Bright Wicked 3: Infernal Dark (A Fantasy Romance) by Everly Frost

Author:Everly Frost [Frost, Everly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ever Realm Books
Published: 2020-08-21T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Glitter bulbs lift into the air ahead of us as we coast high above the field’s surface. Far to our left, explosions along the crystal peaks indicate that Evander and the others continue to protect the city from the power of the bulbs.

Nathaniel and I are quiet during the flight, sitting apart.

I ask Treble to land on the Bright side of the field so that we have a clear view around us. The Fell side is obscured by the Misty Gallows and even darker at night.

Dropping to the ground, I hug Treble’s neck. “Thank you, my friend.”

He keens softly as I turn to Nathaniel and draw myself upright. “You don’t have to follow me into the field. I won’t go so far that you can’t see me.”

“I’m coming with you,” he says.

I give him a nod and hold out my hand, waiting for him to take it. I’m prepared for the energy to rise between us. He slides his hand around mine and I fight the need to tug him closer. The last time we traveled through this deadly meadow, we were running for our lives, attempting to escape Imatra’s fiery anger.

The grass never hurt me and now I know why.

As soon as I step into the field, the sharp stems soften against my legs, becoming green and flexible. A breeze hums through the space and the bulbs sing as they bump gently against each other, making a chiming sound.

I trail the fingers of my free hand across the top of the grass, finding myself humming with the bulbs as we make our way farther into the field. I allow my starlight to glow around my fingertips, warm and calming, the aspect of my power that I used to soothe Nathaniel’s mind this morning.

Even though the bulbs transform from brittle glass to soft, living material beneath my fingertips, in the distance they continue to rise and float away from the meadow, hundreds of them.

I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do to make the glitter field stop sending out deadly memories. If vengeance and violence started this, then maybe peace and acceptance will end it.

Tipping my head back, I consider the night sky, struggling to comprehend that is where I came from. If not for Imatra, I would still be there—somewhere in the ether—a formless blaze of light, unconcerned with the worries of humans and fae.

The moment I lower my head, my humming dies in my throat.

Three bulbs have suddenly risen up in front of us.

They spin in the air, unmoving as I consider them warily. I expect that they’ll float away like the others, but it’s better if I defuse them than allow them to drift toward Bright—even if I can only defuse them one by one.

The minute my fingers touch the first bulb, a flash of dark light fills it. A shock of energy runs up my arm. The contact knocks me to the ground like a punch across the back of my head. At the same time, my fingers clamp around the bulb, unable to let go.

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