Chapter 60. Fairy Queen’s Dilemma

GRAYSON

“You’re kidding, right?” Belle asked.

“Not kidding, love. I wish I were. Everything in that prophecy is true.”

Belle turned, and I knew she would’ve tried to move away from me in a panic if I didn’t quickly cage her against the podium by pressing my body to the front of hers.

She stared at my chest, her gaze unfocused, her thoughts racing a million miles an hour. “A fairy. A fairy. Okay. I, um…” She let out a big breath. “Sorry, I’m just trying to process all of this.”

“That’s okay,” I said, trying to soothe her. “Take your time.”

“A fairy,” she repeated once again. “But what does that mean?” Her voice rose an octave. “I have to become a fairy if we ever want to be together? I don’t even think I know what a fairy really is. What do they do? What kind of powers do they have? And is it going to hurt? You told me shifting into your wolf was really painful the first time. Will it be like that? Will it happen right away? Like right after we fin