The Brightest Bonds (The Darkest Mark Book 3) by May Dawson

Author:May Dawson [Dawson, May]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-16T04:00:00+00:00

Brennan

Adrienne’s damn hell hounds came padding after her when I was pacing near the windows, wanting to be near Amelia.

“Adrienne,” I said there quietly. “I'm not sure I trust the Fae.”

“Of course you don't, and of course you shouldn't. He's Fae.”

“How do we know he's even really a king? None of us have ever gone further than the forest that surrounds us.”

“None of us but you have even gone into the forest,” she corrected. “Both because we don't want to displease our host who lets us move the castle back and forth between these worlds, and because it is a terrifying place. But you couldn’t resist a terrifying place, could you, Wolf?”

“We don't even really know where we are... and he could just tell us anything about the Fae world... maybe he’s not even a real king.”

“Does it matter? He’s useful to us, and he finds us useful.”

“Useful how?” I automatically bristled at the words.

“He values having us to work for him in our world. He doesn't want to spend time doing tedious tasks. He doesn't like to enter their world at all. Too much iron. Too much... Everything.”

“I know, humans are annoying. Why...” Two pieces came together for me. “He didn't help you to find and capture Amelia. He sent you to capture Amelia.”

“Not exactly. Using her as breeding stock was his idea. He said he knew a part Fae, part shifter who would be strong enough to carry a child for us.”

“Why did he want her?”

“He wanted to tie us to him. As I said, he can’t travel into the mortal world easily. He has us to do his bidding now.”

“That’s suspicious as hell, Adrienne.” I returned to pacing.

“To be fair, Wolf, at the start of this plan, I did not know that you were in love with this girl. Obviously, I would have been sensitive to your feelings if I had known. Though I'm not sure who else you would want to get pregnant—”

“I’m not in love with her,” I said automatically. I couldn't let anyone think I felt too protective of Amelia.

I wasn’t sure what Aodhan’s game was, but was it possible he had hypnotized Adrienne? Because the vampire queen had protected her hive for two hundred years with her shrewd mind, and yet, now I could hear Aodhan’s hell-hounds panting at her feet.

Adrienne was still speaking. But my mind had already gone somewhere far away, trying to make sense of my next move.

“Do you know what I wonder, Wolf?” Adrienne had closed the distance between us in a few inaudible steps, so I didn’t know she was close enough to touch until she spoke. “What do you get out of working with us?”

“I wasn't aware it was optional.”

“No, it isn't. But why would you have more of a tie to us than you have to your own kind?”

“I don't know them. I've spent five years with you all. And I believe I've proven my loyalty—” I gritted.

Adrienne touched my arm to cut me off. “We don't need to review your resume.

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