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Chapter 25
I woke up a few hours later, my room bright with sunlight. I was warm. Almost too warm. I blinked away the sleep from my eyes. Why was I so warm?
I registered the band across my stomach moments before I realized it was an arm. An arm connected to a very sleep-tousled Rhys who was watching me with hooded eyes.I felt the blush spread across my cheeks. I had slept with Xander, but hadn't woken up the next morning with him in the bed. This was a new kind of intimacy."I don't expect–" Rhys started, but my lips on his cut him off. Kissing him was so different to kissing Xander. His kisses were more demanding.Rhys took from me. Drank me in. Ignited my blood. And I was so here for it.He rolled on top of me, hovering above me, his weight resting on his forearms. I wound my arms around his neck, pulling him to me. I wanted to feel him press me into the mattress.We broke apart, breathing heavy. "ThisRelated chapters
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I stood in the shower, my forehead pressed against the slick wall. I always did my best thinking surrounded by hot steam. I love you. Those three words should have sent a thrill through me. He loved me. He wanted me. But here I was, where I had fled so I didn't have to look him in the eye. It's not that I didn't care for Rhys and Xander, and they both proved that I could rely on them. I needed them. But I wasn't at the declaration stage. It was too soon. Two weeks was not enough time to fall in love. In lust? Most definitely. Starting to build a base to form a true, lasting relationship from? Check. But love? Not yet. I didn't want to break his heart by not returning the sentiment immediately. But I could feel the shift in the atmosphere when the words didn't fall from my lips in return. I could see myself loving Rhys and Xander. I couldn't imagine a future where they weren't my guys. But love was such a stro
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I curled up against the car door, starting out into the passing landscape. Before the fall, humans would have traveled using airplanes. But with the world being divided up into different race territories, it was impossible to get permits for airspace. So instead, the common mode of travel was car and boat. Thankfully we wouldn't need to cross an ocean. The Dragul colony held territory in the northwest. So just a couple days of travel through the Fae and Daemon territory. Once upon a time, where we were was called the United States. After the fall, the supernatural races split the world. It was different for every major land mass. Weres chose the east coast and southern areas. While wolves were furry, they still withstood the wicked humidity better than other species. Apparently the Appalachias were close to the wolves hearts, a lot of them descendants of the marginalized indigenous peoples of the Americas.
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The Sidhe palace was an imposing structure of trees blended into stone with glittering quartz crystal on the spires that reached into the late afternoon sky. It stole my breath, as I stared up. How many people lived within its walls? My ass and legs hurt. I was so ready to get out of the vehicle and stretch my legs. It had been a while since our last pit stop, and my bladder was crying desperately. The atmosphere in the car was tense. I could see it in the line of Xander's shoulders and the way Rhys' jaw twitched as he ground his teeth. Even Heather was sullen, and she was just about the sunniest person I'd ever met. I missed having Eclipse in my mind. Xander told me that around the full moon I would be able to talk to her again, as the wolf would be in control. I couldn't wait to hear her snarky observations. I understood the reason for the mood shift. Aside from the fae dress maker, I didn't have much dealing with their k
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"You did what?!" Rhys thundered as he loomed over his sister. "That's enough!" I snatched Rhys' arm, turning him to me. "She's okay as long as we keep an eye on her." "Right, because the fae will just forget a deal he's made." "The deal was for my virginity! He was paid!" Heather threw herself on the bed, groaning. "I was stupid. And I thought he would be at the Unseelie Court. He splits his time between the Seelie and Unseelie.""How do you know this?" Rhys whirled to his sister."I thought it best to learn more about the fae prick who said he would steal my heart." She crossed her arms defensively. "If I had known, I wouldn't have come.""Not only do we need to keep an eye on Maddie because she tends to be a little outspoken and the fae are master wordsmiths. Now, I have to make sure my kid sister doesn't get her heart stolen either physically or metaphorically. Where did our parents go wrong?!"
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I stared down at Heather, my heart pounding in my throat. I couldn't move. I didn't know what to do. I was frozen, my limbs refusing to work as chaos erupted around me. Rhys was yelling for a healer, Ella had her hand over her mouth, features painted with horror. Prince Aeryck was screaming for his guards. And Xander was on the floor, cradling Heather to his chest. "She's breathing." Relief flooded me. Not a literal stolen heart then. "Her pulse is thready though." Several guards burst through the door, followed closely by a small brown man with gigantic eyes. He hustled to Heather."What happened? We all felt the burst of magic." "Mabon stole her heart." Prince Aeryck's voice was deadly. "I need a messenger. Queen Maeve has declared war on the Seelie Kingdom." "Unseelie witch!" Rhys joined Xander on the floor, his hand grasping Heather's tightly. "Who isn't he Queen of Air and Da
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The air in the car was tense, as Rhys stewed in the back seat. We were headed to Daemon territory next. It had been nearly impossible to tear Rhys from Heather, but we couldn't do anything for her at the moment. There was a larger game afoot, and I knew it would work out. It didn't make it any harder for an older brother to leave his baby sister in a magically-induced sleep with the hope that Mabon would be found. "We will fix this." Xander gripped the wheel tight. "We will consult Lilith in Daemon territory. She will be able to give us some insight.""The daemons do not give information freely." Rhys snarled, and I turned to look at him. His honey eyes were hollow, dark circles ringing them. My heart broke a little more. "Lilith owes me a favor." Xander merged onto the highway. "One I plan on calling in." The trip to Daemon territory was only a few hours, since we were crossing the thinnest part of the Fae te
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"Why are you like this?!" Rhys grabbed my shoulders and shook me the moment the four to our room shut. Xander looked equally pissy. "Why can't you back down from a challenge? Why can't you accept that there are some fights you just won't win?" I shrugged him off. "I've yet to lose." Yeah, I was being a brat, but still. "It's my choice. If Lilith can tell me anything about my parents, then it's a fight worth having." "Lilith isn't normal. She will pit you against her strongest fighter. And laugh when you're littering the arena floor in pieces." "I'm so glad you have so much faith in my capabilities." These men knew nothing of how I was raised. My father taught me how to fight. Everyday. For years. I had always been better at hand-to-hand combat, but I could work a sword with the best of them. It wasn't their fault that they underestimated me. I didn't exactly show off the skills I'd spent my life working on. I preferred to b
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I kept my eyes wide, innocent. Sometimes it was harder for a person to hit someone that looked like an easy mark. Sometimes. This was not one of those times. As soon as the bell tolled, Etna sprang forward. Heat seared along my skin and I forced myself to stay relaxed. I didn't want to give her the satisfaction of wincing. She swung wide, claws glittering on the tips of the fingers of her open hand. I dropped below her hand, anticipating the knee that flung toward my face. I managed to slap both hands on her knee and push backward using her own momentum to slide away. Her skin was hot against my palms. Enough that I hissed and drew my hands up. They were red, but not burnt. So painful, but not enough to actually burn me, as long as I didn't touch her for longer than absolutely necessary. Which meant no grappling. Quick hits and back out. I could do that. My body dropped low, automatically movin
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