Page 25 of Heart of Dawn
I realized she hadn’t asked me what I was doing in her neck of the woods.
“We will be so happy.” Something frightening glinted in her eyes, her smile a triumphant smirk.
Balling my hands into fists, I kept my anger at a simmer.
Her smirk intensified. “How lucky you are to have found love.”
And how delusional you are,I retaliated on the inside.
I took a deep breath, fighting to stay calm. We weren’t playing this ridiculous game. No one got to tell me about the inner workings of my heart.
“Sorry, but I’m already in a relationship,” I said. “And gay.”
She cocked her head again. “You are?”
“Yes.” I threw more honesty at her. “I’m the mate of a werewolf alpha. I love him so much.”
I wanted to add,He’s all muscle and sex appeal, with a sprinkle of grumpiness, and can make me cum as if he holds a thousand certificates in pleasuring a fae. But I thought better of it.
She snorted, her nostrils flaring. “If you love him so much, why are you here with me?”
“Some bad things happened.” Did I continue being honest and tell her about Wendy?
Erm… no.
Erna shrugged. “Fate put you here with me.”
“What? No?—”
“I need a husband.”
“My mate might be my husband one day.” Wow, that set my pulse to flutter.
Would I really consider marriage?
Worry about it later!I scolded myself.
The yeti laughed. “Is that what you think? We’ll see.” She returned to the table, slamming the green stone down.
Some of the bones fractured, a small chunk of the table breaking free.
Crap.
“We will see.” She picked up a gold stone.
Wait. No. Not a stone.
In a panic, I checked my pockets for Wendy. She wasn’t in either of them.
“Looking for this?” Her cruel smirk curdled my guts, sickening malevolence swimming in those pee-yellow eyes.
Wendy sat in her big palm.
“No…” I breathed, moving to the edge of the dais.
“Yes!” Erna roared. “Yes! Yes! Yes! You will marry me and take me to bed, or I will throw the bee queen into the ravine.” She pointed behind me. “Maybe you’ll go with her.”
Oh. She knew who Wendy really was.
