Page 85 of Hell Fae King
Praise that instantly disappeared as I took in Ajax’s ashen state.
He looks…
I didn’t allow my mind to drift any further into speculation. But it was clear why Melek had urged me over here.
Although, I wasn’t sure what he expected me to do.
I wasn’t even sure what had happened.
Ajax, I whispered, moving toward him.
Only to be intercepted by yet another Nightmare Fae, this time a Centaur. Its graceful, arching antlers speared into the sky, and the ground thudded underneath his hooves.
However, what was most noticeable was the lack of a dark aura surrounding him.
He’s a good Nightmare Fae, I recognized.
Except his nostrils flared as he flexed his fists, his fury a palpable presence in the air.
Cami,Melek said.
I’ve got this,I promised him.
But Ajax?—
The beast roared, cutting off whatever Melek had been about to say. The sound reminded me of the panic I’d seen in the Siren’s eyes.
Because he sounds agonized, I realized.Like he doesn’t want to be doing this… and has no choice.
I could see it in the way his hooves hesitated on the ground, like he was trying to keep himself from charging at me.
Frowning, I crept toward him like one would a wild animal.
He released a furious snarl, one that was definitely threatening. Yet he didn’t charge me.
That snarl lowered into a growl as I touched his torso. I wasn’t sure why I chose to approach him like this; it just… felt right.
Except, what I sensed beneath my palm didn’tfeel rightat all. His skin resembled ice.
The creature attempted to back up, but I followed him, intent on tracking the chilly strand of magic swirling around him.
Death,I thought, frowning.Only not.
It… it sort of reminded me of the energy I’d siphoned in the Netherworld Kingdom. Yet it was different, too.
Vivaxia,I thought. It’d been her manipulative spell I’d absorbed then. However, I’d ended up taking too much. I’d pulled in Nightmare Fae souls, too.
Innocents.
I couldn’t do that again.
But if her enchantments were claiming these fae, I had to do something. Because this magic didn’t belong here. It was wrong.
Very, very wrong…
I tried to delve deeper, to search for her specific strands of magic. The air hummed like a swarm of bees around me, causing all the hairs along my neck to stand on end.
But I had to find the strand… to… tofixthis.
