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At least they aren’t letting getting rejected bring them down,she thought to herself as they gave her the tour.
“I’ll build you a bedroom and bathroom on the second floor with us. You’ll just have to share the kitchen and living spaces,” Azulia told her as her magic crackled around her hands.
“Thank you. That sounds perfect.”
As Azulia did her thing, Kaida couldn’t help but wonder how they were able to get off the island so easily. Everything she ever learned about being rejected revolved around being left on the island and no one being able to get off without their mate coming back to reclaim them. Yet, standing before Kaida were four women who had been rejected, and they easily walked off the island like it was nothing.
“I have a question. How did you get off the island? I always heard that you had to stay on the island until the mate who rejected you came back for you, if they ever did.”
Adrien let out a loud HA, “That’s just what the Elders always tell people to tell their children. The island is where you are dropped, but the princes usually come by daily to make sure no one is left there. If you are a Witch, a Dragon that can use their wings, or the right type of Faerie, you can just use your magic to get across. Since Lycans and Vampires don’t have that ability, someone just comes by and helps them off.”
“Why are we told such things? It makes no sense to me right now to create these kinds of lies about this place.”
“Probably to make everyone think about their actions if they’d consider rejecting their mate. Like a ‘if you do this, your mate can possibly die’ kind of thing,” Adrien explained.
“Then you have the whole Outcast thing. So many think that the Outcasts aren’t living a good life, but most people here supply the kingdoms, so they are making bank,” Azulia added.
After her room was created, Kaida crashed onto the bed. Exhaustion kicked in and before she knew it, she fell into a deep sleep.
* * *
The next day, the girls took Kaida into town. Adrien showed off her store before opening it to the public for the day. Azulia’s shop was next door, and it was not what Kaida expected. The Faerie not only helped Adrien with her potions, but she also owned her own boutique. It turned out that Azulia was related to the Seamstress in Dragaal. Azulia ushered Kaida into her store and promised to give her new clothes now that she was one of them.
“I am one of you guys?”
“Yeah. That’s why we helped you out last night. We were all right there not too long ago. It wasn’t fun when we had to do it on our own. Things got a lot better when we all banded together. Instead of having you struggle, we are gonna make sure you land on your feet.”
Kaida blinked a few times as she processed what was said to her. Not once in her life was she just accepted into a group of friends like this. She always had to start from the ground up, one by one until she created a small group of friends. But not a single one of the “friends” she’d made would ever help her like this. All of them would see it as a weakness that she needed help in any way because of her status within the Hilmir family.
“Thank you.”
Azulia smiled, “Always.”
The Faerie spent some time taking Kaida’s measurements and used them to create some outfits. A couple of them were dresses with dragon scales incorporated into the design. Azulia mentioned it was sometimes a good thing to show what species someone was while here. Kaida asked why that was, and Azulia made a face.
“I know every kingdom has those types of people that look at you a certain way depending on who and what you are. It’s like that here, too. It’s better to have someone know that you shouldn’t be touched or messed with. That’s why, if you noticed, we all have our power on display at all times. It’s exhausting to do it, but it’s for our protection,” Azulia explained.
“What happens if you don’t?”
“Well, it’s not my story to tell, but I know Remy ran into an issue after she got here. Didn’t help that she didn’t remember who or what she was until her wolf came out to protect her. You can ask her for the details if you want.”
The store’s bell rang, signaling that someone had come in. They were in the back of the store where fittings were held, so they couldn’t see who it was that walked in, but Kaida already had an idea of who it was. A familiar tug in her chest made her quickly turn around. Kaida hoped that it wasn’t her heart playing a prank on her, that the person who came in was the one person she wanted to see. When her eyes landed on the person who walked into the store, she wished she could growl.
It was Beckett.
His long hair fell to his shoulders, and his deep green eyes were glued onto her in a heated gaze. Kaida watched him scan her body with his eyes, and it made her feel as though she was naked when she had a mid-hemmed dress on. Beckett omitted a low possessive growl that made Kaida swallow hard as she shifted from foot to foot.
“How may I help you, Prince Beckett?”
Azulia’s voice made Kaida jump and bring her back into focus. Beckett took a step forward but was blocked by an invisible force. When he omitted another low growl, Azulia stepped a little more in front of Kaida as if to block Beckett from view.
“Careful, Prince Beckett. Even if you are royalty, it is a law here that no one can disrupt business on the owner’s property. This is my property. If you came here to threaten me or Kaida in any way, I am legally allowed to intervene in any way I see fit,” Azulia warned.
Kaida marveled at Azulia being calm while threatening Beckett. It didn’t matter that the law gave her the edge here.She just threatened a damn prince.
“Watch it, Faerie. Just because the law states that you have this privilege doesn’t mean I won’t freeze you where you stand.”
“How may I help you, Prince Beckett?” Azulia asked again.
