CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
EMMA ENDLESS: THREE YEARS AGO
It had been a week since Louisa had gone to faerie to talk with Oberon on my behalf. Every day, I waited for her return and as each day passed I grew more worried. I stood outside the gate, a blue door in our maze. My brother Bradley was next to me, sitting on the floor, smoking a cigarette.
“Do you think he killed her?” I asked.
Bradley rolled his eyes. “Please. There’s no way. Oberon’s a d**k, and he’s scary, but Louisa’s scarier.”
“Maybe I shouldn’t have asked,” I said, “I mean, I’ve known my whole life that I was going to be Queen of Faerie. It’s not exactly like I need a college education to sit still and look pretty by his side.”
Bradley stood up and put a hand on my shoulder. “C’mon, Emma. Don’t talk that way. Things are g
