A Savage Debt (Beholden Duet Book 1) by Zoey Ellis

Author:Zoey Ellis [Ellis, Zoey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quill Ink Books
Published: 2020-04-22T18:30:00+00:00

It was impossible to sleep. Not only did it feel unnatural to be in bed while the sun streamed in through her window, but the more Ana tried, the more her time with Maddoc revolved in her mind. When Mother and Father questioned her, the memories had already started to blur together—she’d spent all that time after Maddoc left trying to force herself to forget them—yet when she lay down to sleep, her mind crammed them back into her awareness.

It was extremely likely that nothing Maddoc said during his time with her was true. He was known to be a liar and to manipulate situations to his benefit—exactly what he was doing now. But there was something about what he said that struck her. Something about the library.

As the hours passed, and the day stretched into midmorning, Ana knew she was not going to sleep.

Dressing in a simple gown, and fixing herself modestly, she headed to the royal library, surrounded by her guards and the extra king’s guard that were part of her regular protection now.

One of the reasons she’d been reluctant to leave the library when Milly came to collect her the day before was because it was typically cleared for her to use privately for her studies. The king and queen preferred that she have complete privacy whenever she was in the library, since they knew she loved reading, but it wasn’t always possible to clear the library for her and it only usually happened two or three times a month. This time she didn’t care, she just wanted to sink into the familiarity of her favorite place in the palace.

When she arrived, her guards insisted on clearing the library for her, and did so swiftly. She headed to her favorite section—historic love stories—to search for some of her favorite reads.

For the next two hours, Ana read through some of her favorite stories; ones that gave her comfort, stories that reminded her that hope and love and sacrifice existed. After an hour or so, she felt much better, and even snoozed in the chair as exhaustion overwhelmed her. She didn’t find another copy of her favorite book that Maddoc had taken, but she didn’t expect to. From what she could recall, that was the only copy. She cursed inwardly that she had been silly enough to bring it to the room, since now it would always be a reminder of him.

As she was leaving, her mind wandered back to some of their exchanges. He seemed convinced that the library was filled with information or texts that would justify his behavior, particularly with regarding the Royal Promise. There was undoubtedly no truth to that, but he had dismissed her denial outright, simply because he believed she preferred children stories. Perhaps it would be good to prove him wrong, finally have something to say to him that would erase the stupid smirk on his face. At the thought of his quieter smiles, a reasonable level of anger surged through her, but she tried her hardest to push it away.

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