classic.
“If it’s a human book, no,” Ena said most adamantly.
“She said she doesn’t know Brett, but if you could let her see him, maybe she would realize the truth of the matter,” Micala said. “She knew Bryan from class, but I can’t take her to see him in the Denkar dungeon. I can’t let my aunt know she’s here.”
Ena shook her head. “Before long you’ll have to let Queen Irenis know. The word will get out. Do they even wonder where you are now?”
“I’ll pop in and have dinner and let them know that I’ll be gone for a while…visiting my distant cousins at the turtle fae kingdom.”
“And leave her here with me ?” Ena couldn’t believe it. She wasn’t a friend of the dark fae royals. This was above and beyond the call of duty to Princess Alicia as far as saving the one human’s neck. But Alicia was a dragon fae princess, not one of the Denkar, even if she was betrothed to the crown prince of their people. What made this worse was that Micala was going to be in hot water with Queen Irenis, and Ena didn’t want to be in the middle of it. But, she cast a quick glance at Cassie, the girl had been nice to her when she had met her at the high school, not rude like a lot of the dragon fae were to her.
“I’ll be there just for dinner. I don’t want them thinking I’ve gone to the human’s world—”
“Which you have and brought her back with you.”
“I don’t want them believing I’m seeing Cassie and getting myself into trouble,” he finished.
“Which you are! Only you’ve brought the trouble here! To my castle. Take her to your own chamber. Hide her there.”
“They would discover her right away.”
“I’m not watching over her.” Ena did have some pride. She wasn’t about to babysit a human girl.
Micala frowned. “Just lock her in a guest chamber.”
Ena tilted her head to the side.
“All right. She is Princess Alicia’s best friend.”
Which reminded her that the princess would be the dragon fae ruler someday so she’d better handle this right. Ena folded her arms. “And here I was about to ask for a king’s ransom to offer her my hospitality. You would be good at playing Carnivores and Herbivores, Micala. I bow down to your game.” She gave a little curtsey.
Then she looked back at Cassie and said, “You will believe this is all true because I’m not about to play into this fantasy world you think you’ve gotten yourself into.” She turned to the doorway and called out, “Ryker!”
Her butler hurried into the room, reacting more quickly than she’d ever seen him do. She ought to have guests more often. She knew he had been standing outside the door just listening to their conversation. She usually didn’t have any guests. For her people, this must have been the most excitement they’d had since she started working for the king.
“Yes, mistress,” the butler said, bowing low.
She raised her brows. Such courtesy.
“Bring Brett here. I wish him to meet with a fellow human, Cassie, to see if they know one another.”
The butler nodded, but before he could leave the room, Ena said, “Do so in the fae way.”
Ryker glanced at Cassie, then back at Ena and got the point. She nodded.
Ryker vanished and within minutes reappeared with a naked Brett, all except for the towel around his waist, his skin wet, his hair sopping.
Cassie’s mouth gaped, her eyes went wide.
Ena’s expression matched the girl’s. She cleared her throat, tried not to stare at the human’s nice body—too much, and motioned to him, saying to Cassie, “Now do you believe?” She waved for Brett to say something to Cassie. “She’s from your school. Say something to her.”
“Yeah, I know her. She was in Bryan’s English class. Why did you bring her here?” Then Brett saw Micala. “Him! He was seeing Cassie. We knew it!”
Brett acted as though he was ready to grab Micala until it dawned on him that he was in the fae world, and he wasn’t disposing of any
“If it’s a human book, no,” Ena said most adamantly.
“She said she doesn’t know Brett, but if you could let her see him, maybe she would realize the truth of the matter,” Micala said. “She knew Bryan from class, but I can’t take her to see him in the Denkar dungeon. I can’t let my aunt know she’s here.”
Ena shook her head. “Before long you’ll have to let Queen Irenis know. The word will get out. Do they even wonder where you are now?”
“I’ll pop in and have dinner and let them know that I’ll be gone for a while…visiting my distant cousins at the turtle fae kingdom.”
“And leave her here with me ?” Ena couldn’t believe it. She wasn’t a friend of the dark fae royals. This was above and beyond the call of duty to Princess Alicia as far as saving the one human’s neck. But Alicia was a dragon fae princess, not one of the Denkar, even if she was betrothed to the crown prince of their people. What made this worse was that Micala was going to be in hot water with Queen Irenis, and Ena didn’t want to be in the middle of it. But, she cast a quick glance at Cassie, the girl had been nice to her when she had met her at the high school, not rude like a lot of the dragon fae were to her.
“I’ll be there just for dinner. I don’t want them thinking I’ve gone to the human’s world—”
“Which you have and brought her back with you.”
“I don’t want them believing I’m seeing Cassie and getting myself into trouble,” he finished.
“Which you are! Only you’ve brought the trouble here! To my castle. Take her to your own chamber. Hide her there.”
“They would discover her right away.”
“I’m not watching over her.” Ena did have some pride. She wasn’t about to babysit a human girl.
Micala frowned. “Just lock her in a guest chamber.”
Ena tilted her head to the side.
“All right. She is Princess Alicia’s best friend.”
Which reminded her that the princess would be the dragon fae ruler someday so she’d better handle this right. Ena folded her arms. “And here I was about to ask for a king’s ransom to offer her my hospitality. You would be good at playing Carnivores and Herbivores, Micala. I bow down to your game.” She gave a little curtsey.
Then she looked back at Cassie and said, “You will believe this is all true because I’m not about to play into this fantasy world you think you’ve gotten yourself into.” She turned to the doorway and called out, “Ryker!”
Her butler hurried into the room, reacting more quickly than she’d ever seen him do. She ought to have guests more often. She knew he had been standing outside the door just listening to their conversation. She usually didn’t have any guests. For her people, this must have been the most excitement they’d had since she started working for the king.
“Yes, mistress,” the butler said, bowing low.
She raised her brows. Such courtesy.
“Bring Brett here. I wish him to meet with a fellow human, Cassie, to see if they know one another.”
The butler nodded, but before he could leave the room, Ena said, “Do so in the fae way.”
Ryker glanced at Cassie, then back at Ena and got the point. She nodded.
Ryker vanished and within minutes reappeared with a naked Brett, all except for the towel around his waist, his skin wet, his hair sopping.
Cassie’s mouth gaped, her eyes went wide.
Ena’s expression matched the girl’s. She cleared her throat, tried not to stare at the human’s nice body—too much, and motioned to him, saying to Cassie, “Now do you believe?” She waved for Brett to say something to Cassie. “She’s from your school. Say something to her.”
“Yeah, I know her. She was in Bryan’s English class. Why did you bring her here?” Then Brett saw Micala. “Him! He was seeing Cassie. We knew it!”
Brett acted as though he was ready to grab Micala until it dawned on him that he was in the fae world, and he wasn’t disposing of any
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