Going Under: An Epic Fantasy (The Last Elentrice Book 6) by S McPherson

Author:S McPherson [McPherson, S]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-22T16:00:00+00:00

ONLY THE LOST CAN BE MISLED

M ilo sweeps down the spiralling staircase of the Court, skids into the great hall and thunders towards the grand doors. His wings pulse behind him, raring to take flight and his heart hammers in his chest. Everything is happening too fast but if he slows down, everything will hit him all at once. So, he’ll keep moving. Keep pushing forwards, even as the others gawk at him like an alien—all except Vladimir. Dezaray is being held captive by someone she thought a friend. She’s been taken to Diez where he’ll do all he can to destroy who she is. And Milo can’t let that happen.

He growls. He saved the wretched welp, Imogen, long ago, and the entire time she was working against them. Getting close enough to lure Dezaray into a trap. Into the clutches of the man they’ve been trying to destroy.

‘Milo!’ Vladimir barks as Milo hits the hall’s double doors and a series of clanks and groans sound as they open.

Milo spins. His chest heaving. His fringe tumbles into his eyes.

‘What’s your plan?’

Others follow behind Vladimir, their Court robes billowing at their backs. Lexovia meets Milo’s gaze and Milo’s surprised to see a smile in hers. She isn’t worried that her friend just revealed that he’s a creature of exile. A half-man. In fact, none of them seem particularly worried. Though Yvane’s Counterpart gives Milo a wide berth, she seems more fascinated than frightened. Merlin is grinning from ear to ear. And Vladimir looks at him the same as he always did, as if he knew all along.

‘I don’t have time for plans,’ Milo snarls, turning back towards the opening doors.

In a clash of amber, both Lexovia and Vladimir are at his side.

‘Make time! We’re in this together.’ She rests a hand on his shoulder before he can take flight. ‘You don’t have to shut us out, anymore.’

Vladimir nods. ‘Everything is in the open now. One of Old.’

Milo flinches. He’d become so used to running, hiding, acting alone for fear of being shunned. But now everyone looks at him without a hint of disgust, only curiosity and hope. Hope that he truly does have a way to save Dezaray and save them all.

Howard shakes his head when Milo meets his eye. ‘I can’t believe you never told me. Here I was thinking I’m the strongest out of all of us.’

Milo swallows a smile, the tightness in his chest loosening, only just. But he can’t find the words to respond; he can barely think. His focus is claimed by Dezaray and his desperation to find her before it’s too late.

Lexovia nudges him. ‘Tell me, Dragon Boy, when you find Dezaray, could you incinerate Diez to a blackened husk as well?’ Her eyes gleam like fanned flames.

Milo sneers. ‘I’ll do more than that.’

Turning, he storms into the night and the others gasp when a full-blown dragon shoots overhead, emitting a fierce burst of burning blue fire. Milo glances up at Vanishta, and he doesn’t know how, but somehow, she knows that Dezaray’s been taken.

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