“Give us a break, will you? It was just a bit of fun,” the other guard snickered. Rua’s eyes darted to him. Maybe some fae were learning to respect witches, but these two surely weren’t. A flicker of panic flashed in the guards’ eyes as they drifted up and over her shoulder. Grimacing, she knew who stood behind her without even turning. “I will give you one chance to apologize to the Princess of the High Mountain Court.” His voice was a lethal rumble at her back. “Or I will not lift a finger to help you when she starts to flay the skin from your bones.” Rua couldn’t help but smirk at that.
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