Emerald Heart Of Thorns: A Dark Fantasy Villain Romance by Cyran Faringray

Author:Cyran Faringray [Faringray, Cyran]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cyran Faringray
Published: 2024-08-21T00:00:00+00:00

Iextinguished my cigarette in the crystal ashtray on the windowsill, leaving it to smolder next to the other fresh stubs. My hand drifted to my face, rubbing along my clenched jaw. I stared out into the nocturnal desert, the moon casting a sickly glow across the dunes.

Kerys’s scent still lingered in my nose. Her pained cries and sweet moans echoed in my ears.

Blood flowed to my cock, but I forced down the urge to return to the bedroom and do it all over again. Do her all over again.

Next time I really would’ve brought my knife.

I patted my cheeks and blew out a breath, trying to focus. I could have spent the rest of eternity buried in her cunt, but I’d done my lonesome brooding, and then I’d let out some frustration alongside my wife.

Now, she needed to rest—and I needed to figure this shit out.

I tried lying down in one of the spare guest rooms, but couldn’t bring myself to sleep without her, my thoughts racing. Something about the assassination attempt on her and those warped memories stunk like a bloated corpse roasting in the sun.

I strode to the desk and dropped into the upholstered chair in front of it. The ritual manual from Dr. Mavix still laid open, and I skimmed the text again. Just like the other times, I found I’d made no mistake reciting or executing the spell.

Everything went perfect. We were alone at the site, no one there to interfere.

But then why? Why did Kerys see me as her murderer?

I was a butcher and a scoundrel. A thief of treasure and coin. An opportunist and a liar. A charmer. I was a villain, by all means.

But by the Gods, I wasn’t a wife killer.

I took up my gilded cigarette case from the table and slipped out a fresh roll of tobacco, lighting it with the last match from the matchbook in my pocket before tossing it into a bin by the desk.

Puffing smoke rings above my head, I leaned back.

I had no doubt Kerys told me the truth about her vision. She might have withheld some information in her panic, but what she did share was what she believed to be fact.

I rhythmically clicked my tongue stud against my teeth, frowning.

If I hadn’t made a mistake with the ritual and she’d been forthright, there must’ve been a third player in this game, pulling the strings from the shadows.

I hadn’t seen anyone at the ritual site. But who said that meant no one was there?

My eyes widened and my tail flicked into action.

I had been distracted, my focus on Kerys and the spell. And if someone used magic to disguise themselves, they could have slipped past my attention.

A quiet knock sounded at the door, and I took a long drag before answering, smoke streaming from my mouth when I did.

“Come in.”

Emily stuck her head into the room, smiling. “Is now a good time to talk?”

I gestured toward the center of the chamber. She nudged the door fully open with her foot, then closed it again the same way, a silver tray occupying her hands.

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