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I look down, and the long scars on my arms glitter back at me, the darkness beneath twinkling as if to answer.
The King saved my life.
Wait. Little Crow?
My head snaps up, tears prickling the backs of my eyes. “My uncle...”
Odin gives a soft smile. “He is King Arturo’s bastard brother. He was banished from these lands many moons ago. When the King asked for my help, I went and found him on Exile Island.”
I look to Haide, but she’s busy snooping around the room. “I want to see him.”
Odin nods. “I’m sure once you are crowned, you can bring him home no problem.”
He's alive. My uncle, or well, the man I know and love as my uncle is alive. I thought for sure Knight killed him too—
I cut my thought off when a small crack forms in my chest, and I push it away. I will deal with my heartache soon, but today is not the day.
“Do you have any questions?” Odin asks, reaching into his pocket and taking out a long cigar. Do I? Didn’t I always want this? To have the chance to ask about my father and both my parents, without setting off war alarms for the mere mention of The Slasher.
I shake my head. “I don’t need to know anything more than what you’ve just shown me, Odin.”
“Your father wasn’t an evil man by choice. It is just what some become when their mate denies their fate.”Don’t I know it, I was well on my way. “I think it hit him so hard because his mate wasn’t just a girl on the street he never had to see, but the Queen he had to watch grow a family with another so publicly. When he met your mother, I thought he might be ok, he tried his best to love her, but she had no love to give anyone, and fed herself to the dragons after you were born.”
I wait for sadness about the truth of my mother's death to hit me, but it never comes. I didn’t know her, so the only sorrow slipping into my bones is for my father. Sure, he was a twisted, murderous maniac in the end, but it could have been different for him, and it’s not like he was human and made the decision to kill. It was deeper than that and beyond his control.
“London, you should know—”
A portal snaps closed, and I jump up from my chair, my eyes flying straight to Knight. Blood stains his face and hair, his eyes dilated black and directly on Odin.
I quickly stand between him and Odin, my hand coming to Knight’s chest. I suck in a breath when I feel the anger in his pulse. When he keeps his eyes locked on Odin, I bring my hand up to his chin, forcing his face down to mine.
“Look at me.”
He doesn’t budge. Blood is Knight’s favorite fucking snack, and he just ate his fill. “Knight.”
He clenches his jaw a few times, before finally dragging his eyes down to mine. Anger, pain,regret?Prominent. The corners soften a little, enough for him to reach around my back and pull me in close.
He rests his forehead against mine, closing his eyes briefly. “Sorry, baby.”
“Having too much fun out there, huh?” I tease, with a raised brow.
He chuckles, leaning down and bringing his lips against mine. Liquid metal touches the tip of my tongue and I feel the fire beneath my skin spark to life slightly.
I put it out with a shake of my head, stepping back. “He has been protecting me all along.”
The corner of Knight’s mouth kicks up slightly. “Yeah?” His hand slides down to cup my ass. “Then I gotta say... he’s done a terrible job.” He looks back over my shoulder, turning me in his grip so I’m facing Odin with him at my back.
“Odin was my father's best friend.”
Knight’s hand moves over my lower belly, and I place mine over his protectively. “Is that right?”
“Knight—”
“Past friendships do not allow you to keep your head.”
Odin leans back in his chair, looking between the both of us. “You guys are very cute together, but I have to ask.” He pushes up from his chair. I don’t have to see the rest of the Lords behind us to know that they’re there. “Are you going to tell her?”
Odin’s words are lost when the crackling sound of electricity breaking through the air snaps and I turn to see another portal opening, this time Legend pushing through, his eyes wild.
