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When we were both finished blubbering, I pulled back.
Danica smirked at me. “You have sex hair.”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
“Uh-huh.”
Time for a change of subject. “I have something to show you.” I pulled Misty out of my knife sheath.
Danica gaped. “I left that with the Merqueen.”
“I know. I don’t know what it was doing in the seelie king’s armory, but it’s mine now.” I preened.
“Be careful with that, Evie. It’s more powerful than most people could imagine.”
“I know. I remember that time it talked in my head.” I shivered. “But I also know it can help us take down HFE. We’ve identified the leader now. His name is Lennox Rees. But we need the people he delegates to.”
“Lennox Rees,” Danica mused. “Your uncle has been busy.”
“That’s what I said.”
“How are things with you and Nathaniel?”
I shrugged. “They’re good… I think I pissed him off, though. He can feel what I’m feeling, and I can’t seem to do the same.”
“You want some advice?”
“Always.”
“Don’t try to shut him out. Tell him how you’re feeling and let him in.”
“That doesn’t exactly come naturally.”
She laughed. “Believe me, I know. You saw how hard Samael had to work. But if you’re committed to Nathaniel, you need to be all in.”
An image of him skewered with the metal bolt flashed in my mind, and I shuddered. That was the moment I’d made my choice, and I was just mad at myself that it had taken him being in that much pain for me to realize how much I loved him. If he’d died in that moment, he would have gone to his death thinking I’d never forgive him.
“What’s wrong?”
I filled her in.
She winced. “Yeah, I understand. When Samael was turning to ash…” Pain filled her eyes, and some of the color drained from her face. “There’s something about seeing the person you love suffer that makes you gain a whole lot of perspective real quick.”
“It sure does. I better go. Thanks for the advice.”
“Anytime. Evie?”
“Yeah?”
“You want to come stay for a few days when this is over? You and Nathaniel?”
“For sure.”
She grinned at me. Her hand came up to ruffle my hair, and I batted it away. “Don’t even start with that shit.”
She laughed, and I hauled myself up the stairs and back to the portal.
My mind raced as I drove back to wolf territory. HFE had continued to elude us. No matter what we did. They were always one step ahead of us. We couldn’t afford to take them out one by one. We needed a plan that would take them all out at once.
