Fevered: A Reverse Harem Fantasy Romance (The Carnal Court Book 1) by Devyn Sinclair

Author:Devyn Sinclair [Sinclair, Devyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

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KARI

I rode a horse a few times when I was a teenager, but never since then. It’s not particularly difficult, but I can already tell that I’m going to be sore.

We’re moving much faster than when I had to be carried or share a horse, which is good. The scenery passing is strange and wonderful, and I’m grateful that I’m able to see it—sitting upright instead of through a haze of pain. Especially when I feel the first whisper of its return at mid-day.

Kent rides by my side, but says almost nothing. Which strikes me as strange. “You asked me if I was all right, but are you?”

“I’m fine,” he says.

I look over and I see the tension in his shoulders and the set of his jaw. “You don’t seem like it.”

“I am.”

“Okay.” I don’t think pushing him is going to help him open up, and he drifts away from me, riding ahead.

“How far away are we?” I ask, not directing the question to anyone in particular.

Brae looks back at me. “From the Carnal Court?”

I nod.

“A few days, at best. If we can keep up a good pace like this.”

“Okay.”

Verys’s voice comes from behind me. “Are you worried?”

“Yes,” the word is thick in my throat. “It seems to be moving faster.”

Brae studies me for a moment. “It could be. You feel it already?”

As if in response to his question, a flare of nausea rises through my stomach. “It’s not bad yet, but yeah.”

“We’ll be careful,” Aeric says. “Go as fast as we can.”

None of us are saying what the true worry is—that if this curse is speeding up, it might get to a point where we can’t feed it enough magic to keep it at bay. But we all ride a little faster.

The day passes slowly, and when the light starts to fade, we find an alcove protected by an outcropping of yellow rock where we set up camp. The three fae males set up camp as if it’s easy and natural, falling into established rhythms. They secure the horses and put my bag near the crystal cliff. Verys starts and controls a fire.

We were given bedding, as well as food and clothing. The camp already feels much better than before, even if we’re caught in tense silence. I sit on the bedding that has been set out near the fire and eat the delicious bread that was sent with us. Part of me wonders if they somehow knew that this was my favorite part of last night’s feast and included the bread and honey and jam for that reason.

Even if it wasn’t on purpose, it’s so good that I could eat it forever, just lost in the flavor. The rest eat in silence. We’ve been in that same silence for most of the day, consumed by our own thoughts. But now that we’re not riding, the silence is loud. There are questions I want to ask them, but the time didn’t feel right.

The pain inside me has been rising since midday, growing to a consistent ache in my bones.

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