CHAPTER EIGHTY-NINE: HOOK
Palaces had never exactly been my cup of tea. The faerie Kings seemed to be part of the forest, as if nature itself had created the thing. It was unnerving, the way certain parts seemed to move on their own as if there were life in them. It had been five days since Emma had given birth. Five days since I had seen her in such horrifying pain that I hadn’t known what to do in order to comfort her.
Now, I was wandering a palace, unsure what to do. I’d been enlisted on a journey to take her to the dream realm. A journey that seemed to be no longer necessary. But I couldn’t bring myself to leave. I wanted to see her. To make certain that she was okay. To let her know that I was here for her, whatever she needed.
I didn’t know a damn thing about babies.
But for
