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“There are many pretty men out there. You can have any man you set your sights on.”
“But not Elvey.” The goddess sighed. “He’s bonded to you, even though you haven’t mated. If you’re willing to transfer him to me, the bond between you will break, and I’ll have him in every way. The demigod is part of my kin. He intrigues me like no other men or gods can. Offer him to me, and you can have what you want.”
“No.”
She frowned at me. “No?”
Her power lashed out at me, but I held my ground, despite the tearing of my insides.
“I won’t sell him like a whore,” I said with great effort, anger lacing in my bitter voice. “He’s Elvey Fionn, and he means a great deal to me.”
I’d tasted him when he first kissed me in the Witch Tower. The taste was still in my cherished memory. I knew who he was. He was the man who woke me up. He was the man I’d known since the beginning, even before I was born.
He’d watched over me.
He was my fated mate.
“Does he mean as much to you as your other mates?”
“Yes. They all mean equally and strongly to me.”
“You haven’t mated Elvey in truth. You shouldn’t feel so attached to him. Daughter, you need to be practical. On one scale, it’s the future of your kingdom and your mates and everything, on the other scale, it’s only Elvey. Will you choose him and lose the realm and your mates?”
“I don’t choose.”
“You’ll have to choose, and the choice is now. If you deny what I want, I’ll walk away, and you’ll be left with a broken realm.”
“Then you don’t deserve to be the goddess of the realm,” I said with all of the venom I could muster. “No wonder your temple was abandoned. I saw it when I came to the mountains. I thought of rebuilding it for you, but it’s no longer a plan. And when we’re all gone, who do you have? Who will worship you? The humans won’t remember you. Even as the goddess, you’ll eventually fade and be forgotten.”
Her eyes flashed with terrible anger. I knew if she struck me now, her power would reduce me to nothingness, but I didn’t care.
The ruthless Fury beast seemed to be back.
“Don’t you know the black witch is corrupting your land?” I asked furiously. “Can you stand watching evil prowl on your territory and treating you like nothing and nobody? Don’t you know the dark Fae Queen plans to eventually diminish you when her power reaches the level of godhood? At the very least, she’ll try. I understand you cannot interfere directly in the affairs of mortals and immortals, but I can be your envoy. I can put a stop to the evil and let your land flourish. If my line is gone, who will help you purge the evil deep in your soil? You’re bonded to the realm and the dragons, as we’re bonded to you.”
The goddess’s anger receded, her eyes—a moment ago a terrifying dark storm—now the deepest shade of blue. “You know, if you give Elvey to me, you’ll be doing him a favor. He isn’t free, but I can break his blood tie to the despicable Fae Queen.”
“Then, please break it.”
“Not until you offer him to me.”
“So he can be transferred from one slavery to another? No! I myself intend to break his chains in the near future.”
Arianrhod leered. “Who said I want him as a slave? He’ll enjoy what I’ll offer.”
“No is no! Elvey is mine!” I almost screamed and was shocked at my insane possessiveness. I quieted the next second.
“You’re so stubborn, child,” Arianrhod chided. “And you’re already too late. Elvey, my beloved, why don’t you join us?”
I wheeled around. Elvey leaned against a pillar, folding his arms across his broad chest. His trench coat flapped in the wind. He was stunningly, otherworldly beautiful. I could see why the goddess wanted him so much. My heart ached when I saw that he actually looked good with the goddess.
How long had he been there? Had he listened to everything said between Arianrhod and me? His eyes fixed on the goddess, his expression unreadable, and jealousy pierced me.
Who was I to compete with the goddess?
And why must I have Elvey when I already had three mates?
Elvey was a piece of my soul.
