As we got even closer, I smelled something off about her boyfriend. He looked human … butwasn’t.
‘What is he?’I askedLogan.
Logan’s mouth was turned upside down.‘I don’t know. Something old and powerful fromFaery.’
Oh God. Clearly a lot more creatures from Faery had escaped than we’d been told or thought. But hearing my mate say he didn’t know what he was, just that he was old and powerful, didn’t put my mind at ease. The man wasn’t big or overly scary-looking, but there was an air to the way he carried himself. He had shaggy blond hair that fell in waves atop his head, and his eyes were a piercing blue. His nose was crooked, like it had been broken a few times and never healed right. He leaned against his Jeep, arms crossed, looking at us all with an unreadable gaze. He looked about twenty-eight years old, but I knew that was likely not thecase.
Minka weaved through the crowd of shifters until she was standing before me. “Hey, twinnie!” Shewinked.
Oh God. She was going to make this painfully awkward, wasn’tshe?
I gave a nervous laugh. “Hey … you’re a lot taller than the last time we met,” I saiduncomfortably.
She grinned, running her hands from the sides of her breasts down to her hips. “This body is wonderful! Thanksagain.”
I couldn’t help but rub my nubby tooth with my tongue. I just nodded. As if I’d had a choice. She’d threatened to shoot my boyfriend with her blue fire arrows that turned thingsinvisible.
“Sorry to hear about your friend. My boyfriend got really mad when he heard what Ardan did, and you don’t want to see himmad.”
Another nervous laugh escaped me. “Oh? Yeah, thanks. We’re here to get her back. You guys will helpus?”
She nodded. “Those druids cause hell for us Faery creatures that live in the area. We want them gone. Forgood.”
My mouth opened as I processed what she said. “There … there’s more ofyou?”
She laughed and reached out, smacking my arm. “Well, duh. My best friend Paisley, she’s a fairy too. She said to ask you for one of your teeth, and she would do anything in return.Anything.”
I froze, the blood draining from my face. Logan stepped forwardthen.
“Not interested, but thank you, Minka. Now, let’s plan out how we are going to save Nadine.” Logan scooped my hand into his, dragging me away from thefairy.
I pulled my lips taut over my teeth so that I wouldn’t be showcasing the goods to heranymore.
Dear God, please let me get out of this alive and with all of my teeth. No more Sloane bodydoubles.
Isabella and her brother were talking with Keegan in hushed voices and he was shaking his head. “No, I don’t likeit.”
Logan and I came up to him, with Minka coming up behind me. She was way too close. Clearly she had noboundaries.
“What’s up?” I asked Keegan, ignoring Minka’s presence at myback.
Keegan turned to face us, the stress showing on his face, which looked tired and weary. “Isabella and Marco want to drive twenty miles away from here and shift to try and draw the bulk of the druids away from the castle while we storm it and getNadine.”
It was a brilliant plan, but one that could likely ended up with themdead.
I shook my head. “Toodangerous.”
Minka popped her small face, framed by short-cropped black hair, over my shoulder. “That’s actually a good idea. Paisley is at the druids’ castle right now, checking it out for me. She said they have over a hundred druids and huntersthere.”
My eyes bugged out. Over ahundred…
I looked down at her, repulsed by how close my body snatcher was to me. “How long ago did she tell youthat?”
“Just now,” Minkareplied.
My brow furrowed. I hadn’t seen her take a phone call. Minka giggled and tapped her head. “Fairies share a hivemind.”
Oh Christ, as if this chick wasn’t scary enough. I nodded, leaning in closer to Logan, hoping she would back up and give me space. The only thing that brought me comfort, was when she’d said she needed my toothwillinglyfor it to work. It gave me a small measure of relief that she wouldn’t club me over the head and snatch all of my molars for her tiny fairyfriends.
