Forever with The Fae King (Mated to The Fae King Book 5) by Bailey Dark

Author:Bailey Dark [Dark, Bailey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-11T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Altair

I crouch beside Erzur, surveying her injuries. She’s healing nicely and judging by the sour look on her face, is gaining some of her strength back. The bruising on her face is a sickly green with splotches of yellow—but no purple. Her scratches have scabbed over, and I know they’ll be completely healed by the morning. Whatever internal bruising to her organs or bones she may have had will be mostly healed by then as well.

“I’m starving,” Erzur snaps, pushing herself up onto her elbows.

Gently, I urge her back down and brush the back of my hand over her forehead. She isn’t burning up. All is well. “Serus and I managed to find some food,” I say. I tilt my chin towards the carcass behind me. “Some kind of cougar, I think.”

“You think?” She wrinkles her nose.

“Well, I’m not exactly familiar with the flora and fauna of the Third Stratum.” I roll my eyes and rise.

Erzur lays her head back on the dusty earth and stares up at the black nothingness overhead. There are no stars to speak of here. Once the sun set hours ago, the sky became a matte, oppressive black. Only our fire and the strange glow of the cobweb cage lit the night for us. I glance over at the prison as I draw out my dagger and begin skinning the beast I dragged back after finding Serus. Verity is still beside the cage, eyes closed in concentration. Freia watches her hungrily, possessively.

I don’t trust this Goddess. I don’t like Verity near her alone. And I certainly don’t like the way she watches her the way Sadal used to eye Verity. Frowning, I slice my blade beneath the creature’s skin and drag it over its flesh, loosening the skin and fur from the meat beneath. I tug it back, revealing red meat. The sickly sweet scent of raw meat fills the air. I work quickly, cutting open its innards and tossing them aside. I roast as much of the meat as I can. The cooking is careless, but it doesn’t matter.

I give the meat to Sadal first, cutting pieces from each part of the carcass. He eats them all ravenously. “If it’s poisonous, I guess we’ll know soon enough,” Thal murmurs, watching Sadal eat.

“It isn’t poisonous,” Sadal says through a mouthful of meat.

“And we should take your word for it?” Thal cocks a brow.

“More meat for me.” Sadal shrugs.

“Just give me the meat,” Erzur growls. “Poison be damned.”

I hand her a large piece of meat and she takes a large bite. Juices flow down her chin and hands, but she ignores it. Thal and I exchange a glance and my stomach rumbles audibly. I take a piece and sniff. It smells much the same as venison, despite the fact that it came from a carnivore living in the Ether. I bite into it. The meat is bland, but good quality. If it had been seasoned properly and prepared by the chefs of my palace, it would have been a fine meal.

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