Chapter 0864 "Jacks," I say quietly, stroking a thumb over his bloody beard, loving him a great deal. "I need a minute with Gabriel alone."

His eyes flash, accompanied by a rough snarl. Gabriel flinches back, but I just

smile.

"No," Jackson growls, pulling me closer.

I laugh a little and shake my head. "It wasn't a request, baby."

He takes a deep angry breath in through his nose, clearly mulling it over in his mind. When he exhales, his breath carries a heavy growl. "I am not leaving you," he says, shaking his head.

But I just sigh and vanish us away to the Dark world, where we stand alone. "I'm going to take two minutes, Jacks. And then I'm coming back here."

"Ariel," Jackson snarls, shaking his head, not letting go of me.

But I step away, gently twisting my wrist in a request that he let me go. Not forcing him but...letting him know that I wish to be free.

"Two minutes, Jacks," I say, looking him clear in the eyes. "And then the rest of our lives. Me and you. Okay?"

He huffs out a sigh, putting his hands on his hips, and then he hangs his head and nods, I think unable to turn down that offer.

"I love you," I say, beaming at him.

eyes to mine. "And you cut that two minutes

I say, pressing my hands to my chest. And then I vanish back to Atalaxia to say goodbye

the Prince and the corpse

going to do?" he murmurs, shaking his

he was a horrible man, but the end of a life...it

of wonder and a bit of fear. "I'm

hair. "Can I trust you

a second but then stills when he realizes that I

to work with you, Gabriel," I say quietly. "But Atalaxia needs to change. No more enslaving humans. No more keeping women illiterate and confining

nods. "It will take time. But we can do

whatever aid we can if that's truly your

it is not,

it will be with a knife at

Ariel," he says, laughing a little in shock, shaking his head. "I did

I murmur, smirking a bit. "You underestimated

me. Be my Luna and my Queen - this world needs you

at him with a bit of pity

slumping. "You love that other

a bit. "You know his

narrows his eyes. "Yes. I do. I know all about him, Ariel, and the Community.too - probably more than you do. I also know that McClintock isn't

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