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He rose from his spot and approached me with his hands extended. “What do you want me to do with them?”
All the air sucked out of my lungs, the question overwhelming me. The Order of Souls had murdered my family. They had wiped out my entire past, but that wasn’t these faeries. The ones that Zen had found were victims of the Order as much as my parents had been, and my mother’s parents before that.
“I don’t know,” I answered in a small voice. “Where are they?”
“They’re in a safe house in Catalonia for now,” he said, kneeling before me. “They’ve been there while we collect the rest of them. I’ve had the Royal Guards on this since that night, top priority.”
I continued to gape at him, uncomprehendingly. “Safe house?” I echoed. “What does that mean?”
“It’s a place for them to… regroup… decompress.”
I nodded slowly as I began to understand. “You’re trying to have them deprogrammed.”
“Trying,” he sighed. “Some of them are more willing than others.”
“I want to see them,” I said firmly.
“I don’t know if that’s a good idea. You might trigger them,” he said bluntly.
“And I might inspire them,” I insisted. “I’ve been deprogrammed. I can show them how it’s done.”
“I’ll speak with the healers and psychologists before that can happen,” Zen said firmly. “I’m not allowed there myself. Only selected medical staff.”
A fusion of emotions rushed through me. “Isa?”
“She’s there,” he replied sadly.
“Can I see her?”
Zen sighed. “I really do need to clear it with the professionals, Little Mouse.”
Suddenly, I threw my arms around him, raining kisses all over his neck and face, holding him close as tears began to flow down my face.
“It’s really over?” I whispered when I could find my voice. “The Order? It’s finished?”
“I hope so, Miri. I swore I’d end it, and I think I did.”
Releasing him, I fell back into my chair, sniffling. I turned away, reaching for my napkin to dab my eyes in embarrassment. “Sorry,” I whispered. “It’s all been weighing on me.”
“I can see that.”
“I wish you’d told me you’d been working on this.”
“And I wish you’d told me this had been bothering you so much.”
Our gazes locked, and I offered him a sheepish smile.
“Okay,” I exhaled. “I’m done holding in all the… stuff. I’ll make a concerted effort to let it out now. I promise.”
“I think I have an idea how to work that out,” he said, standing. “Go put on your sexiest dress.”
I gaped at him dubiously. “Now?!”
He nodded. “Yes, now.”
“Where are we going?”
“You’ll see.”
