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“You were just stabbed and you’re worried about your dress?”
Okay, it sounds bad when he puts it likethat.
He shakes his head back and forth as he once again walks behind me to look at my back. “What do you mean iron doesn’t affect you? I canseethat it doesn’t, but why? Doesn’t it affect all fae?”
I turn around to face him. “Stellan, can I trust you?”
Something flashes in his eyes that I can’t quite read. He rubs his hands over his face, sighing heavily.
My entire body goes numb as I wait for Stellan to answer, but the longer he hesitates, the more my chest aches.
Is he trying to say that Ican’ttrust him? And if I can’t, what does that mean for our marriage? And what about his family?
“Wisteria, I—”
He is cut off when I hear another loud whooshing sound. This time, I don’t hesitate to throw up a shield.
Stellan waves a hand at me. “It’s okay. It’s my dad.”But he looks at my shield, tilting his head to the side.
I let my shield drop, not wanting him to see any more of my power. I’m still not sure if I can trust him or not.
Stellan.
Stellan, can I trust you?
Those words feel like a knife to the gut.
So bad, I wanted to tell her yes. But how can I promise that when I know that shecan’ttrust me, at least not with her heart.
My very soul feels like it’s being ripped in half as I glance over at Wisteria. My father and his men arrived to take care of the dragons that tried to attack us. I killed the first one, but Wisteria took care of the second man. With her magic… her strange magic that I’ve never heard of any fae having before.
“What happened to this one?” Dad asks, pointing to the still unconscious dragon. “There are no marks on him. It looks like he just passed out.”
“It was Wisteria.”
Dad turns his gaze to my wife, giving her a thoughtful look. “I’m beginning to understand why the fae revere her so.”
“What?” My eyes widen.
The faerevereher?
Why is this the first I’m hearing of it?
He turns to look at me, raising an eyebrow. “You didn’t know? Wisteria is the one fae we can’t getanyinformation on. She’s always been closely guarded. The only things I knew about her were things I observed at court. They refer to her as Imperial Highness. They hold her in an even higher esteem than her father.”
Maybe Natalia is right—maybe I should have learnedmore about the fae before marrying one. If I had, I wouldn’t feel so lost right now.
“What am I supposed to tell her about the dragons that attacked us?” I ask, knowing now isn’t the time to question my dad about Wisteria and the fae.
I glance over at Wisteria and see her talking to one of the guards. From here, I can hear that he’s asking her about the attack. I tune them out, focusing again on Dad.
He sighs. “Whatever you want to tell her, but I don’t recommend you tell her the truth. If word gets back to the fae, they may take advantage of our weakness.”
I don’t like the idea of keeping this from her. If I ask her not to tell, she won’t. I don’t mention it to my dad because I know he won’t feel the same about her.
Dragon shifters keep to themselves. People think we choose not to associate with other supernaturals because of the Dragon War, but the truth is, dragon shifters are scared. Even though the war happened ten generations ago, there are fewer dragons alive today than there were before the war started. We may be stronger, but it wouldn’t take much for supernaturals to turn against us. If they did, we might not survive a second war. And if supernaturals knew how vulnerable we were right now, they might take advantage of the situation. It’s why my father joined the Alpha Council—to hopefully gain allies, should we ever need them.
The Alpha Council is a council full of the most powerful alphas—wolves, tigers, bears, ravens, and other shifters make up the council. When my father decided to join, the vampires also joined, making the council even more powerful than ever. Other supernaturals are now joining, wanting a lasting peace.
