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“History is one of our greatest weapons. There are those who re-write it to fit their agenda, as humans are fond of, but it never works out.” Dawson walks around to the front of his desk and leans against it. His eyes once again land on me. “King Hastings is desperate for the dark fae to stay ignorant of the past. Because, once upon a time, the dark fae were free.”
My heart races at his words.
My whole life, I’ve been taught a false history, and I believed every word. Even knowing what I know about King Hastings and being here, I still never questioned. It makes me sick to my stomach to think that I’mstillloyal to my father.
When the dark fae are finally free of his reign, I will make sure that they all have access to our true history. Everything I can find will be public knowledge for them. No more lies.
Once class comes to an end, Devin waits for me to gather my things.
“I’m going to stay for a minute,” I remind him.
He nods. “I’ll take your stuff for you, so you don’t have to carry it later.”
“Thank you.”
Devin kisses me on the cheek. “I’ll see you soon. Don’t forget to have Dawson bring you to the dining hall.”
I nod, knowing that his request is non-negotiable. He doesn’t want me on my own, not that I can blame him with everything going on.
Devin waits until everybody vacates the room before he leaves. Dawson has his back turned toward the classroom. As he senses my presence, he turns around to face me.
“Devin is leaving you alone?”
I lift one shoulder. “He knows that I wanted to talk to you.”
He knits his brows. “Is everything okay?”
“Yeah.” I hesitate, wondering how I should approach the subject.
Dawson takes a step closer. “What is it, Tori?”
I finally look up, making eye contact. “Do you know that dark fae can feel strong emotions, even without making skin to skin contact?”
He hesitantly nods his head. “I heard that, yes.”
I lick my lips, unsure of what to say.
Thankfully, I don’t have to say anything. “I’m sorry, Tori. I didn’t mean to be forcing any of my emotions on you like that, I hope you understand. I’ve been trying to stay away to make things easier for you.”
“That’s not why you’re staying away.” I raise an eyebrow at him. “I am part wolf shifter, and I can tell when you’re lying. Besides, I would know anyway. I know the emotions you feel when you’re around Devin and me.”
Dawson’s entire face falls. “You know everything?”
I nod. “I don’t want you to feel bad.”
His eyes widen. “You really are good at the whole emotion reading thing. I guess I didn’t realize. I thought you had to touch me to know everything.”
“I’m sorry.” I tuck a piece of hair behind my ear. “I usually pretend that I can’t. People don’t really like it, so I’ve learned to keep my mouth shut. But I can’t do that when it comes to you. We’re family and I care about you.”
Dawson sighs. “We can talk in my office.”
He knows I’m not going to let this go. I can’t. Dawson is like a brother to me. Soon, hewillbe my brother, once Devin and I get married.
I follow Dawson into his office. He leans against his desk, motioning for me to sit in one of the chairs. Once I sit down, I take a moment to study him.
Other than their supernaturally green eyes, Dawson and Devin don’t look very much alike. It took me a while to even figure out that the two of them are brothers, and only after I made the connection about their last name did I realize.
“Your mate is coming soon. You know that,” I say, breaking the silence. “I think maybe that’s why you’re feeling so antsy. Your wolf can sense that something is about to happen.”
