Betrayals of Spring (37 page)

Authors: L.P. Dover

“How do I look?” he asks, excited. I
didn’t think he would be so excited to have golden skin and flowers covering
his wrist, but he’s actually filled with joy at having markings of the Spring
Court on his body.

“You look amazing, my love,” I reply
joyously.

Kalen bends down to kiss me which then
begins another round of passionate love making. Every moment we have missed being
separated we have now made up for in this one night. Our long night of love
making has made us fatigued, but fully and completely satisfied.

Kalen is asleep beside me and as I stare
at him I silently thank the heavens and the stars that I was able to save him.
He is my love, and the keeper of my heart. The land belongs to us, and we
belong to the land. The Spring Court has now been formed and I will take my
place as Queen just as Kalen will take his as King. We will make this Court the
strongest anyone has ever seen. When the final battle comes...I will be ready.

- Five Months
Later -

The Spring Court has flourished and a
new life has begun for us all. After the bonding with Kalen we built our palace
and have accepted many new fae into our Court. It’s been interesting to see how
the bodily changes would occur when the various fae would join our court. The
skin and temperature changes are what we expected, but something new has
developed that I never thought possible. Kalen and I have the flower markings
with the shimmery, golden glow, but when our fae swear fealty to our court they
are given the same golden sheen to their skin. We didn’t know if it would pass
to our fae, but miraculously it has. Our people are absolutely beautiful and
breathtaking.

Kalen’s wolves have joined us here and
their pack has blossomed with life. Several new pups have been born and it’s
been a joy to have them here running around. They have acclimated extremely
well to the milder temperatures, and have made their home here amidst the
palace walls. Aki has been a loyal protector and still guards me when I venture
outside the palace grounds.

I finally told Kalen about the
adventures I went through to find him, and he was none too pleased to hear
about them. The sprites I sent to the Summer Court have now joined me here in
the Spring Court along with my other sprite friends. They tend to all of the
Spring’s needs and I have never been more grateful.

The flowers grow as far as the eyes can
see, making the land shimmer in rainbows of color. I’ve never felt more at home
than I do now amongst the flowers and nature. The leprechauns have joined our
court as well and have brought a massive amount of knowledge along with them.
They are old and wise and I know their experience and skills will help us grow
and flourish.

Bayleon and Bastian of the Tyvar have
kept in touch and have sent me several gifts over the past few months which I
have absolutely adored. Explaining to Kalen of my time in the Tyvar territory
was not a pleasant experience, but I had to tell him the truth of what I did to
get out of there. He wasn’t happy in the least, but he was thankful I made it
out of there in one piece. I also informed him of Breena’s fate and that I left
her there. He said he understood and that she deserved everything that came her
way. I agree, but I think I would have rather killed her myself so I could see
her suffer. I don’t know what it would have been like to stay trapped with the
Tyvar but I sure am glad that I will never find out. Kalen only respects them
now because they let me go.

The one thing Kalen has had a severe
problem with is my promise to the Redcaps. They have sworn fealty to the Spring
Court and I refuse to go back on my promise to them. I will protect my fae to
the best of my ability. Shamus, the clan leader of the Redcaps, has kept true
to his word by sending a messenger to retrieve their supply of blood from me.
Grishom is always the one to come, and I’ve grown very fond of him in the
process. He says I remind him of the lass he fell in love with centuries ago,
and he always makes me laugh every time he says it.

Finn, of course, has stayed in the
Summer Court and has now taken over Ashur’s place in training the warriors with
my brother, Drake. I haven’t seen him since that last day in my room when I had
awoken from my slumber. I was told just recently that he’s very happy and in
love with a beautiful Summer fae woman. I wish him all the love and happiness
in the world.

My Guardian, Ashur, is happily bonded
with Elissa and they live in a nice little house on the palace grounds. It
works out great for them because Elissa is usually with me and so is Ashur
because of his guardian duties. They are both happy and have just found out
they will be expecting their first child in a few months.

So far all is right in the Land of the
Fae, or at least until the dark sorcerer strikes again. There are still many
things we have yet to learn on how to destroy him. I just hope we figure
something out soon before it’s too late.

We’re lying in the tall grass surrounded
by the colorful array of flowers. I’m propped up on my elbows while Kalen is
beside me running his hands lovingly down my lightly swollen belly. He has no
clue that I hold twins inside my womb. I’ve decided to keep it a secret, but it
never stops him from asking.

Kalen kisses my belly and looks at me
pleadingly, “Why won’t you tell me, love? I want to know if we have a little
Kalen in there or not.”

I shake my head and laugh, “I’m not
telling you. It’s a surprise.”

He huffs playfully, and then continues
to caress my belly in silence with a huge smile on his face. Actually, we do
have a little Kalen in there, but we also have a little Meliantha as well.
Elvena checked on me the other day and told me that my twins are a going to be
a girl and a boy. I have been floating on a cloud of joy ever since. Elvena was
also able to tell me what they would look like. I was shocked when she told me
they would be born with amethyst-colored eyes, and that one will be red-headed
like me while the other will be dark-headed like Kalen. I will no longer be the
only fae with purple eyes, but able to share in this rarity with my children.

A new magic is at work in the Land of
the Fae, and I know it’ll be strong enough to get us through the dark times ahead
.