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Chapter 28
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 kRelated chapters
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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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"What else can you tell me?" I curled up in an armchair in front of the roaring fireplace in Lilith's decadent office. I wanted to cry. I wanted to rage and curse and break things. My parents had lied to me. My entire existence. I was out here living a dark fairytale, and was left to find out everything on my own. Lilith must think I'm the stupidest child to walk the earth. "That it's not your fault." Lilith threw me a smile. "Secrecy is the most important task of blending in with society.""My parents are essentially sleeper agents for the Supes. I believe that goes beyond secrecy into falsehood." "It's not like they could have announced themselves. They knew you were going to end up being a Bride. Tierney is the daughter of Liliana, the last true Luna. Roderick is a mutt of a few different supernatural DNA.""But why did I not know my mother was a wolf?!" My sigh was a heavy thing. "How could she hi
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Vampyr territory was a wild expanse of forests and mountains. I had expected something different, a little more urban. So the gigantic redwoods and the clumps of wildflowers threw me. There was no civilization past the border. "Are we sure we are in the right place?" Xander huffed a laugh, keeping his eyes on the winding road in front of us. "Yes, Maddie, we just haven't made it into the city yet."The city. The one controlled by the Dragul colony. The one where I would meet Tatiana Rossi, the Dragul Queen my parents were apparently working for. My belly clenched as my mates' scent assaulted me. Being in close confines with them made it hard to resist them. I shifted in my seat. The feeling had been growing the last day. Something was off. Their scents were more overpowering than they had been the whole trip. I was a wanton witch. At least, my bottom half was. My brain was too full of betrayal and secrets to c
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The car was dead silent as we all reflected on our forest tryst. It was one thing to act in the moment of passion, but another to be urged on by a primal need. I didn't regret it. My hand fell to my belly. Was a Were's gestation period the same as a human's? Would I know sooner than six weeks? This wasn't something they covered in my classes as a Bride. The Accords were kind of shifty on the information. Of course I was sitting in the car with two fonts of knowledge. Time to pick their brains. "Does a female typically get pregnant their first time in heat?" The words hung in the air around me. Xander shifted uncomfortably and I could hear Rhys sigh behind me. "It's not–""I mean we–" They both tried to talk at the same time. I suppressed a smile. "Maddie, we weren't trying to–" Xander started. "Take advantage of a situation." Rhys finis
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