“Why?”
“Because she’ll find you anyway, Xavier. She will be smelling all your scents in the cave. And she knows where to find you.”
“Why are you here, then?” I asked, annoyed. “If you aren’t here to offer any useful information or help, then you should leave.”
“Well… I never said your father wouldn’t help.”
“What are you talking about?”
“If Leanan attacks Carnivalland, it would be better to have support from the Vampire Kingdom, don’t you think? Your mother would be furious knowing you were accompanied by the greatest soldier in the kingdom,” Seth replied arrogantly. Although, he was indeed the best soldier. No one was ever able to beat him in a fight, not even my father was as strong as him.
“Why should I even believe you would help us?” I asked.
“Because I’m searching for something and you can get it for me,” he said, his tone amused. The grin he put on was so malicious. It didn’t surprise me that his offer carried a price tag.
“What are you asking for?”
“I need Faerie Water.”
Faerie Water… It was unusual to want something so rare, which could only be found in the realms of the faeries, so far away from the Vampire Kingdom. Its purpose was healing.
“Why do you need it?”
A pensive look crossed Seth’s face.
“It is for Lydia. She needs it… her powers are unpredictable right now, too difficult to control. She’s often tired from her constant restlessness. And the Faerie Water can help to maintain her energy levels and soothe her untamed mind.” The fact that Seth so openly admitted to truly needing something, because he didn’t profit from it, but he needed it for his mate. For my sister, to help her contain her powers.
“Okay,” I said.
Seth’s eyes widened in surprise, as if he didn’t expect me to agree so rapidly. But I was not only helping my sister in this, he’d also offered us protection against Leanan in the event she attacked. And with everything that my mother had already done to us, I wanted all the help we could get. I must never allow anything to happen to Gwendolyn.
“Where can I get it?” I asked. Seth’s gaze wandered toward my brother, who was now leaning against the door, a small smile playing at the corner of his mouth.
“The goblin market,” he stated, playing lazily with the strands of his hair.
A place filled with chaos, darkness and games. Malevolent goblins in search of wicked favors, and twisted desires. People described it as a realm drifting between light and shadows, where anyone could be themselves without the fear of being judged. Everyone going to these types of markets was in search of something. No one there was better than another.
“Gwendolyn has to go there with you…” Seth’s voice was low.
“Why is that?” My gaze shot up.
“Because whatever is going on within your bond, she’s your strength,” he said, my eyes trailing down at her. She was still sitting beside Damien and Malakai, supportive and selfless. “And we know you wouldn’t leave her here, anyway.”
I chuckled at the truth of the statement. Because no matter how much I trusted my friend and his brother regarding her, I wastoo selfish to leave her here.
“But why are you not going to the goblin market?” Sparrow asked.
“You know in my position I can’t just leave… it’s the only place where magic traces can’t be followed. If I go there… your father… he…”
“He’d kill you,” I finished. Because as much as my father respected the bond Seth had with his daughter, he cared more for power. And if he lost trust in Seth, he’d lose it in everyone else.
“So, when I go there… and get this faerie water… I am guaranteed your support?”
He nodded.
“If something happens, you can count on me, including the kingdom of your father.”
Chapter 35
