caid said between kisses.

I groaned, then moved my hair away from my neck, giving him access. He snickered and trailed kisses from my cheek down to my shoulders.

Come on, love, you’re going to be late, he said.

Not late. There’s no training today. I stretched out like a cat, rubbing my naked body against his.

No magic training today, but you have a meeting this morning with the menders. He nipped my earlobe and then suckled the mate mark he had left on my neck.

A wave of desire rose within me. I arched into his touch, mewling. And then he moved to the edge of the bed. Cool fall air washed over me. My mates had left the sliding door to our balcony open again.

Get up! He smacked my ass. You specifically said you didn’t want to be late. They’ll be here in twenty.

I slithered to the edge of the bed and toyed with the drawstring of his joggers. That’s plenty of time for a little sixty-eight. I glanced at him through my lashes.

Sixty-eight? His brows bunched up. What the hell is that?

I crawled up his body, peppering kisses over his torso. You do me now, and I’ll owe you one later.

Caid huffed out a laugh. Come here, brat. He pushed me back on the bed and dove face-first into my pussy. He lashed out with his tongue, sliding it from the sensitive skin between my back entrance and pussy, slowly made his way up between my folds, then flicked my clit before devouring me whole.

He sucked the sensitive nub with a light titillating pressure. I ground myself against his face, crying out his name. Caid slipped in two fingers. The sudden penetration made my breath hitch.

I was about to come undone when the bed dipped beside me. Erik captured my nipple between his lips and sucked hard, then released it with a pop. I love watching you get fucked, but . . . your guest has arrived, beautiful.

Caid was about to pull away from me, and my legs wrapped around his neck. Don’t you dare!

He chuckled, then fastened his lips to my core once more while Erik massaged my breasts. Caid’s fingers entered my pussy, curling them just right, hitting my spot. My hips bucked. Erik’s kisses drowned out my moans as I came into Caid’s mouth.

Erik released me, I’ll tell them you’ll be right down. He got off the bed and exited our room.

Caid crawled up my body, trailing kisses from my pelvis to my lips. Sixty-eight, huh? I’ll be collecting a little later, love.

Fifteen minutes later, I was racing downstairs to meet with a group of menders. Stel and Caid had hired a group of menders to create the third floor of our ranch home, and their services were needed again for another remodel.

We had four spare rooms, which were designated for my mates. I had my own room on the third floor, and more than one of them would sleep with me, but while I was in the Dark Realm, the men had stayed in their rooms. It had worked, but our family was growing. Not only did I have five mates now, but we also had Bear living with us, and we needed a nursery as well since Caid’s baby mama was due soon, and I wanted the baby to have a special place in our home when he came to visit. In addition, Jason, a wolf shifter I adopted as my baby brother, had asked to stay with us when he was on break from the university, and my half-brother, Gunnar, had said he would be visiting often as well.

Hi, I’m Kenzie, I told Denise, the mender in charge of our renovation. Menders were magical wielders capable of mending anything tangible except the human body. It was interesting magic to hold. Top-tier menders could repair any structure or object. They were great for remodels and repairs. We had met this group of menders in Vegas when I’d first met Stellan, my wolf mate, and Caid, my vamp mate. There’d been an attack on their pack across the hall from my place at the Majestic, a condo-hotel catering to supes. Denise and her crew made that place brand new, and Stellan had hired them to do other jobs, including the third-floor addition to our ranch home.

I showed Denise into the office, which I shared with Caid. Please sit, I motioned to the seat across from Caid’s massive oak desk. It was extra masculine in the house, which didn’t bother me, but I was adding a few feminine touches here and there.

I created a list of things we need to change, I handed her a printout. For the most part, it’s about adding more rooms . . . somehow.

Denise took a moment to read the paper, then pursed her lips. This is all doable, Mrs. Reese. But may I make some suggestions?

Please do, I trust your expertise, I told her.

Two hours and five hundred thousand dollars later, I waved goodbye to Denise. She would return in a few days with her crew to work on our remodel, which started as adding a couple of rooms to a complete house renovation. The only things left intact were the kitchen, bar area, my bedroom, vault, and Stellan’s office. It was an extensive job, but Denise merely shrugged a shoulder at the daunting list of changes.

