Cursed by the Veil: A Fae Fantasy Romance (Bound by the Veil Book 2) by Helen Scott

Author:Helen Scott [Scott, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Fourteen

Senara

The capital was even more impressive than I'd expected based on what Thorn and Ronan had told me. When they'd described their cities as being built into nature I hadn't expected them to be quite as well camouflaged as they were. If the buildings hadn't had windows for the sus to glint off of then I wouldn't have noticed them at all as the tall peaks of the buildings blended with the mountain tops.

The spires reached in the sky as though they were trying to pierce the clouds themselves and the gray shale that made up the tiles almost matched the ssstoney backdrop the snowy peaks provided. The moss and grass covered ground only helped everything meld together as I realized ivy climbed the corners of the different structures, blunting all the sharp angular edges.

"Welcome to Caslean," Ronan said from the horse next to my own.

"There are wards around the city proper, but with your magic being so, uh, attractive we should get you straight to the council," Dehlion said.

Dread pooled in my stomach and my chest tightened with unease. I still wasn't convinced I could trust this council, I mean I barely trusted the guards as it was and they had saved my life.

I glared at Thorn's back. My current trust issues stemmed from him, so really it was all his fault.

The horses' hooves clattered against the stone streets as they took us closer to the central building which was also the tallest. We had slowed to what some might call a trot or a lazy canter but with how big they were the pace of the horses still ate up the distance faster than I expected. Fortunately, the townsfolk knew to stay out of their way.

As we wound through the city I realized that we were avoiding the area that seemed to be the main thoroughfare, which was fine by me. The less curious gazes that landed on me the calmer I would be when I met this council.

"Here we are," Dehlion said as he tugged on the reins of our horse. I still wasn't happy about the fact that I hadn't been able to ride by myself but at least he'd kept his distance unlike Thorn when I'd had to ride with him.

The sound of Wyn's voice had me turning as I caught the end of a conversation that she was having with Ronan. "Not the building in the center?" She asked as they slowed to a stop next to us.

"The center is the palace, where the king and queen live," Ronan replied, with a respectful hush to his voice.

Wyn nodded solemnly as Ronan and Dehlion both got off the horses and then offered their hands to their respective partners. Dehlion’s hand was cold in my own, showing just how high we'd climbed in a short time. I hopped off the horse and released his grip as soon as possible, the prickling on the back of my neck let me know that someone—probably Thorn—was watching with interest. It made me want to flirt with Dehlion just to see what reaction I would get.

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