Jael sunk her googly eyes into Marjani. “So . . . you’re not . . . exactly obsessed with the Princess in that way? You only adored her cause you thought she was the badass female you could never be?” “Pretty much.” “Wow,” Jael said, still stunned. “I can’t believe you told Angel about your Dada before me though.” She snarled and hit Marjani’s stomach with the back of her palm. “Ow! He was there! I was going crazy and he was there, and then he said some things that really hit hard. I eventually told him.” She heaved. “He’s a good person, Jael. We’ve been bad to him. And Zina.” “I know.” Jael rolled her eyes. “Your Dada sucks, Marjani. Big time. How could he treat you like that? Like you’re an item for sale at a community fair? Does he e

