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walked in. Cian gave her a squeeze before shifting to stand at her side.

He kept an arm around her. Meg could feel his affection for the

strange-looking woman.

“Meggie mine, this is Flanna,” Cian said. “She is a very valuable

member of our little court.”

Flanna grinned, showing her gapped teeth. Meg was fascinated by

another non-human creature. Despite her aching head, she kneeled

down to get on the same level as the elderly woman. It seemed like

the polite thing to do. Meg felt Cian’s pleasure at her gesture. The

bond made it easy to sense his moods.

“Hello, I’m Meg. It’s very nice to meet you.”

The woman bowed deeply. “And you, Your Highness. I cannot

express my joy at this bonding. It has saved us all. Surely Danu

herself sent you to us.”

Meg looked up at Cian, hoping he would explain who this Danu

was.

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He merely grinned down at her. “I’ll give you a full lecture on the

religious beliefs of the Fae at another time, sweetheart. For now, our

people await. They long to meet their queen.”

Meg was up on her feet in an instant. “Queen?”

Cian’s smile was slow and sure as he leaned over and whispered

in her ear. “What do you think they call the woman who fucks the

King, my lover? I know you’ve been fucking big brother, and I mean

to have some of that, too. I’ll have you in my bed by the end of the

week. I promise you won’t want to leave.” With that, he dropped a

light kiss on her cheek and walked to the door. “Get dressed, my

Queen. We have a party to attend.”

With that, he winked at her and disappeared