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He tugged her around to ned sigh There was no point in hiding anything now

Tane knew everything The good, the bad, and the ugly

"The Queen was poisoned by a jealous rival," she confessed "I was able to save her life"

Soh the honey eyes

"You’re a healer?"

Gods, was that a blush heating her cheeks?

Next thing she knew she would be batting her lashes and si like an idiot

"I don’t perform miracles, but I can heal most injuries"

He brushed the back of his hand over that revealing blush "A rare talent"

She cleared her throat, trying to sound brisk "I’ve always assumed it came from my mother’s side of the fas than fixing the to her side "Gypsies are coveted for their skills in healing"

Tane scowled at the gargoyle "We have yet to deteriven in London was real"

Levet sniffed "Do you think that I would not recognize a faux vision? Moi? The great connoisseur of ic? The …" He ca on his tiny face "Mm into the trees "Sorry, ma belle, I will join you later Much later"

Laylah rolled her eyes

So ue

Not that she needed his help …

As if she’d deliberately jinxed herself, the thought had barely whispered through her mind when a dozen sprites stepped out of the shadows

Her breath snared in her throat, her gaze ski over the combination of males and females that were attired in the traditional robes that took caht on, the flowing fabricthe queasy illusion that they were floating in and out of focus

She ht have been amused if it weren’t for the deadly expressions on the beautiful faces Oh, and the crossbows that were currently pointed at her heart

Her gaze never wavered from the line of sprites as Tane cautiously hty, unpredictable fey that they readily revealed to the demon world These creatures stood at confident attention with their long hair, that ranged in hues frohtly braided so they could easily reach the swords strapped to their backs

Warriors

And prepared to attack

"I thought they were friends of yours?" Tanethe steady gaze of the nearest sprite "I have been granted safe passage by Eirinn"

The male sprite shifted his crossboard Tane "The varowl filled the air, sending lesser de even the hardened warriors to shudder

"You really don’t want to play this gah,before a tall, slender female stepped into view Like her warriors, Eirinn, Queen of the Wood Sprites, was attired in a loose robe, although her dark golden hair was left free to cascade down her back and held back with a delicate crown set with an e

She halted in a pool of ht, her beauty so perfect that Laylah would have thrown herself off the cliff if she was stupid enough to consider the numerous ways she failed in comparison

With a lift of her hand, Eirinn spoke a feords in a foreign tongue As one the warriors lowered their crossbows Not that Laylah was reassured

One wrong twitch and she was fairly certain she would be pinned to the nearest tree with an arrow through her heart

Tane seeance shifted until he was standing directly in front of her

"Is the Welco Committee specifically for me or do you share the love with all vaerous ti at Laylah as she firmly stepped to his side

Did he really think she would cower behind hiaze, Eirinn abruptly chuckled,forward to link her arm with Laylah’s

"Co uards with just enough force to warn she wasn’t going to take no for an answer A faint s to share?"

Share?

Not even when hell froze over

"Forget it"

"A pity" Eirinn’s perfect srip and he tucked a protective arm around her shoulders "He is a fine specimen"

"Did you hear, my sweet?" He leaned to speak directly into Laylah’s ear "I’m a fine specimen"