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ver the traffic noise I was hearing th

safe distance behind the old ship

d passed me on the street beneath the Dark Fortress. I'd been given an

this particular assignment over to another from the Guild. But Gerald , the Guild leader, had demanded it be me wh

creatures on the right track and out of the local newspapers. Thirty- some years ago, those of the Otherworl

the Fae who, taking matters into their own hands, came out and let the Humans know they were no longer the t

that were considered royalty of the Otherworld creatures had been given safe passage, as well as diploma

therworld creatures. Today, it wasn't that simple. I was stepping out of my comfort zone and into the realm o

rents had been brutally murdered by the Fae. I'd gone to live inside the safety

lfish, it was about giving back to those who needed it or those who couldn't protect themselves from the deadly creatures who wanted to feed off of the

Prince emerged from the embassy. Ryan was reported to be a notorious playboy-right up until last week w

rld in a matter of hours. It wasn't every day that the Fae announced weddings, or anything for that matter, and thi

e black limo, over," I said, pulling my magic around me and making myself look like one of th

Fae were friendlier with the Humans. However, there was grapevine chatter that there were other castes of the Fae that we had less information on. There was even one

as, there were hints coming back to the Guild of skirmishes within the Fae castes, and this

some just wanted the Otherworld creatures to pack up and leave our world, or be shipped to camps where they could be monitored. Bad ide

ame out clear. "Confirmed. It's the Prince. You are clear t

efore, nor should they. It was basically suicide. There

Our sources told us the crown was inside a vault that had one of

to my ear. "Are we

ul. There's no contingency

way," I said with more bravad

were notorious for not having any. I waited until the door opened once mor

models. They were the ideal creatures to be on the posters representing the Otherwo

I scanned the faces of the Fae guards who were armed to the teeth and dripping with testosterone. I checked the rest of the lobby before hea