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“How dare you?” Blaze hissed, ready to attack.
I put my hand on his arm.
“Well, I need to have a talk with Queen Daisy in private,” Elvey said. “I don’t think she answers to you.”
“She’s my mate,” Blaze said. “Everything you have to say to her, you say in front of us.”
I’d used the line to get my grandfather to back off, and now Blaze was quoting me. Though I didn’t like to be spoken for, I let it go. I needed to have the image in public that we were a united front, but I’d talk to my mates about this overstepping when we were alone.
I wouldn’t put up with it next time.
We’d vowed to rule together, but we didn’t have any experience or practice on how we should carry on. I didn’t want a power struggle between us to drive us apart.
“Actually, this doesn’t really need a private hearing,” Elvey said with a sardonic smile. He’d spotted a dark dash of exasperation in my eyes at Blaze, and he didn’t want to cause trouble between the fire dragon and me.
His face turned serious. “You’ll need to grasp your Fae magic, Daisy,” he said. “The black witch is only a powerful tool. She’s nothing compared to what’s coming to you. You’ll train with me during your stay in the mountain without any of your mates around. It’s non-negotiable.”
Growls rumbled from my mates.
“Come find me when you’re ready,” he said, and left.
CHAPTER 17
My mates, Adrian, and the guards, watched the mountains and the sky for the enemies.
Two days passed. The enemies didn’t come, nor did the goddess.
I grew restless.
I hadn’t seen Elvey, either. Wasn’t he supposed to train me on Fae magic? Or was he all bark and no bite?
Then his words rang through me.“Come find me when you’re ready.”
He wanted me to go to him. Even with everything at stake, he still wanted me to choose my own action.
Now was the best opportunity to seek him out since all of my princes had gone to patrol the mountains. A hint of shame hit me at that thought.
Ever since I’d left Elvey behind on the savage planet, I’d tried to push him out of my mind. I wouldn’t want to hurt the feelings of my three mates, who meant everything to me. But now with him back in my life again and so close, I just couldn’t help myself.
Well, I mentally defended myself that I needed to work with him anyway. I needed the magic training no one else could help me with except him. And I needed to talk to him about the bond between him and the dark Fae Queen.
My heart pounded with thrilling anticipation at the thought of seeing him.
Sybil flew ahead, zealous to be a guide. She knew exactly where he was. Henry trotted beside me.
I was about to knock on the door just as Sybil flew through the window and Henry howled an announcement. Elvey pulled open the door and stood, facing me.
He was half a head taller than me and much broader. Power, both ancient and new, rolled off him, caressing me.
“Daisy, darling,” he said, his blue eyes brightening. “Finally made your decision?”
“Elvey, may I come in?” I asked drily, peeking into the room.
Rosalinda was in bed. Her left arm was now a stump, wrapped in thick bandages. Her face was gray, and her green eyes were no longer vivid. She was still in a lot of pain and would stay that way until I got a nod from Arianrhod.
It really sucked that we had to heal like mortals.
Rosalinda struggled to sit up. A bowl of half-eaten stew sat on the table. Elvey had been feeding her and tending to her.
