The Seduction of Jac Frost (by Tatienne Richard) novel Chapter 91

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Chapter 58

“Jacqueline, my love,” Wilder pressed his lips together,

breathing in through his nose and then sighing. “Is that your sister encased in ice?”

“It is.”

“Is that a knife in her hand?”

“It is. She tried to stab me with it.”

“And instead of calling for us to come to you and help you, this was how you decided to deal with it?”

“I thought it fitting. Why do you look concerned?”

“Oh, I think it is absolutely fitting but,” he scratched the side of his head, “my mother mentioned she would be asking your

parents to join us for this family bonding activity. I’m not sure how your Daddy Jack and Winika are going to react to the sight of their princess as a statue in Bar’s garden.”

“They

can be upset but I’m not removing the spell untill want

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to.” She watched as Rafferty moved to Jacinta and walked around her curiously.

“She can hear us?”

“Yes. I muted her so we couldn’t hear her. I mean I can hear her because I’m gifted with the ability to get into everyone’s heads. I can read thoughts. It’s how I knew what you were doing with her on the sofa before you even said it. This

though,” she waved at the block of ice, “is a little trick I

twisted from when my father put us in that block of ice in

Wilder’s office.”

“Interesting.” Rafferty stood in front of the statue, and he

stared at the woman within. “She can hear?”

“Yes.”

“Good. Jacinta, I loved you once like a little sister. I called you family and a friend. Now, today, I loathe you. If I had my way, I would have my mate send you to meet her mother in

person. The fact you are so self–absorbed and jealous that you would steal my mate from me is lower than low. Now you can argue all you want that she wouldn’t have known she

was my mate until she turned twenty–one or that we wouldn’t have bonded until then.” He was glaring at the ice, “but you 2/11

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knew. You had the vision and you saw her bonded with Wilder and I and you stole her from us, and you were hoping, expecting, praying, that we would never find her. You are vile. Even if you find a way to redemption, if you manage to get the forgiveness of my mate, the Queen of Kings and Queens, I will personally never forgive you.”

“Bar,” Jacqueline moved to the man who was hopping into his trousers. “I might need you to pull these two away from her. They finally have her cornered with nobody around to stop them. I am worried about another diplomatic situation where they do something stupid like piss on the frozen statue of the Northern King’s princess.”

Wilder moved to stand where Rafferty was and he let his finger trace the knife which was encased in ice, “you don’t learn, Jacinta. You asked to talk to her away from us and you tried to hurt her with a knife. You’re an embarrassment to the fae world. Everything my brother has said, I echo but I want you hear me, hear this,” he leaned closer, “if I’d never found Jacqueline, if for some reason you plan worked and I’d never been able to be with my mate, I would have cut my own dick off before accepting you as a chosen mate. I would die alone, without ever feeling the golden bond I share with Jacqueline before ever considering you. I stopped liking you as a being before the gala where you took her from us. I 3/11

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heard the way you talked about Aspen behind her back. I heard the way you spoke to your staff, and it was revolting.

I don’t like you as a person. I hope for your sake, you do your best to redeem yourself but even if you do, I will never forgive you.”

He looked at Jacqueline over his shoulder, “what is she saying? I feel her energy but not her words. She’s angry.”

“She is angry and she is upset that I get to have you and she doesn’t. She doesn’t necessarily want you but rather the relationship of a bond. She’s still not accepting responsibility for her actions. She is still screaming about being the

princess.”

“What on earth is that?” River’s voice called out. “Is that?” She let out a loud chortle of glee, “oh my freaking goodness, you froze her?” She had Wraith at her side, and he was wide–eyed as River raced to squeeze between her brothers and stared gleefully at Jacinta. “Holy, Jacqueline, this is cool.”

“She tried to stab Jacqueline, so she froze her.” Rafferty said

with reverence in his voice. “My mate is incredible.”

Wraith drew close and looked between Jacqueline and Jacinta, “you did this?”

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“I did. She tried to stab me in the back, literally, while

we walked on a path. She didn’t realize I could read her thoughts and plots.”

“This is cool shit!” Wraith looked at her. “River was telling me all about how you’re this deity type thing now.”

“I’m not a deity. I’m just a girl who wants to do well for her

mother.”

“Who is literally a creator of your entire species. It’s very

cool.” He leaned closer, “why pair me a simple human with

a creature as incredible as River. She is so far above me in

every way, Jacqueline. I’m a slug in the garden of River. Let’s

be real.”

Jacqueline laughed at his words, “you deserve love, Wraith. You need to cut yourself slack. You’ve been on this earth a

short time. As you age and mature, you will understand that

you are meant to be together because you balance one

another.”

“But I’m a human. I won’t live as long as her.”

