“What does a lily mean?I ask him as I grab Percy some water from the nightstand, hoping I can get him to drink something. “And why would that be something that concerns Elm?”

Elm calls his mate his lily. His queen. It is the name everyone calls her now.” Brent says.

I spin to look at him, taken aback by his response, then my nose crinkles in thought.

“But how would Percy know that?” I ask him. “He is as new to this council stuff as I am. I doubt he has met her before.”

Brent looks at the small paper still on Percy’s lap as Percy stares out the window as if in longing. A frown tugs at Brent’s lips as he lets out a heavy sigh

“I don’t know. But I do know that the second Elm sees this, he will be alarmed.”

“You can’t really think that Elm’s own mate has something to do with…”

Until recently, I really didn’t think hybrids could exist either, and yet here one stands in the flesh next to me.” He gives me a soft smile.

I move toward Percy, sitting on the bed next to him. My hand reaches out, gently grabbing his to get his attention, but it’s like: trying to get the attention of a hollow log.

Percy, you need to drink something.” I say softly, shaking his hand slightly.

“He won’t drink it.” Brent reminds me.

“But he responded to me, demanding he draw something.” I remind him and he shakes his head like I’m not understanding something.

“Your Luna command worked because it appealed to the gamma in him. His job is to protect you. It is what he is programmed to do. He can only fight so much, he won’t waste the energy listening to the demand to drink water.

“I can’t just let him waste away and die because some asshole possessed him and left him like this.” I grit out fighting back

tears.

“I know he is your gamma and you have a special bond, but we need to inform the others. If it is Lily, then Elm needs to know. he is being betrayed and act accordingly.”

curse, or whatever it is. At least

be easy, but with the Fae if it is Lily’s doing, then I need things from nature. They tie everything they do to the earth. So right now,

is. The light gone from his eyes and his skin pale

me somewhere in his void mind. Then I turn

I want nothing more than to return the favor and protect him back, but I can’t do anything until we break this freaking link

slightly but stops. I can

Colette would be safer” 1

is safe with me. Did I not prove that?” Merikh growls

I can with my enhanced hearing. Had he known this was my father’s plan to ask me to go with him all along? Was

skills. She has potential to be both a skilled siren

voice laced with pain. “She is my mate. Mine

without even first consulting me? Would Merikh even tell me if he didn’t know I overheard him? I remove

annoyance before I shove the door open. and enter the room pretending like I had heard not a word they were

say, looking between them, then I scan

to step out for a moment.” Merikh says, his face flushed as he sits

lay my disappointment on thick. He looks at me like I might have gone

Percy have to say?”

he drew a picture of a flower” I say, motioning to Brent, who produces the paper and hands it

lily?” He asks, looking

Yes.”

Caspian curses under his breath. Merikh looks at him, concern

think Elm knows, do you?” He

trust everyone and the next I am getting stabbed in the back.” He throws

figured it out and ran, do we?” Brent asks cautiously. My brows shoot to my hairline in alarm and I look

have stayed through a

like there was an understanding of trust between us. He is a royal who

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