Maggie said softly, “So, to be clear. The rules as he stated for new mates, approved by all of us and Levi before inviting them to join our bed and polyamory family, and the only exception is female coven members you both approve.”

  I pointed out, “And you.”

  Maggie shrugged, and pointed at herself, “Slut, remember, and they’re all mine, as matriarch. I wouldn’t say no to any of them, as long as you and Elena approve and they aren’t already attached, of course.”

  Right, and that was as hot as it was disturbing. But I knew what she used to do, and I loved her, so I’d get used to it. As long as she stayed faithful, and didn’t lust after the men, I was good.

  Elena asked, “Okay, that’s our rule for adding new members, and how to stay faithful to our shared bed. Rule two, no seducing new members or bringing them to Levi before the vote. If any one of us feels an attraction to another woman, we introduce them to the others and then discuss it first in private, before any wooing starts. Once that’s done, the person can try to reel them in alone, save sex, until they get onboard to agree to see Levi.”

  Maggie said, “I can agree to that.”

  I chuckled, “Sounds good.”

  Maggie interjected, “Not rules so much as suggestions. We’ll work on our family dynamic at night, after the coven retires and we’re in our own third floor suite. Spend time and fuck as a family. During the day we’ll work on a more one on one basis to get to know each other better, and even share private intimacies which is important. Of course, that will be a lot easier once we have a fourth, but we can steal moments even with just three of us, when one of us is busy with something.”

  Elena said, “Agreed, but yes, in the beginning it’ll be a close threesome, at night, in the morning too I’d imagine.”

  Maggie chuckled.

  “Yes, all of that.”

  Maggie said, “The rest is communications. Elena won’t be a problem there,” Elena cackled, and Maggie continued, “But the three of us can’t hold anything in. Resentment, jealousy, and feelings of neglect all grow from tiny seeds, that accumulate. Don’t even let it start building, just to spare an argument or because you don’t think it’s that big of a deal in the moment.”

  “Sounds good to me, but men are supposed to be all tough.”

  Elena replied, “Wise words, and we’ll all do that or try our best. We’ll make it work and put in the effort. Any other rules, or just how we add people and stay faithful to our bed?”

  “I don’t know, that seems to be the core of things, our personalities and needs will work the rest out, won’t it? You’re both far more familiar with polyamory than I am, and how to make it work.”

  Elena said, “That is the important thing, that we know how to be faithful, and our needs should be met if we all make the effort to give from the generosity that we all hold inside. So, you’re right, and we can address it when something unanticipated comes up.”

  Maggie interjected breathily, “Truth.”

  Elena snorted, “Don’t steal my words.”

  Maggie giggled.

  “I mean that I agree too.”

  Elena sighed a little breathily herself, though it was a little harder to tell with her naturally sultry and smoky voice, “You want me to drive, so you can suck his cock?”

  Maggie bit her lip in thought, then said softly, “We’re almost home, but thanks for the thought.”

  Elena giggled, “You are deliciously naughty, Maggie. We’re going to have so much fun together blowing our mate’s mind, and each other’s.”

  Maggie got even breathier, “Can’t wait. I’m his naughty good girl, but I’d love to be your willing slut, and the thought of us double teaming Jack to blow his mind… goddess.”

  Holy shit. I guess Elena didn’t pull any punches in her truthful bluntness, because she’d said it like it wasn’t a thing, and of course I expected as much from Maggie, but they were going to kill me.

  I cleared my throat, “Hard as a rock here.”

  Elena snickered, “I’d hope so. There’s so much sexual tension in this car right now I’m soaked for both of you, and my nipples are delightfully sensitive and tingling.”

  Maggie said breathily, “We’ll make it worth the wait, sir.”

  Elena giggled, “Truth.”

  I knew it wouldn’t always be like that. We were all kind of in a sexual haze of desire, that started from the moment Levi had declared us compatible. Also, clearly, women in the supernatural world were different, I couldn’t imagine human women ever acting so… not just sexy but upfront about it. It was obviously part of their culture, where polyamory was just accepted, including the males being damned hypocritical, but that was human world thinking.

