The Unseelie Wish (Deal of Shadows Book 2) by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

Author:Kathryn Ann Kingsley [Kingsley, Kathryn Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Published: 2024-04-26T00:00:00+00:00

Alex managed to find the one place in town that was still open at one in the morning, and she apologized over the phone for all the work she was giving them at the last possible second. But she tipped them a few hundred dollars—which felt wild, given her recent money issues—and they seemed more than happy to oblige.

It should’ve fed an entire basketball team. Instead, it fed one ravenous fae, herself, and a few bits of pork spareribs to Pumpkin, because he wouldn’t take “no” for an answer.

Sitting on the sofa, legs folded in front of her, she watched as Izael ate the chicken wings, bones and all. Where it’d horrified her the first time she saw it, now it didn’t seem like that big of a deal. She’d seen much worse in the past week or so.

The human mind was weirdly adaptable when it came down to it.

They ate in silence. Izael was clearly loving the food, but there was a crease between his brows that revealed he was troubled. She felt like an asshole for running her mouth, but here they were. And she really didn’t want to talk about it. But she knew she didn’t have a choice.

The bastard snake was going to wait for her to start. She fidgeted with the cuff of her oversized hoodie, picking at a loose piece of thread. She didn’t care if the hoodie made her look like a shlub. It was comfortable, and right now that was all that mattered.

“Have you ever been in love before?” It was a good place for her to start.

“No.” His answer came fast and unflinching. “Not once in my many hundreds of years. Not fae nor human.” Fishing into the container of one of the many pu pu platters she had ordered, he pulled out another chicken wing and pulled it apart at the hinge.

“Why do you think that is?”

With a contemplative tilt of his head, he took a moment to answer. “Honestly? Nobody was worth my time.”

Ego. Of course. She stabbed her fork into the container of fried rice she had been nursing before putting it down on the coffee table. “Nobody. Ever.”

“Ever,” he repeated. “Though there have been plenty who have told me they loved me over the years, if you think it comes from some soul-crushing loneliness.” He wiggled his fingers in the air. “I had the opportunity.”

She supposed that tracked. “And what happened to them?”

“The fae in question gave up and wandered off, heartbroken, and found another. Or didn’t and either died lonely or still are. The humans?” With a faint, devious smile, he added, “I have a collection.”

“A collection you want to add me to. Of souls trapped in baubles on your shelf, waiting for you to die before they can move on.” Wrinkling her nose in disgust, she decided she was done with the food. More grease wasn’t going to make the night any better. “And you’re wondering why I don’t want to let that happen.”

“But if you loved me, you wouldn’t care—and besides, it’s not like they’re aware of themselves.

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