Chapter no 13
CHAPTER THIRTEEN “What?” Rhiannon shrugs and pushes off the wall. “We didn’t tag along while Violet played inquisitor. We respect boundaries.” “Do you even have boundaries with one another?” Imogen shoots a look at the three of them. “If you’re all going with her, then I’ll excuse myself from what I’m sure will be a […]
Chapter no 24
CHAPTER 24 When we returned to the town house in the height of summer afternoon heat, Cassian and Azriel drew sticks for who would remain in Velaris that night. Both wanted to join us at the Hewn City, but someone had to guard the city —part of their long-held protocol. And someone had to guard […]
Chapter no 12
CHAPTER TWELVE Oh. Oh. I part my lips, and he consumes my world. He kisses me hard and deep, takes my mouth like this might be the only time he can. It’s that note of desperation, the graze of his teeth along my lower lip that has my hands flying to his hair. I push […]
Chapter no 23
CHAPTER 23 “War is upon us,” I said to the Carver. “Rumor suggests you have … gifts that may be useful upon the battlefield.” A smile at Cassian, as if understanding why he’d joined me. “In exchange for a price,” the Carver mused. “Within reason,” Cassian countered. The Carver surveyed his cell. “And you think […]
Chapter no 11
CHAPTER ELEVEN “Irid?” I blink and fight like hell to keep my face blank. “Yes, your irid.” Theophanie surveys the sky, then the landscape behind us as Garrick staggers to his feet, sword in hand. “Some do not believe, but I knew as soon as the cream-robed scholars whispered about the seventh breed in your […]
Chapter no 22
CHAPTER 22 I felt Rhys’s attention on me while we dressed the next morning, and throughout our hearty breakfast. Yet he didn’t push, didn’t demand to know what had dragged me into that screaming hell. It had been a long while since those nightmares had hauled either of us from sleep. Blurred the lines. It […]
Chapter no 10
CHAPTER TEN Forty minutes later, the sun disappears as Tairn and I drop between the snow-tipped ridgelines, descending thousands of feet into the warmer valley that houses the Stonewater River. The sun always sets so early this time of year. Power hums in my veins, ebbing and flowing with every heartbeat. I’d almost forgotten how […]
Chapter no 21
CHAPTER 21 The aching muscles along my back, core, and thighs had gone into complete revolt by the time Rhys and I parted ways, my mate heading off to track down Cassian—who would be my escort tomorrow morning to the Prison. If both of us had gone, it would perhaps look too … desperate, too […]
Chapter no 9
CHAPTER NINE Twenty-two hours later, the six of us report to Lieutenant Colonel Degrensi in Samara’s courtyard, bleary-eyed and swaying with bone-deep tiredness. We’re not the only ones exhausted. The lieutenant colonel has definitely seen easier days. His cheeks are gaunt, and dried blood cakes the side of his neck. The fortress should feel familiar […]
Chapter no 20
CHAPTER 20 “I’ve never been to a library before,” I admitted to Rhys after lunch, as we strode down level after level beneath the House of Wind, my words echoing off the carved red stone. I winced with every step, rubbing at my back. Azriel had given me a tonic that would help with the […]