The men would have to find somewhere else to stay while this was happening since I had a date in the Dark Realm with my demon. Dashiele and I still hadn’t had our moment to connect. He’d left after my welcome back party. He’d needed to return to the Fourth Circle to handle personal and business affairs. The plan was I’d visit the Fourth Circle for three days. After my visit, Dash would move here full-time with occasional visits to the Dark Realm to handle business. With both him and Brody, my Grim Reaper mate being gone, I was getting edgy.

My mates were all unique in different ways. Stellan, my wolf; Caid, my day-walking vampire; Erik, my mage; Dash, my demon; and Brody, my Grim Reaper, came from different magical spectrums. Mixing all that with my combat mage and half-fae heritage, we made quite an eclectic bunch.

So, how does one female handle being mated to five Alpha males? Easy . . . like a boss ass bitch. Well, no, I’d like to think that was the case, but in all honesty, we all had busy lives individually. Erik spent most mornings with me because he had been training me in my fae magic and now my demon magic. My demon magic was an enhancement I had received from mating with Dash. I wasn’t a demon but packed an extra punch on the magical spectrum, which made accessing my fae magic easier. After our morning training and sexy time, Erik would often flash over to Switzerland. Erik, being the badass magic-wielder he is, had been asked to help create a curriculum for upcoming mages at the Mage Emporium. He was paid handsomely even though he didn’t need the money. And his schedule was flexible to where he could take care of Brody’s human business.

Before Brody had been killed, he’d owned a personal protection and investigative services firm. He was killed trying to save me at Demon Night in the Catacombs of the Majestic. His human death had transformed him into his true form — A Grim Reaper. Like Dash, he left after we celebrated my return from the Dark Realm, to continue his Reaper training. He would return as often as possible but couldn’t say when. In the meantime, Erik took over managing his business. Besides me, my mates, and our inner circle of family and friends knew that he had been revived into an immortal creature. Other than his wispy shadow-like Reaper form and the scythe that appeared at his command, his appearance hadn’t changed. If they didn’t know what happened, they wouldn’t know. This worked out for his business. He had two dozen employees working for him, and he didn’t want to close up shop, rendering them jobless. My Reaper had integrity and honor in spades. I hated being away from him, but the armband he had gifted me before going to the Dark Realm pulsed with his magic. And after witnessing Brody’s death, I was happy to have him back, even if it was temporarily on a part-time basis. I knew in my gut that he’d show up to surprise me soon. Our bond was strong. All my bonds with my mates were.

Stellan was beta to his father, Joseph Reese, the Alpha of the Pack Republic of Texas. He had his hands full with over a thousand members in their pack. He not only oversaw pack issues, but he also maintained the operations of their many money-making businesses. He had an office near our house that had kept him busy. Especially now, since he was playing catch-up. He’d spent the four months I was lost in the Dark Realm researching ways to find me and bring me home. It seemed my men had all neglected their everyday responsibilities while I’d been away.

Caid was the master of his own seethe. He had one hundred and seventeen vamps under him. There were more when he had taken over from the previous master, but my vamp had zero tolerance for bullshit. He had culled a few vamps and had threatened the rest; thus, most toed the line out of fear and respect. The Alphas had adopted him as an infant, and like his brother, Stellan, he also had responsibilities working for the pack. As a day-walker, he preferred to spend most of the daylight hours on the ranch.

And then there was me. I had my own business to take care of. Fortunately, I work with Tris, my best friend and business partner. He’d taken care of everything while I was gone. We had a skincare line, which was lucrative and also a lot of work. We were looking for buyers. I loved it and was proud of its success, but it was in Vegas, and I wanted to live with my mates here on pack property located a couple hours east of Austin. I could work remotely, but Tris and I agreed it was time to downsize. Tris and his boyfriend Robert would be moving here once the business sold, and we both had fanciful ideas about starting new business ventures.

