A Glimpse of Music: A Fantasy Romance (Sunlight and Shadows Book 3) by Sydney Winward

Author:Sydney Winward [Winward, Sydney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Silver Forge Books
Published: 2022-06-16T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Silence descended upon Attleglade forest as if a predator stalked them through the trees. Nyana and Joel both wore white cloaks to blend in with the snow, Bastien leading them across darkened paths on silent feet. Her own boots crunched against hardened snow, and she winced when the small sound seemed like clanging pots and pans in comparison.

More than once, Joel placed his hand on the small of her back to guide her or keep her steady on loose rocks. And more than once, the heat from the simple touch scorched through her cloak and burned her skin. In a particularly long, silent stretch of forest, she glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. His thin brows furrowed with immense concentration, his lips pursed together with determination.

He never strayed from her side.

He made her feel safe.

The realization warmed her insides, which only added to the scorching fever burning her beneath her skin where Liam’s curse lingered.

An icy breath escaped her lips in a small fog when her foot slipped on a patch of ice. Even with her makeshift cane made of a tree branch, her bad leg couldn’t catch her fast enough. She swallowed a yelp and braced herself for impact, but Joel’s strong arms caught her around the waist.

Don’t move, Bastien’s hand signal said, and all three of them froze as several figures leaped from tree to tree in the distance, away from them. Nyana took shallow breaths, the fear of getting caught pulsing through her veins.

Several minutes passed before her brother gave another hand signal for them to continue. She tightened her grip on her branch and followed after, clutching onto Joel’s arm for balance—and comfort.

Crisp, earthy scents greeted her nose as they moved farther into the forest where the bark grew thicker on the trees and winter roses climbed their trunks in a shimmering array of white and silver.

She wanted to stop and admire their beauty.

But she dared not waste a single moment.

The air chilled with each step they took up the incline, snow sparkling on all sides of them. Willow trees dripped with threads of moonlight, shimmering like a waterfall of diamonds. The streams of silver sang beneath her touch, filling her soul with beautiful music. Different than Joel’s music, but beautiful and silent all the same.

Joel’s hand gripped hers as they broke out of the willows and faced a rope bridge that stretched across a ravine with a languid river far below. The sheer drop off the cliffs churned her stomach with nervousness.

“Three guards will be on patrol,” Bastien said quietly, his intense gaze glued to the opposite side of the bridge where what appeared to be the tip of a mountain formation lay. Vines of frost and winter flowers crawled across the gray rocks, the plants also singing to her soul against a backdrop of a crashing waterfall.

The curse crawling through her blood fought against the ethereal music.

“They will see us.” She voiced her doubts just as quietly. “There is no cover on the bridge.

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