Force the Truth by W.J. May

Author:W.J. May
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fae, fantasy witches, fantasy new adult, paranormal shifter romance, shifter romance, coming of age, vampires, vampires and witches, shifters, shifter, dark fantasy, superhero fantasy ebooks, witches, superhero, paranormal fantasy, paranormal romance, New Adult & College Romance Paranormal, Fairy, new adult, new adult and college, New Adult & College Romance, w.j. may, chronicles of kerrigan, supernatural, romance, mystery, superpowers, paranormal, boarding school, series, magic, fairytale, fairy tale, sequel series, sequel, Arthurian, dragons
Publisher: Dark Shadow Publishing
Published: 2022-10-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

“I still don’t understand why I’m the one negotiating with a Nix,” Lina grumbled, taking the lyre from Pigeon’s hand. It had been the only instrument they could find, finally, after searching for two hours. It was in a closet in the house next to the one they’d entered, in a case that had preserved its strings.

Willa had oiled them carefully, then cleaned the dust from the instrument. “This should do,” she’d said with an optimistic smile. “Just be sure that our passage to the capital includes the necklaces, or we’ll drown.”

The ‘necklaces’ she’d mentioned were apparently the way non-water-dwellers were able to survive under the waves. Braken hadn’t been pleased to learn they’d be going underwater. “You mean we’re not traveling by boat?” His eyes had narrowed, his face red, and Lina knew his temper would be making an appearance soon.

The argument behind them, they’d made it over the wall with only a couple hours of light left before nightfall. They’d joined the road a half-mile from the city, and their disguises had managed to keep anyone from recognizing them until they left the road again a few miles later. Willa had led them down the banks to a river that flowed under a wooden bridge built to continue the road.

The four of them were under the bridge now, going over the instructions for negotiating with a Nix. “They’re harmless, but that doesn’t mean they won’t try to get the upper hand in a deal,” Willa warned. “Don’t let them distract you. We want safe passage with an arrival before the full moon.”

“You should be doing this,” Lina said, trying to shove the lyre into Willa’s hands, but the wildling stepped back and deflected the instrument.

“You’re the strongest,” Willa countered. “And Nix can sense Fae magical strength. They would consider it a sign of disrespect if any of us approached in your stead.”

“Fine,” Lina sighed. At this point in her newly remembered life, she was used to tossing herself into situations with which she had no experience. “Let’s get this over with already.” She didn’t like the idea of being caught out here in the middle of the night.

She stepped forward, careful of the mud along the riverbank. Tromping through the weeds, she looked back over her shoulder to see her friends ducking beneath the bridge. Willa shot her a thumbs-up, and Lina grumbled a curse under her breath.

Reaching a flat rock that was large enough to stand on comfortably, she stopped, going over the words Willa had taught her in her mind. She strummed the strings of the instrument once, then spoke them. “Earth and Water, intertwined. Shelter and sheltered. Given and giving. The land cups the water, and the tree bends to drink.”

She made little sense of the words, and after she’d spoken them, Lina wondered if they’d have any effect. For long moments, nothing happened, and then she saw a small rippling as tiny bubbles rose to the surface. The rippling increased, and the top of a head covered in bright red hair appeared.

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