Me
I don’t think he can do that, and I don’t know why your shadows would change anything
Rae
Well what’s the other explanation?
I debated what to say. I couldn’t tell her Darius was interested in her, or that the other royals thought she might be his soulmate. It would be breaking their trust.
But it would also be breaking her trust not to.
What the fuck was I supposed to do here?
"Why do you feel stressed?"Merrily murmured into my mind, sliding a hand lightly over my thigh as she slid closer to me.
"Rae said she never felt Dare’s magic while they were hanging out. That shouldn’t be possible, right?"
The wrinkles in her forehead were deep."No. She was sitting right next to him in the car and in the fight. His power leaks out constantly, and it affects people of all sexualities and types, making them feel good in one way or another."
"She wants to know what other explanation there is beside him keeping it under control the whole time."
"There’s not. Unless they really are fated."Her eyes opened, her bleary gaze flicking to Darius across the room."Why is she asking?"
"She says she likes him. She doesn’t like people, Mer. Half the time, I don’t even think she likes me. She just trusts me, and she doesn’t trust anyone else."
"But she likes Dare. And she didn’t feel anything from his magic?"
"Right."
"Holy shit."
Rae
You’re clearly falling asleep
We can talk tomorrow
Bye
Fuck.
Just… fuck.
"We should get involved, right?"I asked Merrily, looking at Dare before looking back at Mer. She looked pale, in the room’s soft lighting.
Her eyes met mine."I don’t know. What do you think?"
"I don’t know either. If we get involved on either side, we’re breaking someone’s trust. She mentioned making a deal with him. If we give it time, it might happen naturally."
"That’s probably the best call. He didn’t want anyone to interfere, anyway."
"She would be pissed if she thought I was talking to him about her behind her back, too."
"Then we stay out of it,"Mer whispered."If they don’t find their way to each other naturally, we’ll intervene."
"Agreed."
She took my hand and lifted it to her lips, kissing my knuckles lightly."You need to rest."
