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I clung to every word, aching to know more.
“You never tried to track her down?”
Hesitantly, he shook his head. “She was more his friend than mine. Although, now I wish I would have.” He paused. “I have a feeling I would have just found an empty trail like I did with Lars.”
“You think this is true?” I turned to Yunez. Why hadn’t I ever thought to ask him about my origin?
“I do.” He nodded. “I will put some work into this once we are back in our suite and we have time, but you really are the spitting image of Lars. If you are not his daughter, then you have very strong blood ties to him.”
I nodded and somehow my fingers found their way to my lips. Wondering about my parents had never really been at the top of my priority list. My life was what it was.
And when Nato and my LL abducted me, I had more important things on my mind, like trying to not let the hype of essentially being their messiah get to me.
Now that it was practically shoved in my face, why hadn’t I wondered where I came from?WhoI came from?
Were they good people?
Were they still alive?
Did they die a grisly death to save me?
Was I the next HP?
“You’re thinking much too hard,” Nato whispered in my ear as he squeezed my thigh.
“Isolde,” Wade called my name. I soaked in his handsome yet soft features. “Later, we should chat, I can tell you many stories about Lars. Some of Ishana too.”
“I’d like that,” I said quietly. I was still fucking reeling from this revelation. As much as I constantly felt like a failure of a Mazza, I could add failure of a daughter to that too.
“Yunez…” Wade tucked into his meal. “What is the reason for this meeting that couldn’t wait?”
“I am glad you asked. Because time is absolutely of the essence.” One side of Yunez’s mouth quirked up in a devilish grin, even if it didn’t reach his eyes. “There is a war brewing. One most of Fennina will never see coming. I need an audience with Toste. If you are willing, I thought you could assist with securing us a favorable meeting with Toste.”
Wade snorted. “The only way you’ll get a favorable audience with him is if I blow him before you arrive.” He winked at me. “Which, I’m sure you know, is no hardship.” Then he sobered. “But tell me more about this war. There’s tension in the realm. Sure. But nothing I would constitute as a precursor of war.”
“I’m sure you’ve heard whispers of the Shadow Society?”
“Everyone has. And that Rainer—my apologies Rand, I’m sure since you’re sitting at this table your apple was thrown far from that tree—has too much ambition inside that pretty head of his.”
Yunez traced the wet rim of his cup as a low hum filled the air. “Yes, well. The big secret is that Rainer is not part of the Shadow Society. At least, not the real one. He has a healthy following that masquerade under the name, and they have even started taking their steps toward ensuring a war with Earth, but the war I am speaking of, it will be much more dangerous to those here. In Fennina.”
The silence amplified Wade’s confusion as he glanced around the table. “Okay. I only followed half of that. Who is the Shadow Society if not the group of over eager dicks under Rainer?”
“I am glad you asked,” Yunez said in an ominous voice as he pressed his chest against the table to lean closer. Sage gave him a droll stare as Jari grinned and shook his head. I really was learning how dramatic Yunez liked to be.
* * *
Wade cast his gaze down at his plate, idly pushing the food around. Yunez had finished filling him in on the most important details twenty minutes ago. While we picked up light, fluffy conversation, I had kept my eye on Wade.
He was digesting everything I’d had weeks to come to terms with. I got it. It was troubling and anxiety inducing. But all I could think about was getting him alone and picking his brain on who my parents were.
Were they in love? Would they have loved me?
Hell, my inner child, with insecurities and all, threatened to surface.
“I am stuffed,” Yunez breathed out as he pushed away from the table. He patted his flat stomach as he leaned back in the chair.
Jerking his head to the side as if to dislodge any cotton thoughts, Wade forced his gaze to Yunez. “My apologies. I’m trying to wrap my head around what this means for Fennina. You still didn’t say. What are you after? Why invite me here? Toste would take this meeting regardless of my involvement given the circumstances.”
