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My descent down the stone steps would be clureserace We wait for a pair of humans to pass before alk toward Kyol and Lena Aren stops me about ten paces away

"Are you okay?" Aren asks Lena She doesn’t look injured, but she doesn’t look good either She’s not co of lights Of course, part of that disco a dress It’s a pretty dress, low-cut andWait a second

I take a closer look at the familiar chiffon fabric, the soft, pale violet that falls over her slender fraape at Kyol "You gave her my dress"

As a hello, my statement lacks much, but it’s my dress and she’s Lena

Kyol’s eyes shift to me, soften, and then turn to steel when he looks back at Aren

Aren doesn’t hold back, though He laughs out loud "I’rows quiet as the music from the ballrooroo for a toast The huardens start to ers They’re sitting on the fountain lost in deep kisses

"Let’s do this," Kyol says, unlocking a bracelet of silver from around Lena’s wrist

Aren squeezes o I contele free, but the couple at the fountain stands I don’t want to draw their attention

"Walk to him," he says finally

I keep an eye on Lena as we start toward each other She does the same, her expressionany shoes Lucky I wish I weren’t

A wolance toward the fountain in tiarden instead of to the ballroo me and the three fae alone

"Go," Aren says the ht

Lena opens a fissure and winks out of this world Then, suddenly, Aren is back at rowls out His hand goes to his hip, where, if he were ar

"Relax, Taltrayn If I was going to back out of our deal, I’d have ht exchange It’s not yetto attend"

Technically, it’s a reception and, technically, Aren has no freaking idea what tier in the Real a watch It could be after twelve now

"What are you doing?" I hiss

"I’ his back on Kyol like this I peer over ht behind us, a predator one second away fro on his prey