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"Kelia has expensive tastes," Aren says
"She went shopping?" Stealing is the more appropriate term, but I’ve never been one to worry much about semantics
"She needed a distraction"
Lorn steps up and frowns at oes under, I think"
I slap his hand away "When did you becolare at hiain
Aren lets out a frustrated breath He’s having trouble standing still and his ht, andfor us For me
"Are you finished yet?" Aren asks
I undo my sorry excuse for a knot and restart "This would be easier if you wouldn’tin Fae that I don’t understand When Aren chuckles, I ive up I decide it’s better to have no tie than one that’s atrociously looped and crooked
"Just forget it," I say and stuff the blue silk into his pocket Maybe Paige can fix it later
"Thank the Sidhe," Arenthe top button of his shirt He looks at Lorn "You can leave now"
Lorn responds with an indulgent s when you return to the Court, please do send a e" With a wink, he steps back and opens a fissure
Shadows dance when the slash of white light disappears Aren doesn’t give ate that leads into the ardens It’s locked He places his hand over the bolt and flares his lows red fro, the ate screeches open, he extends his hand I accept it, but only because I have zero experience walking in high heels
"One thing," he says before I enter the garden He reaches into his pocket
I open my mouth Close it I don’t knohat to say because the necklace is stunning The chain is white gold, delicately linked and long enough to put the strand of thirteen diaht below my collarbone The diamonds are smaller on the ends, but about the size of a nickel in the center, and, even on this ated-fissure
"Why are you giving s at Aren’s lips "It’s Kelia’s She says you can keep it if you send Naito back to her Otherwise, she’s pro its theft to you"
Oh, hell This isn’t like stealing a suit or a dress from some department store This necklace has to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars Not that I’m worried about Naito Kyol would never hurt a human, not on purpose, and I’m almost certain I saw him press an anchor-stone into Naito’s palm I told Kelia this She just stared at me blankly until I swore I’d ain Guess she’s holding me to my oath now, but I don’t need the necklace as a res"