CALDER
“Remi, what’s wrong?”
Her expression was uncomfortably blank, but she seemed to shake all over.
“You’ll be a good queen, Fifi. Even if you’re a little different,” Sammy told Fifi.
“No, Sammy. No,” Fifi sobbed. “No one tastes as good as you!”
“Why can’t I feel Remi?” Cullen linked. I met his gaze, and we both looked down at her. I tried to feel along our bond. Instead of feeling her, it felt like a force was pushing me back, almost like a door had been placed between us.
“I don’t know. I can’t feel her either,” I said.
“Something’s wrong, and it’s not just happening now,” he said. He shifted, visibly on edge.
“What do you mean?”
“She’s been off since we got here. I can’t explain it,” he explained. “I thought it was part curiosity and part anxiety. Now I’m not so sure.”
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