Fae Like Me: A Reverse Harem Urban Fantasy (Selena Pierce Book 1) by Lucy Auburn

Author:Lucy Auburn [Auburn, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

A pit formed in my stomach as we approached the building. I stopped, hanging back in trepidation.

“What is it?” Turning towards me, Petyr cocked his head. “If you’re intimidated at the thought of meeting the Elders, I can reassure you that it’ll be a small, informal meeting.”

“It’s not that,” I said, though now that he mentioned it, the thought of meeting fae thousands of years old added to my current worry. “It’s just... this engagement. Is it really my only option?”

Studying me, Petyr walked over and took my hands between his, not only warming them but also bringing me a steady kind of comfort. “There are other things we can do to try to help you control your powers. You can train with another fae—I was actually going to suggest it to Leon.”

I scoffed. “The detective doesn’t like me very much.”

Petyr smiled. “He can be prickly, but Leon is a good teacher, when he chooses to be. And there are other ways you can learn to use your powers: meditation, a few hedgewitch brews that mimic the sexual energy you get from others, even a few fae who might be willing to let you feed off them.” At this last sentence, Petyr took a small half-step towards me and looked at me with something deep in his eyes. “After all, you don’t have to be engaged to be a succubus.”

I swallowed, unsure if I was misreading his intentions. “You would... let me feed off you?”

His mouth twitched up in a lopsided smile. “I would love to kiss you, if that’s what you meant.” There was a hunger in his voice that echoed the one in me. I longed to fill the dark place inside me by pressing myself against Petyr. But before I could close the space between us and meet his lips with mine, he dropped my hands and stepped back. “I’m an ambassador, though. I’ve sworn an oath to be impartial to the fae I serve.”

Twisting my hands together, I bit my lip and tried to tamp down my disappointment. “Right. So you can’t...”

“If I were to get involved with you, Selena, it would surely look like I was playing favorites anytime I helped you out,” he said, voice gentle and tinged with regret. “Fae politics are a tricky beast. There are alliances that only work because they are equal. Not that long ago, many of the fae families were at war—and the peace we live under is relatively new and fragile, at least as far as fae lifetimes are concerned. That’s why it’s best that we not get involved.”

Swallowing, I nodded quickly, feeling like a naive fool for even thinking the ambassador would kiss me. “Of course. I understand.”

“Good.” Reaching out, Petyr put his hand on my elbow and guided me towards the steps of the grand building that rose from the ground in front of us. “You’ll get a hang of all this fae stuff before you know it, Selena. I believe in you. And

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