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Not a good match.
Harper and Iwalked around for an hour. She didn’t ask me what had happened between me and Odin—she wasn’t one for questioning, and it had probably seemed like we disliked each other just as much now as we had a few weeks ago.
I hated that… but didn’t tell her otherwise.
When we made it back up to the massive room, which Harper explained was going to be hers and Sirus’s bedroom when it was done, Ivy met us in the doorway, dragging Ayla along with her.
“To the restaurant,” Ivy declared, grabbing my hand.
I allowed myself to look at Odin once—he was sprawled out on the ground, with his back to a wall and his hands planted on the stone floor on either side of him—before I let Ivy drag me out. Harper went over to talk to Storm while we headed down the stairs, and she caught up to us when we reached the outside of the castle.
I glanced over my shoulder as we walked away from it.
Damn, the thing was gorgeous.
In that hour, Odin had already finished it, making it into a legitimate fantasy castle like the ones I’d always read about. My younger self would’ve been shocked silent, overwhelmed with excitement just looking at the thing, with its spiral towers and elegant shape.
My current self was too damn jaded to feel more than a little appreciation.
“I didn’t realize how strong the kings were until Quake started teaching me,” Ayla admitted. The conversation had been prodded by Ivy, who was the most social of us. Harper was probably second in that regard, and Ayla third.
I was just… there.
Ayla went on, “The other fae couldn’t explain it in a way that made sense, you know? But then Quake explained it, and I understood.”
Ivy grinned. “Girl, I know. Those kings basicallyaretheir elements. I’m actuallylearningnow that Flood’s teaching me. Tariq doesn’t know how water magic works, even though he thinks he does. It’s almost comical how wrong most of his explanations were.”
My lips curved upward slightly, at that.
“How did Quake do at teaching you, Margo?” Ivy asked, looking over at me from where she walked. She and Harper were in front of me and Ayla, so the four of us could fit on the stone walkway that Odin had probably created. “I haven’t seen you accidentally burn anything yet.”
“Eh.” I shrugged. “It’s a constant struggle. I can feel the flames beneath my skin, itching to get out, but I’ve learned how to leash them for the most part. I’m hoping it gets easier, but I don’t know if it will.”
All of the girls grimaced at that.
“I’m sure Tariq can teach you. He randomly catches on fire all the time, but he has complete control over it. He says it’s a balancing act,” Ivy explained.
Huh.
“I’ll probably take you up on that.”
She smiled. “Good. You seem happier, now.”
Did I?
I guess I was, up until Odin confused the hell out of me.
So I just nodded.
Honestly, I was shitty at friendship. It had never come naturally to me, and I constantly assumed that I was offending people.
Which I probably was.
I supposed it really wouldn’t be a surprise if getting kicked out of his land had somehow made Odin realize that he didn’t want me anymore. For so many months, I had been nothing but awful to him.
I wouldn’t blame him if he decided to walk away.Whenhe decided to walk away.
We madeit to the restaurant, but the line was massive. It stretched down the street, and when one of the fae warned us that it would be about two-hours until they had room for us, we all exchanged grimaces.
