"Ahh, your husband," Annequin said. "You mean the one seated beside you on the dais because you obviously didn't introduce him to me."
"Don't play games with me," Seraphira warned.
The air in the room tightened instantly, pulsing with power.
"Fine," Annequin said, leaning in as well. Her tone shifted, losing its teasing edge. "I've had no direct interaction with your husband. But I have heard of him. He's been trying to meet me and has already managed to reach the other court kings. That's how you found members of the Summer Court on your lands. Those Fae have always been a little too ambitious for their own good."
"You expect me to believe that?" Queen Seraphira asked carefully, her gaze narrowing.
Annequin shrugged. "I don't know much about the free Fae, but our kind?" She smiled. "We're incapable of lying."
Then she added almost at once, amused, "Though we are very good at twisting the truth to our advantage. And omission, last I checked, is not a lie."
