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Wow. Ego overinflated much?
I stare at my food as my stomach growls miserably.
“It’s not earth food, but if you don’t eat, you die,” Phantom tells me softly.
I look at him, hoping to see concern or any sign he cares, but his face is blank. I realize he isn’t trying to comfort me; he’s just telling me facts. And as much as I want to yell at him and say to go screw himself, I realize he’s right. If I don’t eat here, how the hell will I have the strength to escape?
So, I eat, trying not to taste the grey meat as much as I can. It’s not pleasant by any means, but it’s not vomit-inducing. I take small bites, forcing myself to keep going until I’ve eaten as much of it as I can stand.
The king watches my every bite. “So, do all fae have the same powers?”
An alarm goes off in my head. One that says to proceed with caution. “No. We’re all different.”
I glance at him out of the corner of my eye. His expression is calculating. “Can others use their… light the way you do?”
“I’m not sure,” I respond. The truth is, I’m not. I’ve never seen anyone use light this way before, but it doesn’t mean it’s impossible.
“And is it useful for anything else?” He leans a little closer as he asks the question, and I hate having him in my space.
“Not that I’m aware of,” I say, not meeting his gaze.
“It can heal and kill,” Phantom adds.
Super helpful.
The Shadow King makes a sound, like he’s thinking. “Perhaps we should have Ann try her light in our dark world… see what it can do.”
“Whatever my king wishes,” Phantom says with a nod.
I’d call him a kiss ass, you know, if he wasn’t being controlled by this monster against his will. If I didn’t think deep inside the Phantom I love is still there. Yet, I’m careful, because this Phantom is his king’s puppet.
“Maybe another time.”
The king looks pissed, but then his expression relaxes and he sighs. “I guess you’re inevitably waiting to help me until you get what you want. But not to worry, Ann, you’ll be my queen soon.”
Queen? Is that what he thinks I want?I stare at him.When Phantom made love to me, was it part of this plan? I don’t understand. What game are these two playing?
Phantom turns to his king. “I thought since I had had her first you wanted our powers to unite, because you didn’t want to risk angering the goddess by taking her after your son.”
The king shrugs. “There are exceptions to that rule.”
Exceptions like killing Phantom so that he can take me? Yeah, I bet.“Does that involve removing Phantom from the equation?”
“If it does, Phantom won’t mind. Will you, son?” The king dares me with his eyes, even while he speaks to the man I love.
“Whatever my king wants,” Phantom says, his response almost robotic.
It takes everything in me not to punch the Shadow King right in the face. “Why exactly do you want to marry me?” My question drips with anger.
He smirks. “You know why. The prophecy, of course.” And then he takes another sip of his gross wine-stuff. “After the final battle, before I enslave your world and your men, we will wed, and all will be as prophesied by the shadows.”
“You’re going to bring me to the battle?” And I hate that even I hear the hope in my voice. Because that’s what I’m focusing on–getting free and getting somewhere I can help my men, not the whole end of my world and the people I love thing.
He laughs. “So you can use your powers against me? No. But after everything is set into place and your powers can only be used to help me? Yes.”
I look at Phantom, hating that he seems to lack all response. All awareness that everything the king seems to be planning relies on Phantom being dead.
How is it that Phantom can’t see it?The king clearly has no intention of sharing power with anyone and that means Phantom isn’t safe.Could that shard in his heart really stop him from even seeing the most basic truth, that the king is using him for something and will throw him away when he’s done with him?
