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I swallowed the acid in my throat at the mention of Evian being easy on the eyes.

“And they are unpredictable. They all have different powers.”

Damien leaned back against the closed door and pursed his lips. “That’s unfortunate for us, isn’t it? I will make sure they know, however, I’m not sure I want to tell The East Kingdom.”

Zerk sat down, rubbing his knee as if standing on it hurt. “Why is that? The King made it out that we are all getting along.”

“We are,” he said, blowing a piece of blond hair from his forehead. “I just don’t know if I trust them. It feels uneasy in the castle with them there.”

As if we don’t have enough problems.

I shrugged. “It’s up to you, Brother. Tell them if you want. I just need numbers on our side.”

Damien nodded. “I will speak with them tonight after dinner, and let you know in the morning. If we can gain their trust they’ll go against Father. I’m afraid he’ll tell the sirens to take Amara. I pray he doesn’t, but at this point, I don’t know what he’ll do.”

“You and me both,” I mumbled.

“I’m curious, what are Amara’s powers?”

“It started with levitating, and then she put Toby on his ass with her hands. Never touched him.”

He smiled. “I knew she was special.”

My dragon grew irritated, and Damien sensed it. “Don’t be so touchy, Brother. She is my sister-in-law. He turned toward the door. “I don’t care what mother says. I’m happy you found her, and I would love to get to know her when all of this is over with.”

Damien and I had a game of who could piss the other one off the quickest growing up, but deep down, we’d always be brothers. “Thank you for your help, Damien.”

“You can thank me later.”

Knowing someone from my family had my back made me feel safer than before.

Zerk cleared his throat. “You need to sleep, Dorran. You didn’t sleep last night, and in case the siren comes back, you’ll need to be by Amara’s side tonight. Tomorrow, if she can make it, she needs to wait until nightfall to take her medicine, so she can get back on a normal sleeping schedule. Go sleep. I will watch the place, and gather what I can on the sirens.”

“Thank you for all your kindness, Zerk.”

“Of course. I will work on a protection spell for the cabin to keep him out. It’s been a while, so I don’t know how long it will take.”

I walked down the hallway, stripping out of my sweats, and kicking them across the room. For the first time in a few days, I felt alone with Amara.

Amara was so still, and she didn’t stir when I slipped in beside her. Wrapping my arm around her waist, I pulled her to my chest, loving the little moan that left her.

I wanted that every day. That innocence. That warmth. The unproblematic relationship with my mate. The love I had growing inside of me for her ... to last. To get the time it deserved.

And I would get it.

No matter what.

Chapter Thirty-Five

Amara

My mother’s soft touch slid against my skin and tossed me back into the depths of my childhood. The smell of fresh bread, with jelly spread on top, and a full tummy warmed my insides.

The sound of a nearby stream tickled the back of my mind.

Laughter. Chatting. Birds.

It was plucked out of a perfect dream.

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