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family. Robin was dancing with Mina as Veronica and Monica
watched from the side, beaming brightly. My mother and father had
come, too, and were currently chatting with Victor and Larue. Anelah
stood in a corner next to the elven elder Reluvethel Dawnhorn.
Rumpel Stiltskin was engaged in a conversation with the Arthurian
royal couple, while the Fairy Godfather guided the Morgannian king
and queen through the room. Prince Snow was with them as well, and
I immediately wanted to say hi.
Would you mind if we leave you two alone for a bit? I asked
Vlad and Vesper. I want to introduce Red to Snow.
Vlad just waved a hand. I m sure Vesper and I can find some
way to occupy ourselves.
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I took Red s arm and started to guide him away. You know, he
said through our mate bond, I m quite excited. I feel like I already
know him.
Well, you ll get to officially meet him today and he ll meet
you.
We slipped through the crowd and, with some difficulty, managed
to intercept King Cairn and his wife and son. Well, the Fairy
Godfather might have had something to do with that, because he
turned and pointed at us. Immediately, Snow rushed to greet us.
Philippe! Snow said enthusiastically. Hello. It s so nice to see
you again.
And you, I replied. Where have you been hiding all these
time?
In Morganna. Snow pouted. Mother and Father refused to even
allow me to leave the house if there was even a shadow of unrest in
Arthuria.
We almost didn t join the celebration at all, King Cairn
admitted as he came up behind his son, but it would have caused an
international incident. In any case, it is very nice to see you, Lord
Frankenstein. I trust you are well.
You honor me, Your Majesty. Yes, I am quite well. In fact, I d
like you to meet my mate, Blaze Hood.
Hood? Snow s mother piped up. From the Grimoirian witch
line?
Yes, Your Majesty, Red answered. My mother was the last
Hood seer.
Intriguing, she replied. Well, it s a pleasure to meet you.
Congratulations, Philippe.
I bowed in front of the Morgannian queen, and she beamed at me.
Many months back, I had helped Snow reunite with his parents.
Although it hadn t been a completely selfless endeavor from my part,
the Morgannians had never forgotten and were still very grateful. But
the more remarkable thing was that Snow had been my first real and
Little Red and the Big Black Panther 123
personal friend. Other than family, I hadn t really felt affectionate
toward people until Snow. I genuinely liked him, and Snow s
parents were very much aware of that.
Alas, we didn t get to spend much time together, because the
reason for their reluctance to visit started to make her way toward us.
While I d made my peace with the curse Anelah had cast on me, I
couldn t say the same for Snow s parents. They d probably never
forgive her for separating them from their child.
King Cairn almost reached for his sword, but Snow placed a hand
on his father s shoulder, keeping him from attacking the witch.
Excuse us, Philippe. I think there s something we need to do.
I nodded and watched them with concern as they met Anelah
halfway. Red leaned against me and sighed. I really hope they ll be
all right.
I hoped so, too, for more than one reason. Truly, even if we d
bound the Snow King with the help of Anelah and her brothers, I kept
expecting something bad to happen. It just felt like the mage wouldn t
give up so easily, no matter how strong the spell on him would be. I
had to wonder whether I could protect Red should the Snow King
ever return.
My mate must have intercepted my thoughts, because he suddenly
started to pull me away. We hid behind a large marble column, and
my mate wrapped his slender arms around my neck. Don t think
about that now, he said. We re at a wedding. Our friends are happy.
We have time to ourselves. That s what matters.
As I looked into his beautiful eyes, I saw the same concerns I
woke up to every day. Red still hadn t fully reconciled with his
brother, and that weighed on him. The shadow of the Snow King still
loomed over us. But when I held him like this, I could truly believe
that everything would be all right, that nothing could ever hurt us
again. It seemed like every freckle on his cute nose melted into a hope
for our new future.
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Red smiled at me, and I felt my worries melt away, replaced by
pure need. I couldn t even be sure if it was my need, or his. Maybe we
simply shared it. That was the problem with being a shifter mated to a
fire mage. Our passion for each other flared hot and bright, and it
tended to distract us from more practical matters.
