Chapter 0874

Midnight takes a step closer to Ben, her eyes on him, sufficiently distracted. "Can we have meat?"

"You can have whatever kind of meat you want,” Ben says, grinning at her. "And cakes too - all kids of desert."

For a moment Jesse's heart aches because...well, Midnight's whole world just got turned upside down, it makes sense that she's afraid. But it's a little bit horrible how sufficiently she's distracted from that trauma by the simple offer of food.

He determines, inwardly, to make sure this girl is never, ever hungry again. Not a day in her life.

"How?" Midnight says, looking around. "Do you...cook in the big fireplace?"

"Actually,” Ben says, grinning at her. "See that door across the room, built into the wall?"

He points at the dumbwaiter over by Rafe's bed and Midnight's eyes flash to it. She nods.

"That's a magic door," Ben whispers. "Come on, I'll show you how it works." Midnight's eyes fly wide and then excitement takes her expression.

Elias murmurs to Jesse, clasping him on the shoulder for a

opens it, demonstrating its current empty state

to the pair of them, already turning towards the door, a hand on his heart. "Seriously,

a happy smile and a steady nod,

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please eat as well - my mother and my aunt will never forgive me if I didn't feed my guests, especially a pregnant guest." The pair laugh a little and Jesse give them a little bow before he strides for the door, signaling all of the ambassadors to follow. "Come on! Let's

worriedly between Rafe and the human girl as the trio sits in a small formal living room outside

Ella and Hank sit

lightly, but Mark's eyes continue to return anxiously to his brother. Because Rafe is usually so easy with guests

over cups of tea about the goings-on of the war, Ella's worries about her missing daughters,

investigations into then

in the North.

honestly, it's either stuff he's heard before or nothing that he's interested in. Instead

sits with his shoulders hunched and his jaw clenched, staring determinedly at his cold cup of tea on the coffee

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