Chapter no 79
79 The frigid water threatened to snatch the precious little breath from her lungs. Bryce refused to think of the cold, of the lingering pain in her healed leg, of the two monsters in this library with her. One, at least, had been contained behind the bathroom door. The other … Bryce kept her focus […]
Chapter no 78
78 He couldn’t swim. Syrinx couldn’t swim. He didn’t stand a chance of getting out, getting free of the nøkk— From her angle below, Bryce could only glimpse the bottoms of Syrinx’s frantic, desperate legs as he struggled to stay at the surface. She dropped the book, the golden bubble rupturing, and tried to rise […]
Chapter no 77
77 Bryce knew there was little chance of this ending well. But if Jesiba had seen her messages, maybe it wouldn’t be in vain. Maybe everyone would know what had happened to her. Maybe they could save the books, if the protective spells on them held out against an Archangel’s wrath. Even if the gallery’s […]
Chapter no 76
76 Bryce had camped out in the gallery library for the past three days, staying well after closing and returning at dawn. There was no point in spending much time at the apartment, since her fridge was empty and Syrinx was always with her. She figured she might as well be at the office until […]
Chapter no 75
75 Ruhn had anticipated that the Summit would be intense, vicious, flat-out dangerous—each moment spent wondering whether someone’s throat would be ripped out. Just as it was at every one he’d attended. This time, his only enemy seemed to be boredom. It had taken Sandriel all of two hours to tell them that the Asteri […]
Chapter no 74
74 Bryce tried not to dwell on the fact that Hunt and the world knew what and who she really was. At least the press hadn’t caught wind of it, for whatever small mercy that was. As if being a bastard princess meant anything. As if it said anything about her as a person. The […]
Chapter no 73
73 The last Summit Hunt had attended had been in an ancient, sprawling palace in Pangera, bedecked in the riches of the empire: silk tapestries and sconces of pure gold, goblets twinkling with precious stones, and succulent meats crusted in the rarest spices. This one was held in a conference center. The glass and metal […]
Chapter no 72
72 Claws and teeth were everywhere. Ripping at her, snatching her, dragging her down. The river was pitch-black, and there was no one, no one at all, who’d seen or would know— Something burned along her arm, and she screamed, water rushing down her throat. Then the claws splayed. Loosened. Bryce kicked, shoving blindly away, […]
Chapter no 71
71 Hunt had a night to puke out his guts. One night in that cell, likely the last bit of security he’d have for the rest of his existence. He knew what would happen after the Summit. When Sandriel took him back to her castle in the misty, mountainous wilds of northwestern Pangera. To the […]
Chapter no 70
70 Fury was sitting on the couch when Bryce returned from the bar. In the exact spot where she’d gotten used to seeing Hunt. Bryce chucked her keys onto the table beside the front door, loosed Syrinx upon her friend, and said, “Hey.” “Hey, yourself.” Fury gave Syrinx a look that stopped him in his […]