Grosvenor Collection (Fated Saga Box Set Book 3) by R. H. D'aigle

Author:R. H. D'aigle [D'aigle, R. H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-01-23T00:00:00+00:00

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Meghan gave up trying to sleep. She left Nona curled up on the bed and tiptoed out of the bedroom. She was surprised to see wisps of daylight sneaking through the windowpane.

She wrapped a thick sweater around her body and stepped outside.

The village was quiet with an almost deserted feel to it. After a few minutes she caught a couple wandering down a path some distance away, but it appeared everyone was still snuggled up inside. She hadn’t looked at the time, but it must have been early, not too long after sunrise.

She decided to take a walk.

A walk sounded good.

After just a few minutes, she drew the sweater tighter around her body, letting the sleeves dangle over her hands. She hadn’t through to grab gloves.

“Hey,” a voice called out, startling her.

She turned and saw Ivan leaning against a tree trunk.

“Oh. Hey. Um, have you been out here all night?” she asked him.

“Yes.”

“Why would you do that? You must be frozen solid!”

He ignored her and asked, “What are you doing up so early?”

“Walk sounded good. Tried to sleep, just didn’t happen. I am tired. Just can’t sleep. Maybe tonight,” she added, not hopeful in the least.

“Let me know if that works for you,” he replied, sounding as though he was nearly asleep on his feet.

“We could resort to drinking one of Kanda’s special teas, knock us right out.”

“Really?” Ivan almost sounded interested.

“Yeah. She is really good at that.”

“I don’t like the idea of being knocked out,” he replied.

“Well, if we get desperate enough, at least it’s an option. Regardless, I still think you’re nuts for standing out here all night. What were you doing?”

He shrugged. “Walking. Thinking. Oh, um, happy birthday, by the way.”

“Nice change of subject,” she rebuked. “Thanks though. I’d completely forgotten about it.”

“You don’t look any different,” he said with a slight teasing tone.

“Funny,” she retorted.

An unusual sound caught both their ears and they listened for where it was coming from.

“You can hear that, right?” Meghan asked Ivan, just to be sure.

“Yeah. What is it?” He shook his head as if trying to get the noise out of his head.

Meghan felt the need to do the same. The noise was powerful. Becoming overwhelming to hear. Like the sound was suffocating them from inside their own heads.

A crack rent the air and out of nowhere, a ship appeared, nestled between two trees as if it had always been there. The thick tree trunks kept the ship from falling to one side or the other.

The ship was damaged badly, the wooden hull cracked underneath and great chunks of the ship missing completely, as if torn off.

Villagers emerged from their dwellings, with a mixture of curiosity and confusion. When each saw the ship they froze, not sure what to think or how to react.

Meghan wanted to go closer but held back.

There was someone familiar close by.

Someone knocking at the locked door in her mind... Colin?

He did not reply to her. He allowed his guard down only enough to let her know he was near.

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