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“Well, you just said there was magic in my veins.”
“Always has been. Don’t cram it down. You’ll hurt yourself.”
“I’m scared.”
Grazing his touch up my arm, he brings my gold fingertips to his lips. “Lucky for you I’m very acquainted with helping people cope with their fears. Relax, dearest. Trust me.”
Intentionally, I force my limbs to ease and my body to settle.
“Good girl.” He cups my palm to his mouth, kisses. “Focus on me. Are you upset? You like to be upset with me.”
“No, I’m not upset with you.”
He kisses my wrist. “Are you uncomfortable with what I’m doing to you?”
My gaze catches on red cap eyes. “I’m uncomfortable with the audience.”
His tongue flicks out against my pulse as a hammer of pressure thunders off him. Jet black leaves rain down around us as the entire forest shakes, and every hiding creature shrieks as it bolts away. “Better?”
“Yeah…” I swallow. “Pollux, am I fully fae?”
“You shed your humanity instants after I found you in Castor’s castle. I felt your soul shift and brighten. All is well.” His eyes fix on me. “Breathe through your questions.”
“Pila can’t control her glamour because she’s too young. We seem about the same age. Will my parents…”
“They will be able to see you. You can control your glamour. Even now, before we have claimed each other and bound my ages to your ability, you are a powerful creature. Even before you shed your humanity, you controlled my ability to access my glamour. You will be able to appear human at will.”
I inhale deeply, letting it go. “Okay. Castor told me I could destroy reality and control minds. How do I make sure I don’t do that? Can I make a promise not to?”
“You are fully fae now. Your words hold power, so you must be careful with them. Be cautious of absolute statements. Remove promise and thank from your vocabulary until you more fully understand their place. Your power is effortless, and that is part of what makes it dangerous. There is a weight of responsibility connected to all you can do.” He matches his fingers to mine. “I trust you will not abuse your abilities, but if you’re afraid that you might, rest assured we are masters of the same plane. Even though your powers extend beyond dreams and nightmares, I retain awareness of their scent. I know how you and your magic taste. You cannot fool my mind even if determination could overpower my abilities.”
“I won’t do that. I want your help. I want you to be my safety.”
He softens.
“Okay.” I step closer to him. “This isn’t how I wanted today to go. I thought moving would be hard enough to navigate.”
“This is not what I would have planned, either.” Pollux holds me—safe and warm. “I’m sorry.”
“For what?”
“Castor did not directly harm you, but his actions did cause you to suffer. Despite that, I still give him chances. Possibly too many.”
My lip juts, involuntarily. “Well, from what I gather, he was your first love, so.”
“Pardon?”
I sniff. “You told him you loved him.”
Pollux draws back and angles my chin so I’m looking up at him. His mouth opens and closes. A line forms between his brows as he shuts his eyes. “Dearest…no… I didn’t… Do humans not understand that there are different types of love?”
Oh. Well, it seems I’ve misunderstood something. “They…do. But it’s possible they’re all skanks, so they default to the sexy one.”
“Do excuse me if I find myself compelled to retch momentarily.”
“Okay, I will.”
A chuckle shakes him instead. “I still have no idea what to do with you.”
