Absolution (Delroi Prophecy Book 4) by Loribelle Hunt

Author:Loribelle Hunt [Hunt, Loribelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Loribelle Hunt
Published: 2014-07-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

A couple of days later the celebration started, though Anna Leigh still had no idea where she stood. She and Xan were inside the Keep with a special dispensation to be armed. She figured Zola had something to do with that, but she wasn’t sure if it was a matter of family loyalty or if she’d decided Anna Leigh was more dangerous left to her own devices. The why didn’t really matter.

“The threat isn’t here,” Zola warned all the telepaths searching for the Tel agents. “They’ll strike against the civilians, outside the Keep walls.”

Anna Leigh let fear rush through her for just a moment, and then locked it away. She sensed Zola moving through the crowd toward the exit. Her daughter would use herself as bait and there wasn’t a damned thing she could do about it except try to get there first. Thankfully, Xan knew the Keep well. He grabbed her hand and tugged in the opposite direction.

“We’ll get out quicker this way.”

“I thought access was restricted to the Keep’s clan?”

His slashing grin was predatory. “I’ll get us out, love. Don’t worry.”

She hoped he wouldn’t have to compel a warrior to open the way for them. She didn’t want anything to jeopardize the relationship between the Keep and the Bana clan. Zola would need the safety of both in the coming battle. Xan squeezed her hand.

“It won’t come to that.”

The crowd began to thin and they entered a different section of the Keep. There were warriors and almost as many women milling around in the large space. Xan veered to one side, singling out one particular group. They fell quiet when she and Xan joined them, then one stepped forward with a smile.

“Lord Bana. It is good to see you returned well to Delroi.”

“Thank you, Cassius. This is my der’lan, Anna Leigh,” he introduced her. “We need to get into the city as quickly as possible.”

Cassius’s gaze sharpened. “Trouble?”

Before he could answer Cassius’s comm beeped. As he read the message, he went from alert to badass.

“Kaje?” Xan asked and she realized why the young warrior looked familiar. He was one of Kaje Stian’s brothers.

“Parker went into the city with Zola. This way.”

He led them through a series of short corridors and halls, finally stopping in front of two large doors. He nodded at the warriors keeping guard.

“They’re with me,” he said, pointing to her and Xan.

One door opened enough for them to pass through. She looked around the small courtyard for the exit but only saw more doors. Xan knew where he was though, led her straight across and through a door that opened on a busy street. It was loud, both aurally and psychically, and it took her a moment to get her bearings. Once she did she led the way, though Xan kept her hand tight in his.

The longer it took to wind her way through the crowd, the more urgent she became. Somewhere in the distance she heard an explosion. Zola was well shielded, but Anna Leigh felt a burst of pain that quickly faded.

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