Chaos and Crowns (Defenders of the Light Book 2) by S. C. Grayson

Author:S. C. Grayson [Grayson, S. C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781648983511
Publisher: City Owl Press
Published: 2023-07-24T23:00:00+00:00

The next several days after work, Odelle found herself sitting at Antony’s bedside. She didn’t remember deciding to do it, but each evening, her feet invariably carried her to the park and through the portal to the Sanctuary. She told herself on the first day that her concern was just what anybody would have for the person who saved them. Still, she became very comfortable in Antony’s rooms.

Often, Seraphina or Thad would join her, telling her stories of the Eteria in its prime. Not the glorious tales of battles Odelle had heard from Nora, but small adventures like accidentally discovering the hallucinogenic effects of flowers, and then the ruckus that had been caused when Antony’s pet peacock at the time had eaten some of said flowers.

One night, Odelle found herself alone in her normal seat. Her nose was buried in a book she had brought with her. Heat bloomed in her cheeks as the scene she was reading took a spicy turn. She glanced up on instinct, used to reading on public transportation and checking if anybody was watching her. Instead of a judgmental looking grandmother glaring at her from across the bus, copper curls and a calmly sleeping face greeted her.

Odelle closed the book with an audible snap. The last thing she needed was for the man in her novel to be wearing Antony’s face in her imaginings. It would invite dangerous thoughts to read a steamy novel at the bedside of the man she was clearly too interested in for her own good. Odelle didn’t want to encourage those imaginings about Antony until he could at least have a conversation with her about where they stood.

Feeling restless, Odelle pushed to her feet, pacing around the large room. She had lasted longer than Nora would have, not poking around Antony’s things too much, but today the urge to know him better combined with itching under her skin was too much to fight against. She stopped pacing to look around.

Antony’s love of purple extended beyond his clothing to his decorating, as if his identity as a Smith and the associated color had to permeate every area of his life. Not as if Odelle wouldn’t have known Antony liked to build things without the amethyst bedding and drapes. All the flat surfaces in the room were strewn with an even layer of gadgets and trinkets—or small cogs and springs that used to be part of some deconstructed items. Odelle paused by a workbench, shimmering red light catching her eye. The bench was scattered with tiny rubies, a pair of fine tweezers resting by the gold ring that was to be the gem's future home. Gingerly, she picked it up to examine. Stars decorated the gold band, an open setting in the center of each where the ruby would rest. It looked similar to the wedding band that Adam now wore on his right hand, from when he and Nora had been married in a prior life. Odelle raised an eyebrow and made a mental note to ask Antony if this ring had an intended purpose.

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