Book 9 - Epilogue
Jake awoke from his slumber with Bloodberri’s tail wrapped tightly around his body in her ‘snake-dog’ pajamas, but his head was resting on Bree’s lap as she combed through his hair. His wives lay scattered throughout the bed, wearing their pajamas and hugging one another. Even Ruby had joined them to sleep, everyone resting after the celebratory enjoyment and excitement.
It seemed they had changed places after he had fallen asleep, some requiring more rest than others. As always, they knew who was pregnant right away. The next generation of Jake and his wives’ progeny was underway, and they were sure about it. Yona had joined Bloodberri in motherhood as planned. Ophelia and Tanda planned on joining them later, each in their own session with Jake, no doubt.
And Fhesiah also intended to join them but was planning on ‘forging’ her demoness child along with Jake–and that simply wasn’t something to do in the middle of an orgy, exactly. They would do this during their own private session in the coming days, no doubt.
The bliss was prevalent in their bonds, as now it really felt like they could finally relax. In many respects, it was a short war across several worlds. That it only took less than a single year to conclude so many battles was a bit shocking, but Tartarus had truly accelerated things by stacking the danger and effort on The Burning Steps.
When they overturned the betrayal plots on all the worlds, it was simply a matter of playing the game of war, and Jake’s people were simply too effective and mobile. And, far more numerous. Jake was impressed with all that his people had built and just how many heroes they truly had in his guild. Clan Hart was on another level, but he knew for certain his people wouldn’t be looked down on by anyone.
However, it still felt like an eternity to fight this multi-fronted war. They had still worked around the clock, and nearly everything they did had to be done while considering the war and a somewhat desperate schedule. It was like they were working eighty-plus-hour workweeks, and it was only because they didn’t need to sleep that they still managed to find time to spend with their children or on themselves in between.
Even while traveling between worlds, it didn’t really feel like they had a break or vacation, even if they did get a few moments to relax and unwind.
Berri groaned as she hugged Jake tightly with her powerful tail and stretched her arms above them. “Mmm, that was wonderful. Finally, we’re making more beautiful babies. What’s next, Jakey?”
“We just told Bree’s sisters more or less. More crafting. More…this, though with a whole lot more tempering. We’ll just spend a little bit of time at Haldrith before heading home to Highlands. We’ll likely anchor there until the war starts.”