Phoebe clenched her jaw and fought hard to keep her emotions in check. She faced him and said, “But I already told you, I do not know how to give you my magic.”
“Then learn how to do so. I will give you some time to consider, but my patience will only last so long.” He clenched his fists and advanced a step, but then held back. “Do you understand?”
She nodded in silent agreement and watched the emperor turn away. But a small voice inside her, a vestige of her mother’s influence, caused her to call after him. “Monsieur?”
He stopped to listen. “Oui?”
“You mentioned Mab. What happened to her?”
“She is gone and I am changed. Forever changed.” He looked back over his shoulder and added, “But aren’t we all?” He then turned away and walked out of the room and she heard the lock go in place o
