Bound to His Fate by Lisa Kumar

Author:Lisa Kumar [Kumar, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lisa Kumar
Published: 2014-08-09T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3

This is it.

Arianne drew in a deep breath. Calathion’s warm hand closed around hers, strong and reassuring.

Murmurs rose in the crowd gathered around them, the voices mostly elvin, but a few human ones could also be heard. The sloping fields and paths that surrounded a portion of the king’s palace, while lovely, were ordinary places. But not today.

No, today it seemed that every elf in the kingdom of Eria stood within this area, which was definitely not ordinary. And what appeared before them was nothing less than wondrous.

A huge wooden door stood before the assembled mass, and inside its richly crafted frame, the mist of the veil sparkled, enticing in its glory. Silvery crystalline glitters seemed to pull her forward, yet she hadn’t moved a foot. The stone path in front of her meandered its way to the veil, as if sending her an open invitation, one she should’ve gladly taken. But it wasn’t that simple.

When she chanced a look at Calathion, he smiled at her but then his gaze flicked back to the veil. A shiver worked its way down her spine. He felt the same draw as she did, which was comforting yet alarming at the same time.

“It is astounding and quite beautiful, is it not?” he asked softly.

“More than I could have ever guessed.” Her words were true but felt wholly insufficient.

He shook his head and finally tore his gaze from the mist to stare at her, bemusement on his face. “To think we’ll have a new life free of war and strife once we enter our new home.”

Her chest constricted at the eagerness and wistfulness in his voice. Such an idyllic place surely couldn’t exist. But she couldn’t crush his hope in that way. Only time would prove one of them right, and she feared who would be the correct one.

She pasted a smile on her face. “I cannot imagine it.” And she couldn’t. Hopefully, though, he’d read only the positive connotation to her words.

He reached out and grazed the curve of her cheek with his fingertips. She sighed, closing her eyes. She loved his touch. It had a way of grounding her to reality while shooting her off to the moon.

All of a sudden, the similarity of this comparison to her current circumstances nearly made her stagger. More waves of trepidation bubbled up. For her, the journey Calathion guided her on was rife with the excitement of soaring through the skies. But instead of acting like a grounding agent, it also plummeted her down into an unknown abyss. What a huge difference.

So did they dare step through when their time came? Or more accurately, did she dare? The new land was for elves, not humans.

However, the king had said all spouses of elves who desired to come should be more than welcome. Supposedly, the bond that tied bonded couples together would allow it. And given that she had the strongest bond possible with Calathion—a complete bond that allowed her to share his lifespan—the veil shouldn’t kick her back to the mortal plane.

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