Page 267 of Night's Fall
If his eyes burst dragon fire and incinerated me with the look he was giving me,Iwould not be surprised.
Instead, he roared, “Youdo not understand that weak waste of life!”
“If you’d?—”
“That’s not going to be us,Laura.”
“I agree.ButIhave to?—”
“It’s not fucking going to be us.”
“Gods!”Icried. “HowdoIget through to you?!I’vetalked toMr.Truelock.Myfemales.Yourmother.Ieven did two hours of research and talked toyour brother.AndIstill don’t know what to do with you!”
“There’s nothing you need to do with me.”
“We’re not sleeping in the same bed, your highness,”Ipointed out snottily.
“Do not fucking call me that,” he clipped.
“Why not?”Iclipped back. “You’rethrowing a royal testosterone tantrum just like a gods-damnedprince.”
“Errol was the one who discovered you were my mate.”
I stood perfectly still, exceptIblinked.
“What?”Iwhispered.
“He’s right now under lock and key, benzoed, in the dungeons atSpikeback.”
“HolyLilith,”Ibreathed.
“Thatis what we learned from the assassin when he was given the truth serum.”
I didn’t know what to do with this.
It was impossible to process this.
But my lips still formed the words, “Oh,Aleksei.”
“Errol has been interrogated.Andyes, he was given truth serum, at my command, against his will.Fortunately, my father agreed, but it wouldn’t have mattered if he hadn’t.Dad’scrushed.Destroyed.Idon’t know how he’s walking around.”
My heart broke for the king.
And for my mate.
“CanIcome to you?”Iasked.
“No,” he said curtly.
I didn’t like it, butIstayed whereIwas.
“It was retaliation,”Alekseicarried on with his tale of treachery. “Apparently,Timfucked with him too, but no one knew.Ofcourse,Roldidn’t say dick, so how we’d know,I’veno fucking clue.Butit’s fucked up his head.”
My eyes closed slowly.
I reopened them when he kept talking.
“It was the same shit as with me, whatTimdid, but it stopped years ago.Rolgot it twisted up, or he twisted it up on purpose,Idon’t give a fuck.Bottomline, he’s twisted.AleeceandI, according to him, wereMom’sfavorites.TimwasDad’s.Hewas cast adrift, his words.”
