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Maybe destiny was finally turning a kind eye upon me About time…

“I avehow I ended up in the body of a fae “But it’s on loan,” I said, getting to the crux of the er than three days unless I bring the fae a jinni” Well, actually I had told Sherus I’d bring an ar that, perhaps one would suffice

Aisha’s mouth dropped open “You made a pact with a fae?”

“Yes,” I said, impatient “Aisha, I desperately need your help I don’t know exactly what the fae need the jinn to do, but you’re powerful, aren’t you?”

To ed “Not any more”

“What?”

Aisha heaved a deep sigh and clasped one pal it wearily “The Drizans took my family, just like I suspected I still haven’t recovered fro drains a jinni like a bloodsucker I don’t knohen I’d be of any use to you again…”

My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach I was about to ask Aisha whether she could just try — at least hear what Sherus’ task was — but then I realized that was the stupidest idea ireat If she really couldn’t help Sherus, then I would have returned to the fae not only without the pro their demands I was sure he’d swipe e, even take me back to The Underworld A place I could safely say I would not want to visit again

No I had to get over the disappoint to not have theinal plan We had to free the Nasiris from the Drizans

Corrine e, “Sorry for the delay…” Her voice trailed off as she laid eyes on Aisha

“Aisha Nasiri is with me,” I said quickly, “You should know by now that the Nasiris are ally rather than foe” A notion I understood was hard to accept for Corrine after the Nasiris had turned her into a dove

Aisha barely spared a glance for Corrine—or River, for that matter—her focus on me

“Come doith us,” I said to the jinni “Somehoe need to save your family”

The look the jinni gave me made my stomach sink to new depths “I don’t think that’s even possible”

But I blocked out her words I couldn’t believe them I wouldn’t believe them

The Nasiris were the key to this body The key toto pry every one of that fa I did

Lucas

As strange as this reunion was for er for me

Hell, I was still getting used to the feel of soil beneath ainstworld—so otten even existed Now that I had been deprived of it all for decades, I sensed it all in far greater detail than I would have even as a va me to my knees, but then to be faced so suddenly with led to hold it all in