Page 28 of Fortune Fae Academy
“I get around,” Calder offered in his defense—a weak defense, to be sure, but seemingly accurate.
I really didn’t get what Gina had seen in this idiot.
Although, when I had first met her, she’d been running from her destiny. Someone like Calder would be easy and safe.
He wagged a finger at me as if he’d just remembered something. “Wait. You’re a Fire Fae, so what are you going on about a Fortune Fae for? Barging into my room and yanking me off my girl in the middle of the night? Something’s not adding up.”
“I’m her Beta,” I shot back without thinking.
Both fae shared looks like they didn’t believe me.
Clearing my throat, I added more of an explanation. “I don’t know where the fire came from. I’m a Fortune Fae, but my magic’s been going wonky lately.”
That wasn’t the full truth. I had an idea of where my magic was coming from, but that would introduce a whole other set of complications I didn’t have time to face right now.
“So… why are you here?” Calder asked. “Whynow, I mean.”
Frowning, I pulled out the Fortune Card that had brought me here.
It was dull and lifeless, having seemingly accomplished its task.
“Because of this,” I said as I turned it over, analyzing the insignificant, glossy design. “You pointed out that Gina said Seif’s name in bed.” I flicked my gaze back to his. “In what context, exactly?”
Calder frowned, then rubbed the back of his head, sending water droplets sprinkling onto the floor. “Well, now that you mention it, she was asleep. It was like she was dreaming about him, then she got all freaked out, saying something about a vision and just… ran off.”
The hurt in his voice surprised me.
“Aww,” the female cooed from the bed. “You liked her, didn’t you? Not such a fae slut after all.”
Calder’s cheeks reddened, visible even from the dim glow of the room offered by the low-hanging lights. “Okay, maybe I remembered her name before and I was just playing it cool. Frost me.”
I flicked the card onto the floor and watched as it soaked up the water around it. The element seemed to entirely encase it, smothering it until it darkened in color.
“That’s when Seif called her as his Omega for the first time,” I realized. I blew out a long breath. “That’s why the Fortune Card led me here. This was where her path was first decided.”
Except, there wasn’t any residual Dust remaining.
Turning, I decided that it was time to confirm my suspicions.
I’d just unlocked a piece of Gina’s past that had been lost to her. She had no memory of Seif, and while I wasn’t sure why, I might have found a way to restore it.
“Hey!” Calder shouted after me. “You can’t just punch a guy in the face in his own bedroom and then walk off like nothing happened!”
I flipped off the Water Fae before I dropped into a Tunnel and left that unsavory bit of Gina’s past behind.
Good riddance.
“My Omega.”
“I’ve found you.”
I clung to the crumpled bedsheets I was just about to throw into the washer. Cleaning up the abandoned cabin had excited me, but then something had hit me like a truck.
A memory.
My fingers dug into the dusty sheets as I leaned over the open washer and stared into the metal cylinder.
It reminded me of the Web.
