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Faye laughed at Sparrow’s euphemism for everything. “You could also hate it.” Her sister shrugged in answer. “Maybe it would be best to ask Vashien how he feels about lemon cake? See if he has a taste for similar things, like lemon tarts.”
“He makes really good lemon macaroons.”
“I’m afraid to ask.”
“The cookies, get your mind out of the gutter.” Sparrow gave her a sidelong glance.
“Depraved sicko,” Faye said, laughing.
Chapter twenty-six
Runearchedabrowat Sadi, who sat on his desk to his right with her booted feet perched on the edge of his armrest. “Get rid of her,” she repeated.
The Ra’Voshnik growled through his mind, offended by the panel of Sadi’s skirt that fell between her legs, exposing the length of her belted thigh-high boots.Get her legs away from us.Rune ignored it, glancing up at Sadi. “My life is tied to hers.”
“Entomb her in Standing Shadows.”
Kill her. She threatens our queen.The Ra’Voshnik prowled closer, eyeing Sadi’s throat.A simple twist, and her head would fall at our feet.
Rune dragged the creature deeper into his mind, away from Sadi. “Have you forgotten neither of us were able to subdue her? It is unlikely the crystal will hold. She would likely destroy my father’s castle if I attempted it, which I will not.” He couldn’t bear the thought of entombing his night breeze, making her a permanent fixture in the macabre crystalline palace he inherited.
Sadi tapped the metal claw at the end of her articulated ring against his desk. “She’s death Rune, on a catastrophic scale.”
“Be easy. She is in my care, and I am quite difficult to kill.”
She leapt gracefully to her feet, crossing her arms as she stared over his realm. “Damian and I will take my rooms in the north wing. You need someone watching your back.”
Hardly necessary, but Rune replied, “As you wish.”
A pair of footsteps heading up the hall pulled his attention. Faye and her harpy sister stopped in the doorway of his study.
“She does look like you.” Sparrow stood shocked in the doorway while Faye entered, smiling at Sadi.
“I wanted to introduce you to my sister, Sparrow.” Her smile faded when Sadi leaned back on her hip and crossed her arms. Faye hesitated for a moment glancing to him as if to ask what happened. Her attention returned to Sadi, and she asked, “Has your father decided if he’ll let me invoke my blood in Chaos?”
Sadi leaned forward, pulling her shoulders back. Her mouth was wide, hissing at Faye. The minx’s eyes widened, and she took a step back, pulling her arms tight to her sides as her sister stepped in front of her and hissed back.
Rune glared at Sadi as Sparrow yelled, “What the fuck is your problem?”
“You are not of my line.” Sadi’s feet lifted a few inches off the ground, her hair and garments swayed around her as though she were submerged in deep water. The telltale sign of Familiar magic.
“Enough,” Rune growled at Sadi. When she returned to the ground, and her hair and clothes oriented normally once more, he turned to Faye. The damage had already been done. Her dark eyes took a glassy look with unshed tears. She took another step backward, out of his study and hurried back the way she came. Her sister a step behind her.
He turned his attention to Sadi. “That was most unhelpful.”
She leaned forward, baring her teeth. “She is a danger to you. Get rid of her.”
Faye blinked back her tears as she rushed up the stairs. Her family abandoned her, the one person who must have some familial tie to her didn’t want her. The glimmer of hope that seeded when she thought she finally found her place rotted in her chest.
Sparrow called her name, but she kept moving, needing to get away. She was a fool to let her guard down with Sadi. She’d been kind, and her kindness blinded her to the simple truth. Sadi was a dark-blood, and Faye wasn’t one of them. They would only ever see her as a shiny trinket to be discarded when her novelty wore off.
“Bitch, stop.” Sparrow caught her wrist pulling her to stop in the empty ballroom.
“I want to be alone.” Faye jerked her arm, but Sparrow held fast.
“No, you don’t.”
Faye pulled away, continuing down the hall. An angry yowl sounded from behind her and something small hit just under Faye’s shoulder. It suddenly grew much heavier. Her sister hung on to her back, her arms circling her neck and her legs around her waist.
