Chapter 35: Lives unravel
CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE BETH I stared after him as he strode back the way we’d just come. I was relieved to not have him breathing down my neck. But maybe meeting the king by myself was worse. Whichever way I tended, Prys was right about one thing: I shouldn’t make the king wait. The planting […]
Chapter 34: Finally the recognition
CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR BETH The cheering and laughing stopped. The only sound was the whispering among the Fae spectators. Bleddyn let go of me, holding his hands out just in case, ready to catch me. The dizziness receded as I caught my breath. My eyes still wide with terror, I looked to the side, expecting […]
Chapter 33: A deadly dance
CHAPTER THIRTY THREE BETH There were hundreds of Fae, dressed in colorful dresses and frocks. The ladies and gents floated across the dancefloor, swaying like flowers in a hot breeze. There were no musicians I could see, and the music seemed to come from everywhere. There were violins and flutes, but it wasn’t classical music […]
Chapter 32: Getting ready for the ball
CHAPTER THIRTY TWO BETH When I woke up, my body felt pleasantly sore, and I was still tired. But otherwise, I felt fine. Weirdly, I didn’t remember much after the tryst in the pool. There’d been this strange hallucination underwater. A gorgeous man with flowing white hair, staring at me with sad, piercing blue eyes—what […]
Chapter 31: Daeary’s survival
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE DAEARY I staggered away from Beth, barely able to walk straight. Not once in my long life had I allowed myself to be drained to such a low point. But it had been the only way to save her. It was more evidence of what I knew to be true in my […]
Chapter 30: Getting wet
CHAPTER THIRTY BETH I turned around, ready to protest, but instead of Margiad or Delyth, Daeary stood behind me, his hands still rubbing circles on my scalp. He grinned widely, his eyes sparking with fiery delight. Punching his chest, I said, “Where did you come from? Where are those women?” Daeary laughed. “I have ways […]
Chapter 29: Inside the palace
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE BETH My entourage had brought me straight to a suite in a different part of the palace. I’d be hard pressed to find my way back to the main courtyard after traversing one corridor after another, then going up a flight of stairs and down two flights of stairs. I didn’t even […]
Chapter 28: Off to the palace
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT BETH “It is time, Princess.” Bleddyn stood by the bed, fully dressed, carrying my bundle. I wrapped my arms around my middle and squeezed tightly. Today was the day that set my path for the future. I might find out where my friends were and how to free them. But at the […]
Chapter 27: Trust is fragile
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN BETH I wasn’t happy. I hadn’t planned on having sex with both men at the same time. Don’t get me wrong. It wasn’t like I was complaining. It had been amazing, and my pussy throbbed just thinking about how both of them had looked, towering over me, their cocks ready for action. […]
Chapter 26: More threesome
CHAPTER TWENTY SIX BLEDDYN “Beth?” She did not answer. Dread gripped my throat like the old hag in the meadow behind the tavern. “What have you done? Is she…” I could not name my biggest fear. Emaciated limbs and terror-wide eyes of incubus victims floated before my eyes, overlaying the image of the insensate woman […]