False Queen: A Fantasy Romance (Royal Conquest Book 2) by Nikki Jefford

Author:Nikki Jefford [Jefford, Nikki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Melarue

Long black tight boots stretched up to my thighs, leaving a foot of exposed skin where my red-and-black corset dipped below a wide black leather belt buckled low on my hips. The lace corset covered my chest, and over it, I wore long black see-through sleeves. Up front, I wore no skirt; behind me a heavy train of black-and-red lace ruffles cascaded to the floor. It felt more like a cloak than a dress, which suited me much better than a gown. A black fedora with a cluster of tall cream-and-brown feathers sat atop my head. Half my hair hung loosely at my back, the other half tumbled down my chest in soft, wide spirals that curled at the ends. Around my neck, I wore a lace choker with a large clockwork broach in the center. I’d also raided Jastra’s makeup stash and created a smoky smoldering look around my eyes. Coolest of all, was the short serrated sword, ribbed with sharp points along either side of the blade that Jhaeros had procured from the armory especially for me. Before leaving my room, I repeatedly eased it out of the long leather sheath at my hip so I could hold it at my side in front of the mirror.

I looked kickass and hot as all the seven hells—combined.

If only Devdan could see me now. He’d be sorry he hadn’t come with me to Dahlquist.

At some point that evening, I intended to pop over to Pinemist with the help of either Folas or Galather and see if Devdan was waiting in the guest room for me, or anyone else, to come by for the weekly communication from Faerie. And yeah, maybe I wanted to look extra amazing.

But first I had a Fae to hunt down. Mel was on a mission. In addition to the spiked sword, Jhaeros had given me a very important assignment. There were two troublesome cousins expected to attend the ball and Aerith’s attention would most likely be on the eldest, Albedo, which meant Jhaeros, Galather, and Folas would also be watching him, leaving Malon to me.

“We know he has black shoulder-length hair and is average height,” Jhaeros had said. “He likes to wear frightening masks—goblins, ghouls, and beasts.”

“I don’t need to hide behind a mask,” I’d said with a scoff.

“Just promise me you’ll be careful.”

“I can take care of myself.”

“I know you can,” Jhaeros had said with so much conviction it was hard not to hug him on the spot, but we hadn’t reached that point quite yet. Between the secret mission and sword, Jhaeros was getting a lot warmer though.

He’d also asked me to keep an eye on Ryo.

“He’s next in line to the throne, which easily makes him his cousin’s next target.”

“You can count on me, Jhaer.”

Good thing I’d joined my sister in Dahlquist. My mission was the most critical of all: Save Prince Ryo from his evil cousins, and in so doing, save the entire kingdom.

I pulled out my sword one last time

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