Blood Sanctuary Part One: A Fantasy Romance (Blood Grace Book 3) by Vela Roth

Author:Vela Roth [Roth, Vela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy romance
Publisher: Five Thorns Press
Published: 2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00

THE HESPERINE PATH

Lio was on the verge of pacing by the time he sensed Perita’s aura recede from Cassia’s rooms. Cassia peered out of the curtains, her eyes searching the darkness.

Shifting his veil to make himself visible to no one but her, Lio stood and held out his hands to Cassia. She darted outside, and Knight trotted in her wake with a wag of his tail.

She slid into Lio’s arms. “I’m sorry for the extra delay, but Perita and I had to talk. It was important, and it couldn’t wait.”

“No need for you to apologize.” He hugged her close to him, trying to let go of his frustration. “Is everything all right?”

“I had to convince Perita she is safe from your people. You see…”

“Goddess bless, of course she would be frightened, if she believes all those stories about Hesperines kidnapping pregnant women.”

Cassia blinked at him. “You already know she is with child?”

“We can all hear the heartbeat.”

Cassia sighed, shaking her head. “After all the effort she’s gone to not to say it aloud, in case the walls are listening. She didn’t breathe a word of it to me until tonight.”

“I’m so sorry. We’ll do everything we can to help her feel safe.”

“Could you have some decent food brought to her and Callen’s room each night? I don’t want her poisoning herself with those rations from Tenebra. I think I’ve managed to convince her your food is safe to eat, for her, at least.”

“I’ll make sure the initiates see to it right away, along with some extra blankets, stockings, and an even warmer cloak. If any dangers arise, we will find a way to convince her to let our healers help her. I promise we’ll take good care of her.”

“Thank you. She says the Semna is mixing tonics for her in secret, but I know your healers could do much more. I wish she would realize this is the safest place in the world for her to be with child. I wish…” Cassia shook her head again.

“You clearly managed to reassure her a great deal tonight. She already feels safer.”

Cassia took a deep breath. “I had to tell her another piece of the truth about what happened at the Equinox Summit. Now she knows I warned your embassy about Dalos, and that your people know the role she and Callen played. I know it was a risk to bring her deeper into our plot, but I had to make it clear that Orthros knows she saved seven Hesperine lives.”

“She took it so well?”

Cassia smiled, her aura bright with relief. “Yes.”

Lio let out a breath, considering the implications. “She is a friend and ally beyond compare. In fact, after you, she is Orthros’s best ally in the Tenebran embassy.”

“The Dexion will regret underestimating the strategic value of handmaidens.”

Lio’s arms tightened around Cassia. “To Hypnos with the Dexion. You don’t know how close I came to—”

“Ohh, I was afraid of that. You must have been sorely tempted. I’m sorry you had to stand by and do nothing.

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