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A shadow cast into the room through the half window, and Sybil chirped in warning.
Blaze stormed in, glaring at Elvey, then at me.
I stopped in my tracks, my lips parting in surprise. Only then did I realize what I’d almost done. I’d forgotten the whole world. My eyes had only seen Elvey. Unable to resist his magnetic pull, I’d been about to throw myself into his arms.
This time, I couldn’t blame Elvey for having enchanted me. It was all me and this urgent need for him. He was the last missing piece in my soul, and I needed to gather him. Only when he was also with me would I feel complete.
It wasn’t that my princes weren’t enough or lacking. They were more than I asked for.
But Elvey was also a part of me.
The more I resisted him, the bigger the hole expanded in me.
The hunger and longing in his eyes also called me to him. I wanted to touch him more than anything. I wanted him with my every fiber.
But when Blaze suddenly appeared, my mood shifted immediately. I turned to him, feeling a sudden stab of guilt, as if I had gone behind my mates’ backs to cheat with Elvey.
I’d picked a time when they weren’t around, even though there was a guard outside the door to Elvey and Rosalinda’s room. As the future queen to the Danaenyth dynasty, I would always have guards around me, except in my bedroom when I was with my mates.
Elvey’s sensual lips twisted to a bemused smirk. “Look who’s here, our Prince Charming.”
“Shove it, Elvey. I didn’t come for you,” Blaze snapped, turning to me, his eyes remaining hard and cold.
He’d never looked at me like that. Even when we argued, and his temper flared, he was never this cold toward me.
The silent accusation in his burning golden eyes made my shoulders stiffen, but it also brought defiance. I stared at him, swallowing any excuse of why I’d come to see Elvey.
“I was wondering where you were, Daisy,” Blaze said, any emotion stripped from him. “I’ve been looking for you everywhere.”
“Your Majesty,” Rosalinda said from the bed. I wasn’t sure when she’d dropped her pretense of being asleep. “When Elvey instructs you in magic, I’d be honored to be there. I might have a couple of tricks up my sleeves that El doesn’t know about.”
Blaze darted his eyes toward Rosalinda and the stump of her arm. He was still in the grip of jealousy that he couldn’t even ask about her wellbeing. I needed to lead him out of the room before Elvey goaded or scolded him. I didn’t want to see another senseless duel between them while the enemy army could get here anytime.
“That’s a date then,” I said, and immediately regretted it. I shouldn’t have said the worddate, but it had slipped off my tongue so easily.
Blaze’s jaw tightened.
“See you two after noon,” I quickly added.
“See you soon, Daisy darling,” Elvey purred.
My heart fluttered and my skin flushed heat. His purr still had the same effect on me, no matter where we were.
Blaze growled.
“We’ll have at least three good days together,” Elvey added in a pleasant voice. “And I look forward to every minute of it.”
Blaze’s armored chest puffed in anger.
I placed a hand on his arm, and the touch sent tingling pleasure up my arm. It was always like that with any of my mates. It never waned. My body buzzed with want. Blaze’s eyes softened. He felt the same need.
“It’s good you’re looking for me,” I said. “I have some new ideas I want to talk to all of you about.”
I interlaced my fingers with his, and he allowed it.
I led my jealous mate down the corridor, with a guard, a hellhound, and a flying lizard-bird trailing behind carefully.
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