Rina opened her eyes and didn’t recognize where she was. She glanced around and found herself in a lavish room that was not Rhodack’s. She stood from the bed. A beautiful sheer dress hugged her body, hiding her private areas. Hearing voices outside the door, she rushed to it.

Rina turned the handle and opened the door slightly. Peeking through the crack, she gasped.

She was in the royal palace in Faery and would recognize the hallway from her childhood anywhere. Rina pulled the door open, stepped through it, and took a few steps and watched as maids came out of a doorway. She smiled at them, but their eyes never connected with her. They spoke amongst each other as they walked past her as if they didn’t see her.

This must be a dream.

Or was it?

She continued walking down the passage and made her way to the top of the staircase. She knew where it led but hesitated.

Why was she here?

Her feet carried her down the stairs on autopilot. She glanced around, taking in the palace. Excitement filled her as she walked through her childhood home. It looked as if things were running as normal. Guards and staff bustled along, not even seeing her.

She exited through a set of double French doors and knew where she was going. She kept going until she caught sight of a tall elven man with long silver hair. Her feet slowed as she stepped through the gardens toward him.

He turned to her, and a wide grin crossed her lips.

“My child.” He returned her smile, taking her in. “Princess, you certainly have grown. Do you know who I am?”

“Vulen Brylee. The wise one.” She nodded, stopping a few feet away from him.

Vulen had been appointed to her by her father and the Fae council. He’d been her trainer when she was a child. He was one of her teachers who was to teach her to harness her powers.

Had she stayed and grown up in Faery, he would have been one of her advisors preparing her to ascend the throne.

“So you do have your full memory back.” He collapsed his hands behind him. “Come, walk with me.”

She nodded, eager to speak with her trusted teacher.

“Why have you brought me here this way?” she asked, falling beside him as they began to walk through the maze. She glanced around, and memories flooded her when her favorite childhood place to play came into view. “I’m trying to talk my father into letting me come home.”

“Right now, it is best you stay in the Terra realm. Our world is now just recovering from the battle with the necromancers when you were whisked away,” Vulen murmured.

“That’s what I keep being told, but I want to help. I don’t want to be treated any different than my father was by his father. It’s my destiny to be by my father’s side,” she exclaimed.

“And what do you know of your destiny?” He paused and turned to her.

She thought long and hard about his question. She knew that as the future Queen of Faery, she needed to learn all she could, fast.

“My destiny is Faery,” she whispered, glancing around. The beautiful lavender skies greeted her. Her heart swelled with the thought of her realm. She was needed here. “This is my home.”

A strong hand gripped her shoulder. She turned to find Vulen staring at her.

“Everything happens for a reason. We may not understand why, but destiny wanted you in the Terra realm. You could have been stashed in any other realm, but the opportunity came for your mother to put you with one of her most trusted witches, who just so happened to be from the Terra realm. Now, I want you to think, if you left the realm, what is one thing that has buried itself into your heart?”

She immediately knew the answer.

Rhodack.

He’d crawled his way into her heart, and she knew it would break it to leave him.

“I see you know the answer.” His eyes lit up as he read her emotions.

She blinked few times and nodded. “Yes, but he is the protector of the realm.”

“The gargoyles are a strong race, and it would be a strong king to sit on Faery’s throne,” Vulen murmured. “Gargoyles are magical winged creatures who were placed on the Terra realm to protect the weak creatures that reside there. Their powers are from our realm. Thousands of years ago, they protected the throne of Faery.”

“So you brought me all the way here to tell me that Rhodack can come to Faery?” She was ecstatic to learn that there was a way for Rhodack to be with her and tucked that little bit of information in the back of her head to research later.

She’d assumed she’d been dragged through the dimensions to be told something epic. Something that would reveal her true calling or how she could defeat the necromancers.

He sighed and shook his head. “No, that is not the only reason I brought you here. You young elves have always been an impatient bunch.”

She flushed while she waited for him to continue. “I’m sorry. I was just expecting more.”

“And more you shall have.”

The air around them became electric. Her hair floated around her as the energy brushed her fingertips. “I hate to do this, but there is no other way. Here’s your crash course, princess.”

She turned back to him, and his hand slammed against her forehead. She cried out as an immense amount of power rushed into her. Her body shook, and energy flowed throughout her body. Her mind went into overload when he pushed his powers into her.

Rina’s body became a vessel, absorbing everything. Her powers increased, and her mind awakened fully.

He pulled away from her and caught her as she stumbled back. Speechless, she stared up at him before moving her eyes away, taking in her surroundings, seeing everything brighter than before. She’d thought she’d felt powerful when she’d awakened from Solana’s spell.

No, that was nothing.

Now, she felt her full powers.

Everything she would ever need to know about Faery was unlocked in her mind.

“Now, that is why I brought you here. You will now go back to the Terra realm with your eyes wide open.”

Rina’s eyes flew open from her dream. She stared around the dark room. A soft, naked body pressed up against her, another tucked beneath her chin in front of her. She smiled, thinking of the way Rhodack’s harem women had taken such care of her in his absence. They’d all fallen asleep in the bed together.

She thought back to her vision and understood that Vulen had awakened her mind in a way that now, her human life was almost nothing but a distant memory.

A hand brushed her nipple, and she bit back a groan. It was still sensitive from the love bites and nips from Manga, Calista, and Ajuki. She sat up on one elbow, finding Calista spooning her with Ajuki cuddled against Calista’s backside, both giving off gentle snores.

Manga shifted and latched on to Rina’s nipple that hung in front of her face. Rina looked down and caught the petite woman staring up at her with a smile as she suckled Rina’s breast.

“Hey.” Rina chuckled and smiled down at her. She grasped the woman’s breast and gave the plump mound a squeeze. “I need to leave.”

“I know,” Manga whispered against her mound. Her tongue bathed the nipple before she sucked it deep within her mouth. She released the teat and moved up in the bed to align her face with Rina’s. “Maybe later, we can return?”

Upon awakening from the vision, Rina had known there was much for her to do. The first was meet with her parents and Vikuth so they could plan to bring Rhodack home. Second, go after Rhodack.

“Later. I plan to go after Rhodack and bring him home,” she whispered on the woman’s lips.

After her night with the women from the harem, she’d come to realize how important he was to them. Because of him, they were protected and given status in the world of the gargoyles. The harem would do anything for him. This was their world, and Rina was now engrained in it, being his mate.

Rina confidently ran her hand along the curvy body of Manga. She rolled over onto Manga, who automatically opened her legs for her. Their breasts were crushed against each other as she stared down at Manga. She held back a groan, their mons grinding together.

“Yes, bring our lord back to us,” Manga gasped.

Rina rubbed her own aching breasts on hers, teasing them both.

“I will. You can count on that,” she murmured. She laid a gentle kiss on Manga’s lips before rolling off her and standing from the bed.

“Come here, Manga,” Calista’s soft voice broke through the darkness.

Rina turned and watched as a figure slid between Manga’s legs. Rina entered the bathroom to the sounds of Manga’s moans filling the air.

She smiled, thinking of her night with the women. They’d spent hours ensuring her every sexual need was met. Rina had lost count of the number of orgasms she’d reached on each of the women’s tongues.

Their coupling had left her to sleep uninterrupted, her mind relaxing, aiding Vulen to reach her. She was now rejuvenated in every way and knew it was time to go after Rhodack.