Pixie-Led (Book 2 in the Twilight Court Series) by Amy Sumida

Author:Amy Sumida [Sumida, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-10-19T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

“So that went better than I expected,” I finally said into the silent carriage.

“Better than you expected?” Keir exclaimed in horror. “Seren, you'll never be welcomed back. You've just insulted and threatened the Queen of the Seelie. You're supposed to be an ambassador! How do you think you'll fulfill those duties now?”

“You're seriously taking her side?” I gaped at him. “Uncle Shane said you were blind when it came to your mother but, Dad, this is certifiable. The woman wanted me to kill a brownie and not in the delicious, I've-got-the-munchies kind of way.”

“You wouldn't have killed her,” Keir scoffed. “She's immortal and there are several healers in the Seelie Court. She would most likely have recovered.”

“Who the fuck are you?!” I screamed and both Tiernan and Aideen flinched. Cat got up from her place on the floor and looked back and forth between Keir and I, just waiting. “Do you just turn into another person when you're around your mother or what? Because the man I know would never have allowed an innocent fairy to be hurt while he was standing right there!”

“Seren,” Keir growled and Cat growled back at him. The fur on her back lifted and her lips rolled up to show off her teeth.

“You looked away!” I kept screaming and started pointing my finger into his face. “She ordered me to hurt that fairy and you looked away! Who are you? You're not my father. You're not the kind, brave, fair king of the neutral Twilight Court. You're a coward and a monster.”

“I'm...” Keir swallowed hard, looking suddenly lost. “I don't know who I am. She's always had that affect on me. I don't see things clearly when I'm in her presence. I have no idea why.”

“Could he be fairy-struck?” I glanced at Tiernan.

“By his own mother?” Tiernan frowned and then considered it. “I don't know. Perhaps. If he was, the magic wouldn't fade with distance.”

“I'm not struck,” Keir snarled.

“Then what? Something happens to you because that was not you. Could she work some kind of enchantment over you without your knowing?” I was calm now that a rational possibility had presented itself and Keir had begun to speak like himself again. Cat responded to my calm and laid back down.

“She's the Queen of the Seelie and my mother,” Keir sighed. “It's possible.”

“Oh, Dad,” I shook my head. “I'm sorry but I hope so. I really hope so because if you're not under some kind of spell, you're bonkers and that would mean that I could go bonkers too.”

“You're acting kind of crazy right now,” Aideen muttered.

“Shut up, Aideen,” I whined. “I'm upset, not crazy.”

“Sorry,” she sighed.

“Your Majesty,” Tiernan said to Keir. “I think you should wear a protection amulet the next time you see your mother.”

“A protection amulet?” Keir gaped.

“Dad, you would have allowed me to hurt that fairy,” I said grimly. “Think about what I could have done to her.”

“I see your point,” Keir deflated. “My own mother. Why?”

“Maybe you spoke to her like I do,” I suggested.

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