Atlantis Fallen (The Heartstrike Chronicles Book 1) by C.E. Murphy

Author:C.E. Murphy
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Miz Kit Productions
Published: 2016-04-05T06:00:00+00:00

Karem studied the three across from him with open interest. Ghean all but vibrated with life, chattering merrily back and forth with Lorhen and her mother. She was lovely, dark eyes large and long hair swishing over her shoulders as it framed her animated face. Energy poured out of her; the effect was child-like, compounded by her small size and easy trust. He let a smile crease his face and answered a question absently as he watched the young woman.

Even more than the enthusiasm for life that radiated from her, the power of her potential Awakening enthralled Karem. He had met very few women Timeless, and those he had met were vastly different from this woman. They had certainly been bigger. Karem doubted the little Atlantean's ability to wield sword or ax well enough to defend herself against a larger opponent, even with the best of teachers.

Which Lorhen would no doubt be. Karem's eyes narrowed as he turned his regard to the Timeless who had claimed the title of oldest. He looked the part of a scholar, paler than Karem himself and with the long black hair tied in a tail at the base of his neck. An unpleasant grin slid over Karem's features as he considered the exposed neck. So very polite of him to get his hair out of the way for a clean blow, once the heartstrike was made. With the Blended power of a thousand years in him, Karem would hardly need any of the Atlantean artifacts to ensure his own eternal survival.

But the chances of obtaining any of those trinkets—especially the legendary Book—seemed slim, without Lorhen's help. The ancient Timeless had been accepted into Atlantean society in a way Karem had yet to achieve, although the other woman sitting across from him presented an intriguing possibility.

Minyah was more delicate than her daughter, with high cheekbones and a small pointed chin. Torchlight lent a hint of red to her hair, clasped away from her face in curls by a golden headband. She disputed the theories that were put forth about the Book with easy logic, apparently unaware of Karem's eyes on her.

He very much doubted that was the case. Karem suspected she was entirely aware that he watched her, perhaps even flattered by it. She would be far more useful than Lorhen, being long accepted in the halls of Atlantean scholarship. Karem knew from Aroz that Minyah was a widow of more than a decade, and after the shock of Aroz’s death—he would have to arrange for it to seem Lorhen had killed him—Minyah would no doubt require comforting. If he couldn’t make a grieving mortal desire him, he would be embarrassed to look at his own face in a mirror.

Ghean he would take for himself after Minyah died of old age. It wasn’t that he particularly wanted her, although she was pretty enough. It was that Lorhen and Aroz wanted her. The anticipation of their deaths was sweetened that much more by the knowledge that he would possess what they had desired.

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