#Chapter 398 – Solo Quest

“We have no confirmation of that,” Dominic snaps, his eyes likewise on Jacks. Jackson starts to breathe hard, panicking at the idea of it. Was this – was this the Goddess reassigning someone after Luca rejected her? Or – “Really,” Roger says, breaking in with a nod, “they would say that, just to establish Ariel as a member of their court, to have a true claim on her, we can’t know –“ But Jackson is done listening. He turns hard on his heel, heading back into the bedroom, straight for the closet. Before he’s halfway across the room, he hears the patter of the Queen’s footsteps behind him. She reaches him, her hands outstretched, as he hauls the bag up on his shoulder. “Jackson,” Ella says, looking up at him with worried eyes. “Don’t –“ “It doesn’t change anything,” Jackson intones, his voice low and gravelly, looking with perfect seriousness into Ella’s eyes. “Mate or not, I’m going to get her. They’re still the enemy. It’s still a world that seeks to…destroy its women.” He dro