Betrayals of Spring (Forever Fae #2)(50)

“Meliantha, that’s enough! Stop!”

I can hear the screams from Ashur and Finn, but I am too drawn into my magic to stop. My body is warm and light making me feel as if I’m floating above the ground. Using too much power can make you drunk off of it, but I think I’m way beyond drunk when the pain starts. My muscles begin to ache while the power inside me dissipates. Dizziness overtakes me and my eyes begin to lose focus. I fall over, expecting to hit the ground, but instead I’m scooped into Ashur’s arms and cradled against his chest.

“I told you to stop!” he screams inside my head.

I look around the village and a sigh escapes my lips. “It’s so beautiful,” is all I can say before exhaustion takes over my body.





- Dark Sorcerer -



“What the hell are you doing?” Breena screams as the fae surround her to take her away.

“Something I should have done a long time ago,” I sneer at her. Her eyes go wide when the realization hits her that I will not save her this time. Her piercing screams echo in the night and fades the farther I walk away. It feels good to be rid of the worthless bitch. She has caused nothing but trouble since the day she opened her legs to me. I have endured too much of her whining and complaining, and no amount of f*cking is worth all of that. Now that I have Meliantha’s power flowing through my veins it feels like there is nothing I can’t do. Thinking of the way Breena’s face looked as I left will always stay with me. I laugh thinking about it because now she will spend the rest of her life doing what she does best-screwing everything that walks by her path. I find the outcome fitting.

I deliberately made my way through this part of the Mystical Forest for two reasons: One, to get rid of Breena, and two, to torment Meliantha. Meliantha will soon realize I am leading her around in circles. Destroying the leprechauns land was easy, but now the fun will begin. Once she follows my trail, she will fall prey to the fae that live in these parts. Due to their possessive nature over women, they will not let a prize like her go. They will have a feast with her and Breena because in these parts it’s rare for these men to get a hold of a fae woman.

I would love to see how she gets out of this without becoming victim to their power. It’s almost impossible. Her companions, no doubt, will have a say about it and will most likely be killed if they interfere. I strongly believe my game will stop here, but I’ve been surprised before. I plan to make one more visit before I put this game to a close. The most terrifying group of fae creatures will be in this village I plan to go to next. I have several of them in my army and I have seen what they can do. They can be brutal when provoked, and they make the best killers. I would love to have more in my army and I plan to get more of them tonight. These creatures live to kill and if Meliantha makes it past my last stop then there is no way she’ll survive where I lead her next.

I have lain low the past five years, but now is the time for me to grow. If Meliantha makes it past this last stop, then she’s much stronger and wiser than I anticipated. If it comes to that, I will finish her off myself. I will give her a taste of the prince, and then break her down to nothing when I kill him before her very own eyes.





“Never again, Meliantha,” Ashur chastises me. He climbs up on his horse with a scowl on his face while Finn walks up behind me and lifts me onto Prince Ashe. I don’t need the help but he insisted that I take it.

“You had us worried, Mel. You’ve never done that before and we didn’t know what to do to help you. Please don’t do it again,” Finn begs, looking concerned. I don’t want to put them through grief and worry, but I have to do what I can to help. If that means going crazy with my power then so be it.

I feel a little weak, but looking at the village around me I do not regret a single thing I have done. The land is healed and its joy is coursing through my veins bringing me a new surge of hope. I give Finn a reassuring smile, “I’m okay, Finn. It just took a lot out of me, but I’m fine now. Trust me.”

Ashur snorts and Finn raises his eyebrows in disbelief. His skeptical glare is penetrating, but then he nods his head and leaves me to mount his own horse. I panicked when I found out I slept for twelve hours and that it was late in the afternoon. My healing dilemma has set me back farther than I wanted. The longer the dark sorcerer has a chance to get away, the longer it’ll take to get Kalen back.

My things had already been packed and ready to go for when I woke up and I was amazed to find that the leprechauns had prepared us a grand feast before we left as well. The food was amazing and they also sent us some for the journey ahead.

“Be careful, Princess. We all bid you a safe journey and a fond farewell,” Griffin announces.

All the leprechauns in the village have gathered to see our departure. Ashur, Finn, and I were each given a four leaf clover for luck and were told to keep them on us at all times. I entwined mine with Kalen’s thistlebirch cord that I have now wrapped around the braid in my hair.

I address the crowd, “Thank you everyone. Remember what I said, if you need protection, I’ll gladly offer it to you.” I look at them all and say, “Farewell my friends.”

They shout their goodbyes and I wave them farewell as Prince Ashe leads me away. Even though I hate the circumstances of my visit, I am glad that I had the opportunity to meet them. Today makes the third day we have been on the hunt for the dark sorcerer. I wish I knew what the courts were doing right now, and if they have sent warriors to find us. I honestly hope they haven’t, but I’m sure that with me and the prince missing they will most definitely have a search out for us.