In the meantime, I had Bear to raise and a newborn on the way. Caid’s son was due soon, and although we hadn’t mapped out the co-parenting logistics between us and Simone, the baby mama, I imagined the baby would be spending some time with us. Simone lived at the compound on the ranch. I stopped by to see her, to check in, and she was in a mood. Her mate Talia seemed sweet, but Simone didn’t give me the time of day. I didn’t think there were any issues between us, and from what I understood, she had tried to help the guys find me when I was lost in the Dark Realm. Talia, her mate, had an ancient scroll that would summon a demon and had offered it to the guys, but the scroll suspiciously disappeared. Despite that, Simone and I got along well enough, all things considered. It was an awkward situation that both she and Caid didn’t want, but both had gone into the baby-making contract to appease his sire and her parents. Weird. But here we were — a baby on the way and a half-a-million-dollar invoice to renovate our home.

At least the renovation was in the works, and I had already hired a live-in nanny and chef. Anna and Gareth were a husband and wife team who didn’t have children but had raised dozens of shifter children. They were loyal to the Reese family, and I looked forward to having them move in soon. Anna insisted she could handle nanny duties while keeping the house clean. That was an enormous task, and even though I told her we’d be expanding to accommodate their live-in situation along with more rooms, she insisted that she and her husband could manage. Gareth had been a renowned chef. He was older and had quit the restaurant business with no intention of returning. He cooked one meal for me, Stel, Caid, and Erik, and we were hooked.

Sadly, he wasn’t starting until the menders finished the remodel, so I was in the kitchen, preparing dinner for my mates and Bear. I’d been chopping the last bit of veggies when it hit me in the chest. A siren call, soul-deep, I couldn’t ignore him. I put the food in the fridge and went to my wolf.

Chapter 3

Stellan

After JT and Warren left my office, I reviewed the reports again and scratched my temple. How was this still happening? I witnessed the Rogue’s death. A little demon pulled his heart out of his chest in front of me, yet his sinister experiments continued. Reports of missing supes were coming in from all over the world several times a day. Before his death, the Rogue did say he’d been working with others, but I didn’t think they were this far along in their experiments.

We had a couple of potential locations that had proven to be dead ends. My team had just confirmed the last three sites they scoped out were false. It was like we were dealing with ghosts. We had more to research, and a part of me knew I’d have to go myself.

I leaned back in my office chair and placed my feet on my desk, tipping my head to the ceiling. At least my mate, Kenzie, was home. I loved that woman. She’d been home for less than a week and being away from her was still hard even though she was a short ten-minute drive away.

I closed my eyes and thought about those captivating green eyes, her plump pink lips. My lips turned up in a smile as I felt her tiny body settle on top of mine.

Hi, sweetness, I said as she snuggled against me. Everything okay?

Hi, big fella. She placed gentle kisses along my jaw to my earlobe. I was going to ask you the same thing. I felt your distress through our bond.

Our mate connection had amplified since her return. I wasn’t sure if it was due to her absence or if it had something to do with her demon mate. His powers had somehow magnified hers. According to Erik, her magic was more intense, and she had an easier time accessing it. And I had noticed my connection to her and her other mates was also more potent.

Still dealing with the Rogue nonsense. Nothing I can’t handle. I found her hips and began hiking up her dress, exposing her thighs.

Of course, you can handle it, Stel. But you don’t have to shoulder every responsibility on your own. What can I do to make it better? she asked, already working on my belt buckle.

I grinned, then crushed her lips to mine. She groaned and pulled up her dress, bunching it over her waist, exposing her bare sex. My pants tightened uncomfortably. Door’s open, Kenz. Not that I care, I said.

She sent a swish of magic with a wave of her hand, closing the door. I tugged her dress over her head and threw it on the floor. I gripped her hips, hoisting her on top of my desk. Her legs parted for me as she leaned back. I ran my rough, calloused hands over her creamy thighs, my gaze fixed on her pretty pussy, which was already slick with her juices. I ran a finger down her slit, and her body quivered. Her cunt wept. I loved how responsive she was to my touch.

Stel . . . she said and propped herself up with her elbows.

I pushed her back down. Patience, sweetness. My voice was lower than usual. She bucked, and I placed one palm over her belly, holding her in place. I spread apart her folds, captivated by her dripping pussy. She was perfection. I could stare at her bare flesh all day.

That gave me an idea. I drew my phone from my back pocket, clicked on the video app, and hit record. I removed my other hand from her belly and gently stroked her pussy lips, first on the outside and then the inner. She gasped and started to tremble.

So fucking beautiful, Kenz. Her juices flowed, dripping all over my desk. My cock was rock hard, but I was having too much fun tormenting her.

