She didn’t bother to hide her smile as Con was knocked on his arse. Rhi began to clap loudly, the sound piercing in the cavern that had grown suddenly silent.
Kellan was leaning to the side as blood and sweat covered his face. His long hair blocked a portion of his face, and his clothes were torn and bloodied. With as fast as the Kings healed, neither of them sported any wounds.
“Well done, Kellan,” she said and let out a loud whistle.
“Rhi,” Banan whispered crossly.
She leaned to the left so he could hear her whispered words. “I said I’d do it for Kellan and Denae. I didn’t say I was going to be nice about it.”
Kellan’s head swiveled to her and his celadon eyes narrowed. “Rhi.”
That one word contained everything within Kellan. His fury, his worry, his sadness, his … hope.
Tears pricked her eyes. She remembered that feeling of hope. It had gotten her through so much. Up until it had been squelched out—emphatically and vigorously.
She remained atop the boulder as Kellan hurried to her. Con was close behind as he jumped to his feet.
“What are you doing here?” Con demanded before Kellan could talk.
“Go bugger yourself. Idjit,” she said with a roll of her eyes.
Con’s frowned deepened in confusion as he reached her. “What?”
Rhi ignored him and focused on Kellan. She wanted to tell him everything, but most needed to be said in private. His affection for Denae had grown into something amazing and wonderful. It didn’t need to be sullied by Con.
She looked over Kellan’s head to the other Kings in the cavern. “I’m here because my queen sent me. She is readying her army to fight the Dark. My queen wants the Dragon Kings to know that the Light Fae won’t stand by and watch the Dark destroy this world.”
“Well. That’s good to know,” Con said with a hint of sarcasm.
“The Kings need to be on alert,” Kellan said to his brethren. “The Dark want one of us, and they will do anything they can to trap us.”
Guy ran a hand down his face. “We need more intel. What we really need is a spy.”
“Already in place,” Rhys stated and then broke into a wide smile. “Why do you think Kiril remained behind in Ireland?”
Banan pushed away from the boulder. “I’ll contact Henry again. We can also use the computers to track movement around the globe and alert us to anything odd.”
“Which could be numerous,” Tristan said. “Let’s get started on that now.”
As the Kings began to file out of the cavern, Rhi waited, hoping Con would also leave. She should’ve known better. In no time she was left alone with Kellan and Con.
“Why are you still here?” Con demanded.
She kept her focus on Kellan. “Denae is fine. I helped her erase any evidence that she was ever involved in MI5. They have no record of her, no picture, nothing. And I then wiped her boss’s mind as well.”
“Others will remember her,” Con said.
Rhi shrugged as she glanced at him. “They’ll think they made her up or are remembering wrong. MI5, as an intelligence organization, keeps everything on computer records. To cut down on paper, all the reports are done electronically and stored on their servers.”
“And you say she got it all?” Kellan asked.
“Everything in London. Then we had to go to their remote locations and destroy evidence there as well. Denae is quick, resourceful, and smart. MI5 made a wrong move wanting to get rid of her.”
Kellan let his chin drop to his chest. Out of the corner of her eye, Rhi saw Con watching him. She wondered what was going through the King of Kings’ mind. Did he realize how very much Kellan loved Denae?
Did he even care?
When Kellan lifted his head, some of the wildness had left his gaze. “Do you know where she is?”
“I do.”
“Take me there.”
Con reached out and grasped his shoulder. “Kellan—”
“Nay,” Kellan said and jerked away. “I am still prepared to challenge you, Con. At this moment, I’m focused on Denae. If you want me to fight you to the death, I will. Just say the word.”
“I didna send her away,” Con said.
Rhi lifted a brow. “Didn’t you? You went to her, asking her what she was going to do. You asked how you could help when she said she was going to leave. What you should’ve done is convince her to stay until Kellan had time to talk to her. But wait,” she said with wide eyes and a sarcastic voice. “That’s the point, isn’t it? You didn’t want them to talk. You wanted Denae gone. Regardless of what it did to Kellan.”
Con held her gaze for several heartbeats. He then looked at Kellan. “Denae is a target. She might have taken care of MI5, but the Dark have her on their radar. They’ll come for her.”
“Let them try,” Kellan stated calmly.
“If she agrees to return with you.”
Kellan’s smile was cold. “If she does, I want your word you’ll accept her. Or I will challenge you.”
Con gave a bow of his head and walked from the cavern.
Rhi slid off the boulder as Con’s form turned the corner, leaving her alone with Kellan. “Let’s go, sexy. I love happy endings.”
CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR