Serving The Fae
Daughter of Light Book Two
Leia Stone
Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Acknowledgments
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It had been two weeks since Liam left me.
The town was still reeling from the knowledge that Halflings existed. Of course, some of the older fae had known, but I was sure they’d thought it wasn’t an issue anymore. If only they knew the half of it…
Now that I had admitted to the village that I was seeking the Tree of Life crystals and intended to restore Faerie, there was a reverence in the way people spoke to me. They were soft, serious, and respectful. It was way beyond weird. They treated me like they used to treat my mom, as someone highly important. I still wasn’t used to it.
I’d spoken to Indra all of two times since I’d revealed things. We were walking on eggshells in our relationship. She’d had to call a village meeting and explain nearly everything to our people. All but the sleeping queen, whom I’d agreed to keep a secret. I wanted to protect her.
People were angry with the Elders for keeping our dark past hidden from them, but some of them understood and wished that I’d never said anything. It was a tough time in Faerie, and the energy had changed from one of joy and innocence to something more serious and fearful. I felt bad for being the harbinger of that change, but I felt it was better than lies.
Faerie had been quiet lately—no earthquakes or issues since I’d placed the eighth crystal—but nonetheless, Elle and I were relentless in our search. Every day around noon, I went to New York City, to the Seeker stone, and searched for any leads. Every time, it gave me the same information.
One crystal.
In Seattle.
That was Liam. I didn’t want that crystal; I didn’t want to see him or even think of him right now. Denial and repression of the memory of him leaving me heartbroken in front of my entire fucking town were so much easier than dealing with the heart-wrenching emotions that wanted to surface.
I was just leaving my house to head to Elle’s before our daily New York City trip when I opened the door to find Indra on my doorstep. Hand raised to knock, she startled when I jerked the door back.
“Oh. Hey.” I stepped back a pace so I wouldn’t run into her. Indra and I had become frenemies. We needed each other, but I didn’t trust her, and I knew she didn’t approve of what I’d done or who I associated with.
“Hello, Lily. Can we speak privately?” She clasped her hands before her.
I nodded, opening my door wider so she could come in. It was then that I saw the familiar paper in her hands. I braced myself for the fight that would no doubt come.
“The council and I have received your application,” she said.
I’d asked for a special section of Faerie to be given to the Sons of Darkness upon my return of all twelve crystals to the Tree of Life. It seemed the decent thing to do, considering the fact that taking all the crystals from Earth would kill them.
Indra handed the paper to me, and I saw one word scrawled in bright red along the top: DENIED.
Anger flared inside of me. “Why? How do you see this ending if we don’t offer them a place at our side?”
Indra’s lip curled. “Your aunt tried this, remember? She invited them all here, and look what happened. They stole everything, they murdered a billion of our brethren. How can you be so stupid?”
“Forgiving,” I mumbled.
“Excuse me?”
“I’m not stupid. I’m forgiving. In the past, they brought their human wives here, and the humans died. That’s why they stole the crystals and left.” I crumbled the paper and chucked it on the floor. “This is different. We won’t let the humans come this time, and the Halflings can come and go as they please to be reenergized, then go back to Earth to visit their mothers or whatever human friends and family they have.”
“No!” Indra roared, her orange hair shaking about her shoulders.
I despised her more and more by the second. She didn’t have her eye on what was best for everyone in the future. She only wanted Faerie to be restored at all costs. “And why not?”
“Because you are not queen; you do not make policy. The Elders and I have considered your request, and it is denied. Do not ask again.”
With that, she turned on her heel and left me fuming.
I paced the carpet, not wanting to leave for Elle’s and be stuck walking behind Indra.
How had my mother worked with her for twenty years? She had never complained about the Elders. Ever. She’d complained that her work was hard and that she was tired or stressed or worried, but I’d had no idea what she was dealing with.
It brought me back to her deathbed and to some of the things she had said that had seemed weird to me. Hadn’t she told me I couldn’t trust everyone? Did that include the very Elders
