Dragon's Ruin: A Reverse Harem Serial (Blood Prophecy Book 4) by Lili Zander & Rory Reynolds
Author:Lili Zander & Rory Reynolds [Zander, Lili]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-21T16:00:00+00:00
8
Mateo
Last night, when Casius had voiced his suspicions about what it meant that Aria was part of the Bloodstone, I’d dismissed them as far-fetched.
Then I saw Aria’s blood being absorbed into the gemstone, and I sensed what she did her best to hide from us.
I’ve worn the dragon relic around my neck many, many times. It has never felt hostile. But when Aria’s blood dripped down on it, I’d been shaken by a sense of wrongness. The Bloodstone had felt malevolent, snaking out tendrils around Aria’s pure, clean magic, trying to draw her power into itself.
Derther Roth speculates that Aria is the key to unlock the magic that’s trapped inside the ruby, but though the elderly wolf-shifter is wise, it’s not quite that simple.
The Bloodstone had felt greedy. Hungry. Dangerous. And as to what that means…
I refuse to allow myself to follow that train of thought.
My own magic feels tainted, a lingering effect of what happened in the study. The weight of the curse seems stronger than ever. Is the effect temporary, or has the balance of magic been shifted permanently?
I don’t know.
How are we connected to this? We’ve been chosen as Aria’s mates, but of the five of us, only I have magic. What did Maija Essen see in the future that caused her to manipulate the warps and wefts of fate? What role do we serve?
Everywhere I turn, there are more questions than answers.
It’s late at night, but sleep eludes me. I glance at my phone. It’s one in the morning, and the castle is quiet. I could wake one of the others, but I don’t want to.
What I want to do is forget everything. Forget the weight of the burden I carry as the second-most powerful mage in the world, strong enough to stop everyone but Zyrian. Powerful enough, except when it matters.
A sliver of moonlight shines through my window and illuminates the ring on the table next to my bed. I’d found it last night in the underground chamber. I’d planned on asking Aria if it was the same ring that Maija Essen gave her in her dreams, but I’d forgotten.
Which is strange in itself. It’s not like me to forget something so important.
I pick up the thick golden signet ring and examine the crest. The design is simple. A sword is etched in the center, its hilt carved with a mark that I’ve seen a thousand times. A mark I bear on my right wrist.
The mating mark. A five-pointed star, with a circle running through all five points. Why is it here?
Yet more questions.
With a sigh, I slip the heavy gold band on the ring finger of my right hand. There’s a bar in Cologne near the cathedral that’s open later than strictly permitted by the authorities. Zeus knows I need a drink.
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