Oh… Oh… She wouldn’t be that desperate…
Fucking Fairy, she was.
She straight up smashed her chest against his arm.
Time to take care of bloody business.
I set my plate down, ready to excuse myself.
But I halted in place. I couldn’t do anything here.
I snarled under my breath. Fae dammit all.
My suitors paused at my expression.
I quickly rambled, “Mother didn’t purchase the tarts I like.”
As one, the braggarts nodded their heads like that made perfect sense and continued discussing their land holdings—as if I didn’t know who the richest in my own kingdom were.
I slowly exhaled and peeked at the King of Shifters.
He coolly slid to the side, escaping the shifter’s grasp—all the while keeping a pleasant mien, not faltering in their discussion.
Hmm. If he kept that up, I wouldn’t burn anyone tonight.
Wily shifter.
I relaxed my stance, and continued to analyze the shifter king’s interactions, positioning myself so it wasn’t too obvious I was spying on him. I still couldn’t comprehend his feelings. They didnotmake sense. Was I missing something?
Had I suddenly turned into a shifter, for Fae’s sake?
That tiny bit ofluststill radiated inside my Fae-spark.
This was mind-boggling. What was he thinking about?
It sure as Fairy couldn’t be me, but…
The light danced on his solid black eyes.
He stole a look at my ass.
The reflection curved again later.
The King of Shifters ogled my chest.
When I moved my legs a certain way, he gazed at my thigh.
I crossed my arms in frustration.
Whatwas going on inside his mind?
Then… Then I noticed it.
The first shifter woman was staring at his abs that flashed between his short-furred, black vest. With every exhale, his muscles bunched even more than normal. Her regard was stationary on his flexing muscles…that he merely had by breathing and talking.
She found him to be a tasty morsel, for sure.
I played with my lower lip in contemplation, and then I politely removed myself from the egotistical windbags. I slid back underneath the balcony, far into the shadows, hiding from prying eyes so that I could look my fill.
