The King stares at me with a blank expression, and so does the Queen, but there is something in her eyes that is making me shiver. Have I gone too far now? “That is for us to worry about. But you are welcome to check the prophecy out, after you settle in, of course,” she says slowly, and I stop breathing for a moment.
“After we settle in where exactly?” I ask with the same speed, completely dumbfounded at her words. I sense Eros starting to get worried where this is leading, and frankly, I share his feelings. Is this the moment when the faes decide to throw us in the dungeons, or wherever it is they keep their prisoners?
I am even more shocked, as the Queen chuckles in amusement at sight of my panicked expression. She shakes her head, as she and her husband share a knowing look. “I