  There was also the matter of Maggie being a pleasure slut as a tantric witch and in worship to Aphrodite. That was… mind blowing, and though that life was behind her, or at least she was a one-cock woman now, she was still the same saucy nymph underneath it all. Still, it was overwhelming in a way, especially after admitting I loved her to both her and myself.

  It was so much more now, she’d always been magnificent to me, in all her dimensions. Not just the naughty good girl and in bed, but her ambition and ruthlessness, channeled through her sense of fair play and empathy towards others. But… that empathy stopped at those that trespassed.

  I pulled onto the road into her neighborhood, there wasn’t much around there, and everything changed in a flash. I was so focused on getting them both home, and fucking Maggie silly and taking my new mate Elena for the first time. The idea of learning what made her tick, what she liked, and giving it to her turned me on to no end, as did her petite sexpot body and her exotically and sensually beautiful face. That combination of Asian beauty and Latina beauty was… potent, and just as mesmerizing to me as the faux innocent and fair beauty of my Maggie.

  Which was why I didn’t even see it coming, though I wasn’t sure if being alert would’ve mattered all that much in the end.

  The explosion underneath the car froze up my muscles, and the Cadillac CTS launched violently into the air. It was pure instinct, as I summoned souls to me and the world slowed down. The car seemed to be going in slow motion I pulled twenty-six of them from Tartarus and made weapon, shield, and armor for three of us. I didn’t know if Elena needed armor, but she was mine to protect now, as I was hers.

  The car started to flip as I sent the twenty sixth soul looking for the start of the trouble, it was a little distracting seeing from two spots at once, but there was nothing I could do until the car came down anyway.

  I saw up in the field on the right, through the spirit’s eyes, ten sinfully sexy woman with reddish silver hair and copper eyes, and large leathery wings and horns. I’d later learn they were Empusa, those ten demonesses, but at the moment my mind merely compared them to the Furies. But… far less. Along-side them was a wiry man maybe a few inches taller than I was, around six feet and four inches. He had black hair like mine, but green eyes, though some of his features were similar.

  Lastly, I saw two giants about seven feet and four inches tall, with really bulked out muscles and the heads of bulls. Taura, I’d learn later, and the two Taura stood to either side of the man.

  I got the impression the one asshole was a demigod, probably sent by my father, and since he had features similar to mine, I was guessing he was another son of Hades. Which was a major problem.

  It also explained why the road had exploded underneath us, clearly this asshole had gotten our father’s power over earth.

  But the reason it was a major problem was it’d only been six hours since I’d been drained and almost killed by the Furies. Six hours meant I was only at forty percent power, and I had to assume that asshole was at a hundred. I’d have said I was toast, if it wasn’t for Elena. As it was, I’d already spent a few percent of that forty forming three armors, a shield, and a weapon out of twenty-five souls

  Fire started to build up in the Empusa’s hands as the car fully flipped over.

  “Shield the car with water, now!”

  Thankfully, Elena didn’t argue or pause to ask questions, and I saw streams of water appear from nowhere, and come in at an arc from all directions and start covering the car in a car shaped bubble of water several inches thick.

  At the same time, I turned my spy into a weak ass blade spear, hoping one soul would be enough for minor demonesses and Taura. I could still see through the sword, and I focused on one of the ten Empusa and the blade shot across the meadow as the car fell to the ground on its roof, then rolled up onto its side and rocked wildly.

  The impact was disorienting, but my armor protected us from real damage.

  Son of Hades with control of Earth. The flash picture of a thousand earth spikes breaking through the roof of the car and impaling us ran through my mind, with a though I ripped us all out of the car and into the sky, Maggie screaming in surprise and Elena cursing until she saw the ten fireballs dying on her water.

