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Shaking my head, I pulled away from him and gave him my back. I didn’t want to see the disgust on his face when I told him what I had done. That was how Ishouldfeel . . . disgusted. But I didn’t; it was quite the opposite.
Moving over to the window, I sat down and hung my head. “I did something I never thought I would do, Merrick.”
“What?” he asked, his voice low and unsure.
Slowly, I took in a breath and let it out. I could see his reflection through the glass.
“I kissed the enemy tonight.”
His eyes widened. “Why the hell would you do that?”
“I don’t know,” I whispered, turning my focus to the icy meadow, “I truly do not know.”
But even worse was the fact that I liked it. I liked it a lot.
Chapter10
Ella
“So, this girl has never been to the Land of the Fae? Why do you have her as a prisoner?”
Sighing, I looked over at Shailyn, my cousin from the Summer Court and daughter of my uncle Drake and aunt Sorcha—the king and queen of the Court of Oceans. Thankfully, Shailyn had stayed in the Winter Court for another day with my aunts and uncles.
“It’s a long story,” I said, “but I’m sure you’re about to get the gist of it.”
Although, I wasn’t about to tell her how I had the chance to kill our enemy and ended up making out with him instead. Hell, I wanted to do a lot more than that. “All I ask is that you don’t tell anyone,” I added. “This is my fight.”
“I understand,” she agreed.
I could see two of my Winter warriors down the hall, standing guard outside Draya’s room. They stepped out of the way when we approached, but I paused at the door.
I grabbed Shailyn’s hand and wanted her to feel the truth in my words. Not only was she a truth seeker, but she was also a dream walker and a dragon shifter. I needed her help. Getting information from Draya would only be helpful if she told the truth.
“Please don’t tell anyone that you’re doing this for me. Only my mom knows what I have going on right now. It’s a matter of life and death. I can’t get anyone else involved.”
Shailyn nodded, her green eyes full of concern. “I didn’t realize this was so serious. But you can trust me. I’ll do everything I can to help you.”
A grin spread across my face. “You can always shift into your dragon. That would scare the truth out of anyone.”
Shailyn snickered. “For someone who’s never been to the Land of the Fae before, it’d probably make her piss herself.”
“Probably,” I agreed. Then, blowing out a sigh, I stared at the door and grabbed the handle. “Here we go.”
I hadn’t seen Draya since last night when she told me everything about the loss of her father and her time with the dark fae. There was a part of me didn’t want to care or feel sorry for her, but I did.
When I opened the door, Draya gasped and moved away from the window, dropping the notebook she had in her hand on the floor. Instead of her sweater and jeans, she was dressed in a flowing pink gown with her blonde hair in soft curls down her back. Hopefully, she appreciated our hospitality.
“She’s Summer,” Shailyn whispered.
“Yes, she is,” I agreed. Draya stared nervously back and forth between me and Shailyn as we approached her. “What were you doing?” I asked her, nodding at the splayed notebook on the floor.
Draya quickly picked it up, and I noticed the smudges on her fingertips. “I like to draw,” she said, pointing at the window. “Usually, I like more colorful landscapes, but the snow and ice are pretty, too.”
Shailyn held out her hand. “Can I see?”
Draya bit her lip and handed the notebook to her. “I’m not that good. I thought it’d help pass the time while waiting for my death sentence.”
Shailyn opened the notebook, and I peered over her shoulder at Draya’s drawings. She was very talented.
