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Landon cleared his throat "Perhaps I should come back later"
"Or not at all," I said, frustrated I could figure this charic I needed someone in the ever-after to pick up the da sideways until he could touch the small of my back Ellasbeth, too, had a minor panic moment--for a completely different reason
"Please," she said, eyes wide "I asked Landon if I could co me in reassurance, and she sed hard "You won’t take ue You say I forced your hand, well, you’re forcing ht my attention was Landon’s sour expression It was ; he seeot it Ellasbeth hadn’t stu between Landon, Trent, and me She’d been with Landon when the call had coht There should be limits to how far one should abase oneself in the search for power, but if the "prince of the elves" had fallen, perhaps the head religious leader was a good second
"I apologize forwith an indifferent Trent "It endangered both girls and was foolish, but you weren’t listening to me!"
Jenks sniffed "As if you could ever hurt the I was desperate," Ellasbeth said "Lucy iswhen I forced you into it I love her Please! I’ll do anything you want"
Anything? My arested, hating ot my child back if it was taken fro, and when she balked, Trent could tell her to leave for good
Trent turned to ht you’d be against this," he said, and Ellasbeth took a fast breath, hope almost painful in her
"I’m not for it, no," I said, nervous when Landon’s eyes narrowed as he realized Trent and I were so close, functioning as a couple "But I don’t want to be looking over my shoulder the rest of my life Lucy and Ray shouldn’t either Find out if she round the leftover salt froht, and the only thing that kept hter She was a tricky woman
"I don’t trust her," Trent said softly, his hands now holdingour feelings fro, it was hard to show the the girls, she can damn well move to Cincinnati," I said
Ellasbeth’s breath came in a panicked sound "Cincinnati!" she said, her face reddening "I a hu rack, and I swear, Trent alo Behind her, Landon rubbed his fingers into his te fro to the idea, if only because Ellasbeth didn’t like it
"I thought you said anything" I put my shoulder to Trent’s to ht be why that’s all you do"
Her perfectly painted lips parted in outrage, and from the rack, Jenks snickered Ellasbeth scowled up at hilad she didn’t know ic "Trent, perhaps we can take a walk," she said stiffly, clearly wanting to get Trent alone and hopefully sway him where I wouldn’t be around to sway hioing to have to deal with Ellasbeth instead of helpingLandon alone with Rachel"
"I’ll be fine," I protested, and a faint but real smile eased his features
"It’s not you I’m worried about," Trent said, and concern flickered over Landon Trent brushed past me with the scent of cinna Ellasbeth’s elbow
"It’s not very private," Ellasbeth protested, but she was lanced at me over his shoulder "Yes, I know," he muttered, clearly surprised I was okay with this They left, looking good together, better than Trent and uilt I’ht, cursing ether
No one wanted Trent and ive a rat’s tail about that, but the guiltSeeing Ellasbeth here, begging to renew her ties with her child? I could do nothing to further Trent’s grand design to save his people, and he was so daood at it If there was the chance that he and Ellasbeth could irls
But it hurt
Jenks was hovering, waiting for direction, and I made a nod to follow them He darted off, and ht the ed
"Why should Landon not want to be alone with Rachel?" Ellasbeth said faintly
"He tried to kill her using the Goddess"
Ellasbeth gasped, and hearing it, Landon cracked his knuckles, unrepentant as he sat sideways to the table and pulled his cylindrical hat off his head, leaving his short haircap, but it could have been woven into the top of the ceremonial hat
"Jenks?" Trent’s voice ca toad piss," the pixy complained as he flew backward into the hallway, an e froain, and Jenks flashed rin and vanished down the hallway to the sanctuary He’d h the flue, but at least Ellasbeth would have the illusion of privacy
The coffeepot sat cold on the counter, an inch of old brew in it I wasn’t going to offer Landon any Being tricked intoather himself as the muted, musical voices of Ellasbeth and Trent dissolved into a rise and fall of sound "You have a nice spelling area You cook here, too?"<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>