Descend (Awakened Fate Book 2) by Skye Malone

Author:Skye Malone
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: kindle
Publisher: Wildflower Isle
Published: 2014-07-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Zeke

I’d swum the length of the room a thousand times before Ina returned.

And the moment she came through the door, I could tell the news wasn’t good.

“What happened?” I asked, my heart climbing my throat.

Ina sealed the fejeria behind her, not meeting my eyes. “Ren had the guards lock her in the pit. But, um…”

“But?” I repeated, swimming closer.

“Physician Liana took her back out. Had her blindfolded and cuffed, and said she had orders to inspect Chloe’s health before a prisoner transfer.” She hesitated. “The castle guards haven’t seen her or Chloe since. Ren’s ordered a search of the city to find them.”

A breath escaped me.

“Liana didn’t even try taking care of Niall,” Ina continued desperately. “She just left him lying unconscious in his bed the moment no one was watching. The guys at the pit said she had a few guards with her, but… Zeke, you don’t think Liana’s behind what happened to Dad, do you? I mean, she’s been a palace physician for years. How could she just…?”

My heart pounding, I gave Ina a dark look, knowing I couldn’t allay her fears. “Where did they last see Chloe?”

“At the pit entrance by the castle gate, but–”

I swam for the window.

“Zeke, please! If Liana’s–”

The fejeria scraped my scales as I shoved through before the opening command took full effect. I ignored it. Shooting past the guards, I raced for the veil surrounding the palace.

That bastard had her put into the pit. Down in the dark with the criminals and psychopaths awaiting transport to the prisons along the borders. And now…

Liana. Second only to Kyne. Nearly as trusted by the king as we were.

And, with Chloe as her second target, most likely a Sylphaen.

I could hear people shouting behind me, calling for me to stop.

If I got my hands on that woman…

Up ahead, a few of the guards moved to intercept me as I swam for the veil, but at the sight of the spikes on my arms, they pulled back.

My lip twitched. I sped through the barrier and magic sizzled over me as I passed.

I veered left on the other side of the veil. The castle wall fell behind me, and then half the city did too, and when I finally neared the pit, I could see Tiberion at the entrance gate.

His anger was obvious. So was the fact Chloe hadn’t been found. At his furious gesture, the other guards fanned out, clearly intending to search the city.

I pulled up fast, watching them go. I couldn’t follow them; that would only get me ‘escorted’ back to my apartment in obedience to Ren’s orders. And none of my friends in Nyciena would be any help. Their parents were too politically connected for them to want to risk their families’ positions by offending the new king.

But if this was the Sylphaen…

I kicked hard in the water, taking off for the city wall.

They’d trapped me in a cave hundreds of miles north of here, but in that cave they’d had a setup intended for sacrificing her.

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