Dark's Savior (Dark World Mates Book 2) by Olivia Riley

Author:Olivia Riley [Riley, Olivia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-14T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Aly awoke in the dark, her eyes fluttering open as a soft white light flickered and passed over her face. Confused, she blinked several times and lifted her head. Ryziel remained unmoving against her, his arm still around her waist even as he slept. He did not stir when the light passed by again, and Aly slowly turned her head to see the source of it.

It was hard to make out at first, but as Aly shifted around a little more to get a better view, she saw in the distance a blur of light moving across the other side, just across the second balcony opposite them. Aly's face twisted, her eyes squinting against the light, trying to make out what exactly it was.

With a short repetition of flashes, the light seemed to morph, no longer just an unidentifiable blob but into that of a woman. A tall, slender woman with a halo crown above her head and a flowing white gown.

Aly stared at the woman with a silent sort of fascination, too stunned to speak. The woman was more than beautiful, she was otherworldly, like a fairy queen or an angel. She walked with long fluid steps across the balcony, as if she merely glided with no real effort at all. Her slender face, which had been pointed forward, turned slightly in their direction, and Aly had to stifle a gasp.

Her eyes were pupil-less, white, shining. They stared at everything and nothing. And though they looked around, they didn't seem to see her.

Aly was thankful for it. As beautiful as this maiden was, there was something incredibly off about her. Something Aly couldn't explain but which gave her a sick feeling of dread. It was like the woman's light sucked in all else, making the darkness around her somehow even blacker, deeper. A giant shadow moved above the woman, following her; but for the life of her, Aly couldn't make out what it was, only that she had a sudden and terrible intuition that she should remain completely still and silent, not even daring to try and wake Ryziel.

The woman eventually passed and morphed once again into a blob of light before fading away into the darkness beyond. Aly remained staring into the dark, deeply astonished and disturbed by what she had seen. It occurred to her that there was no end to this strange, terrifying underground world, and, as enchanting as it could be, Aly longed more than ever to get on the ship and get as far away as she could and never look back.

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He was in the First House. His father's house and his brother's house. But never his. It was night, and the lanterns were lit—hundreds of them, like little suns. His brother was there with him. They sat in his private chamber, one that stood beside his own. Korzien had demanded it and had somehow convinced his father to let Ryziel have the adjacent rooms, ones that were connected by two doors with a short antichamber and nothing more.

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