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PROLOGUE

Oron lay in bed gasping as he stared up at the ceiling Hisdisaster She was like Gavriel'smishaps and mayhem around her, she did it to herself, but in the most adorable, curious ways possible

His dream had been a sequence of reactions and events caused by his innocent mate When all was said and done, her place of eht fire

He scrubbed his hands over his face Mother would know of a way to keep her safe from herself He took a deep breath, of course mother would knohat to do You didn't live for over ten thousand years as a queen and not learn these things

As soon as he could, he would slip away and visit the city of his birth He just prayed that his hapless mate didn't accidentally set off a nuclear weapon between now and then

CHAPTER ONE

Oron looked around Level Six at the reception that was in full swing celebrating Warrick Fortier'sonly arrived yesterday with Amelia and Darian to escort theto keep everyone's naht, but he kneas a lost cause He had no sooner stepped through the portal and Meryn began rattling off naether in his mind or had evaporated completely

The only ones he had no problelory because Meryn was right, they did look like young Keelans

Darian walked over to stand beside hi this much?" he asked

Oron shook his head "Never, and in Noctem Falls at that But fro, the city has had rief, you can see that they've bonded and grown stronger" All around thehed and toasted each other, teasing the coupleAvery away fro the warrior to hiss at his fellow men at arms

"Al

Oron chuckled They both had a soft spot for their adopted city "So how long do you think Menace will be in Éire Danu before she's arrested?"

Darian smiled wide "As if our queen would ever imprison her favorite human"

Oron noticed that his brother only referred to their mother by their familial relationship while they were safe within the borders of the fae city He personally agreed with the decision, one never kneas listening, and neither of them would allow their enemies to hurt their mother and queen

"I' Meryn into a bespelled closet to keep the queen's schedule running smoothly," Darian admitted

Oron winced, his brother was right Portia Kilardin was an absolute genius when it ca, but she had no patience for anything she dee up she taught both of them etiquette and deportment so they wouldn't be an embarrassment to the queen Cord ruled the kitchen and doed the queen's day, but Portia kept the entire palace running

He sighed "She isn'twhat she does best, bucking the system"

"I do, do that pretty well, huh?" a voice said from behind them

Both he and his brother turned and sreed

"So, this chick is like a super squire?" Meryn asked

He exchanged looks with Darian who shrugged He looked down at the menace "She isn't a squire, she's not really an advisor either"

"How about an 'estate ested

Oron nodded slowly "I think that's as close as we'll get to a description Portiato do with the royal palace itself The staff, events, invitations fro presents, celebrations, cooes on"

"So I should just stay out of her way?"

Darian exhaled "Absolutely You'llin the royal quarters and that's more Cord's domain, he'll love you," Darian ruffled her hair