Savage Magic
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Carter was right behind him and did the same. Theo and Vince followed their lead, and lastly came a new vampire, one I hadn’t met yet. She too sank to one knee but looked up at Draven, sadness in her eyes.
“Petra was weak, and I can never ask you to forgive her, but I hope you will learn to trust me.”
“Bianca, yes?” Draven asked.
“Yes, Lord.”
“You and yours fought against Rudarius. There is no question of your loyalty or theirs. Though,” he said as he turned around to glare at Nathaniel, “there is a question of what you all are doing.”
Wendall looked up with a huge grin on his face. “Who else would we follow, eh?”
Draven seemed at a loss for words.
“We were fools to never think we needed a good ruler,” Vince told him. “Rudarius was able to move into that void and look where it got us? Fighting amongst ourselves and leading to a war that could’ve destroyed everything. We need a ruler, Draven, and you’ll make a fine one. You and your queen.” He bowed to me, and I smiled softly.
“Right,” Draven said, nodding as he reached for my hand, “what do you say? Ready to be a queen?”
“I don’t think they’re giving us much of a choice,” I whispered, and the coven leaders laughed at my statement. “So, yeah. Why the hell not?”
“Good. Now then, to the festivities?” Wendall asked as he stood.
Draven clapped him on the shoulder. “Always one for celebrating. Time for a feast,” he announced to the hall. As everyone filed out of the room excitedly, he pulled me with him behind the thrones and into a small, secluded alcove. “Well, my queen, this is certainly not what I expected.”
“Me neither. It’s gonna be fun, though right?”
“Fun?”
“Yeah, fun.”
His eyes darkened as he held me close. “You and I have a very different idea of fun.”
I smirked wickedly as I trailed my fingers down his branded chest. I leaned in closer and whispered against his ear, “The feast can wait.”
Our laughter trickled out from the alcove as the festivities started without us.
That was just fine by me.
Now I was going to be ruling alongside the man who stole my heart away and put me back together.
The man I would never be parted from.
Fun future indeed and I couldn’t wait to get started.
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