Chapter 23
CHAPTER 23 Elide had never seen such a place as Doranelle. The City of Rivers, they called it. She’d never imagined that a city could be built in the heart of several as they met and poured into a mighty basin. She didn’t let the awe show on her face as she strode through the […]
Chapter no 27
Brandon kicked and fought, trying to get free of the people pressing in on him from all sides. “Help!” he cried. “I can’t breathe! Please!” More people cried out, and from below, someone shouted, “Back it up! Back it up!” And then, mercifully, the people on the stairs did exactly that. The lady behind Brandon […]
Chapter 22
CHAPTER 22 The snow-crusted plains of Terrasen flowed southward, right to the rolling foothills that spread to the horizon. Earlier this summer, Lysandra had crossed those foothills with her companions—with her queen. Had watched Aelin ascend one, and stride to the carved granite stone jutting from its top. The marker of the border between Adarlan […]
Chapter no 26
Reshmina ran up the steps of her village, taking them two at a time. She didn’t see any American soldiers, or any Taliban. Not yet. Was she in time? Reshmina burst through the front door of her house. “Mor! Baba!” she cried. Two Afghan men with rifles were sitting just inside the door, and Reshmina […]
Chapter 21
CHAPTER 21 Rowan knew every path, traveled and hidden, into Doranelle. Both the lush kingdom and the sprawling city it had been named after. So did Gavriel and Lorcan. They’d sold their horses the night before, Elide bartering for them. The Fae warriors were too recognizable, and if their faces weren’t noted, the sheer presence […]
Chapter no 25
Brandon almost tripped on a high-heeled shoe. The World Trade Center stairs were littered with uncomfortable work shoes, hand-held radios that got no reception, bulky laptop computers, jackets—anything people had decided they were tired of carrying or wearing after an hour of walking down the stairs. It made the going even slower to dodge all […]
Chapter 20
CHAPTER 20 “Do you know the story of the queen who walked through worlds?” Seated on the mossy carpet of an ancient glen, one hand toying with the small white flowers strewn across it, Aelin shook her head. In the towering oaks that formed a lattice over the clearing, small stars blinked and shimmered, as […]
Chapter no 24
“Ha-ha!” the guard cried, leaping through the flowers. Reshmina threw her hands over her head and cowered, but nothing happened. When she peeked out, she saw the guard through the flowers, a few meters away. He wasn’t looking in her direction at all. That snake had been lying about seeing her, trying to get her […]
Chapter 19
CHAPTER 19 Fifteen minutes later, Chaol could feel Yrene still trembling as they entered a small yet warm bedroom. One of the few cozy places in this horrible keep. A bed and a half-rusted washing basin filled most of the space, a ewer of steaming water beside it. Not exactly a bedroom fit for a […]
Chapter no 23
The blast of fire Brandon braced for never came. He looked up and saw Richard crouching next to him. He’d been ready for a shock wave too. But if it wasn’t another plane, what was it? What happened? Richard stood to look. He put a hand over his mouth and pulled Brandon away as new […]