Page 8 of War of Her Heart

“Well, she’s a real peach, isn’t she,” the fae said, bringing her glowing green eyes back to me.

I couldn’t help but smile.

“I am Bronwen. I am the Advisor of the Night Realm.”

My eyes widened. AfemaleAdvisor?

“The bitch is gone. You can speak now,” she said as she began walking to the castle doors.

“Oh sorry. I’m Violet.”

“No fucking way,” Bronwen said as she came to a stop and looked at me with wide eyes.

“What?” I asked as I took a step back from her.

“I mean I just love that name.So much,” she said as she began walking again. “Anyways, I was going to place you in the upper floors of the west wing, in a chamber right next to, oh what’s her name . . . Cindy?Cinderella?”

I giggled, fae are smart, and don’t forget things. She was just doing this to be funny. And it was working. I played along. “Celine.”

“Right! Celine! Anyways, if I were you, I’d want to be as far away from her as possible, so I’m placing you in the lower east wing. It’s actually only a few doors down from my chambers. So if you need anything, please don’t hesitate to ask.”

“Thank you . . . for being so kind.”

“I know how the Mountain Realm treats females. At least during your stay here, you’ll be treated a little better.”

I was so confused by the way Bronwen treated me. I’d lived in the Mountain Realm my entire life, and I was always told how much better our realm was than the other realms, especially the Night Realm. That I wasluckyto be in the Mountain Realm, and even if I was treated more like an object than an equal, it was still better than the other realms.

But Bronwen was so nice to me. I’d never had a friendship with a female so her interaction was completely new to me.

Could we befriends?No. We will be back in Mountain Realm in a few months, tops. As soon as Calum got out of this engagement.

“Here’s your room.”

I didn’t even realize we had stopped walking until Bronwen spoke. I looked around to see us standing in a long, dark hall with only the chandeliers hanging high above emitting light.

I had been so infatuated by this beautiful redheaded fae that I didn’t know if I’d even be able to find my way back to the front door of the castle. I knew we made several turns to get here, but I never took my eyes off her.

“My room is right over there.” She pointed down the hall. “There is a bell you can ring right inside your door to call a servant. They can bring you anything you need. A servant will be here at eleven in the morning to escort you to breakfast.”

“Thank you,” I said, giving her a soft smile.

Bronwen nodded before she turned around and walked away.

I stepped into my room quickly and locked the door. A locked door. I didn’t really think that would keep any creature of the Night Realm out if they really wanted to get in here, but it still gave me a little piece of mind.

As I turned around, my heart warmed at the sight of my room. It was larger than my room back home with tall ceilings and a large four poster bed centered on the back wall. To my right, doors to the bathroom and the closet, and to the left, two large glass doors opening onto a balcony. A large desk sat at the front of the room with a sitting chair next to it.

Even with the dark stone walls and the minimal lighting, the room felt warm and inviting, and I knew it would be my safe haven for the days, or months, to come.

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Chapter 4

Violet

I woke up early. I couldn’t wait to see him. I knew I couldn’t interact with him other than a cordial nod, but I needed to see him. Bronwen said Calum and Nathara were gone on holiday which didn’t seem like something you’d do with someone you had no relationship with.

Calum’s plan was to come here and be horrible and completely uninterested in his fiancée to the point where she would convince her brother to call off the engagement. I’m sure Nathara was trying everything she could to get Calum to pay attention to her and get him to fall for her. I hoped that was all that this holiday was, an attempt on Nathara’s part.

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