Page 63 of House of Demons and Bones

“She was lovely. A redhead, like me,” Cade said.

“Then it’s not Elle who cursed you,” I said, tilting my head. “A Fury did this to you.”

Cade blinked, horror and disbelief washing over his face. “A Fury?”

Just as I’d suspected, Cade had no clue about the Fury haunting him—but then, hardly anyone knew jack about Furies, myself included. I’d been watching him closely, but the Furynever showed when I was around. Even now, she wouldn’t manifest.

“A dead witch turned Fury,” I said.

The other heirs—except Killian and Cade—shot me looks that screamed “scammer.” Whatever. I wasn’t hustling Cade for expensive gifts. He was a friend who’d never played games with me.

“Do you trust me, Cade?” I asked.

“When you call me Cade,” he said.

I nodded. “Ever pissed off a dark-haired girl with blue lips? About fourteen, maybe?”

Cade’s brows creased.

Just then, pale smoke wisped from the mage prince’s forehead. The Fury materialized—two inches tall, hovering over his face, frost streaming from her blue lips.

She hissed at me, and Sy hissed back.

I darted wild looks around, but none of the other heirs seemed to be able to see her.

“What is it, Barbie?” Cade asked, muscles tight as he waded toward me. “Something’s wrong, isn’t it?”

“Feel anything different?” I asked, fighting for calm.

“Chills everywhere,” he said, his face paling.

“The Fury just showed up. She’s out now, tiny and floating right in front of your eyes.”

Killian dropped into the water, putting himself between Cade and me, Rowan right beside him. The fae prince was determined to protect me in order to protect Sy.

Cade snarled and swiped at the air, but the Fury stayed put, sneering.

I shook my head. “You can’t get rid of her that way. You two have history.”

“I don’t have history with any girl except Elle,” he said.

“Bayrose. Ring a bell?” I asked.

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Barbie

Bayrose whipped her tiny head toward me when I said her name. She had nowhere to hide now that I’d exposed her.

“How do you know that name?” Cade demanded.

“When I kissed you to challenge the Fury,” I said, “she tried to freeze me to kingdom come like she did Elle.”

You shouldn’t risk yourself like that, mate,Tyson scolded me, our mating bond letting him lecture me directly now.

I got this, dragon,I said.Trust that I can handle it. Don’t be overbearing like Killian.

I’m nothing like him,the dragon said.But the mage is not getting another kiss! We’ll deal with this bad Fury.

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