Born of Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Author:Jennifer L. Armentrout [Armentrout, Jennifer L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Jennifer L. Armentrout, Flesh and Fire, Fantasy Romance, Blood and Ash
Publisher: Blue Box Press
Published: 2024-08-12T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

Stomach roiling, I stopped at the bottom of the staircase as I heard footsteps coming down the main hall. I focused on my breathing until the churning settled.

The last thing I needed to do was vomit all over Ash’s desk after clutching the rim of the sink as I dry-heaved for what seemed like a small eternity. He would never agree to me leaving for Lasania today if I did that.

It had to be the bacon.

Why? I had no idea. I loved the stuff and was in a long-term relationship with it, but the moment I’d smelled the fried meat, I’d thought I might vomit all over the table.

It was probably also the fact that Ash had woken me from another nightmare this morning. When he asked me about it, I’d pretended to have no idea what he was talking about.

He had let it go.

But he’d known.

“Sera?”

I looked up, seeing Bele and Aios coming down the main hall.

No two people could look more different than they did.

Bele was dressed in black from head to toe, her dark hair swept back from her face. Aios wore a bright yellow tunic and white pants, and her cherry-red hair flowed to the middle of her back.

“Why are you just…staring at the floor?” Bele asked, striding into the library.

“I wasn’t—” I stopped myself. I had been staring at the floor. “Never mind.”

“Exactly.” Bele smiled brightly. “By the way, you don’t look so good.”

I frowned. “Thanks.”

“You’re welcome.”

I stepped away from the stairs and placed my hand against my cheek. I looked over at Aios. “Do I look bad?”

The goddess shook her head.

“She’s lying,” Bele said. “Only because she’s nice.”

“Wow.” I raised an eyebrow.

“You don’t look ill,” Aios assured. “You just look a little pale.”

“A little?” Bele mumbled under her breath.

“Bele,” Aios snapped.

“What?” Bele threw up her hands. “You just said she looked pale.”

“I was trying to be supportive,” Aios hissed.

“So was I.” Bele crossed her arms.

“Wait,” I interrupted. “I really look ill?”

“No,” Aios quickly answered.

“Yes,” Bele said a second later.

“Fates,” Aios exclaimed. “I love you. You know I do.”

My heart gave a happy little squeeze at the proclamation.

A radiant smile appeared on Bele’s face. “I know.”

“But you,” Aios continued, pointing at her, “seriously need to work on your people skills.”

Bele’s smile faded.

I smirked even though I felt a wee bit of sympathy for the baby Primal. I, too, needed to work on those skills.

Still, my shoulders slumped thinking about what we’d been talking about. I had looked a little pale, and there had been faint shadows under my eyes when I left the bathing chamber, but I didn’t think it was that bad.

The hem of Aios’s sunny tunic fluttered at her knees as she spun toward me. “You don’t look ill.” Behind her, Bele’s eyes widened, and her lips squeezed together as she stared at the floor. I knew Aios was just being nice. “You just look like you…didn’t sleep well.”

“I think I ate something that didn’t agree with me,” I said, and Aios’s brows knitted.

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