Deception (Fabled Hunters Book 2) by Kara Jaynes

Author:Kara Jaynes [Jaynes, Kara]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2016-10-07T04:00:00+00:00

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Isabelle smirked to herself as she watched Jack stride down the long hall, away from his palace quarters. She didn’t know where he was going, but that hardly mattered, as long as he stayed away long enough for her to accomplish what she came here for.

She was tired of being a servant, tired of watching Jillian simper over the man, tired of Jack gloating over her temporary setback in society. Enough was enough, and she was going to end it. There was no way she was going to spend a month or more as anyone less than a Fabled Hunter. This was her chance. She was going to find physical evidence that Jack was fooling everyone.

Slinking around the corner she’d been lurking behind, she tried the door handle leading into his rooms, relieved to find the door unlocked.

His rooms were staggeringly rich. The carpet was ridiculously fluffy, the walls covered with expensive looking painting and tapestries. All the furniture was gilded and the windows were huge, looking out onto the main palace courtyard. Isabelle closed the door behind her, nerves fluttering in her stomach. She’d managed to get away from Lady Ilysa for a short time, but she’d have to hurry. At the very least, she could expect an earful if the woman called for her and Isabelle wasn’t there.

The room she stood in looked like an entry of some sort. Isabelle hurried into the rooms beyond, past a parlor, bathing room, and a few other chambers until she came to the bedroom. She frowned sourly at the massive four poster bed with its soft mattress and goose-down pillows. Her servant’s bed was cramped and small, the mattress lumpy and hard. It was absurdly unfair.

Her eyes roved the chamber. What she needed to find was proof. Proof that Jack was masquerading as Sir Reginald. Proof that she wasn’t lying, not this time. Isabelle’s mouth twisted distastefully. Jack was a wolf among unsuspecting sheep, and no one could see it. So frustrating.

Isabelle’s gaze fell on a pile of books on the bedside table. She’d start there. Picking up the first book on the stack, she frowned at the title. Dreams and Enchantment. That looked interesting, she supposed, if one had an interest in such things. Flipping through it, the book looked to be a combination of history, folklore, and superstition. Strange.

She looked at the covers of the remaining books in the pile. Most seemed to be about magic and the Province histories; one book was about the history of the Fabled Hunters. Isabelle clicked her tongue in annoyance. The book wouldn’t help her.

She looked in his wardrobe, but didn’t see anything there either, aside from an overwhelming amount of clothing, most of it seemingly untouched. Jack didn’t care for fancy clothes.

Isabelle frowned, surveying the room one more time. Surely there was something that would give him away. And she needed to hurry. She didn’t know where he went, and because of that, she didn’t know how long he’d be out.

Her gaze flickered back to the bed.

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