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Hopefully, the first of many.
Remmo set me down, taking my hand and lacing his fingers through mine.
“Brothers,” he called to the group. “This is my mate.” His voice was proud, and it hit me then, what the unseelie offered each other.
Not just rules to follow, and a goal to pursue… but a united brotherhood.
Afamily.
The seelie were connected through their wildness, but there were dozens and dozens of small groups among them, like the Wild Hunt.
The unseelie wereunited. They supported each other in their efforts to improve, and had each other’s backs in a way the seelie just didn’t.
Neither way of living was wrong… but I was starting to find myself really damn in favor of the unseelie one.
Our shoulders were slapped—lightly, in my case—and congratulations rang from every damn set of lips as we made our way out.
And then to the nearest river, so Remmo could scrub everyone’s scent off my skin but his.
Nineteen
We spentan hour in the river, playing around the way we had in the glowing cave. And kissing; there was plenty of kissing.
When we finally emerged with swollen lips and massive grins, we found the other four generals waiting in the forest.
Wanting an answer.
Remmo draped an arm over my shoulders, dragging me closer to his chest. “You’re bringing me the same request I’ve already turned down half a dozen times, aren’t you?” he drawled to the other generals, though he was grinning a bit.
“We are,” one of the men admitted. “Aev officially stepped down already. Have you reconsidered? We won’t lead without you, particularly now that you’re the only one of us with a mate.” He gestured toward me.
I saw Remmo’s eyes gleam, the way they did when he was planning some nefarious shit.“Don’t even think about it,”I warned him mentally.
He flashed me a vicious grin. “I have too much to teach my female about our world to consider joining the council. But I do have an alternate proposal for you.”
I bit back a sigh.
The generals waited.
Remmo nodded his head toward me. “The unseelies like my Iloli. They respect her. She has a unique perspective that no others in our faction can offer—and if she becomes a leader, some of the new females she’s befriended will probably follow her to our group. She probably also knows most of our men’s names already.”
“Idon’tknow most of their names already,” I corrected him. “The unseelies keep to themselves more than the seelies do. Or I guess, most of them just don’t mingle with the seelies.” I did know the names of most of them who had defected before I took off with Remmo, though.
And a lot of them had defected.
So maybe Ididknow most of their names.
I wasn’t going to say that aloud, though.
“Youdoknow most of the seelie’s names,” one of the generals said thoughtfully. “They all like you. Having a fae on the council who the seelies actually like would be useful.”
He actually looked like he was considering Remmo’s suggestion.
“We’ll think about it,” Korrik grunted. “And see how the others feel.”
“When you come to the same conclusion I have, let us know. I’ll try to convince her that you’re worth it.” Remmo winked at the men, before steering me away from them and further into the forest. The snow was a little deeper there—it was icy against my toes, but between my heat and Remmo’s, it wasn’t a huge deal.
“You’re never going to convince me,” I warned him, after we were far enough away that they wouldn’t hear us.
