Since there's less than a week until The Seeker's Revenge releases, I figured I'd get one more teaser in - just for you!

“What’s your problem?” I asked, setting the tea down on the counter next to me. “Why are you acting like this?”

He frowned. He conjured his own cup of tea, though I wouldn’t be surprised if he added in a little kick of alcohol based on his mood. He glanced at the amber liquid, stirring the contents on the cup with a silver spoon before it disappeared.

“I have no idea what you are referring to,” he said.

“Yes, you do.” I pressed my lips together, looking up at him with imploring eyes. This wasn’t Rumple. Rumple actually trusted me with information. If something happened, he didn’t lash out either. We talked things through. We made a good couple. We made a good team. But this Rumple...I didn’t know what to make of him. “This isn’t like you. Are you okay?”

He flinched at my question, though I wasn’t sure why. It was a reasonable question. And yet, the way he looked, it was almost as though he was surprised I had asked it in the first place, as though he didn’t deserve my kindness.

“What did you find out back in the Fae realm?” I asked, tilting my head to the side. Hair spilled over my shoulder and I was tempted to brush it back. Instead, I reached up and began to braid it into something loose, just to give my fingers something to do.

He opened his mouth to respond, but cut himself off. He took another drink of the tea - for courage, maybe? - before setting it down on the counter next to mine. He was careful not to brush against me, and that alone was enough to make me want to cry. Why didn’t he want to touch me? Why didn’t he want to talk to me? Had I done something to upset him and just not know it?

“Someone has been able to penetrate the Never Glass."

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