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"I’un I’m not the Lady of the Cerddorion I can’t be"

"And what makes you think that?"

"This, for starters" I pulled up my sleeve to expose my demon ht on the wrong side I can’t be the second cos inside ht--" I stopped, not sure how to express ain control "I’m too flawed"

"Ceridas never perfect, child Her story et that both lines--dele, they’re reunited in you It’s this"--she tapped er--"thatEven Pryce believes you’re the Lady" I told her how I’d pieced together this theory

"Pryce’s arrogance has always been his undoing, child We need not pay the slightest attention to what he thinks"

"Except for the part where he’s trying to kill you" And besides that, I remained unconvinced If anyone should lead the Cerddorion in the co war, it was Mab

She tutted, then pattedyou ‘Lady’ if it troubles you Just know that I am here to protect and serve you"

I didn’t like it For my whole life, I’d always looked up to Mab She was so eant, role model What she wasn’t was some kind of attendant who called me "Lady" If she honestly believed I was Ceridwen, take two, she was going to be disappointed Big time

"Let’s not discuss it now" The briskness in Mab’s voiceh?"

A blush crept into my cheeks "You knew Kane was here?"

"I heard the shower running and, later, a door close As it’s past dawn, I assumed it wasn’t your vampire roommate"

"He wants to have a conference about how to deal with Mallt-y-Nos"

"Very sensible Why don’t you fetch hiht But no more ‘Lady of the Cerddorion’ stuff, okay?"

"As you wish"

That sounded way tooto royalty, but I let it go Mab would realize her oddess returning sounded like nothingto me Just as the war between demons and the Cerddorion reaches crisis s out Not bloody likely I was surprised Mab could believe such a thing

But Pryce believed it, so I’d have to be vigilant I would not let hiain

Down the hall, I tapped on the bedrooe of the bed, looked up from his phone He was dressed in the suit he’d worn yesterday, his shirt a little ruht A sexy look on hi okay?" he asked

"Basically, yes A little weird Mab’s not angry at oddess" Kane’s eyebroent up at that "I’ll hash that out with her later Noe need to figure out what to do about the Night Hag"

"A goddess, huh?" Kane stood and slipped his phone into his inner suit pocket "Goddess of what?" He grinned and pulled ht," he whispered, "I’nored the shiver that went through s aard between Mab andit up"