Forbidden Fae (Fate of the Fae Book 2) by Vera Rivers

Author:Vera Rivers [Rivers, Vera]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-07-22T05:00:00+00:00

14

“What’s bothering you?” Ren asked when we were in the room together that night.

I looked at him. Where could I start? I had a million things on my mind. Front and center was the fact that we’d killed Carlin. Everyone kept saying it was self-defense; she’d made the first move. It couldn’t be misconstrued as an act of war, but that didn’t change the fact that she was dead.

At the hand of my magic. Mostly.

Nylah had been involved, too. But I didn’t feel like she was the one to blame for all of this.

“Talk to me,” Ren begged. I sat cross-legged on the bed, and he joined me. The mattress dipped under his weight. He lifted his hand and brushed his fingers down my cheek. When his power shuddered through me, I closed my eyes and drank him in.

“It’s a lot to deal with,” I said.

“I know. I wish I could make this easier on you.”

I shook my head. “Cleaning up my mess shouldn’t be your responsibility.”

“You know that’s not true, right?” Ren asked with a frown.

I shook my head. “I caused a war! Carlin’s death is only going to make everything worse. If I weren’t here…” I let out a shuddering breath.

Ren pulled me tightly against him, and I let him hold me. Tension bled out of me, as if he were shouldering the stress for me.

“Listen to me,” Ren said, and his deep voice rumbled through his chest against my ear. “I know things are rough now, and it’s going to get worse before it gets better. I’m not giving up on you, though, and I’m not giving up on us. Do you hear me?”

“Carlin would have called for a ceasefire if you had given me up,” I said. I wanted to add that it would be better that way. Everyone was so set on having me around, but couldn’t they see it was only going to push them deeper and deeper into trouble?

“We won’t give you up. I won’t give you up. I’m going to fight for you. Your mine, and I won’t cower to anyone’s threats.”

I pulled away from him and looked into his eyes. They were the color of ice, determined, hard. His jaw was set, and he was serious about what he was saying. With his dark hair framing his face, Ren was a sight to behold. He was powerful, the magic he wielded rolling off him in waves even when he didn’t display his power.

“I don’t understand,” I said. “This is so much bigger than you and me. It’s the entire kingdom we’re talking about! A civil war!”

“I know,” Ren said. “But I fight for what I believe in. And I believe we’re meant to be together. The bond doesn’t lie about who my mate is, Ellie. And as long as we have this bond, I don’t care what anyone says about our relationship. You’re my mate, and we’re going to face this together.”

I looked into his eyes. They changed from icy cold, the color of a glacier, to an oceanic blue.

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