  The steel blade took the Empusa’s head with hardly any effort at all, so I focused and started to send the sword blade down the line of them. Two more died, then the last seven took off to the sky in seven different directions. Like a flock of startled birds. Rather than chase them, I redirected the blade’s path and nailed a Taura in the chest. The blade stopped short, and the Taura swiped at it sending it spinning away.

  “Below!” Elena cried out, and I moved us all by reflex, only for dirt and spears of stone and cement to fly right past us.

  At the same time, Elena’s water left the car and split into several streams, that chased down the Empusa and blocked their fireballs, before wrapping tightly around them.

  I kept us moving even higher and moved back to the right, as I sent the more powerful five-soul blade at the Taura, and it broke through his chest and blasted out his back. The Taura fell with glassy eyes, and the second one only had long enough to roar in outrage before the same blade went through his back, and it exploded out of his chest. The things were tough, but nothing compared to a Fury.

  I stuck to dodging my piece of shit brother while I let Elena take down the last seven Empusa.

  She asked, “What’s going on?”

  I grunted, “I was only at forty percent when this crazy ride started, and now I’m at like thirty-two or three, about a third of my power. My brother over there is at full.”

  To make the point, I shot the single soul blade at my brother, and he contemptuously lifted a shield of stone out of the earth, the blade shattered at impact, and I sent the soul back to Tartarus. Sure, I could’ve spent the power to keep it together, but why bother?

  There was no way I could win a battle of attrition with him, not right now. I might beat him if we were both full up, but he had way too big of an advantage right now. At least, not without Elena I didn’t. I thought about trying to lift him away from the Earth, but I doubted it would make a difference, he was another son of the big five, and I doubted he had a range for his power outside of sight, because that’s what my range was.

  Sight, I laughed. I looked up, and I smiled beatifically at the clouds.

  “New plan, distract his ass.”

  Water rolled in around the asshole, but he blocked the ablating power of water with more and more earth rising up around him from the ground. While he did that, I summoned that one soul back, and ordered it to go to him and form armor around him, with my focus and intent.

  My plan worked that far, but no farther, damned enemies having a vote really sucked sometimes. When I tried to pull him up off the ground and shoot for the clouds, he didn’t go anywhere. So much for that plan, his power anchored him to the Earth, or at least he’d been ready for me to try something like that, and he was anchored by his own will and power. I stopped immediately, he had far more power than I did at the moment, and a tug of war would result in me being drained. No, if I was going to win, I couldn’t afford an equal exchange of power.

  “I’m open to ideas, including retreat. I wanted to put him up in the clouds, but that’s not going to happen.”

  Maggie said, “He’s only at about double yours right now, two thirds instead of a third. He must’ve used a lot of power to blow up the car and then send all that earth and stone spears at us. You’ve only spent what you needed to kill the rest of our enemies, so make him waste more.”

  I nodded, easier said than done.

  Elena said, “I might drain him another ten percent with my attack, but no more.”

  Holy shit, was I really eight or so times more powerful than the average demigod, of gods other than the five? That still wasn’t perfect, fifty-five percent against my thirty two percent? Plus, he wasn’t blowing his power anymore with insanely large attacks. I was busy dodging smaller spears of earth. He was using more than me, but I was moving three people.

  As the water attack faltered and dropped, Elena said, “That’s it, why don’t you send me and Maggie away, you’re burning magic holding us and moving us, and we can’t help you anymore.”

  Maggie said, “I put down a quick hide the magic from the humans ward, but it won’t last longer than another twenty minutes or so. This guy is nuts.”

  “Thanks.”

  Elena had a good point, plus it would make them safe, hopefully if I died then he wouldn’t bother chasing them down. I shot them off toward the horizon, and unsure about his range I set them down in a tree, just in case he’d be able to feel their feet touch down on the ground. I wasn’t taking any chances with this asshole.

  Of course, if I had to, I planned to try to flee. I didn’t plan on dying just because this asshole had double timed it down here so he wouldn’t be facing my full power.

  “Doing father’s dirty work?”

