“I can train until I’m blue in the face and I still wouldn’t be as strong as the weakest fae. Half of the fae, if not more, won’t respect a human queen. You and I both know it. If it weren’t for the bond, you wouldn’t have looked at me twice.” He sat up so fast that she fell back with a squeak. She’d only felt his emotions once, but she felt them now, and he was pissed. “You are everything I need and better than anything I ever wanted.” Words escaped her at the fierceness in his declaration. “You think I give a fuck that you’re physically weak?”
