Grave Destiny_An Alex Craft Novel by Kalayna Price

Author:Kalayna Price [Price, Kalayna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2019-04-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“Let all make merry on this longest night,” the Winter Queen said from her throne behind me.

I hoped that meant I was dismissed to join the revelry because I was already moving, trying to keep sight of Lunabella. Most of the light court had the same ethereal glow as their queen, though to a much milder degree, but Lunabella glowed with little more than the typical Sleagh Maith of any court. I guessed she hadn’t been in the court long enough for the magic to change her. She wasn’t the only one. The light court was the largest attending court, but its numbers seemed bloated with members who didn’t glow like the rest. Had they all defected? How long did it take for Faerie to begin changing courtiers after they changed courts?

As if to make up for her lack of light court ambiance, Lunabella wore a gown of cheery yellow, trimmed with gold. A pair of yellow gloves with gold embellishments complemented the dress perfectly. Could she be hiding blood on her hands? Not that it was an immediate sign of guilt to have blood on your hands. Hell, I did. I’d earned mine in self-defense. Some earned theirs in duels. Some courts, like the shadow court, refused to hide their blood, while others passed all the blood to one member, like the winter court. And then they ostracized him. Of course, it was also possible the gloves were a fashion choice. Many of those in formal attire wore gloves.

Lunabella scanned the crowds of fae. She might have been searching for friends as her head turned first one way and then another, but to me she looked nervous. Guilty conscience, maybe? She finally took off alone, seemingly wandering.

I followed, keeping enough distance that I hoped I wasn’t obvious. A group of summer nobles called her name, waving and motioning her over. She’d scanned that area of the clearing a moment ago, her gaze sliding right over the small group, so I didn’t think they were who she was looking for, but she smiled and sauntered over to chat.

I glanced around. A musician was playing a few yards from where she was now talking animatedly with the group of summer nobles. I made my way toward the crowd gathering around him, thrilled to discover there were chairs. I sank gratefully into one that provided a clear line of sight of Lunabella where she chatted in front of a banquet table.

The chair put me very close to a group of dancers frolicking in a small space clearly meant for such frivolity. This particular singer’s voice was far stronger than his lute, giving his song a bardic feel. The gathered fae clapped in time to the music, and I lifted my hands, trying to keep the beat while watching Lunabella from the corner of my eye. Fae shouted the words in the chorus along with the singer, raising mugs and goblets into the air. Even if I’d been trying to follow what

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