From the corner of my eye, I could see her taking a seat next to Bane, which made me nervous.But the warmth in my body did not falter, and she did not speak to him.
They only sat side by side and I could not shake the sight.Together they looked gorgeous.Though they were in their attractive human forms, I got the inkling that if they were in their shifted true forms, they would both look equally as stunning.
Desmond approached us, his swagger unhurried.“Delaney,” he said casually before flashing his gaze at me.“Violet.”
“Are you enjoying the breath of fresh air?”I asked.
He nodded.“Yes, fresh air is always nice.Though the air here is thick with the scent of blooms and I must say I do not care for the overabundance of it.”
Delaney scoffed, pulling his attention.“How pretentious, a man who doesn’t like flowers or the outdoors,” she nipped.
I raised a brow at her.
Did her brain leave her?
Did she not remember who she was actually speaking to?
He was not just a prince, but theDark Fae Prince!His family might have been staying on the premises and in discussions with my mother about something important, but that did not change the fact his family and mine had been at war for...
Well, a long time.
I did not want to piss off Desmond O’Neil if I could avoid it.It was never said out loud, but I garnered that perhaps that was why my mother had tasked me to show Desmond the castle.Whatever was being done behind closed doors on a royal level, there was much to be learned and observed from a personal level.
“Are you an only child?”I asked, trying to change the subject before Delaney could ruin the moment with her sudden abrupt rudeness.
“I am,” he said plainly, glancing back at me.“I take it you are as well?”
I nodded.“Yes.”
“Tell me about your childhood,” he said the words matter-of-factly, almost in a commanding sort of way.
I could see Bane rising, making his way over.
“Perhaps we should continue this tour elsewhere,” he said, settling one hand along my back.
The possession in his grip was not missed, nor was the scent of fire and brimstone.I could have sworn I felt the faintest vibration against my body and it was then I noticed Bane’s skin was showinggray.
“Bane, you’re?—”
It all happened at once and rather quickly.
Bane hissed, and Desmond’s shoulders tensed, and he grew.Taller.Thicker.
“Oh for fuck’s sake,” Wanda griped as she stepped between Bane and Desmond.
Her hand on Desmond’s chest was his undoing.
His shirt ripped as his body shifted and faded to gray, and his wings snapped open.The echo of Bane’s wings behind me were loud and I gasped as my gaze took in the truth.
Desmond was not just Dark Fae.He was...
A gancangh.An incubus, like my mate.
My magic swarmed me as one word tore through my mind.
Threat.
I stepped in front of Bane, lit up by nothing but magic and love.
