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He shrugged "You noticed" He sounded hurt

Immediately Ari felt bad and that pissed her off She snapped, not thinking clearly as she said, "I’ve been kind of preoccupied"

Charlie blanched and Ari noted Jai taking a step towards him out of the corner of her eye "I didn’t y and sullenly eyed the tattoo she hadn’t known about Was shea tattoo and not telling her about it? God she hoped not She needed to get over that crap "What’s the tattoo say?"

The question caused hilowered at thehed "It means Justice in Arabic"

And just like that Ari didn’t feel bad anylared at hioing to pollute everything he ever did With one last cutting look, Ari turned on her heel and headed for the stairs

"Ari, wait!" Charlie called out to her not even bothering to hide his frustration and annoyance "You’ve got to talk to me so at him and stomped up the stairs

It was Derek’s funeral to into her pillow It was never enough…

…This wasn’t her roo across the blackin theit a e, but surprisingly bare except for the bed She noted a large doorway cut into burnished rock walls but no doors It led onto a balcony that seeht It was a beautiful illusion

Double doors burst open behind her and Ari took a step back watching the stunning dark-haired Jinn she remembered from before stride into the room This time, the female was human-sized Her hair whipped out behind her, the jewels on her forehead glittering in the low light She wore a dress that fluttered and flowed around her body as if the fabric was ether at the shoulders and it was split into slits around her legs to allow ease of ns that were painted in attractive curls, winding up around the Jinn’s slender legs in gold paint She looked like an exotic queen

"I will not apologize to him, brother!" she spat, and Ari’s eyes followed her words over her shoulder to the male Jinn who trailed into the room behind her His own dark hair was braided down his back and his handsome face was marred with a scowl, but no injuries this time

"You"You were impudent and spoiled"

She whirled on hiive me the deference I deserve!"

"You have not earned it," the asped and candlelight in the rooifts that no one else has!"

"You have lain with others You speak to him like an ill-mannered child in front of our brethren and you expect when you should be grateful"

Tears spilled down her pretty cheeks now "You take his side over ood to us"

"He is selfish! He could give us more… I know he could But he refuses"

"You would misuse it He sees this"

"You have no faith in me, brother?"

The male Jinn smiled kindly and reached up to brush a tear froreed"

The fe in her ears The room dimmed and suddenly she are of softness beneath her Realizing the pain hadn’t been real, Ari sighed and peeled her eyes open She’d been dreaain

Who were they?

Her alar it Dull light pushed into the roo little luck It looked like itit’s sympathy with her