House of Igarashi: part 2

HOUSE OF IGARASHI PART II THE HAREM PROJECT CREA REITAN DRAGON FIRE FANTASY CONTENTS 1. Bronte 2. Hadley 3. Hadley 4. Bronte 5. Bronte 6. Hadley 7. Hadley 8. Bronte 9. Bronte 10. Hadley 11. Bronte 12. Hadley 13. Hadley 14. Bronte 15. Hadley 16. Bronte 17. Bronte 18. Hadley 19. Hadley 20. Hadley 21. Bronte 22. Hadley 23. Bronte 24. Hadley 25. Hadley 26. Bronte Species Index Acknowledgments Books by Crea Reitan The Harem Project Knotty & Sweet Omegaverse About the Author Where To Find Me Thank You House of Igarashi, part 2 The Harem Project | Book 5 Copyright © 2023 by Amber Reitan writing as Crea Reitan www.facebook.com/LadyCreaAuthor Cover Copyright © 2023 Rebeca Covers Editing by Chaotic Creatives All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations for review purposes. This is a work of fiction - all characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, places, or events is purely coincidental and not intended by the author. Dragon Fire Fantasy, Inc. [email protected] ISBN: ASIN: B0BSVQXTXY Version 2023.03.30- E.NA Created with Vellum Welcome to The Harem Project. Unfortunately, this is a work of fiction. This world isn’t real. Yes, I’m very sad about that. This is a paranormal romance meets urban fantasy. What’s the difference? The part of the world this story focuses on is that of the paranormal, making it largely a paranormal romance. However, it’s set within the backdrop of our current world where the supernatural live side by side with humans, though they do so in secret, which also makes it an urban fantasy. In this book, you will find monsters of all kinds. This is a monster story featuring demons filled with dark, carnivorous hunger; sea monsters that are anything but harmless mermaids; aerial monsters that bring about storms of gargantuan proportions; elemental monsters that can manipulate the earth into beasts; storm monsters that are the embodiment of natural disasters; and much, much more. There are murderous organizations in this story. Those set on exterminating monsters as they see them as abominations. There are moments of torture, extreme fear, immense pain, abduction, and murder. This story specifically takes a look at bonding with new lovers (a lot of them) set on the backdrop of our main female lead feeling self-made guilt over the murder of her sister by the Division of Silence. Please note that this story is told equally from the female lead, Hadley, and a male lead, Bronte. That means this story is going to be equally mm and mf/mfm/mmf/etc. This is not strictly Hadley’s story but a story of family growth, bonding, and love. As well as loss, grief, pain, and fear. This series has a lot of characters to try and keep track of. For your convenience, family unit diagrams can be found on my website. This is a polyamorous romance, a whychoose reverse harem that isn’t revolving around a single female who gets all the males’ attention. There are other relationships that are just as important as those between the men and the single female, and all are featured. If anything that you just read bothers you, it isn’t what you’re interested in, or you find might be triggering, please do not read this book. Otherwise, enjoy Hadley and Bronte’s story of family, friendship, and revenge. Note - Bronte The blinding light made all the hairs on my body stand on end. It was accompanied by loud sounds of high voltage. Those unmistakable ZAPS that never let up as they hit over and over and over again. The sounds were broken up by explosions, but nothing fell around us. With as hot and bright as the light was, I thought everything was just disintegrated upon contact. Then it started to clear. I wasn’t sure who was screaming but I had a feeling it was me as I leaned over Koh. Arms circled me, even as I struggled to get closer. To throw myself on him and beg him to breathe. Because he wasn’t. His eyes were open and vacant as he lay perfectly still. Blood soaked his shirt where the knife was buried in his chest. He was all watery and inconsistent, but I think that was just my tears. “Stop, Bronte,” Saar growled in my ear as I tried to thrash from his arms. His grip became a bear hug, somehow stilling me as I made the most pathetic sounds I’ve ever heard. I didn’t look away from Koh. I couldn’t. “Someone call Hadrian,” Saar barked. “Get them here immediately. See if we can get the Nashs and Aves to hunt the mountain and the air. I need someone alive.” My shaking was so bad that I thought Saar was likely holding me up more than preventing me from falling on Koh. He murmured in my ear but I didn’t hear his words this time. I didn’t hear anything besides the whoosh in my ears as I stared at Koh. Kohara was dead. My husband. I was shuffled from Saar’s hold to Aratiri and Notus’s. They squished me between them and I knew I wasn’t the only one trembling. And though my sobbing might be the loudest, I wasn’t alone there either. Minutes felt like they were extended. The air was still heavy with the fury of a dozen storms. Clouds hung low in the sky, rumbling with angry thunder. The mountain shook; the air whipped around us, biting our skin. “Jesus fuck,” Hadrian said as he strode into our broken family. We were huddled close together, hanging onto each other in