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He shakes his head. “I can’t allow portals.”
“Well, we can’t be enemies, Nottuza. I have friends in this court. Look at all these lovely people I met that you put to sleep.”
“Even if we court each other for the entire season, in the end, I can’t give you a child, Fleur. I can’t fulfill the vital duty required of royal bloodlines. And the kind of magic you hold is an asset to your people. It should be reproduced and celebrated.”
“I’m barren.”
“Untrue.”
She heads toward the exit. “I’m leaving.”
I use my speed to materialize in front of her. “You’re not the only siren born to fae parents. There were others. In most cases, the fae parents turned the child over to the merfolk. With you, they found a way to hide your tail, and by doing so, tampered with your siren nature. It affected your fertility.”
“I have long ago made peace with the fact I’m never having kids. This is cruel. Even for you. Why are you doing this?”
“Because you deserve better than what I can offer you.”
“My heart doesn’t care about your honorable motivations. Your merit is stupid. I hate it!”
“Fuck.” I run a hand though my hair again. “You make me want to tear out my hair.”
“That makes two of us. Let me pass, soldier.”
The way she said “soldier” is meant to put me in my place. A power move on her part. I step aside, and she practically marches out of the kitchen.
“Your brother knows,” I say.
She’s still walking away. “My brother loves me and would never hurt me.”
“He didn’t do it to hurt you. He did it to keep you. Ask him. Better yet, ask your mother.”
Fleur turns, and her magic wraps around my body and tugs me toward her.
I don’t resist, and climb the last few steps to her. As I face her now, we’re almost at the same height.
“My mother is not available for asking,” Fleur says. “She’s hiding.”
“Make her come out of hiding. Summon her.”
She huffs. “You think it’s easy. I don’t even know where she is, how far away. I don’t know where to start. Nobody trained me on… I can’t.”
“I told you I’ll help you with your magic, and I have. Summon her. Get your answers. Live the life you were born to live.” I step back and bow, waiting for her to offer me her hand, but she never does.
She simply climbs the stairs.
Fleur will go on and mend her heart quickly.
Trouble is, I doubt I will.
34
FLEUR
Nottuza released the fae from the sleeping spell.
None the wiser, they moved on with their lives.
After finding out my family hid things from me, I retreated from the Golden Palaceand moved into a small village farmhouse nestled in the mountains of the Summer Court. It’s June’s old home, where her sister Julie lives.
