King of Tricksters: Fae Fantasy Romance (Fae Tricksters Book 2) by S. L. Prater

Author:S. L. Prater [Prater, S. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2023-04-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

(Night)

Night tended to his dead and then slept the day away fitfully in the modest hall of a frey who had been reluctant to send his house mages to the borders. Night knew when a firm hand was needed, but in this case, he sensed this baron, whose tenants were frightened farmers, needed to be treated gently. He spent time with the frey, taking a long meal with his family, answering his many questions. Before the meal ended, the frey had agreed to send all of his mages and to await further orders. The victory felt like a hollow one.

He wondered often about his wife’s feelings. She’d appeared hurt, even in her more playful moments. Did she feel abandoned by him now? He may have wounded her deeply, and the longer they were apart, the more such a blow might fester.

In the carriage early in the evening the next day, he was finally on his way back home to his mate. His shoulders had never felt so heavy before, and only two Lunar deaths rested upon them now. How much worse would it be soon? How many hundreds? Thousands? He closed his eyes, and with his mind, he reached out to his wife, to his only source of comfort.

Rain?

Her voice came to him immediately, riddled with concern. Is my husband well?

Just weary. I miss my mate. My bed is cold without her, and the days have grown longer. Head back on the cushion, eyes shut, he imagined she was seated beside him as he told her about his run-in with Yaga.

What if he’d hurt you? Or taken you? Rain was quiet for a long moment. If I had been with you . . .

I know. I thought the same, he confessed. Yaga is not expecting his worst enemy to still be alive, let alone facing him on a hill full of her trees. He’d have been caught off guard and potentially outmatched.

Another long, quiet pause where nothing filled his ears but the sound of the carriage wheels rocking over frozen earth. Your brother is returned home safe and sound now.

Night’s eyes opened. He sat up. Did his attempts at negotiating with the rogue estate manager go poorly?

Rain’s laugh lacked any mirth. How would you feel about it if I let Bernard snack on one of his fingers?

That bad, eh? Night scrubbed a hand across his freshly shaven chin.

He cast Malcolm off because of his mixed heritage the second he had a chance and got himself ransomed. I handled the matter without gold. Mr. Jacobson was made an example of. No one will dare try that again. Not in the province of the Bloody Queen of Night.

He chuckled. Is that what they’re calling you now?

Only Malcolm is. Bernard hopes it will catch on.

Thank you. Night exhaled slowly, his heavy shoulders rising and falling. Left and right, he was making wrong choices. He’d been making wrong choices since they placed that circlet on his head. First with the spy, then with leaving his wife at home, and again regarding the missing lord.

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