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“Is the forest we were in today the only one in our kingdom?”

“Yes. Why?”

“Because I think I lived somewhere else before here. I lived in, or by, a huge forest with giant trees. The memory was when I was small. I tripped, and my mother picked me up.”

Dorran ran his palm over my head. “We’ll get a map tomorrow and find the nearest forest. We’ll go from there. Now, I want you to take a shower and relax. You fell hard. Your toe is bleeding.”

I glanced down at my feet, seeing the toe from my memory red and bleeding.

“That’s the toe I hurt in my memory,” I whispered.

Dorran pulled me close to him and tucked me into the safety of his arms. I felt my head spinning with what-ifs and different scenarios. What happened to my parents?

How did I get to this kingdom?

Why hadn’t my father told me about that place?

And why the hell didn’t I remember?

Chapter Twenty-Six

Dorran

Amara stirred in bed the next morning but didn’t wake. She’d slept rather well considering the day we’d had, and her memory hitting her like a bag of rocks.

I’d spent the entire night scared she’d have a nightmare or sprout some new ability. Leaving her to sleep, I walked into the den of the cabin and found a map of the kingdom tucked away in a desk drawer.

Spreading it out, I looked at all of the places nearby with forest. There were plenty of forests, but not ones with big trees like those that she spoke about, and none close enough to be considered nearby.

I started a pot of coffee and nibbled on my bottom lip. Where had she lived before living in the kingdom, and better yet, why didn’t she know about it?

Had the pills kept her from remembering? Was that why her stepmother was adamant about her taking them?

I’d been surprised more than not since the beginning of our relationship. Pouring myself a cup of coffee, I drank it outside on the balcony where Toby stood guard.

“Do you know of any forests that have giant trees in them?”

Toby tossed me an are you kidding look. “Most forests have giant trees, Dorran.”

“No, like something out of a fairytale.”

“Are you okay?” he asked.

“I’m not sure. I need you to watch over Amara because I need to do some digging on Amara’s birth.”

Toby chuckled.

I lifted a brow and stared at him. “What’s so funny?” I asked.

“You,” Toby chuckled. “I never thought I’d see you so wrapped around a woman’s finger.”

“She’s my mate. What am I supposed to do? Let her deal with this alone?”

Toby put his palms out in surrender. “My grandmother lives in The South Kingdom, and she talked about a forest her mother took her to when she was a child, but I can’t remember the name. I’m not sure I would trust what she says though, because she’s human, and has early onset dementia.”

The South Kingdom was ostracized from the other kingdoms. They wanted nothing to do with any of us for over a decade. I wasn’t sure the dynamics of why, but none of us had been there in ages. “I’m going to grab my things. Come on inside and keep an eye on her for me.”

Toby followed me inside, while I slipped into my room and dressed. Amara hadn’t moved from her spot.

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