Unhooked

by Lisa Maxwell

the Queen to win, Gwendolyn. Not after all I’ve done to make this world my own. “Have you any idea what it is to discover the only mother you’ve ever known hates you for what you are?” He smiles then. “The Queen thought I was weak and insignificant. She believed man to be less than Fey, but it was I who defeated her. I, a mere human, who remade this world for my own pleasure. . . . Do you truly believe I’ve come so close to finally being able to destroy her only to let you stand in my way? “I will not allow all I’ve done to be undone, and I won’t allow you to get away from me again, Gwendolyn.” He presses the knife until it dents the tender skin at the base of Olivia’s throat. “It would be such a waste if I had to kill this girl just to make you understand reason.” “Please.” I close my eyes, trying to think. Trying to find a way out of this. “Please, just let her go.” “Not until you surrender to me completely,” he taunts. “Not until you vow to sacrifice your power and your life to me. Once you do, I will finally be able to finish what I started ages ago. Once the Queen has fallen, I will control the boundaries between our worlds, and only then will your dear Olivia have any chance of returning.”