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They’re with me. They’re my mates.I ordered, my confidence and Fae magic suddenly filling my entire being.Let them through and let no harm come to them.
And then we were on the other side, all in one piece.
Zembyr and two warriors were waiting for us at the edge of the forest. The rest of the scouts spread further and cut deeper into the realm.
At the sight of me and my mates, Zembyr’s face immediately softened, the knotted muscles on his arms smoothing.
Henry rushed to me, rubbing my leg to greet me before trotting ahead. Sybil chased him, scolding him, before she landed on his stout back and preened his shiny, black fur.
“Told you, honeybee,” Blaze said with a sexy grin. “There’s nothing to worry about.”
I glanced over my shoulder. Our main army and the valley behind us had all vanished from sight. We’d entered another dimension—the most-guarded fairy realm.
A second later, Rosalinda and our rear force popped up behind us.
However, it didn’t bring me the slightest relief.
I recognized the forest ahead—the Forbidden Forest that was tied to the nightmares I still had every now and then.
It had stolen me from the Dragon Realm, from my family and friends. It’d whisked me away to an alien planet where I’d been cursed to spend my days as three Fury beasts for nine centuries.
My breath shortened, and my blood iced over as panic suddenly washed over me.
I couldn’t go into it again. I wouldn’t. I knew I was being a coward, but I couldn’t overcome this fear. What if the same curse swept over me again and took me away from my mates?
I stumbled back.
“This is the forest that once stole you, isn’t it?” Iokul said softly, eyes burning with cold fury.
The Fae warriors eyed me with the same fear and rage.
Rosalinda had told me when the curse hit me, all the dark Fae had felt it. They’d felt a piece being torn from them, because I was supposed to be their next queen, but I’d been taken captive, and none of them could find me.
I couldn’t help but shudder.
I hadn’t thought this kind of fear could get to me again.
I had thought I was fearless after having been Furies for centuries. What worse could fate and my enemies do to me?
But here I was, trembling in fear.
I hadn’t had much to lose when I’d been the beasts, but now I had everything to lose.
Rai and Blaze wrapped me in their arms.
“We’re right here with you,” Rai whispered in my ear.
Blaze’s dragon fire poured into me, igniting mine and burning away the dark fear. Warmth, vigor, and courage surged into my being through my bond with my mates.
The icy coldness in my bones dissipated.
I was not alone. I would never be alone.
My consort kings were my anchors and steel. When I was at my weakest, they became my strength. They cherished my vulnerability and protected it.
I straightened my spine. I couldn’t afford to show weakness like this again. I would soon face the dark Fae queen and the hostile forces against me.
I moved out of my mates’ arms, stood tall, and became every bit the true Fae queen I was meant to be.
