Page 108 of Secrets & Curses of Fate

I rested my hand on his cheek and frowned at him.

“You are brave, Mikel, and you don’t need to be scared. She will love you. She does love you. Why haven’t you told her you are a god?”?

“She thinks I am a nobleman, and I can see it in her eyes that she does not think she is worthy of me. What will she do if she finds out I am a god, and she will be a goddess?”?

“You will spend your life making sure she knows that she is the most worthy and deserving woman, Mikel, by loving her so fiercely that she cannot doubt it.”?

Mikel nodded and brought his hand up to cover mine.?

“I gave her my star.”?

I sat up a bit more.

“You did?”?

“Yes, but she does not know its significance. I told her I would talk to her about it soon, but I keep putting it off.”?

“Well, stop,” I encouraged him. “Tell her and claim her.”

“I’m also worried about her safety because of the red lilies. What if whoever sent them is waiting for me to claim her to take us?”?

Shit, that slipped my mind.

“You don’t know that. Besides, we can move her here to protect her.”?

“She would never leave her twin brother.”?

I smiled softly to myself.?

“Then he can come too, if he wants.”?

Mikel seemed to be thinking over my words. He knew I was right. It was safer for him to claim her. Once he did that, then she couldn’t die because she would become a goddess.?

“I love you.” He smiled. “I thank the heavens that I was created with you.”?

“I love you, too.”?

Mikel stood up and sighed.?“I’ll claim her within a few days. I want to make it perfect, though.”?

“She will love whatever you decide.”?

“I’m going to go see her. I will probably be home late.”?

I nodded. “Have fun.”?

Mikel disappeared, and I glanced around the big, empty house. My visit with Brim weighed heavily on me today. Haden didn’t seem like he was keeping things from me, but maybe he was very good at lying. There was no reason for it, though. I was not convinced that he was a fae with elite magic. Something about it didn’t seem right.?

I sat up quickly. Without giving myself time to think, I summoned my star mist and went to his first parents’ home. I didn’t bother knocking and barged in. Penelope and Henry looked up at me, staring like I had lost my mind.

“Della,” they chimed. “What a pleasant surprise.”?

“Sorry to barge in, but I wanted to ask you some questions about Haden.”?

Their eyes lit up; they loved talking about their children. They nodded as I sat down on the couch across from them, waiting patiently for me to begin. ?

I took a deep breath. “I’m going to ask a lot of strange questions, and I don’t really have an answer as to why.”

“Oh, that’s fine; ask away.” Penelope smiled.?

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