Beyond the Veil by Peckham Caroline & Valenti Susanne

Author:Peckham, Caroline & Valenti, Susanne [Peckham, Caroline & Valenti, Susanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, Vampires
Amazon: B0C81PLF8Q
Goodreads: 177899172
Publisher: Dark Ink Publishing
Published: 2023-06-30T07:00:00+00:00

“So where are they?” I blurted as Felisia’s memories spat me out, and she gave me a twisted smile.

“You’ll find out if you keep watching, dead king,” she said, sitting on her wooden throne while Kitsy, Purrsy and Furnanda brushed her hair and preened her.

“Nice morals by the way, Purssy,” I said with an arched brow.

“Is the Savage King judging me?” he laughed. “My life was dull until this one walked into it. I gave up the law for love.”

“Eventually,” Felisia said with a laugh. “I think I recall you trying to arrest my ass a bunch of times.”

“Well you were a wanted criminal,” he said with a smirk. “And besides, I recall we had a lot of fun fighting each other.”

“Mm.” Felisia bit her lip. “Can’t deny that.”

“What happened to Ren?” Azriel asked. “He seemed to object rather strongly to your dangerous antics.”

“Keep watching,” Felisia sang.

“This is an extremely roundabout way of telling us where those stones are,” I growled. “You could summarise the final parts of the story and we’ll get out of your hair.”

“I would never let you in my hair in the first place, dead king,” Felisia said, shutting her eyes and moaning as Kitsy began massaging her head. “Besides, the story needs to be told. It is legendary after all. Do you know how privileged you are to see it like this? Only my descendants were gifted the truth of it, and even they didn’t get the story direct from the cat’s mouth. You are rather lucky for a dead person.”

“Where do the music boxes come into the story?” Azriel asked in fascination. “Are the stones contained within them for protection?”

“Azzy, you know I like to tell stories all at once or not at all,” Felisia said with a little pout.

“Ah indeed,” Azriel conceded. “I shall be patient.”

“Well I shan’t. This is ridiculous. We are on a merry-go-round and she has no inclination to let us off it,” I said in frustration.

“Hm,” she smiled. “You sounded a little like Wilbur then.”

“Perhaps I shall seek him out instead and ask his version of the story,” I said.

“Wilbur moved on a long time ago, and anyway do you really think a Grus is capable of saying anything succinctly?” Felisia laughed. “Nights tell their stories well, weaving all their magic into the details, and I am nothing if not a Night.”

“I have seen a fair bit of your descendants’ antics, and I cannot say I see the appeal in making everything into a parade with whistles and balloons, songs and dances. Just cut to the point,” I pushed.

“How boring, dead king,” Felisia said sadly. “Even in death you do not have time for life. We are stuck here with nothing but time to spare, and yet you act as if yours is running out.”

“Not mine, but my children’s. They are in grave danger, my son and daughter are imprisoned while my other daughter seeks a man who is long beyond the grave, and all the while Lionel Acrux gets his claws deeper into my kingdom.

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