“What are you doing? Stop!” I yelled, tugging against his hold.
He didn't say a word, and all the whispering behind me sent me into survival mode. Straining against Kane’s grip, I twisted and pulled against him, desperate to be free.
Gideon stood by the table, his gaze hard and worried. Liora appeared behind him and attempted to move toward me before he held out an arm and shook his head at her.
Our gazes locked, fear brimming her eyes.
Nobody was going to come save me.
Kane pulled me out of the hall and into the adjacent corridor.
“Let go of me!” I yelled.
He did, tossing me against the wall.
I froze, looking up at him as he cornered me.
He placed his hands on either side of my head. “You attack one of my pixies again and I don't care what the magi do to me. I will kill you.”
Pressing my back against the wall, I tried to put space between us. “I didn't mean to. I just reacted. She flew right at me. I thought she was going to hit me.”
My words came out in a squeak as Kane’s amber eyes glowed and his skin rippled with scales.
I was not a violent person. And what harm could the pixie truly have done to me? And the way she yelped… Tears filled my eyes. “I didn't mean to hurt her. That's not who I am.”
The fire in Kane’s gaze dimmed a bit and he tilted his head. “You have been nothing but violent.”
“You attacked me at my home. You killed my husband. I haven't… I couldn't even bury him.”
Tears fell and Kane stepped back, folding his arms. “Know this. My pixies mean more to me than anything else. I will allowthis insult only once because you're new to my court and you didn't know that no one is allowed to harm them in any way. If there is a punishment to be had, I will enact it.”
“You killed my husband. There is no greater punishment!”
No response, not even an apology.
I hate him so much.
I wiped the tears from my face and stood straight, attempting to regain any sense of dignity.
His mouth curved into a grin as if he enjoyed watching me in pain. “I think it's time that we see if you're worthy of being Queen of the Fae.”
“What does that mean?”
“Tomorrow, I will take you to the cave of blessings. It has been almost a thousand years since someone has gone in and survived. We’ll see if you do.”
“That sounds like a death sentence! Why not just kill me now?”
Kane whistled and two guards adorned in golden armor and curved blades came. “If you are the child of prophecy, you have nothing to worry about.”
Touching my face, I rubbed the birthmark as Kane glared at me.
“Remove this thorn from my side.”
The guards reached for me, and I dodged the first one, only to be caught by the second. “Wait!”
My cries echoed down the hall as each guard took an arm and dragged me back to the spire.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