Not that I particularly cared about that. In fact, being distracted
sounded like a good idea right about now. I wanted nothing more than [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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family. Robin was dancing with Mina as Veronica and Monica
watched from the side, beaming brightly. My mother and father had
come, too, and were currently chatting with Victor and Larue. Anelah
stood in a corner next to the elven elder Reluvethel Dawnhorn.
Rumpel Stiltskin was engaged in a conversation with the Arthurian
royal couple, while the Fairy Godfather guided the Morgannian king
and queen through the room. Prince Snow was with them as well, and
I immediately wanted to say hi.
Would you mind if we leave you two alone for a bit? I asked
Vlad and Vesper. I want to introduce Red to Snow.
Vlad just waved a hand. I m sure Vesper and I can find some
way to occupy ourselves.
122 Scarlet Hyacinth
I took Red s arm and started to guide him away. You know, he
said through our mate bond, I m quite excited. I feel like I already
know him.
Well, you ll get to officially meet him today and he ll meet
you.
We slipped through the crowd and, with some difficulty, managed
to intercept King Cairn and his wife and son. Well, the Fairy
Godfather might have had something to do with that, because he
turned and pointed at us. Immediately, Snow rushed to greet us.
Philippe! Snow said enthusiastically. Hello. It s so nice to see
you again.
And you, I replied. Where have you been hiding all these
time?
In Morganna. Snow pouted. Mother and Father refused to even
allow me to leave the house if there was even a shadow of unrest in
Arthuria.
We almost didn t join the celebration at all, King Cairn
admitted as he came up behind his son, but it would have caused an
international incident. In any case, it is very nice to see you, Lord
Frankenstein. I trust you are well.
You honor me, Your Majesty. Yes, I am quite well. In fact, I d
like you to meet my mate, Blaze Hood.
Hood? Snow s mother piped up. From the Grimoirian witch
line?
Yes, Your Majesty, Red answered. My mother was the last
Hood seer.
Intriguing, she replied. Well, it s a pleasure to meet you.
Congratulations, Philippe.
I bowed in front of the Morgannian queen, and she beamed at me.
Many months back, I had helped Snow reunite with his parents.
Although it hadn t been a completely selfless endeavor from my part,
the Morgannians had never forgotten and were still very grateful. But
the more remarkable thing was that Snow had been my first real and
Little Red and the Big Black Panther 123
personal friend. Other than family, I hadn t really felt affectionate
toward people until Snow. I genuinely liked him, and Snow s
parents were very much aware of that.
Alas, we didn t get to spend much time together, because the
reason for their reluctance to visit started to make her way toward us.
While I d made my peace with the curse Anelah had cast on me, I
couldn t say the same for Snow s parents. They d probably never
forgive her for separating them from their child.
King Cairn almost reached for his sword, but Snow placed a hand
on his father s shoulder, keeping him from attacking the witch.
Excuse us, Philippe. I think there s something we need to do.
I nodded and watched them with concern as they met Anelah
halfway. Red leaned against me and sighed. I really hope they ll be
all right.
I hoped so, too, for more than one reason. Truly, even if we d
bound the Snow King with the help of Anelah and her brothers, I kept
expecting something bad to happen. It just felt like the mage wouldn t
give up so easily, no matter how strong the spell on him would be. I
had to wonder whether I could protect Red should the Snow King
ever return.
My mate must have intercepted my thoughts, because he suddenly
started to pull me away. We hid behind a large marble column, and
my mate wrapped his slender arms around my neck. Don t think
about that now, he said. We re at a wedding. Our friends are happy.
We have time to ourselves. That s what matters.
As I looked into his beautiful eyes, I saw the same concerns I
woke up to every day. Red still hadn t fully reconciled with his
brother, and that weighed on him. The shadow of the Snow King still
loomed over us. But when I held him like this, I could truly believe
that everything would be all right, that nothing could ever hurt us
again. It seemed like every freckle on his cute nose melted into a hope
for our new future.
124 Scarlet Hyacinth
Red smiled at me, and I felt my worries melt away, replaced by
pure need. I couldn t even be sure if it was my need, or his. Maybe we
simply shared it. That was the problem with being a shifter mated to a
fire mage. Our passion for each other flared hot and bright, and it
tended to distract us from more practical matters.
Not that I particularly cared about that. In fact, being distracted
sounded like a good idea right about now. I wanted nothing more than [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]