Frost Fae (Dark Fae Kings #2) - Meg Xuemei X Page 0,49

bone witch who co-existed with her had been sent to me for a purpose. A few nights ago, she had warned me that she must hide from the true dark one who wanted me dead.

And the dark one was the Queen of the Dawn Court, my half-sister, who wanted my head on a silver platter.

The bone witch had also warned, “Three kings have come. One betrays. One breaks the heart. One sacrifices….”

Part of the warning had come true. One of the kings had betrayed me. But who would sacrifice himself? I couldn’t bear it if Rydstrom or Baron died on me.

Fawn blinked and gasped, and her eyes turned clear.

I hated to do this, but I’d have to ask the bone witch to surface again and tell me who’d be taken and who would sacrifice himself. As for breaking hearts, I wouldn’t let any of the Fae kings do that to me again.

“I’m fine, Evie,” Fawn said in her normal voice. “But I think Nox and Asuka have something important to tell you.”

“What is it, Nox? Asuka?” I asked, narrowing my eyes.

My siblings would form an alliance whenever they wanted to have their way that opposed my way. Only they didn’t know I had a spy among them now. I shot a hard glance at Cassidy for neglecting his duties before training my sharp gaze on the twins again, and my little brother had the nerve to look innocent and puzzled. I’d have a word with him afterward and threaten to strip some of his privileges as acting lieutenant.

“Make it quick. I need a shower,” I added impatiently.

“A couple of kids died in class today,” Cox said. “They caught some kind of virus, the teacher said. Their eyes glowed red before they started coughing blood. The guards you assigned to protect us pulled Asuka and me out of class right away and brought us home.”

My throat parched, rage and cold dread settling in my stomach like ice bricks. One of my worst fears had turned to reality.

The purist Fae had released Pestilence into the human world to thin the herd. I’d thought it was still in the experimental stage as the plague had just been released into Claws, Fangs, and Fiends yesterday. I’d thought we still had time while Rydstrom’s team of mages worked on the cure.

“Run that by me again,” I said, trying to control my trembling voice. “I want every detail.”

“No human can cure the Fae plague,” Fawn chimed in, her eyes turning glassy again. “It’s begun. The kids in the twins’ class were among the first wave of infected. Their families and anyone in close contact with them will die soon after. The second wave is coming.”

I looked at her sharply. My little, frail sister was the bone witch again.

“Do you know what we can do to counter it?” I asked, and my siblings stared at Fawn as if she’d just sprouted two heads.

Fawn shook her head. “Humans cannot beat this.”

Of course. How could human scientists fight a magical virus designed by their ancient enemy whom they didn’t even know or believe existed? They wouldn’t know what struck them before half of the population dropped dead. I’d been just like any other human, living in oblivion until the Fae crashed into my world and turned it upside down.

The fate of the world hung on a thread, and my family was no longer safe in California. They wouldn’t be safe anywhere in the human world while Pestilence spread.

Cold sweat crept down my spine.

What could I do? My heart pounded, icy panic stuck in my throat. Indira and K had both warned me that the humans wouldn’t believe me if I went to them with the information. Worse, they might blame me for every wrong and misfortune in their world. And if they found out what I was, they’d only lock me away in a lab and open me up to experiment on me.

But I was raised in the human world, home to my siblings, so I’d protect this realm. Also, many supernaturals had integrated themselves into this world and considered Earth their home as well. I’d find allies among them.

And half of the Fae courts, like the Night and Summer courts, wouldn’t want the human world to be destroyed. Rydstrom and Baron were better beings. They’d proved it. I needed to talk to them about stopping Pestilence and the Dawn Queen before the plague spread like wildfire.

“Only you can stop it, Ileana,” said the bone witch. “Become the queen