  The man laughed, “Least I could do, after the bastard resurrected me to send your ass where it belongs.”

  Oh, so that’s how he got here so fast, father shipped him direct.

  “You think he’ll leave you up here?”

  He sneered, “Why the fuck would I want to stay in this human pestilence hellhole? I have a harem of hot bitches back there that serve my every whim, and pop isn’t so bad. You should’ve played nice, instead you’re going to be tortured for the next thousand years or so before you can even dream of getting laid again.”

  I laughed derisively, and snorted.

  “Suppose you lose, brother? Think dad will bother fishing you out of Tartarus if I send you there? Where will your harem of hot bitches be then? Sucking daddy’s dick, I’d imagine. I hear dad doesn’t like failure very much.”

  He screamed in rage. What I’d said was pretty damned cold, and totally against the guy code, but it worked.

  Sort of, because he lost it like I’d hoped, but I was also screwed.

  The ground exploded up all around me in a foot-wide wall that quickly rose and started to close over my head. My initial thought was he’d shrink that dome and crush me to death. I shot up with a thought, but I wasn’t going to make before it closed over my head, so I kept going anyway. My only chance was to break through it, and also hope to hell he’d just pissed away most of his power in a display of stupidity and rage. I mean, creating a dome thirty yards wide and hundreds of feet in the air must’ve cost a lot.

  Hopefully.

  I raised my shield over my head with my arm bent, and the other arm holding the edge to brace it. I hit the wall, and it felt like being hit, by a damned truck. But the wall exploded outward throwing dirt, stone, and debris before it. At a quick guess, I’d just blown twenty percent of my power to break out of that dome, which left me with twelve or so left.

  Spears shot out of the dome, but with a thought I blurred, twisted, and dodged most of them, but two hit me with glancing hits, sucking down another three percent or so each. That left me at five percent, and I was frozen in indecision. If I was going to run, I needed to run then.

  On the other hand, my brother had blown his load so to speak, and the idea that he just might be close to helpless had me tempted. It was a hell of a gamble though, and without Maggie around to tell me what his power level was, I had no way to find out.

  I peered through the five souled blade still inside the dome, and my brother looked enraged, just short of pulling his hair out, and completely winded.

  Fuck it, I sent the soul blade screaming up from the ground and across the field. I committed the power already in it, and two more percent of my power. If the blade shattered, I’d run away with the last three percent to fight another day. He was close enough to drained that he’d have to recoup his power anyway. It was a fairly safe gamble.

  He screamed and the ground shook, trembled, and didn’t rise. The blade skewered him through the chest, and just for the hell of it I spun the blade like a damned top so that it pureed his heart as it came out the other side.

  My power grabbed his soul as he died, and I lowered myself back through the hole to the ground.

  “Well, well, let’s take a look at your soul, brother.”

  Okay, I was totally being a dick, but he deserved it.

  To my disappointment, he really didn’t deserve Tartarus. But neither did this asshole deserve a hot harem and to live in dad’s castle, or the Elysian Fields. I focused on him going where he belonged, which was probably one of the lesser hells, in the nine circles.

  I wasn’t sure if father would leave him there for long, but the little shit had earned it.

  I retrieved my ladies, and I flipped the car on its wheels.

  Before I could speak, Maggie was kissing me aggressively, and when she was done, I shared my first kiss ever with Elena. Elena was blunt, stubborn, obsessed with speaking and hearing the truth, but her kiss was lingering, sweet, and so very passionate and surrendering. That kiss told me a lot. She might be a stubborn woman who compromised out of the bedroom with a mate, and she didn’t take direction. But in the bedroom, she’d be sweetly submissive, kittenish even.

  Her full lips were soft and silky, and one of her hands was caressing my neck softly with her fingernails. Her breathy sultry sounds of surrender and needy lust drove me crazy, and her tight supple sexpot body felt amazing against mine even through her dress and my clothes. Her breasts tight and firm, and I couldn’t wait to see them, play with them, and suckle them.