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At least no one had to see her that way.
CHAPTER26
“We have every angle covered, boss,” Rollo said again.
“And you’re sure the Mossy Ridge boys are up for it?”
“Dax, they are committed. Besides, our guys are with them. Like I have been telling you, it’s all handled,” he said, as the two walked along the shops on Willow Way.
“Would be extra special if we could nab these guys before the sky unleashes on us,” Dax replied as he looked up at the gathering storm clouds.
He knew they were all on it, but still he felt anxious. His Dragon paced to and fro.
He went over the plan in his head again. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t seem to focus. Bloom kept popping into his mind.
“You can still go talk to her, boss,” Rollo said.
“Talk to her? What is there to talk about? There is no coming back from what happened. It was rough even before that shit with the headline. And then to find out she has been feeding information to Finch and the council? Are you kidding me? The fae drive me insane sometimes, I swear. I’d like to see how they would deal with things if we just up and left altogether.”
“Hey, the fae are strange birds for sure, but that doesn’t make them bad.”
“Some would disagree with you on that. Like my dad for one.”
“Thankfully, you aren’t your dad, are you? I’m just saying, try to see it from her perspective.”
“See it fromherperspective? Why don’t you try to see it frommyperspective? God, you’re the worst right hand man ever!”
“Hey, if you want a yes man, maybe you should go over to Pratt’s Pass and do some recruiting. But as long as I’m here, and I am your right hand man, I am gonna tell it to you straight. You have a good thing with Bloom. Are you willing to throw it all away because of your pride?”
Now Dax really thought his head was going to explode.
“Pride!” he practically screamed. “Pride?” Now it was a question. “Oh I’m sorry, I don’t want my mate giving the enemy my secrets.”
Rollo just leveled him with a look. “You know what I mean.”
“Fine, not ‘enemy’ but you know what I mean. I can’t have my mate going around blabbering about things I have confided in her. Jeez, I can’t believe I actually have to explain this to you. It’s as obvious as the sky being blue.”
“You said it yourself, Dax…you see the fae as your enemy. You think your fae mate might notice that a little bit? Maybe, just maybe, that little detail is getting in your way?” Rollo continued.
“Why don’t you just leave me to my misery?” Dax wasn’t liking the direction this conversation was taking. “Let me focus on the job. It’s the only thing I seem to be borderline good at. Of course that seems to be in question now as well.”
“We’ll get these guys,” Rollo said, dismissing the change of subject.
“We better.”
“But let’s say we do, Dax, then what?”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, then what?” Rollo repeated.
“Then the town will be safe, for now… so we will go back to hunting Frederick. That’s been on hold too long already.”
“That’s my burden, brother,” Rollo said. “I am just gonna say this one more time. Probably because if I try a third time I get the sense we might come to blows. But look, Bloom is half-fae, you are a shifter. Try to at least realize you might have something to do with this thing between you two, okay? Maybe take a hard look in the mirror. And while you’re at it maybe consider that the fae are entitled to their own perspective on things.” Rollo said, pausing.“
“I don’t have a clue what you are talking about, man,” Dax said, although the truth was that deep down he had the unsettling feeling that maybe there was something to it.
“Don’t be the scorpion, that’s what I’m saying.”
