Fall of Embers: A Rejected Mates Romance (Fall Mountain Shifters Book 6) by G. Bailey

Author:G. Bailey [Bailey, G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Midnight Publishing Limited
Published: 2022-02-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Tarrent Bloodsong

Her breathing settles into a light slumber, and I lean against the wall, watching her as she sleeps, like I’m some fucking creepy asshole. She is beautiful, enchantingly so, and if it weren’t for her scent, I’d wonder if she were a witch. Her hair is like gold, her eyes as the green sea islands I grew up on, and her curvy body is nearly unbearable. She is fucking gorgeous, and I can’t get near her for more than two minutes without the guard or the king stepping in the way. I don’t blame them. The king is clearly desperate for her to accept the mating bond, and the guard is in love with her. I don’t think she knows it yet. The arguments between her and the king are at least amusing on this trip.

When I feel she is safe and I’ve whispered enough protective chants around the house that make sure no one dangerous could get in, I stand up. The dragon king sleeps at her side, and I curiously wonder why the king doesn’t bear any weapons. He’s tremendously powerful. Old, rich magic surrounds him. He is a god, walking this very earth like my ancestors did so long ago. I don’t know who I was more surprised to see: her or him. I leave my blanket on the floor with my rucksack and whisper a chant under my breath to make me near invisible to anybody unless they are a witch.

I head outside the poor excuse of a house that stinks of damp and rotten food. No one has been brave enough to go into what is left of the kitchen. The dragon guard, standing near the door, looks back to see the door swing open and curses the wind as I walk past him. Two more guards fly in the skies above the surrounding forest, searching for any sign of danger. I admire their patterns and how they clearly have trained together to be ready for anything. They never even blink, just follow their king.

I head straight into the forest, embracing the darkness of the long, tall trees as they cover me in their protection. The forest is alive under my feet. I can feel the tremble of power as I touch a nearby tree with my palm. I don’t need to ask the forest for anything, but I know that I will be unseen while here. I lower my arm, hearing a branch crack in the distance behind me, and I don’t need to turn to know who it is.

“Your sneaking up skills need work, sister,” I state.

Devika appears out of the shadows, eyeing me suspiciously because she is pissed I caught her. She looks tired, and I know she isn’t sleeping. Too much troubles her, and she won’t let me in like she used to. We were once best friends as well as family.

“Where are you going?”

Her question is full of fear, and I wonder if she thinks I’m going to abandon her.

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