Chapter 24The announcement caused Jabez to stare, but he didn’t retreat. “Even a powerful fae cannot defeat my master. But why would you even care?”
“Jealousy caused a rift between me and my younger brother.” Lanette stood beside Emrys. “One who couldn’t win my affection told him that I wouldn’t approve of a human as his wife and told me that he’d run away. I curse that fae and the day they were born. But by the time I learned the truth, you had locked Aether away with a spell that only his human lover could break.”
“Aether is your brother.” Jabez’s laughter echoed around the suddenly silent forest. “Then while I hold him, neither she nor you can raise a hand against me.” Jabez’s visage looked every bit as demonic as the creature he served. “And if my son won’t carry on my tradition, the
