confidence about him she had never seen before. He almost glowed with power. Nicole shook her head to clear away the images. Wow, I have one vivid imagination. She thought to herself as she tried to refocus her mind on Luke. “I don’t understand what your story has to do with my Dad. How’s this going to help us save him?”
“You can help your dad, Nicole, don’t you see? You have great powers locked away inside of you just waiting for you to call on them.”
“Okay, maybe I do have a little mind-reading ability but so do tons of other people in the world. This is nothing that…”
“It’s way more than a “little” mind-reading ability Nicole. You are descended from a royal line of fae. The line that was once the most powerful and noble of all fairies-the Gentry. They were known for being truth seers, much like you, from what I’ve noticed. But what you are goes far beyond just knowing if someone is good or evil.” He paused searching her face. “You see the warriors I come from vowed to protect the Gentry blood line until there were no more.”
“Well, some of the brotherhood didn’t feel that way and a war started to brew within my clan. It was made worse when your grandmother, Queen Titania, fell in love with her warrior, Alaois. Most of the fae looked down on the warriors. They were no better than peasants in their eyes. The ones within the brotherhood who were unhappy with serving the fairies saw this love as a slap in the face. They did not want your grandmother or any fairy to have a child with a warrior. They were afraid that it would create fairies that had all the powers of both races. The ultimate blood line.” Luke gave her a weak smile as he continued on.
“We caught the puppeteer of this movement, he was a Kerrigan named Loch, and sentenced him to death for plotting to kill your family. We did not catch him before he killed Alaois but he sent your grandmother into hiding before he was caught. Queen Titania was carrying Alaois’s child and when she gave birth, she hid the baby away. No one ever knew where that child was sent because the fae queen put a spell on him to lock away the powers, making him invisible to fea and warriors. She did it to protect her son from being discovered. The only way the spell would break is if her blood was threatened by a Kerrigan again. That person would be able to call upon the power to save herself from the evil.”
“You think I’m that person?” She laughed uneasily as she stared out the windshield to the dark road ahead. She had kept the Chevelle locked in at 80 mph so far. The story being laid at her feet had not made her forget her goal. “You really believe I’m the granddaughter of a fairy queen? Luke are you hearing yourself talk? This is craziness!”
“Nicole, stop trying to convince yourself I’m wrong. You would know if I was lying to you.” He raised an unimpressed brow as he rolled his eyes. “I’m sure you’ve noticed that since you were shot, your powers have been changing, growing stronger.”
“You expect me to just bow down to this wonderful tale you’ve woven just like that. I’m to believe I’m some fairy warrior hybrid with magical powers and that you are…” she scrunched her brows together as she tried to pin down a label for Luke. “Wait, this doesn’t make sense. I’ve known you for years. We have worked together, side by side Luke, and I’ve seen you in action. There is nothing supernatural about you.”
“You’re not very observant Nicole. I’ve used one of my abilities on you many times, like a few minutes ago when you were upset about your dad. Do you remember? I helped you to calm down by using my powers. Also you haven’t known me for that long. You only think you do because I put false memories into your head.” He grimaced as if saying that messing with her head caused
“You can help your dad, Nicole, don’t you see? You have great powers locked away inside of you just waiting for you to call on them.”
“Okay, maybe I do have a little mind-reading ability but so do tons of other people in the world. This is nothing that…”
“It’s way more than a “little” mind-reading ability Nicole. You are descended from a royal line of fae. The line that was once the most powerful and noble of all fairies-the Gentry. They were known for being truth seers, much like you, from what I’ve noticed. But what you are goes far beyond just knowing if someone is good or evil.” He paused searching her face. “You see the warriors I come from vowed to protect the Gentry blood line until there were no more.”
“Well, some of the brotherhood didn’t feel that way and a war started to brew within my clan. It was made worse when your grandmother, Queen Titania, fell in love with her warrior, Alaois. Most of the fae looked down on the warriors. They were no better than peasants in their eyes. The ones within the brotherhood who were unhappy with serving the fairies saw this love as a slap in the face. They did not want your grandmother or any fairy to have a child with a warrior. They were afraid that it would create fairies that had all the powers of both races. The ultimate blood line.” Luke gave her a weak smile as he continued on.
“We caught the puppeteer of this movement, he was a Kerrigan named Loch, and sentenced him to death for plotting to kill your family. We did not catch him before he killed Alaois but he sent your grandmother into hiding before he was caught. Queen Titania was carrying Alaois’s child and when she gave birth, she hid the baby away. No one ever knew where that child was sent because the fae queen put a spell on him to lock away the powers, making him invisible to fea and warriors. She did it to protect her son from being discovered. The only way the spell would break is if her blood was threatened by a Kerrigan again. That person would be able to call upon the power to save herself from the evil.”
“You think I’m that person?” She laughed uneasily as she stared out the windshield to the dark road ahead. She had kept the Chevelle locked in at 80 mph so far. The story being laid at her feet had not made her forget her goal. “You really believe I’m the granddaughter of a fairy queen? Luke are you hearing yourself talk? This is craziness!”
“Nicole, stop trying to convince yourself I’m wrong. You would know if I was lying to you.” He raised an unimpressed brow as he rolled his eyes. “I’m sure you’ve noticed that since you were shot, your powers have been changing, growing stronger.”
“You expect me to just bow down to this wonderful tale you’ve woven just like that. I’m to believe I’m some fairy warrior hybrid with magical powers and that you are…” she scrunched her brows together as she tried to pin down a label for Luke. “Wait, this doesn’t make sense. I’ve known you for years. We have worked together, side by side Luke, and I’ve seen you in action. There is nothing supernatural about you.”
“You’re not very observant Nicole. I’ve used one of my abilities on you many times, like a few minutes ago when you were upset about your dad. Do you remember? I helped you to calm down by using my powers. Also you haven’t known me for that long. You only think you do because I put false memories into your head.” He grimaced as if saying that messing with her head caused
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