Stel, stop teasing me! Her voice breathless.

I ran the pad of my thumb over her clit. Her sensitive nub swelled, and her pink flesh started to flush. Kenzie’s breathing picked up, and her pulse throbbed. I want you to come for me, I told her while applying a little more pressure on her clit.

I need you to fuck me, Stel, she cried out.

Not yet. I want to record you coming for me first.

She sat up and looked at what I was doing.

You’re recording me? Oh my god! She laid back. She liked being recorded. I stroked her pussy and then traced her entrance. Stel!

Come for me, baby, I demanded in a rough voice and rubbed her clit a little harder. She came for me. Her pussy squirted. I rubbed her juices all over her lips and down to her ass.

She tilted her hips, giving me access to her rear entrance. With her juices coating my fingers, I slid a finger in her pussy and another in her ass. She gasped and rocked her hips.

Oh fuck. I set my phone down and pulled out my dick. You are so incredible. I can’t get enough of you.

Our lips met in an intense kiss, my tongue claiming hers. I took my fingers out of her pussy, keeping one lodged in her ass. She let out a pleading whimper.

Don’t worry, I got something bigger for you. I nudged my tip into her cunt. She reached for something on my desk and handed it to me.

One more video, her voice low and husky.

Yes, ma’am. I took my phone and hit record again as I slowly slid into her juicy core. Halfway in, her body tightened. Already? I reached down a little further to push my finger deeper into her ass. Kenzie shuddered. Her walls clenched my cock and my finger. Her juices seeped down my shaft.

Fuck, Kenz. I put the phone away, removed my finger, and slammed into her with my cock fucking her through her aftershocks. I gripped her thighs, pumping into her. She sat up and threw her arms around my neck.

My brother walked into my office, and I smirked and wished he had lube.

We’ve got company, sweetness, I slowed my hips.

Caid leaned over the desk and kissed her shoulder. If I remember correctly, you’re supposed to owe me one.

I didn’t know what he was talking about, but I wasn’t done with our mate. He would have to share or fuck off. My brother and I didn’t mind sharing, though, so sharing it was. I pulled out and flipped Kenzie over, putting her on the desk on all fours.

Caid and Kenzie’s lips met. I cleared my throat. Bro . . . you might want to close the door.

Oh shit. He used vamp speed to close the door, then returned to the desk just as quickly, his dick already out.

I guided Kenzie to lean back, giving me the perfect angle to slide back into her pussy. Mmmm . . . fuck yes. She moaned, then took Caid into her mouth.

Caid and I rocked her body between us while he fucked her throat, and I pummeled her pussy. Kenzie came hard. Her muscles constricted, milking my cock. Our girl didn’t stop. She bucked against my dick and sucked Caid down until we exploded together.

I kissed Kenzie’s sweat-glistened back as my brother swiped strands of hair away from her face and whispered loving words in her ear when our phones chimed with an incoming text.

Caid and I reached for our phones at the same time.

I looked at the screen and groaned. Erik and Bear are home.

And your magic man is in the kitchen preparing dinner, Caid said.

Kenzie sat upright. Oh shit, we have to go. Or we’ll end up ordering pizza again.

My brother and I laughed, and we all dressed quickly.

Chapter 4

Caid

I stalked Kenzie with my eyes as she moved around the house, taking care of odds and ends before leaving to be with her demon. It was obsessive of me to watch her the way I was, but her going to the Dark Realm was unsettling, even though we all agreed that she would be taking this trip to give her and Dash their moment to solidify their bond. We all had our bonding moments with her, but Kenz and her demon hadn’t had that chance. The demon had always been a gentleman where she was concerned, and we all knew what a strain it was on our psyche not to have the bond sealed. They deserved their moment. Stel and I had already threatened the demon, and he had promised not to keep her a minute longer than the agreed upon time. Still, three days without her was going to feel like forever.

Kenzie’s absence was rough on all her mates, and then we had to deal with her death in the Dark Realm. We were all needy. Maybe this wasn’t a good idea. Stel also kept her within eyesight, and Erik followed her around like a puppy. Considering she’d taken the hellfire arrow to save his life, I couldn’t blame the guy. Bear was also feeling anxious. He was trying to keep cool, but stress was coming out of his pores. 

