“I could have possibly forgiven the fact you four were useless at keeping the realms stable, protecting your people, and upholding everything Castletree stood for, but you committed an even worse sin.” Anger flashes in her gaze at the memory. “You were my daughter’s mates. I can feel these things, you know. Many from the Above can feel the deep magic, like mate bonds. For my daughter to be mated to such pathetic, pitiful, ineffective, futile, disappointing—”

