your emotions so you never lose control like that again. And we have to do it before you come of age on your next birthday. If we wait any longer, it will be too late.”
“Myles died because I lost control of something I didn’t even know I had? How could she do this to me?” Brea wanted to rage at her mother. “She knew I wasn’t fully human but she just let me think I was crazy!”
“Take a deep breath, Brea. You can’t get upset now. It’s likely your mother never knew the man that fathered her child was Fae.”
“I’m so mad I could just…” She wanted to tear the world apart with her bare hands. Even now she could feel the energy buzzing just below her skin. She couldn’t let her emotions get the better of her.
“We can talk more later. Right now, let’s get you inside and comfortable. You can have a hot bath, and Leith will have a big meal waiting for you when you’re done. And if you want, you can have some more Gelsi berries. I really wasn’t trying to drug you. The berries will help keep your power dormant so you don’t hurt anyone.”
Brea nodded. “Perhaps that is best.” The last thing she wanted was to hurt anyone like she had Myles. She was beginning to realize how lucky she was that Griff had found her when he had. She shuddered to think what might have happened if Lochlan had taken her to the Eldur Queen.
Chapter Six
Griffin O’Shea was unlike anyone Brea had ever met. In a way, he reminded her of Myles with his sneaky grin and twinkling eyes. There was a certain joy in his demeanor. He was also different from her best friend though. Myles never took anything seriously. It was one of the things Brea loved about him, even when it frustrated her.
Griff… After only a few days with him, Brea came to realize he internalized everything, never trivializing. There was a depth to every word he spoke, a meaning behind every action.
Including imprisoning her. He’d said it was for her own good, and she was starting to think he truly had wanted to keep her safe.
She sat atop the stone wall watching Griff work with one of his horses. If she discounted the leather knee pants and loose linen shirt he wore, she could almost imagine they were back home on Myles’ farm.
The Robinsons hadn’t kept horses since she was a kid. Her parents sold Bellamare, her horse, claiming poverty. It probably wasn’t a lie, but some part of her had always thought they did it to get back at her for not being the daughter they wanted.
Had her dad known she wasn’t his daughter? In the two days since her conversation by the lake with Griff, she’d gone over every memory she had of him. They’d never been close, and she blamed herself for that. He’d never known how to deal with her problems—like seeing things that weren’t there. What would he say if he found out she hadn’t been imagining things after all?
She laughed at the thought. He’d never believe her. Just like he hadn’t believed her when she said she hadn’t meant to hurt her mom on Christmas.
Was there more to it?
She lifted her face to the sun that had been a constant companion during the day ever since the storm. Heat brushed down her bare arms, and she wiped her hands on the blue sheathe-dress Griff had found for her. He’d laughed when she insisted on wearing pants under it, but he’d fetched her a pair before watching her tie the dress at her waist.
There were a lot of things about this place that didn’t make sense. How did he have clothes in her size? Where did he obtain the food they ate? She doubted there were grocery stores or shopping malls nearby.
And how on earth had he gotten her into the sleeping gown she’d first woken up in? She hadn’t thought about that until it was time to change into something else.
“You look like you’re thinking too hard.” Griff led his stallion toward her perch.
“Griff, how did I end up in a sleeping gown?”
He lifted one brow. “I did not change you if that’s what you’re asking.” He winked. “Magic.”
That word sent a shiver down her spine.
He smoothed the creases on her brow with a finger. “Stop second guessing everything.”
“Just trying to figure this place out.”
“Well, when you do, fill me in.” He grinned.