She passed the kitchen counter where we had been seated, and I snatched her into my arms. Love, all this food preparation you’ve got going on is making me nervous. You’ll be gone for three days no longer. We don’t need all this. And no, don’t say just in case.

Kenzie turned in my arms to gaze into my eyes. Damn it. She was fucking beautiful. Don’t go, I wanted to say but couldn’t and wouldn’t. Dash was her mate also, and he was preparing his Circle to leave it behind and come here to live with us. And we had a couple of stealth missions planned to dismantle the Rogue’s experimentation. We didn’t know who was doing what but reports of missing supes kept coming. As pack betas, it was our responsibility to find out.

Three days, Caid. That’s it. And yes, I admit I went overboard with the food. I just . . . I feel horrible about leaving Bear so soon. She frowned. 

Kenzie was taking motherhood very seriously which I didn’t fault her for. We hadn’t received news about his family, and it had been almost five months. At this point, the likelihood of receiving good news was slim, and we were all hovering over the kid. Kenzie was a natural, though. Mothering was second nature for her, which was somewhat surprising since she had been raised by a single father who killed people for a living. She was good for Bear, and he was good for her. She was nurturing when he needed it without being overbearing, and she also set boundaries and ground rules for him, which, in time, would make him grow into a fine young man.

We can feed the kid, you know? If that’s what you’re worried about, I said.

I know that, but it’s my job now. My responsibility.

You’re an amazing mother, Kenzie. He appreciates you, as we all do. And again, three days tops, not a second longer. I kissed her cheek and down to her cleavage. 

Her soft moan sounded like a purr.

An audible pop made me growl. 

He’s here, Stel said in a brash tone.

I squeezed her tightly, not wanting to let her go.

Kenzie pulled away from me and then cupped my face. Three days. Not a second longer. 

She kissed me full on the mouth, went to Erik, then Stel, and said her goodbyes.

Stel pulled her onto his lap. Hey, Dash, he said over Kenzie’s shoulder. Do you have a second to talk before heading out?

Of course, everything good? Dash answered. He approached the kitchen, shook my hand and Erik’s, then rumpled Bear’s hair as he passed. He winked at Kenz, leaving her seated on my brother’s lap. He was allowing him to hold her as long as possible before taking her away. Fucking gentleman asshole.

Yeah, all good. Bear, give us a minute. Kenzie won’t leave without saying goodbye to you.

The kid nodded, glanced at Kenzie, and then went upstairs.

Once he was gone, we all gathered around the kitchen counter where Stel and Kenzie were seated.

We’re still dealing with missing supes, Stel told us.

Rogue bullshit? Erik asked.

Stel nodded, his arms tightening around Kenzie’s much smaller frame. She leaned into him.

Fan-fucking-tastic, Erik growled, then tossed his empty water bottle into the recycle bin.

The situation we’re up against involves a demon somehow. From what we could gather from the Rogue before his death, demon and fae blood were both necessary to make his experiments work. Can you find out if any demons have been running around up here? Stellan asked Dash.

Fucking demons. I’d had enough of their shit being in the Dark Realm. But my brother was right to ask. We needed to know what we were up against. Lucky for us, we now had a demon prince on our team, thanks to Kenzie. I moved to sit closer to her, and she reached for my hand.

I’ll have my people look into it. Dash rubbed his chin and then sighed. I hate to tell you this, but demons are all over this place, causing havoc. Any witchcraft involved?

We all looked at Erik, our resident mage. 

The Rogue was a powerful mage, so he didn’t need help with spell casting. Since he is gone, it could be another mage, or it could be a coven. I’ll research the situation and see what comes up, Erik replied.

Reach out to my brother, Kenzie said. Gunnar’s family are witches. Maybe they have heard of something.

Good idea, sweetness. Do I have his number? Stel said to her while reaching into his back pocket for his phone.

Kenzie took his phone and fiddled with it, then handed it back to him.

When we return, I’ll make some inquiries topside as well. I plan on staying here . . . if you’ll have me, Dash grinned.

Like we had a choice. I liked the guy; we all did. He brought Kenzie back to life, and she cared for him. He was one of us now, and so yeah, he was staying.

Of course, you’re staying. Kenz has already hired menders to remodel the whole house, I replied.

Not the entire house, just most of it. She