Bitten (The Graced Series Book 2) by Amanda Pillar

Author:Amanda Pillar [Pillar, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal romance, Fantasy, dystopian, urban fantasy
ISBN: 9781508048367
Publisher: Maatkare Books
Published: 2017-06-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 41

Pinton City

The drawing room was large, with a fireplace at one end, and a coffee table, sofas and an arrangement of aesthetically pleasing chairs, all in various shades of gold and cream, offset from the grate. Settled on one of the sofas, Dante crossed his legs and regarded the pianoforte at the other end of the room. He winced. He’d spent the better part of a century here trying to master the bloody thing; but when one had little ability to comprehend emotion, it was difficult to produce something that relied so heavily on experiencing the turmoil of music.

In the past — before he’d been banished from the estate — Dante would visit with his father in the study. Now, the room was drafty from the broken window and his mother sat opposite him, staring at Dante with a kind of fascination that made him feel — what he interpreted as, anyway — slightly edgy. He’d never felt that emotion before, so he wasn’t really sure how he was meant to react.

Anton shared the small sofa with him, fiddling with his cane where it rested across his knees. Maybe he felt the same way? Was one meant to fidget when they felt edgy?

Feelings were so annoying. If Dante had known that Choosing Elle would have resulted in him becoming more emotional, he might have thought twice about the procedure. Too late now, though.

Viktor sat in a wing chair off to the side, half-turned toward the door, a sullen look on his face. Dante was surprised his father wasn’t screaming about how there would be repercussions for all this; how he would make Tatiana pay for what she’d done to him. But something held him in check, maybe the fear of having to admit to his king that the mother of his child was dissatisfied with his parenting. Viktor never liked to be thought of as lacking in anything.

Curiously Dante examined Viktor’s re-broken leg, which was resting on an ottoman while it healed. Dante would never have dared to hurt his father like that. He kind of admired Tatiana for doing so.

Viktor Kipling was an asshole.

Tatiana leveled a cold glare at his father. “I am extremely displeased with how you have fulfilled our breeding contract.” She held up a finger. “You had care of him until he was no longer a minor. As soon as he reached his majority, you exiled him from the house,” she raised another finger, “and married him to a human. You also allowed his Chosen to nearly be cremated.” A third finger joined the other two.

Viktor ignored the first two accusations. “The girl’s heart wasn’t beating. It was a reasonable assumption that she was dead.”

Dante snorted. He couldn’t help himself. Viktor scowled at him, but for once, Dante didn’t wonder about what his father thought of him. While Viktor still held some paperwork that limited the choices and actions his son could do and make, Dante now had a mother who might actually care about his fate.

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