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me a little more information and I realize I was wrong to question you and I apologize also for yelling at you. Your judgment has always been sound and to the betterment of the team.”
    Shrugging, Skittles shifted on his feet. “Don’t even worry about it.” He stood there for a time. “Look, I have a lot of packing to finish, so if you two don’t mind…” He waited again, hoping that Talon at least would get the fucking hint and get her out of the room. Damn it, he still wanted her. Either Gaia was losing it or she’d screwed up. He shouldn’t still want to jump her bones!
    “Can I have some alone time with him, please?” Maya asked softly. “I think that he and I need to have a chat.” Now she remembered. It wasn’t Allister who had her all hot and bothered. It had been this man. It had been this Warlock that had her hot and bothered. When Talon left the room, she closed the door with a small force of wind and looked at Quincy. “It was you,” she murmured. “The whole time, it was you. Why would anyone think that it was the Dragon when the whole time it’s been you?” She knew it for what it was. He was her bond-mate.
    Staring at her in absolute shock, he was scrambling internally. What the fuck! Gaia! he bellowed out to the Earth in a near panic. She’d told him he was released, he was free, he had no more tie to the woman. What the everloving hell had she done! He knew he likely looked like a bloody guppy, with his mouth opening and closing and the stunned expression on his face, but he couldn’t help it. He didn’t have a fucking clue what to do or say.
    “I released you from your pain,” the voice said a moment before the woman appeared. “I set things right,” she said and smiled at Maya. “Hello, daughter.”
    “Gaia.” Maya bowed her head respectfully to the Goddess. “It is an honor,” she whispered softly. Looking up then, she frowned. “I’m at a loss,” she whispered.
    “You need a Warlock mate, darling. One that will be the best of the best, one that will take over the Royal Line and become the new King.” She looked to Quincy. “And that man is Quincy, because sometimes the best illusions are ones that never really were to be,” Gaia said as she smiled at Quincy. “I needed you to find that sometimes giving up your desires for one you love is truly the best path.” She knew that the man would be pissed at her, as he had the right to be, but she added, “I needed you to learn that lesson now before it was too late. She was always meant to be yours, not Allister’s.” She explained, “I just needed, wanted you to understand the gift that you were being given. She’s truly special and you will have to always be on your guard.” She shrugged. “But of anyone, you can do it. I have faith in you, Quincy. I always have. I needed you to feel the loss of your bond-mate so that you would understand it and never allow it to happen.”
    “What?” Maya whispered in shock and looked to Quincy. “You were willing to give me away?”
    Glaring at Gaia for that serious faux pas, he looked to Maya. “I was willing to ensure you were happy and had the best as you should. I also wasn’t willing to share,” he admitted quietly. “I know others can have dual or triple bond-mates but I can’t. My childhood shaped me that way.” Another glower toward the Goddess. “I don’t share well. I never have. Especially when I’ve had absolutely nothing to begin with. Everything you see here I’ve fought tooth and nail to earn. I never once had the easy ride, the luxury life, or knew what it was like to trust without question.”
    “And I could never share either,” Maya murmured. “I’ve seen others do it but I never could. I only have ever wanted one. One man that would understand me,” she whispered. “I could never, ever be in a love triangle because it would be too much. I have never understood how they could work. Yes, I know that they do but not for me.”
    “I know,