Children of the Veil (Aisling Chronicles) by Colleen Halverson

Author:Colleen Halverson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled; Select Otherworld; paranormal;paranormal romance; series; romance; Colleen Halverson; fantasy; Alpha male; enemies to lovers; forbidden love; fae; faeries; faries; fairy
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Select Otherworld)
Published: 2016-09-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

My eyes snapped open, an itchy wool blanket scratching the side of my face. I blinked a few more times to find myself in a room a little larger than a broom closet. A stainless steel toilet and a small basin sat in the corner. Throwing the blankets aside, I stood up on wobbly legs, scanning the cinderblock walls for an escape. A wave of panic flooded my cotton-stuffed brain, my heart pounding as I dashed against the door and banged my fists on the blank surface.

“Let me out of here!” I screamed over and over, but no one came.

I paced the cell, rubbing my elbows with my clammy hands. Someone had placed me in a hospital nightgown, with blue printed flowers fading into abstract watercolor, and I clutched at the thin fabric, smoothing it over my cold legs. The hairs on the back of my neck rose, and I whipped around. The red light of a surveillance camera blinked in the corner, its blue-black lens mirroring my reflection.

“Hey!” I screamed. “Let me out!”

My throat burned from shouting, and I slumped onto the side of the cot. Breathing hard through my nose, I calmed myself, seeking out the source of my powers so I could travel out of there and back to Finn. But I couldn’t grasp at the spark of energy, couldn’t fight through the churning waves of panic. I punched the mattress and stood, waving my hand wildly to throw the cot against the wall with my telekinesis, but nothing happened. My muscles strained with the effort, a cold sweat beading above my top lip, and I doubled over with a howl of frustration.

I glanced up at the red light blinking in the corner. “When I get out of here, I’m going to fucking kill you.”

My body shivered, my blood sugar dropping from the adrenaline, and my teeth chattered uncontrollably. I pulled the blanket from the cot and wrapped it around me, swaying back and forth. A wave of memories flooded through my mind, Lorcan’s bloated face flashing before me, his cackling laughter echoing in my ears as he bound me to him. A blast of fire burned in my belly even as a thin layer of cold sweat doused my body. A strange, aching flutter ran across my heart, and I rubbed my chest, the wound in my soul, or whatever it was, adding a new layer of panic.

I curled up deeper in the blanket, and my eye caught a serial number. Familiarity snapped me back to reality. It was an old military blanket.

The ventilation clicked on and off, breaking the thick silence in the cell. I gripped the blanket in between my fingers, my thumb rubbing against the black stamp on the hem. I had been taken by some government entity. That much was clear. My heart sank, and I tore my hands through my hair, thinking of my father. Did he do this to me? Did he send me to this place? Because if I were in military custody, the Fir Bolgs wouldn’t be too far behind.

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