Magnus
I had gone to the Fae Queen’s auction like the King’s adviser had instructed. I was none too pleased to see the King in attendance but managed to blend in with the crowd. I had wanted to find a way to get my hands on the girl since the King stripped me of my pack over her, and tonight was the night. Someone had handed her off to the Fae collector.
The adviser had given me access to enough gold to compete with even the Fae Queen should she decide to bid on the girl. Rage rolled through me when the King stormed through the crowd the claim her instead. The sniveling old adviser had assured me that the King wouldn’t interfere. Slipping through the shadows, I watched as he loaded the girl into a carriage with care and tore off into the night.
After they had disappeared from sight, I
