Daughter of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

Author:Frankie Diane Mallis [Mallis, Frankie Diane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Seven Queens Press
Published: 2022-02-21T18:30:00+00:00

I stood at the red ray’s entrance to the Temple of Dawn wearing a silvery white gown, sparkling with starlight, twinkling with every breath I took. The dress swept behind my ankles into an unending train that flowed outside, streaming over the blue waterways of Bamaria and rippling through the city, past the green fields of Cresthaven, into the rolling waves of the ocean.

The moon was full, and my watery dress glittered as I stood before the temple’s threshold. The sanctuary was dark, nearly black with shadow. The eternal flame burst to life with a popping sound; the scent of smoke burned my nostrils as flames crackled and echoed around me. Golden red light filled the temple, lighting each of the seven rays. I walked forward knowing I needed to touch the fire, feel its heat. I was made of water, and fire couldn’t hurt me. But as I reached Auriel’s Chamber, stepping onto the first level and then the second, my hand inches from the flames, the train of my dress tore away. The remaining material rose up my legs.

The flames brightened, the fires licking higher, farther from my outstretched hand. Thunder cracked, and the ceiling vanished, revealing a night sky, as Rhyan fell from the flames naked. He pushed onto his hands and knees and sat back on his heels, staring at me with bright emerald eyes. No soot or ash touched his body. But his bare skin, taut over muscle, was red as smoke swirled around him.

“Did the fire hurt you?” My voice sounded distant and echoed throughout the temple. Wings fluttered above, drawing my attention to the paintings of Asherah and Auriel springing to life. Asherah wore my necklace from Ramia, the starfire diamonds glittering pure white, but I still wore it, too. Auriel poured pure red light into Asherah’s chest. The God and Goddess embraced, and their clothes fell off as a warm light grew out of Asherah’s heart and surrounded them. They were too bright to look at, but I could hear their soft gasps and moans as their bodies came together.

I turned to Rhyan. His skin was still red as the eternal flame. His emerald eyes burned as they watched me. His hands balled into fists on his lap, hands opening and closing, his expression pained.

I stepped closer. “I can cool you with my waters. You don’t have to burn.”

“You’re the fire,” he said darkly and stood, his face in anguish. He reached for my dress just as he’d reached for my robes in the Oath Ceremony. The cloth turned to water, dripping down my skin, leaving me naked. My nipples peaked, my skin flushing as desire coiled deep inside of me.

He looked me up and down. Desire hooded his eyes, as some force of power within him called out to me. An inexplicable force inside of me sang in response.

“I want to kiss you,” he said with that beautiful northern lilt to his voice. “Can I?”

“Yes.”

His aura trembled around me. “I know you.

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