“Says who?” Jacqueline frowned as she looked between him

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and River, “you claimed him, correct? Your blood has mixed?”

“Yes.”

“Then he lives while you live. He dies when you die. He’ll age somewhat, because nobody wants a king consort with such a baby face,” she tapped Wraith’s face playfully, “but otherwise you will be together for as long as you both shall live.”

Wilder’s face lit up, happily. “Does that mean we will also all be life bonded?”

“Once we bond, yes,” Jacqueline nodded as Wraith and River wrapped their arms around one another.

Rafferty made a mocking whisper in Jacinta’s direction, “hear that psychopath? Till death do us all part and you’re going to be all alone.”

“You know this could be her villain origin story,” Wraith commented.

“She’s already a villain.” Wilder grunted.

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family, as friends,” Jacqueline said seriously. “She is now the

outsider, unwelcome, untrusted, unwanted. In order to be welcomed back into the fold, she needs to change her ways.”

“I will never welcome her back,” Rafferty snarled.

“It is not only about us.” Jacqueline said seriously as the

arrival of another man and his mate made her tense. “There

are others who need to be able to say their piece.”

“What’s everyone looking at?” Jack’s voice called out from

behind them. “Also why are we at the bear’s house?”

“The bear is my mate, Jack,” Jacquline turned to face him. “It’s why he was so protective of me when you and Jacinta first

met him.”

“No way! You get three mates?” Aspen asked and then she gasped. “Um, is that Jacinta in ice?”

“It is.”

“Why is she in ice and why are we all standing around her?”

“Because I froze her in ice and everyone is admiring my

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Jack stared angrily. “Why Jac?”

Wilder made a show tapping the frozen tip of the blade drawing Jack’s gaze to it.

He looked at Jacinta, “you tried to stab your sister? What the

hell is wrong with you?”

“There are so many things,” River commented with a loud

sigh.

Jack shook his head, “I can’t even.” He looked to Jacqueline, “what is the point of this?”

“A punishment of sorts. A reminder of what her life could be if she changes her ways and becomes the person her mother believes her capable of being.”

“Mother is in the temple pleading for forgiveness for not

trusting her heart when she knew it was Jacinta.” Jack was staring at Jacinta; his skin flushed a deep blue as he glared at her. “She knew it was you and she felt guilty suspecting you. She feels she was robbed of her time with Jacqueline because you stole her. If she’d trusted her instincts, she would

have pushed for you to be interrogated more and maybe we

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would have found Jac sooner. You broke your mother’s heart. I hope in there,” he wave at the ice, “you have time to think of how much you hurt the one person who loved you more than

she loved herself.”

“She is unhappy you are telling her off and she can’t defend herself. She has so many excuses and in this state, she can’t

explain.”

“There is nothing to explain. Leave her like this. Let her watch and see what she’s missed out by stealing our family away.” He shook his head, “Dad won’t like this though.”

“He can’t undo it.” Jacqueline tucked her tongue along her molars. “He is strong, but he will never be as strong as I am.”

“I know,” Jack held his arm out and she stepped into his side hug. He kissed her temple, “I love you sister. I support you

and I will defend you with him if it comes down to it.”

“It won’t.”

“Three mates?” he whispered as he looked at Bar. “What the hell do you do with a shifter?”

“Apparently rule their kings and queens too.”

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“No shit!” He laughed lowly. “Someday I will be king of the Northern Realm, but I will happily bow at your feet.”

“I know, brother,” she kissed his cheek.

“Are we really going to have a snow creature building competition?” Aspen asked as she looked around excitedly.

“We are.” Jacqueline nodded. “The first annual! It’s going to

be fun.”

“What’s the prize?” Aspen asked. “We need to have a prize!”

“Loser has to take Jacinta home to their garden?” Bar asked, “because that weird ass sculpture thing is not staying in my

yard.”

“I’ll let her out eventually,” Jacqueline shrugged, “though I may simply thaw her out in a temple pool.”

“Can she breathe in there?” Jack suddenly asked, worriedly.

“She is fine in there. She can hear us all just fine. She has oxygen. I won’t keep her there long enough to be depleted of her energy. She is frozen but not dead or dying.”

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“What is going on here?” Hugh’s voice carried out and then

when he saw what they were all standing around he let out a guffaw of laughter, “oh my god, Jacqueline. This is something

else. I might want to learn how you did that.”

“Your parents will be here soon, Jacqueline. Are you sure this

is the route you wish to take?” Fawn asked gently.

“Yes. I am certain.”

“Then we will support you.”

“I want to introduce you to my mate,” she waved at Bar.

“A third mate?” Hugh extended his hand to Bar, “welcome to

the family son.”

At the instant acceptance from Hugh, Jacqueline felt her heart settling even more. This was exactly how things were

supposed to be going.