Borrowed Magic by Shari Lambert

Author:Shari Lambert [Lambert, Shari]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Tags: k'12
Publisher: Shari Lambert
Published: 2016-01-29T16:00:00+00:00

When she finally left her father’s study, it was dark. Which didn’t really matter. Everything was dark now, and not just figuratively. The feeling of looking through haze hadn’t left. It was probably permanent, just like the pain that never receded once it took hold.

She crept along the hall to her room, frequently stopping to find her balance. Twice now, she’d tripped over the edge of a rug. As she stumbled a third time, she reached for a nearby table and knocked a vase to the floor. It shattered and the sound reverberated off the marble walls. She heard someone behind her and tried to hurry. Her room was only a few doors away.

“Maren?”

Kira. Definitely not who she wanted to see right now. “I’m fine.” She put a hand against the wall for support but didn’t turn around. “I lost my way in the dark and knocked over a vase.” She took another step forward and almost fell.

“Maren, you’re not all right.” Surprisingly, Kira grabbed her arm until she was steady again.

“Thank you.” She tried to pull away but Kira didn’t let go.

“Maren.” She hesitated and looked up and down the hall. “Let me help you. You really don’t look good.”

She thought this must be some kind of a joke. Except that Kira looked serious.

“Could you help me to my room?”

Kira allowed Maren to put an arm around her. They made their shaky way to her room and over to the bed, where she sat and closed her eyes.

“Thank you again.” She glanced at Kira. “I don’t know why you’d even care. You hate me.”

Kira flushed. “I don’t really hate you, Maren. I just hate that Philip chose you over me.”

“Not anymore.”

Kira shook her head. “No, Philip will always choose you. Even when you’ve chosen someone else.”

She was unsure of what to say to this new side of Kira.

“Can I help you with your dress?”

She nodded without thinking, and Kira began undoing the buttons on the back of her gown. The dress, too loose to stay up on its own, fell down over her shoulders and Kira gasped.

“Your shoulder…” She moved around to the front and gasped again. “What happened?”

Maren glanced down at her shoulder and almost gasped herself. She hadn’t realized how dark the lines had gotten or how far they’d spread across her body. “The night Kern invaded the castle he attacked me.” It really didn’t matter who knew anymore.

“But why?”

“I was in the way of something he wanted.”

Kira thought for a minute, her eyes still glued to Maren’s shoulder. “Then the rumors are true?”

“What rumors?”

“That you’re dying.”

Maren paused and took a deep breath. “Yes, they’re true.”

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