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 As will I. Nothing is more sacred than the moment we met, Elder Dawson said before kissing
her cheek. I had to look then. Sneaking a peek, I saw the elder on his knees before Magdalena, who
was standing next to a car, looking shocked and thrilled at the same time. It really was a touching
moment.  Thank you for sharing this with us, son. You re doing a good thing here tonight.
 I hope so, Talcott chuckled nervously.
One of the reasons we d been so busy was we d been getting all his paintings out of storage and
setting them up in several rooms around Barnabas s house. Then we had to organize them all, figure
out who everyone was, and make sure they were all invited to the party tonight hosted by the Queen to
announce the mating of her second-in-command and the new leadership structure of the fae. It was a
big to-do and our talented mate was basically the entertainment of it.
He d been throwing up most of the afternoon with nerves.
We watched as the Queen picked up the other painting of her death and with her mate tossed it in
the fireplace, watching it burn before taking the one of her mating and asking her lady-in-waiting,
Yara, to take it to their rooms.
 I can t believe you made me go through that emotional roller coaster minutes before the party
starts and we all walk into the ballroom, Talcott hissed at us.  Now I have big red puffy eyes. You
both suck.
 I didn t think you d get so upset. It was symbolic. Cleansing of the past before we walk into our
future, Elan said gently.  I m sorry. I will suck you all tonight.
 No, I ll suck him. He likes your cock in his ass better, I offered.
 That is true, Talcott agreed as his pants started to tent.
 Okay, I m dying to know what s in the book. Elan held up his hands in an act of surrender
when he got a dirty look.  I don t mean if it s personal but I am her second. Is there anything that I
need to know that affects the way things are going to be done or our people?
 Shit. Yes, there might be changes, but no, you don t need to know. I suspect you already know,
Talcott said, shooting him a meaningful look. Personally, I didn t want to know. I had enough secrets I
was already keeping. If it was fae stuff and I knew everyone was happy in the end& I didn t need to
know. I d find out later.
Plus, I had enough of my own drama. While I loved my brother, and I knew I was in love with
Elan, and thought I was in love with Talcott, something had to change. Kinkade wasn t happy with the
way I helped Elan instead of him, and Elan wasn t thrilled about the way my brother bossed me
around and gave me side tasks. And I didn t want to tell either I was so busy helping the other since
I d seen how they reacted the first time that the past week I d basically been running myself into the
ground.
Tonight might be interesting. A large part of me hoped Kinkade wouldn t be here, but I didn t
think I was that lucky.
 Okay, so we go through the Queen s speech, Baylor said, reading off the agenda one last time
for the group.  She names the attachés and appointments along with announcing the palace being built
and the ground-breaking ceremony in three days time.
 Which starts the full moon for me so be prepared, I reminded my mates with a wink.
 And mine, the elder chuckled.
 I m missing something, the Queen hedged as she held up a hand for Baylor to hold off.  What
does that mean? You get crankier than normal during the full moon, yes. What has changed?
 Oh boy, I gasped, before breaking out into peals of giggles. She raised an eyebrow at me and
he shot me an unfriendly look. But I was having way too much fun with this.  Don t be surprised if he
starts humping your leg, your highness. I know I ll be climbing Elan and begging for sex. Talcott I can
just tackle and hump because he s closer to my size.
 Looking forward to it, they both said.
 I thought that was just a joke since we, well, oh, she started and then her eyes went wide
before filling with sadness.  It just didn t happen because you never, well, yes. I understand. Of
course. It wasn t so funny when I saw her shutting down right before our eyes. Shit.
 I was going to explain after tonight, my darling, he said gently as he grabbed her hand and
raised it to his lips.  I didn t want to rain on your show with my wolf hormones. I was trying to be
more understanding.
 What does that mean?
 We re horny after we mate too, like adrenaline and totally horny, I answered when he didn t
open his mouth. Idiot. He should have just been honest.  Like constantly for the next day at least.
 Why didn t you tell me? she gasped in shock.
 You weren t feeling your best and then you had so much going on with your duty to your people
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