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“And?” He snarks at me. “And I think we should have a discussion about it. If, and it is a big am if, I give in to this crazy idea of yours, there will be stipulations.” I say, making sure he understands serious about both these stipulations and accepting his offer. He seems to relax…

His eyes grow wide, and then he furrows his brows. “The same fae who-“ “Yes.” I clear my throat. “The same one Colette expressed a lack of trust for, all the while Caspian and I vouched for him.” Zale sits back and blows out a heavy huff of air. Then he drags a hand down…

“Zale is going to be here today. I wanted to tell you sooner but…” “You were afraid it would make me cry…” I finish for him, looking away, ashamed. I wish I had better control over my emotions. Truly, they have been more in check than they have been, but I can understand why he…

“Merikh won’t let me die with her,” he says, his voice breaking. I exhale softly, my head tilting to the side as I move over to him. “He alpha ordered me not to kill myself or allow myself to get killed. I just got her and now…” Tears sting my eyes as I nod in…

I move in front of him, his hand injured hand shaking on his knee and his good hand moving just as much. He looks down at the ground, his shoulders heaving up and down. Then slowly, he lifts his chin and I nearly break down. “Merikh,” he croaks out, his mouth opening as he sputters…

“Poor Hayes,” Colette exhales. “Do you think he will be okay?” Percy asks, as he enters the room with a tray. He crosses in front of us, placing it down on the coffee table and then stands. “I don’t know,” I admit, the very thought that Hayes might very well never recover looms over me….

“She is in need of healing. Percy will take her.” I glance around, noting the bodies on the ground are either bloody or burned. Many of them are my people, and a sadness grows deeper in my chest. “Where is Beta Hayes?” Percy asks, motioning for the warrior with Brandy to take the ashes. “No…

“I can not let you take it. The dragons will hunt us down for it.” Merikh says, his voice heavy with threat. “That is the point. They come for you and my kind is never even a suspect. Who will believe you now that all your allies are dead? Take your Luna, lick your wounds…

If she sees me, she doesn’t show it. She is too wrapped up in what she is doing to care about the world outside of her scope of things. Her arms hardly outstretched before her as she continues to call to the water from every source she can muster up. Then, as if she has…

“Percy, Merikh vouched for Ezrah.” I remind him, but we both know that trust is gone. We can feel it, sense the shift in him. The end of his charade is so close, and he has let his guard down. “Let’s just move, quickly. We are close. I can feel it.” Ezrah walks first, trying…