that he could as quickly as possible. I was on the same path until Finn had ripped me away.
Whoever created the magic knew him well. If only they had been successful, then the poison would have done its job and I wouldn’t be in this mess.
Their failure didn’t matter, though. I would finish what they started, and King Easton Zephyr would no longer rule Fae Islands.
By the time I was through torturing him, he’d be going straight to hell.
Chapter 13
Finn and Neva were in the midst of a completely different conversation once Ivy had been carried away by Maddox. I’d missed most of it while I’d been busy with my internal thoughts that were easier for me to process than their emotions. Now it was time to reveal my plans.
“There is a spot by the for―” Finn was saying, but I cut him off.
“We’re going to begin terrorizing the king tomorrow. This will be a three-step plan, each piece more important than the last. The two of you will have to remember there’s a difference between right and good if you’re going to be part of this, because it’s either my way or you’re on your own.”
Finn’s chest rumbled. “I was talking.”
“And?”
He shook his head. “You’re impossible. What are these steps you’ve managed to come up with all on your own?”
Well, at least he wasn’t stupid enough to argue with me.
“The first is we need to get the people still loyal to him to begin questioning his ability to keep them safe and fed. There’s about to be a shortage of fresh water and food.”
“Won’t that harm the innocent?” Neva asked.
I shrugged. “Some will get sick, but nobody should die. At least, I don’t think.”
She sighed heavily but didn’t say anything else.
“And after that?” Finn asked.
I sat back down in my new chair and kicked my feet up over the side. “Then, there will be a mental attack. I’m going to use a spell I acquired back in LA to make the king so paranoid that his closest guards even begin to doubt his soundness. Especially when one-by-one they begin to disappear.”
Finn scoffed. “And you think you can pull all of this off on your own?”
“Well, that’s a stupid question.” I turned toward Neva. “While I dumb things down for pretty boy, will you go to your little pocket realm and find my weapons, along with my trunk of spells?”
She nodded. “Of course, Ms. Lucinda.”
Finn sneered as soon as she disappeared. “You’re ridiculous making her do things for you like that.”
I sat up straighter. “Did you ever take a moment to consider that maybe I gave her a purpose? Do you know anything about Brownie Elves? She was born to assist, and when I found her, I saved her life. She owes me nothing for doing so, but she stays because she enjoys it. Maybe stop being a dick about it and get over the fact I’m not as horrid as you thought. It’s clear as day that you hate to think you might have been wrong about me.”
A look of surprise passed over his face, but it was gone just as quick as it came. “Whatever.”
“I really don’t understand you. If I didn’t know any better from our previous, more friendly interactions, I’d maybe wonder if you were anti-cooch and pro-boner. Maybe you’re both? No judgement here, but it definitely changes things if we’re playing for the same team.”
He choked on air, his face turning several shades of red. Yeah, I’d been hanging around the humans for much too long and their odd names for body parts were quite entertaining.
“What the hell did you just say?” he wheezed.
I waved my hand in the air. “You know you’ve been resistant toward me. Maybe it’s because I’m not packing the right kind of—”
He held his hand up. “Enough. I’m very much into women. I just prefer them to care more about others than you do. I thought I could ignore that detail at one point, but watching you mercilessly kill the fae in the forest showed me that likely wasn’t something I could ever be okay with.”
I merely stared at him, unsure of how to respond. He’d just confirmed what Neva had tried to say and what I’d been thinking about already, but for some reason, that didn’t make me feel any better.
“What’s step three?” he asked, giving me the distraction that I needed.
“Step three is the attack. After parts one and two, the king should be left weak in the