Chapter no 39
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE S o. Much. Blood. “Get to the great hall and tell Ridoc Gamlyn that I need ice now!” I shout at a guard as we pass through the foyer. “I’m fine!” Brennan manages to say around the handkerchief stanching the river of blood trying to pour down his face. He tests the cartilage […]
Chapter no 38
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT T hethough valley above Aretia looks eerily similar to the last time I was here, as fall at this elevation is meaningless, when there are clear signs of winter approaching in the town beneath us. But unlike last time, there are dragons everywhere—the jagged outcroppings of rock above us, the mouths of the […]
Chapter no 37
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN “B old choice to move so far from what you perceive as the safety of the wards,” the Sage says, holding me immobile, my feet just inches from the frozen ground of my own personal torture chamber. I’m trapped in this fucking nightmare again, but at least I made it farther across the […]
Chapter no 36
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX R age shines in his eyes as Xaden holds his sword in his right hand and a dagger in his left, both dripping blood, both aimed to strike Dain. Oh gods. “No!” I shout, lurching to put myself in front of Dain, but my feet don’t cooperate and the ground rushes up to […]
Chapter no 35
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE I blink slowly, my vision coming into focus with all the urgency of a snail. Dull, throbbing pressure radiates forward from the back of my head, and the mass of gray clears slightly, revealing stones set in a spiral pattern—a patch of them charred from smoke. A ceiling? “That’s not our concern,” a […]
Chapter no 34
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR X aden yanks Aaric through just as the door slams shut, shadows scattering along the floor like fallen leaves. I sag, leaning over and bracing my hands above my knees as I gasp for air. “You made it!” Rhiannon ducks her head to mine, smiling wide. “And we have to keep making it,” […]
Chapter no 33
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE S hadows blanket the ceiling, blocking any mage lights that could flicker on at our presence, so I put my free hand on the wall as we descend the stairs slowly. Every step is a gamble in the darkness, but miraculously, no one stumbles. Pale blue light blooms at the bottom of the […]
Chapter no 32
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO X aden stares down at me that Saturday, his eyes boring a hole through my soul, and a muscle in his jaw ticks once. Twice. At least there aren’t any shadows creeping out from under my bed, so he can’t be that angry, right? “Say something.” I hold his gaze and shift my […]
Chapter no 31
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE I slip another precious inch as the soldier is yanked backward, then thrown forward, over my head, disappearing into the darkness. It’s Eya. It has to be. Maybe the wound isn’t— Blond hair and icy-blue eyes appear above me, and my heart plummets with the assassin’s body. Jack Barlowe. “Sorrengail?” He lunges forward, […]
Chapter no 30
CHAPTER THIRTY I tell them everything. Every moment that transpired from the minute I made the decision to leave our squad with Xaden for War Games to the second I fell from Tairn’s back after being stabbed. But when it comes to revealing how and where I woke up, my tongue ties. I just can’t […]