Page 77 of Wrath of the Fae

‘Thanks, Tessa.’

‘Any time, whore.’

I furrow my brow and see her smirking.

‘Joking,’ she smiles. ‘Last time. I swear.’

‘Can I ask you something?’

‘Sure.’

‘What’s Cyrus’s name?’

‘Huh?’

‘Well. Reid’s name is Elias. What’s Cyrus’s name?’

I’ve had his cock in every hole and have no idea what his full name is.

‘Only high borns are given two names,Raven Rivers,’ she replies. ‘And usually only firstborns. Cyrus is just Cyrus. El is El. Lucca is Lucca.’

‘Oh.’

‘You should probably learn some of our ways if you’re going to be a decent queen.’

‘You’re probably right.’

‘I’ll teach you. Don’t worry.’

We fall silent and get some rest.

fourteen

‘So,withElias,whenyou created those shields to separate him from Lucca,’ Tessa clarifies as we walk through the woods with the sunrise at our backs, ‘Ivan pulled you to the portal machine, so you started to fade. But with Cyrus, he made you angry, and you growled?’

‘Yep.’

‘But with both of them, the more they touched you, the more you could control it?’

‘Yep.’

‘So the batty old bag is right. You have to remake The Bond.’

‘I can’t think of that right now.’

‘I think it’s a bit selfish not to, Raven. After all, we do need you here. Not all growly and disintegrated.’

‘Are you, of all people, telling me to sleep with Reid and Cyrus?’

Before she can respond, the ground trembles, and I’m face to face with Lucca, in his regular body, who has landed in front of us. He’s panting and looking furious.

‘We have been looking every-fucking-where for you two!’ he barks. ‘Do you have any idea what I thought had happened to you? I thought that monster got you!’

‘Monster?’ Tessa asks.

‘Yes. A great big monster covered in lava that emerged from a vol-fucking-cano! You didn’t see it?’

She gasps. ‘Are the kids okay?’

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