Page 5 of Dark Fae's Secrets
Chapter 3
Savannah
Jerrick is acting a bit weird. I give him a sneaky stare, wondering what has him in a mood. It must be because of Rath’Na, and that is why I’ve called the men here to my room to have a conversation.
Thisconversation.
Rook is the last to arrive. He looks better than he did a while ago. I go to him and ask, “How’re you feeling?”
“Okay,” he says with a reassuring nod. “It was a weird feeling. Not like the other times.”
“I have a theory about that,” I murmur. “We’ll talk later.”
He nods again, and then I leave him to face the rest of the men. “As you will know by now, Rath’Na and I have decided to be together. I know that it’s a surprise, and I’d hoped to speak to you about it before I took the step. I’m sorry for that. I hope that you can forgive me.”
“Nothing to forgive,” Trey states. “I told you after the ceremony that you had our blessing. We get it, Savvie. We all knew a while ago that this was going to happen.”
Giving him a grateful look, I then focus on Theo. He gives me a smile, as does Rook. Jerrick is a little late to absolve me, but he eventually sighs.
“You have absolutely nothing to apologize for,” he says.
“Thank you,” I murmur. “Uhm, there is something that I would like to add about Rath and who he is.”
“He’s my not-grandfather,” Trey says, “We already know that.”
“No, there’s more.” I look at Rath. He gives me an encouraging nod. We spoke about revealing his true heritage after we made love in the grass. I still want to keep my own under wraps for now, but the sooner we tell the men who Rath is, the better.
“Rath’Na is the Dragon god,” I say, focusing on Trey as I say this. It will mean more to him than the others.
Although perhaps not.
“What?” Jerrick thunders, stepping closer to me.
“Wait? What?” Trey interjects before Jerrick can have an apoplexy.
“The Dragon god. He is the one who created Tiamat and the other original Dragons,” I say quickly.
Jerrick spins to Rath’Na, his fists clenched. “You shouldn’t be here,” he spits out. “Is that why you suckered Savvie into rescuing you? Falling for you? So that you could come here and spy on us for them?”
“Jerrick!” I snap. “Don’t be ridiculous. Rath’Na was imprisoned, we all know this. He isnota spy!”
I can’t help the stab of doubt that hits me in my heart, but when I catch Rath’s eye, I know it’s false. He wouldn’t do that.
“I understand completely why you think that,” Rath says to Jerrick. “But I can assure you, that is not the case at all. Savannah and I belong together. I would never hurt her, or the Fae in any way. It is my wish to reunite the Dragons and the Fae.We are the original creatures. We should be united, not apart. Tiamat was a fool to estrange the races. She didn’t see the bigger picture.”
“Which is what?” Jerrick growls. “Lure the Fae into a reunion, and then you oppress us under your rule?”
“Jerrick! You are being unreasonable.”
He turns to me. “Am I?”
“Yes,” I state. “Iwantthe Dragons and the Fae reunited. To live in harmony with my sister’s Empire is what we all should be striving for, not this separation. There will be no oppression, we are equals.”
Jerrick takes my hands and squeezes them. “Do you trust him?” he asks earnestly.
“Yes.” That’s all I need to say.
He nods grimly. “Then I will too.”
