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“Cairn was supposed to meet you here?”
the beauty asked instead.
Elide nodded.
The two females exchanged glances. The
commander said, “We don’t know where he
is.”
Lie. She saw the look between them,
between sisters. The decision to not tell her,
either to protect the helpless mortal girl they
believed her to be, or out of some loyalty to
him. Or perhaps to all Fae who decided to find
beds in mortal realms and then ignore the
consequences months later. Lorcan had been
the result of such a union, and then discarded
to the mercy of these streets.
The thought was enough to set her grinding
her teeth, but Elide kept her jaw relaxed.
Don’t be angry, Finnula had taught her. Be
smart.
She made note of that. Not to appear too