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“Precisely.”
Aamako appears uncomfortable. “There will be an army of vampires at the center of my court.”
“Correct.”
“Which will anger the fae.”
“Most certainly. Your baby is prophesized to be born on top of that tower. I serve the magic born to her, as do two other powerful males, as will anyone under my command. When the living come for her, she’ll need the strength of all her armies.”
Knowing what I’m telling him, Aamako sucks in a breath. “You know futures that my mate doesn’t tell me. The ones where enemies will come for my child.” Objects in the space around us start levitating.
I stand and pry the glass from his hand, walk over to the bottle and pour more bourbon, then return the drink to him. “At ease, Unseelie king. It is why I’m around now. Your mate shared the vision of the future with the male who used to own this home, knowing he would awaken me. The rules of the living don’t apply to your daughter, and her birth will change the world. We must protect her magic and make room for her to grow too.” Make room for her people as well, not starve them, weaken them, punish them for eating.
“Do you plan on meeting with the heads of the vampire houses?” he asks.
My plan is solid, but I share it with no one. The living cannot be trusted. Not about this. They won’t approve. They won’t understand. “I do, as I know they’ll try to take me out. I’m a threat to their order.”
“The winter solstice is coming,” he says as if thinking the same thing I am. It fits my plan.
“It’s an opportunity for your people to mingle and mate.”
“Except nobody wants to mingle with me,” Aamako says. “Or I with them.”
“The fae want to mingle with each other, I assure you, and if you invite them to stay in the Ice Princess, they will come for the season.”
“Augusta sent out the invitations, and they’re pretending they haven’t received them. Some people are moving out of the court completely.”
“Seeking refuge in the Summer Court, I presume?”
He nods.
“You will lose bloodlines to the Seelie just as thevocabloodlines got lost to them.”
Aamako snorts. “You’re lecturing me on losses when tales of your hunts are spreading. Don’t think I haven’t heard about the town you and your males attacked.”
“They were traitors. You’d have killed them yourself if you could have found them.”
“I know!”
I lean in on my elbows. “You’re mad I robbed you of an opportunity to lay waste to another town.”
“Maybe.”
“You’re hopeless.”
“I want a safe kingdom. I have a mate and a child on the way. I can’t have vampires on the streets terrorizing my people. Not even the traitors, and definitely not the locals.”
“Which is why I suggested we all move into the heart of the Winter Court along with any fae willing to share blood with us.”
Aamako nods. “You can have the Ice Princess as your residence, but under one condition.”
I nod. “I’m listening.”
“That the Summer princess takes over the winter solstice opening event.”
Over my undead body! Remain calm. Remain calm. “Explain.”
Aamako raises an eyebrow at my barking an order at him.
