Dawn, Dakota - The Desperate Fay King [Kidnapped by a Fay] (Siren Publishing Ménage and More ManLove) by Dakota Dawn Page A

that was a little ways from their bathroom and stood aside. “Go ahead.”
    The door led to carved wooden stairs. When Chase got to the top of the stairs, his jaw once again dropped. They opened up to a magnificent tinted-glass tower. Chase walked to the center of the room and slowly turned around. Tall and short trees dotted the landscape. Their leaves went from dark blue to light bluish-green. Bushes hugged the ground. Their colors were varied from blues to greens to yellows to reds. Dark purple clouds floated through the light purple sky. Ardinio’s sun looked like a huge shimmering pearl. Stone houses were spread across the land. Rivers of blue, purple, and pink cut paths sporadically across the terrain.
    “It makes me happy to see that you are as infatuated with the view as I am. Come over to the telescope, and I’ll show you the villages that surround the castle.” Reed took Chase’s hand and led him to the telescope. He looked through it until he found a village. Standing back, he gestured for Chase to take a look.
    Chase raised a brow and looked at the scope, then Reed. “I’m no-way near tall enough to look through it. Does it come down?”
    Reed looked apologetic. “Sorry. I’ll fix it.”
    With the turn of a knob and a little push, Reed had it ready. “That should do it, little lover.”
    Chase loved it when Reed tagged on an affectionate term to the end of his sentences. He probably didn’t even realize he was doing it. That was all right, Chase knew how Reed felt about him. Chase looked up at Reed and winked. “Thanks, lover.”
    “I’ve got it facing the front of the castle. What you’re looking at is Darkton Village. It’s sixty miles from here and is currently the furthest village from the castle. All the villages have their own things they do best. Darkton is known for its ice cream shops and movie theaters.”
    “I can’t believe that’s sixty miles away. It looks like I can reach out and touch it. This scope is awesome.”
    “We picked that scope’s specs up on a planet called Miron. I love it.” Reed moved up closer to Chase. “Go ahead move it slowly around. You will be able to see some of the people, businesses, and houses.”
    Chase moved the scope around. “I see an ice cream shop that looks promising. Does Thamer’s Cold Sensations sell good stuff?”
    “Oh yeah. They sell the best. I’ll have to take you sometime.” Reed slid his hand down Chase’s back.
    Turning to the side, Chase kissed Reed quickly then went back to looking at his new home. “That cliff a little bit in front of Darkton looks familiar.”
    Reed circled his hand on Chase’s lower back. “That’s because it is the cliff you almost died on. Baddgar, the leader, was taking you to their hideout twenty miles on the other side of Darkton. If you’ll move the scope a little further down, you will see Nori’s roof.”
    Within a minute, Chase found the cabin. “I see it. Nori is a tough but kind woman. Does she have any family?”
    “No. The virus took them all.”
    “How many people are left?” Chase couldn’t help but feel sorrow for the fairies of Ardinio. A virus could wipe hundreds of thousands out in the blink of an eye.
    “There are only two hundred fifty thousand of us left. Even before the virus, our people were worried and had just started encouraging couples to have more children.” Pain flickered in Reed’s eyes. “Then the virus came along, and now it’s up to us to rebuild the people of Ardinio.”
    Needing to comfort Reed, Chase wrapped his arms tightly around Reed’s solid waist and hugged him. “In a few years, everything will be all right.” After a moment, Chase kissed Reed’s chest. “How many villages are there?”
    “Six. Once the population grows too large for them, we have plenty of land for new villages to spring up. Currently, we are only using twenty percent of our land.” Reed moved the scope to the left. “This is Cane Village. Cattle production and processing