The Dark Queens Collection by Jovee Winters

Author:Jovee Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sexy fairy tales, alice in wonderland, the ice queen, grimm, fantasy romance
Publisher: Jovee Winters
Published: 2016-05-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Zelena

I stared at the scroll in my hand in horror. “Dru! What is this?” I shrieked, waving it under her nose when she finally got to my side.

Pushing my hand aside, she gave me a pinched look and pursed lips. “Zelena,” she said in her snappy “let me do what I need to do” way.

“No, no.” I stomped my foot and paced back and forth in this heavy, ridiculous gown crafted of red silk taffeta and diamond pearls. “I told you, not Ragoth. Why is he still on the list?”

I ranted and raved and talked to her until my voice began rasping. Anger spent, I stared at her, and she finally spoke to me.

“Zelena, one”—she lifted a finger—“he is a dragon—”

“Which no one knows, and can never find out—”

She looked pretty today dressed in a sunny, buttery gown of lace and silk that hugged her slim curves prettily. I’d always thought Druscella a pretty girl, but she’d really come into her looks since her marriage.

“Why not?” She shrugged. “Just because dragons are known for eating humans, he hasn’t—”

I’d never told her about the incident with Hagar. Pressing my lips together, I sighed. “But Dru, it won’t matter because everyone will panic—”

She sighed. “You keep saying this. And I keep saying that having a dragon to guard our landians is a good thing. If they don’t like him now, they will down the line.”

I snorted. “That’s assuming I actually choose him. You do not get to pick my match. No matter what you might think.”

She crossed her arms and tapped her tiny slippered foot. She reminded me of a little dog rat, vicious and yet somehow still adorable.

“I never said I would, but I’ll be damned if I let you let him leave. You’re going to work this out with him, my queen; if you don’t, you’ll always regret it.”

“No, I won’t.” I sniffed.

Her gray eyes turned soft and sad. “Well, we both know that’s not true.”

Preserving my pride, I turned my face aside. Druscella knew me; she understood me in a way only Ragoth ever had. Deep down, I knew she was right. It had never been about him being a dragon; it’d always been about the man himself.

Dropping into my vanity seat, I sighed deeply and tapped my fingers on the marble top. “I’m trusting you, Dru. I really am. So what’s the plan for today?”

This morning I’d woken up and knew my powers were nearly all gone. I tried to turn on my chamber lights and had been unable to. I needed to find my consort soon, but I hated the very necessity of it.

She smiled. “Today, we have the males show off.”

~*~

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