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“There used to be two Fae Queens who ruled the Courts. They were sisters, but some say there was a third sister. That Esmeray was that third.” “So I’ve heard.
“Most accounts say that Deimas and Esmeray tried to overtake the Courts to get to the mortals. I am not surprised that their history books are so different from our own, I suppose.” “Most accounts? Are they not all the same?” “No,” Callan said, leaning back in his chair. “One book I read said the Fae Courts were just caught in between a bigger conflict between Esmeray’s territory and Avonleya. It claimed that Deimas and Esmeray were seeking something across the sea, and Avonleya refused to let them even come to visit. That such a slight would ignite the Great War seems a little far-fetched
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“But he had magic. How else did he and Esmeray lock away the Avonleyans? If Esmeray was as powerful as the Fae Queens, that explains that. But what of Deimas?”
“Such power you wield. Yet you, Prince of Fire, there is something extra in your blood. Faint, but it is there.” Those eyes of hers fixed on him, and her half smile grew slightly. “I am not here
Because Eliné is the one who hid most of them. Queen Henna disguised the seven keys, and her
daughter can restore them. Eliné entrusted one to each bloodline. Queen Selinya hid the other two, but you can find them.” “Queen Selinya? Who is that?” “Keep digging through those books you’ve found, Sister. You are close to uncovering everything,” Juliette said with another knowing smile.
“You will, of course, also need the lock.” “The what now?” Scarlett asked, looking up. “The keys have to unlock something, do they not?” Juliette’s eyes were twinkling as she continued. “Before you leave here, tell the High Witch that you are the one she has been waiting for.”
“I will never let you go, and I will always come for you. Whether you are in the human lands, the Witch Kingdoms, or some sandy desert, I will come for you. Not because you are my queen. Not because you are my twin flame. I will always come for you because I choose you, Scarlett Monrhoe. I choose every flame, every drop of water, every shard of ice, every bit of darkness. I choose each smart ass comment and each middle finger you throw at me. I choose every way we challenge each other. I choose every night of dancing and scandalous dresses. I choose every morning of waking up next to you and
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“I choose you, Sorin Aditya. I choose every ember and wisp of smoke. I choose every snarky comment about my cranky mood, and every teasing remark about my love of books and shoes. I choose every time you challenge me and call me on my own bullshit. I choose falling asleep next to you every night and kissing you good morning with each sunrise. I choose to follow you to the ends of this realm and every other realm known and unknown. And after we fade, I will follow you to whatever life is next. I choose you, and I will always choose you. I am yours, and you are mine. In this life and every life
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He nodded his head. “Yes. They can be done in any order and at any time, except for the first and the last ones.”
The first is The Claiming. When you accept and acknowledge that the twin flame bond exists. Speaking the Claiming Rite initiates the Trials and offers up a piece of your soul to the other. The second,” he said, moving to her pointer finger, “is The Rescuing.” “When you rescued me from the Lairwood House,” she said, looking back at her hand. “Yes and no,” Sorin answered. “That was my rescuing of you, but also when you rescued me by accepting the Mark and restoring my weakened magic and life force.”
before the Great War broke out, the Avonleyans worried about their Fae kin on this continent as the Night Children grew restless, so they provided guardians for them.” Scarlett’s head tilted to the side in question. “The Witches and Shifters were created after a powerful Sorceress was captured and stripped of her magic as penance for her crimes. Her magic was
gifted to the Witches and Shifters. The Witches were bonded to Queen Eliné, and the Shifters were bonded to Queen Henna. To maintain their dominance, however, the Avonleyans also granted such gifts to the Fae Queens, respectively.”
“We kept in touch. When she left here with you, two others went with her.” Scarlett’s head cocked slightly to the side. “One has returned?” “Yes. She is his cousin.”
“The Oracle is Cassius's cousin.” “What?” The shock on Sorin’s face made her grin like a mad woman. Maybe Briar was right. Maybe she did enjoy the grand reveal a little too much. “That is not possible. The Oracle is centuries old. Cassius is…not.” “The Oracle, it seems, is replaced every millennium or so. When a new all-powerful Seer is born.” “And you think the Oracle is Cassius's cousin because…?” Sorin asked, doubt creeping into his eyes.
Two went with my mother to the human lands. Sybil and Juliette. When I saw the Oracle, it was Juliette. When I—” Scarlett swallowed. “When she died, it apparently released her essence or something, and she was able to return here and replace the previous Oracle.
“If Cassius and Juliette are cousins, that would make Sybil…” “The High Witch’s sister,”
“That they are a bond between a person and one of the gods. That they are a guide of some sort for those to whom they are bonded.” “Yes and no,” Talwyn said, shaking her head. “Yes, they are linked to us and aid us, but they have their own purposes for their true masters.”
“According to this, there are seven Lords. We beheaded one. I don’t know who rose to take his seat, but before we killed him, he told us he was visiting kin here. I suspect there is more than one here, but it can’t all be just for me.”
