Sang

"Where have you been, pet?" I growled at Owen. My control over him seemed to have lessened and it infuriated me. Nothing was going the way I wanted. Cade was a useless lapdog, the others hated me or had no idea who I was. Hell, even imprisoning Deimos and torturing him since that fucking fairy disappeared wasn't fun anymore.

"Hunting, Mistress," he responded as I motioned for him to come to me. He knelt before me and I ran my hands over his body. He truly was magnificent. I mean Owen had always been a breathtaking man, but now, well now he was powerful and sexy as hell. I felt him shudder as I ran my hands over his horns.

"You like that, don't you, pet?" I asked leaning forward until our faces were mere inches apart.

His chest heaved, "Yes, Mistress."

"You've been ignoring me, pet. I'm quite displeased with you. I think you need to be punished for your indifference." He lowered his head as my compulsion washed over him. I sensed him trying to fight it which pissed me off even more. "How dare you try and defy me!" I roared, slapping him across the face, then quickly sinking my fangs into his neck. He moaned loudly and gripped me to him. That's it, remember whom you belong to, pet.

"Mistress," he groaned, his body rapidly responding to my wishes. I reached down, stroking his cock as he pulled me onto his lap.

I rubbed myself against him, letting him get completely aroused, then stopped him. "I said punished, pet, not pleasured. Now, go stand against the wall." He quickly did as I instructed and I placed the iron cuffs around his wrists and ankles making him hiss. Even with his corruption, his Fae nature made the iron painful, and that was exactly what I wanted - to make him feel pain.

Gabriel

"Where the fuck did she go!" I roared when my little wolf vanished.

"Fret not, son of Odin, Dr. Green will keep her safe," Morpheus said calmly.

"But if you're still here, how the fuck is he going to do that?" I demanded.

Morpheus laughed and my body felt suddenly cold. "I am made of despair and dreams, mage. Do not be deceived by my perceived presence." Then he too suddenly vanished.

I looked around at the other gods and goddesses. "Is he always like that?"

Nyx snorted, "Morpheus is unlike any deity you've ever encountered. He is not accountable to anyone and is very unpredictable. If Sean truly is one with him, then his power, as well as his madness, knows no limits now.

"Well that's just comforting," Loki grumbled.

"He won't harm her," Victor said. "He's been watching over her while Deimos had her. He couldn't prevent everything, but he kept her alive and sane. When I took her, he stayed to keep watch over the others."

"Morpheus has his own agenda, don't forget that," Typhon added. "He may be helpful now, but that doesn't mean he will stay that way."

"So what do we do now?" North gruffed.

"We have to trust them to rescue Owen, and in the meantime, we start planning how to trap Erebus again. I seriously doubt he'll fall for the pocket trap again," I said.

Shadows swirled around Victor as his eyes flared like living flames. "Jewel and I have a few tricks he won't see coming," he chuckled. He gave me a smirk, "You're drooling husband."

"Drooling and planning," I grinned as Loki laughed next to me. "Oh hush, pretty boy, you're thinking the same damn thing I am."

His eyebrows raised, "True, so true."

Eveleen

"Star," Sean said as he appeared next to me.

I reached out for his hand. "Sean, mo sholas, I've missed you," I told him.

"I know love."

"Are you okay? I mean, um, the whole Morpheus thing. Will you ever come back to me, to us?" my voice shook as I asked. Despite becoming a goddess I still feared I couldn't save my husbands, and even if I could free them, could I return them to their former selves or were they condemned forever?

I hadn't realized I was crying until his thumb brushed away a tear. "Shh, star, we will find a way, I promise. For now, just focus on Owen." His lips ghosted across mine and I whimpered. He let out a soft laugh and gently tugged at my hair, "Oh my beautiful star, I'm going to absolutely wreck you when I finally get you back in my arms. I promise to bring you to the edge of madness and ecstasy all at once." His eyes danced with mischief as he spoke and I felt my stomach knot in desire.

"What of Morpheus?" I asked, my voice shaking once again, but now for a different reason.

His eyes darkened and for a moment I saw a slight shift before Sean took control again, "That is a discussion for another day, but know he will never harm you or Owen, nor will he harm any in our family. Dreams are not all darkness, Eveleen. They contain light and love as well. We are parts of a whole." I started to ask something else, but he pressed his fingers to my lips. "We have a husband to save right now. We will discuss this later."

Sean waved his hand and I let out a strangled cry. Owen was chained to a wall as Sang wielded a barbed iron chain, whipping him mercilessly. Her face was pure glee as she rained blows down his shredded back.

"Thank me for your pain, pet," she shrieked.

Owen's voice was ragged as he spoke, "Th...thank you, Mistress." His body sagged in the chains as she continued her assault.

"Come little star," Morpheus said, as he stepped forward, his hand still holding mine. "Sean will return soon." We stepped forward as if walking through a wall and the walls shook as he spoke. "Stop!"

Sang spun around, her eyes wide, body shaking, "M...Morpheus."

Author's Notes:  So what's so damn terrifying to everyone about Morpheus???

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