Fire and Blood (Dragons of Galicia Book 3) by Simone Pond

Author:Simone Pond [Pond, Simone]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-07T16:00:00+00:00

Ciara stood at the window of her balcony. The autumn breeze sifted into her room. She reveled in knowing that Watlington would be dead by morning and soon Eshlan would be hers. She still had a crucial piece of unfinished business: getting rid of Prince Kieran.

13

No one shed a real tear at Watlington’s funeral. Token eulogies were spoken and respectful words shared among the upper echelon. But it was obvious everyone wanted to hurry up and be done with the whole affair.

Ciara assumed that after Watlington’s “untimely” demise, the next phase of her plan would be straightforward. Stanner would murder the prince. Ciara would seize leadership of Verubri. The king would pose no threat; his interest in conquests went no further than bedding ladies of the court. And the queen was as fragile as a thousand-year-old parchment; she could barely manage sitting propped upright on her throne. But in Ciara’s haste to off Watlington, she had overlooked one important detail …

Watlington and the prince were the only two men in all of Verubri privy to every single minutia concerning the war strategy. The information had been compartmentalized and dispersed between the top counselors and captains. If anyone were captured and tortured they could disclose only a fraction of the plan. With Watlington dead, the prince would now have to travel south with the army to keep the captains informed. He’d be out of reach for months.

To make matters worse, Stanner had stopped coming by in the evenings. Ciara knew something wasn’t right. Of course, the prince had grown increasingly suspicious after Watlington’s sudden death. His daily visits had become less doting and more interrogational. Then one day, he ordered the staff to keep Ciara locked inside her chambers for the remainder of her pregnancy. He said it was for her health and safety, but Ciara knew better. She grew more weary as the inevitable approached. Her and Olen’s baby girl was coming. And soon.

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