Moonlit Majesty by Crystal-Rain Love

Author:Crystal-Rain Love
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crystal-Rain Love

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“How did she die?”

Addix choked down a hard swallow. “She didn’t yet, but she will. Fairuza cursed her, and I guess you could say she cursed me as well. She was afraid that giving me the power of the unicorn would make me too great an enemy so she gave herself a little insurance policy.”

“What sort of insurance policy?”

“My sister lives as long as a queen sits on the throne.” He looked at Zaira, saw the compassion in her eyes and felt horrible for what he was about to say. “You see, if we just end Fairuza and you don’t take the throne, she dies. If we don’t end Fairuza, she continues her reign of terror. That includes sending hunters to attack your wolves, harming the unicorns, and torturing my sister.”

“So you’re saying your sister will die unless I’m queen, or unless we just leave Fairuza alone?”

“Yes.” He stared at the fire, watched the flames dance, and wondered how his sister was doing. If Fairuza had grown crazy enough to kill unicorns for greater power, there was no telling how the people in her care were being treated. “I know you don’t want to be their queen and I can’t force you to be, but if I let her die …”

Zaira’s hand rested along his forearm. “You won’t. We won’t.”

“I don’t want to guilt you into taking the throne. I’d thought you would want to, but now I know you would rather return to your wolves, in their realm. But I don’t want to lose my sister either.”

“I know. Guilt is a heavy burden. Lay it down. I’ll do it because it is the right thing to do. Fairuza has to be stopped, but I can’t let an innocent woman die. That must be why the unicorns wanted me brought to Twilight Springs. In case I hesitate to take the throne, I’ll remember what happened to them, what will happen to your sister and my wolves.” She sighed. “You’re positive that only I can take the throne from her?”

“Yes. You are the only one.”

“Then there’s nothing to discuss,” she said softly, defeated, as she rested her head along his shoulder.

He sat there long after she’d fallen asleep and the others had returned, feeling worse than he’d felt in a long time. To save his sister’s life, the woman he loved would have to give up the life she wanted. And she’d have him to blame, dashing his hope of winning her heart once more.

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