NAKED [MORPHEUS-DREAM]

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

THE DREAMING PALACE

"What's a Draugr?" Quinn asked, once she was back in the library of the Dreaming. Lucienne and Samael looked up from their spot at the table and Lucienne spoke.

"The Draugr are a species of unalived demons that will shapeshift into any form they sense a person would want. But when they shapeshift, it's because they're luring their victim to their death." She said and Quinn furrowed her eyebrows and Samael spoke.

"What's the sudden interest in a Draugr?" Samael asked and Quinn looked at him and spoke. "Desire of the Endless said a Draugr killed my mom." She started and then she spoke again.

"But if what you're saying is true, then I think one is trying to lure me into death. One shape shifted into Mom and then into Morpheus." She said, and Samael's eyes darkened at her statement and he stood up from his spot at the table.

"Samael, where are you going?" Lucienne asked but Samael walked past her, past Quinn and then he was gone.

"What the hell just happened?" Quinn asked outloud and Lucienne looked down and spoke.

"Your father cares about you, so much, my lady." She said and Quinn looked at her and shook her head.

"Don't call me that, Lucienne." She said and Lucienne looked down and spoke.

"You are the Lady of this court now, that is your title." 

Quinn didn't even know how Lucienne knew that, but she shook her head.

"Please, just, not now." She said and Lucienne gave her a nod and then spoke.

"Are you worried about your sisters? Aislynn said she could bring them here if you'd like." She said and Quinn shook her head.

"I- No, I do not want to intrude." She said and Lucienne shook her head. "The Dreaming is yours now, Quinn. Let your markings show, what you did to save our King, to save our realm needs to be shown." She said in awe of the woman before her.

Quinn made her way to the throne room, seeing Morpheus perched on his throne reading a book and Quinn looked up at him and spoke.

"Whatcha reading?" She asked making her presence known in the throne room and Morpheus closed his book and spoke.

"A way on how to remove the binding." He said, looking down at Quinn's bare arm. She was dressed in jeans and a tank top with her hair loose almost hitting her hips.

"Why? If you do that you'll die." She said and Morpheus shook his head.

"Dying is better than trapping you to deal with the Dreaming."

"You didn't trap me here, Morpheus." She started, as Morpheus made his way down the steps." I did this myself to save you, and I would do it again. You were going to die and if I had known how to stop that I'd do whatever I needed to, to achieve it." She said and Morpheus stood at the last step, right in front of her and spoke.

"You have so much to live for, so much to see."

"I can still see all of that." She said and and he shook his head.

"You don't get to make decisions for me." She started. "We're married now, whether you like that or not, but you will not sit here and make decisions for me." She said, feeling somewhat confident in herself and she licked her lips looking at his.

"My lady, you are wanted in the Waking." Mervyn said, walking into the throne room, causing Quinn to continue to look into Morpheus' dark eyes.

"Thank you." She said and she clenched her jaw and the next thing she knew, she was in the Waking.

THE WAKING.

"Where the fuck did you go?" Sophia asked, screaming at her sister who sat on the couch of some hotel room they decided to get. Quinn never heard Sophia scream as much as she did at this very moment and it kind of scared her, even those she was a rule for an entire realm.

"I-"

"Quinn I thought you were fucking dead. I had a feeling. I thought your dumb fucking ass was dead, but nope, nope you arent." She said and Quinn breathed out and spoke.

"I'm sorry." She said and Sophia shook her head looking at her sister.

"No, there is no I'm sorrys. You even had Cassidy worried." She said and Quinn looked at Cassidy who was leaning against the wall with her arms crossed over her chest.

"I'm sorry." She said and Sophia shook her head. Quinn closed her eyes, and began to take off her jacket. She threw the denim to the side and Sophia's eyes widened as the ink that was marked across her sister's arm.

"Quinn what the fuck?" Sophia said, causing Cassidy to lean off the wall. " Who did you bind with?"

"Morpheus." Quinn said and she looked down and spoke.

"He was dying, it was the only way to save him." She said and Sophia's eyes widened and Cassidy blinked, trying to find words for what she just witnessed.

"So-you're a queen now." Cassidy said after moments of silence. Quinn shrugged and spoke. "I-I guess."

"And what about Desire?"

"A draugr killed mom." Quinn said and Cassidy shook her head.

"What? I thought Draugrs were a legend?" She said and Quinn shook her head.

"They aren't. They're still very much alive and well." She said and Sophia shook her head.

"I can't believe this." Sophia said and then she walked out of the hotel room and made her way to the balcony. Quinn looked down softly and then spoke.

"It's probably best if I leave."She said, and in the back of her mind, she wanted Cassidy to stop her, but once she didn't she knew whose side the woman was actually on

THE DREAMING.

Quinn frowned as she made it to what she assumed was her room. A fae servant brought her to the new and improved side of the palace, which she was a bit happy about. Quinn thanked to servant and then locked the door behind her.

She felt a hot tear make it's way down her face angrily and she began crying, feeling like she had lost her own sisters