She knelt down and pulled on the cord until it snapped. Once the necklace was no longer around the body's neck it became completely visible and the faint green glow disappeared.
She held it out. "An invisibility spell?"
Keelan shook his head. "Not like any I have ever seen."
Meryn stood when the foulest odor she and ever smelled hit her in the face.
Gagging she turned her head. "What in the hell is that smell?"
"That is what a feral normally smells like. Normally it's what makes tracking them easy. It's a by-product of losing your soul. You begin to rot from the inside out, it's a bit unpleasant." Aiden explained.
"Unpleasant? My eyes are watering, it smells like Cheetos. Cheetos and hot ass!" Meryn covered her nose with her hand. "Agggh! It's so strong I can taste it!" Meryn wiped her tongue on her sleeve.
Colton stared at her like she was a genius. "How come we never described it like that? It's perfect! Cheetos and hot ass, wait until Sascha hears this one."
"Oh Colton." Adelaide sighed. Meryn noticed was now standing on the front porch.
"I hate it when the enemy discovers something new." Darian grumbled.
"Let me see it baby." Aiden held out his hand. When she went to hand it to him she accidentally dropped it and it smashed on the foyer floor. Meryn turned to Aiden "I'm so sorry it ..." She stopped mid-sentence when two small golden orbs floated upward through the ceiling.
Meryn watched them drift away. She turned to Aiden. "It's over right?"
Aiden pulled her close. "Unfortunately baby, I think it's just starting."
*****
"Are you sure you'll be okay living with the guys?" Aiden asked for the thousandth time.
"Yes. We need to be together and you need to be here. So that means I need to be here." They were just finishing up moving her in from the main house.
"How did you get my mother to agree to it?" Aiden asked.
"I told her that her chances of becoming a grandmother would go up if we were sleeping together on a regular basis." She laughed at the lecherous look Aiden gave her.
"Plus we get Ryuu and his amazing cooking." Colton was practically skipping with excitement. The men from the other units groaned and started complaining that they didn't have a squire living with them. All six units had turned up to help her move. They started throwing empty boxes and packing paper at him but he dodged them easily.
Meryn laughed when Sascha tripped Colton sending him sprawling to the ground. She was about to join in the fun when she noticed two SUV's coming down the road. The men watched as they came to a stop. Elder Evreux climbed out of one SUV and Byron out of the other. The unit warriors formed a semi circle around her and Aiden.
"There she is! I want her arrested! She illegally hacked into the city's mainframe and took command of the unit warriors putting lives at risk!"
"For fuck's sake." Meryn rolled her eyes.
"She saved lives René and you know it. As it stands of course she was forgiven for using our mainframe. But your complaint against Meryn commanding the unit warriors was overruled at council. You cannot bring a civil suit against her." Byron was nearly apoplectic.
"She is not the Unit Commander, Aiden is." Elder Evreux screeched.
Aiden rubbed his chin and nodded. "That is absolutely true councilman. I am the Unit Commander. I command every man standing here today and every unit warrior in the four pillar cities."
"See! See! He agrees with me." The Elder started.
Aiden held up a hand. "It is true that I am Unit Commander and command the men, but..." He paused and wrapped an arm around Meryn.
"But Meryn commands me. So if you follow true chain of command she can rightfully give orders to the men." He explained.
Elder Evreux looked at the warriors. Sascha and a blond warrior that Meryn didn't recognize stepped forward.
"Men! Salute!" They barked. Moving as one solid entity the men stood to attention and saluted.
"Fine! Let the dignity of the unit warrior be degraded by this... this...human!" Elder Evreux turned on his heel and got back in his car. His wheels squealed as he peeled away.
"And good riddance! Jerk!" Meryn flipped the retreating car the bird.
Male laughter filled the air.
Meryn turned to Aiden. "Did you really mean it?" She clutched the front of his shirt and he pulled her close. She felt him breathe in the scent of her hair and kiss her neck gently. She would thank Fate everyday for the gift of this man. He pulled back and kissed her senseless. When they broke apart he was smiling, a rare Aiden smile.
"Of course I did, you're my commander."
THE END
EPILOGUE
Oh no, there she goes again. Why do you always take the stairs! Please, please! Watch where you are going. No! Don't turn around you'll ...
Gavriel watched in horror as his mate tumbled down the stairs. Seconds later she was back up on her feet grinning, and of course going up the stairs again. When she got to the executive's office she was heading for he watched her chat with the handsome man. Gavriel hissed. He couldn't hear what they were saying. But he didn't want any other man near her. The man indicated to the filing cabinets near the window. Smiling and nodding she carried the folders over to the cabinets. Unfortunately she didn't see an extension cord, tripped and went flying through the pane glass window. The office she had been in was on the tenth floor.