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He looked over to where Cassie was talking and laughing with a group of wo Lucivar’s wife, Marian

“Let him wait,” Gray said

Lucivar chuckled “Grayhaven can wait until the sun shines in Hell, but Lady Rhahn is a Green-Jeweled Queen Trust ”

The sharp warning in Lucivar’s eyes had Gray chaining his teht a scent of it He wasn’t going to spoil this day for any of them, especially Cassie

“Gostupid,” Lucivar said

Gray handed his glass of sparkling wine to Lucivar “Here That way I won’t be tempted to throw it in her face”

Lucivar’s roar of laughter wasn’t the reaction he expected, so he slipped into the Residence, ry

Then he stepped into the visitors’ parlor

Hell’s fire, Mother Night, and may the Darkness be merciful The Green-Jeweled Queen was aSceltie?

“Hello, Gray,” Theran said, sounding uncertain “May I introduce Lady Rhahn from the Isle of Scelt?”

“I a as he would to any Queen

“Lady, this is my cousin Prince Jared Blaed”

Rhahn wagged her tail You are called Gray You are Cassie’sto have puppies?

“Ah” Was there a safe answer? He sent a psychic spear thread toward Lucivar You could have warned me

Boyo, you have no idea yet My darling sister sometimes has a wicked sense of justice

Jaenellesent Rhahn to Dena Nehele?

Who else?

Aware of the silence in the rooe to hide in the nearest clump of brambles

“So,” he said, “are you the Queen of Dena Nehele?”

No Theran rules Dena Nehele, and I rule Theran

A Sceltie Queen ruling a territory made up of one Warlord Prince who didn’t outrank her No wonder Theran looked like he’d gotten a hard whack upside the head

May the Darkness have mercy on him

Rhahn! Vae bounded into the rooht You are here!

Theran looked at Vae and turned a little green

Gray took a step toward the door “You two know each other?” A dumb question when the ansas so obvious

He took another step toward the door

Rhahn isVae appeared to be thinking hard Mother’s sister