Cadence by China Dennington

Author:China Dennington [Dennington, China]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780990727460
Publisher: Double Eagle Media
Published: 2019-01-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter fourteen

The guider pressed his hand against his head, which was pounding with pain. He sat on the bed in his room. Unease and weariness swirled through his heart as he thought about how his plan to take over Akayta and Velee was progressing.

The king of Akayta and the high commander of Velee were already under his control. Well, mostly. They’d given in due to the threat of a deadly weapon made by Cog, a notorious weapons inventor.

Just for good measure, he’d threatened them with assassination as well. For months now they had been giving him smaller hand weapons, providing food, and gathering intelligence for him.

His hold on them was loosening. The Veleens’ attack, no doubt initiated by their high commander, was evidence of that.

Once he amassed a bigger group of people in the Star, he planned to take full control by force and declare himself king. He knew very well that if he tried to do that now, the leaders of Akayta and Velee would surely assassinate him. He’d started the Star so that he would have a group of people who were loyal to him. By surrounding himself with faithful followers, his chances of survival had increased.

The guider sighed and crossed his arms. A flare of anger sparked through his mind. Astrid was making this difficult. Far too difficult. If she knew...

No. He didn’t want to think about that. The look in her eyes when she rushed into the din of battle, after he told her not to. The look in her eyes when he tried to explain how she should defend herself against the world. She...she didn’t understand.

A tear floated out of his eye. For a moment his hatred was gone and he was just an oppressed, abused boy, crushed by the Akaytans.

He steeled himself. They would be the slaves when he was king. They would be the oppressed.

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