Moire stood, repositioned the golden seelie crown on her head, and then slapped her son across his face. Bress shook it off and bared his teeth at her.
“You will come around, Bress,” Moire said calmly. “You will love me once more.”
“You replaced my love with insanity a long time ago,” Bress said. “But now my mind is clear. You will not hold me as you do my father.”
“You!” I said suddenly to Conn. “I know you, your aura. You were the one we chased in San Francisco.”
“He abducted me,” Bress nodded. “My own father lured me away so that my mother's men could grab me. My parents have both betrayed me.”
“Oh do stop being so melodramatic,” Moire rolled her eyes.
“You have other family, Cousin,” I called to Bress. “You are loved and wanted in Twilight. We will never betray you.”
Bress smiled softly, “Thank you, Cousin.”
“I can perform the ceremony if you wish it,” Keir said to me and Tiernan, bringing us back to my floundering reality.
“What? No!” I huffed. “I'm marrying Raza.”
“There is no law preventing you from marrying them both,” Keir started to smile, and then chuckle. “Ah, now I see, Danu. Now I understand.”
“Understand what?” I gaped at him.
“Three kings, one queen,” Keir said reverently. “Fairy united.”
“Dad, what the hell are you talking about?”
“I've been so blind,” Raza whispered. “Danu, forgive me. I should have listened to her sooner.”
“Three kings,” Tiernan blinked, then transferred his stare to Killian.
“Do you know what they're talking about, Twilight?” Killian asked me. “Cause I'm fucking lost, and I may be freaking out just a little bit.”
“Danu is not with you!” Moire screamed. “She stands with me! She spoke to me! She commanded the elves to side with me! Danu gave me Ryvel. A man strong enough to murder his own hunter team so we could pass into Seelie. Danu is with me!”
The whole room stared at Moire in horror. The weight of the evil she had done to take the seelie throne hung heavy in the room, like a cloud of poisonous gas.
“I believe that Danu intends for you to marry all three of these men,” Keir laid a palm to my cheek. “Raza is King of Unseelie, Tiernan will rule Seelie, and you may eventually claim Twilight... with your twilight husband beside you.”
“Twilight husband?” Killian's jaw dropped. “I could marry her?”
“And be made Prince,” Keir nodded. “Though Seren would remain my heir. If I should ever die, the two of you would take the throne. But even without my death, by marrying the Kings of Seelie and Unseelie, Seren will unite our world.”
“Holy hags,” I whispered. “Wait, this is a little faster than I'd anticipated.”
“We will still be married,” Raza took me by the upper arms. “You shall just marry Tiernan first.”
“And that doesn't upset you?”
“I believe that our relationship will be better with your other lovers in separate kingdoms,” Raza smirked. “When you are in Unseelie, you will be mine entirely. That pleases me greatly.”
“Easier than having to deal with a consort underfoot?” I asked.
“Or under-” Killian started, but cut it short when Raza glared at him. “Sorry. Go on, Dragon King.”
“Is no one listening?” Moire was still throwing her temper tantrum. “You cannot do this! I am Queen! I will rule Seelie, and Bress shall have Twilight! We will make war against you fools until it is so. I don't care if I have to kill every twilight fairy there is-”
“I'll do it,” I cut her off. I'd be damned if I let that bitch threaten my people. “Go ahead, Dad. Perform the ceremony.”
