Page 104 of Owned By the Fae
Fuck.
‘I know. I’ve missed you as well,’ she murmurs. ‘I promise you it won’t be for much longer.’
He makes a noise of derision. ‘Wish I could just kill him and be done.’
‘We can’t draw Varrik’s attention like that,’ Fiana huffs. ‘Besides, Dane is stronger than he appears. It’s just until we go. Perhaps I can try again to undo that silly love conjure I put him under. Maybe then he’ll stop following me around like a pup.’ She rolls her eyes. ‘If I’d known how difficult the fucking thing would be to reverse, I’d never have chosen him to practice it on in the first place! Oh, the folly of youth!’
Did she just admit to...? My mouth falls open.
Fuck!
‘Icouldjust kill him,’ Vern murmurs in her ear. ‘Then you wouldn’t have to worry about him anymore. I could make it look like an accident.’
I clench my fists at their flippant words. Was Dane’s unwavering love for Fiana simply the result of a conjure all along?
Fiana smiles at Vern. ‘He may yet be of use to us,’ she murmurs as she holds him to her, her expression turning longsuffering when he can no longer see her face.
We stand in the corner and try not to let our breathing be heard. Luckily, neither of them are shifters, so their ears aren’t as good as mine.
‘How long until we can be gone from here?’ he asks.
‘Soon, my love,’ Fiana whispers. ‘Soon, you’ll have me all to yourself.’
She kisses him again. ‘Gods, I can’t wait for the day that we don’t have to serve that cunt anymore.’
Vern snorts. ‘You better not let anyone hear you talking about Varrik that way. Not yet.’
She smirks. ‘I don’t care if they do. It’s not going to matter for very long.’
Vern draws back. ‘What will you do about Dane? I’m sick of him hanging around you. I barely see you,’ he complains again.
Fiana rolls her eyes. ‘I could do without him here,’ she murmurs, ‘but he won’t be a problem once it’s time to leave. He’ll never find us. We just need him to breed the piggy first.’
Vern sniggers. ‘Hasn’t he done it yet?’
She shrugs. ‘It should be soon. Skith says we’re nearing her most fertile days. Once the seed has taken, I’ll keep her as my slave until she births my babe.’
‘No one will comment on it?’ Vern asks doubtfully.
‘I’ve read all Varrik’s books on the Fae Court’s customs. It was common not long ago for the fae to keep humans for breeding as their numbers began to diminish. No one will remark on it, and if they do,’ she laughs, ‘I’ll have the Harbinger kill them.’
‘You have it all planned so well, my love,’ Vern murmurs, pulling her dress up and surging into her. ‘Gods, I adore you!’
She lets out a loud moan, and I turn away in revulsion, thanking Kallum silently as he takes the initiative and leads us from the room quickly.
Kallum is silent as we make our way to Lia’s door and go inside.
Our female is asleep in her bed and doesn’t wake up, so we keep our voices low.
We regard each other for a few moments before Kal breaks the silence.
‘Dane. She ... That bitch!’ he hisses. ‘She fucking made him care for her with magick. How long ...?’
‘It could have been since the very beginning,’ I mutter. ‘We can’t leave him.’
Kal shakes his head. ‘No. Do you think it’s like Varrik’s Skill? Might it ... wear off?’
‘Well, it didn’t seem to waver all those years in Alcana, not until Lia ...’
