Heart of an Assassin by Felicity Heaton

Author:Felicity Heaton [Heaton, Felicity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Science Fiction
Publisher: Alinar Publishing
Published: 2011-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Natalia stared at the pendant dangling in front of her, still shocked from finding it. Why would Ixion have the pendant that she had set her heart on at the festival but hadn't been able to afford?

Her heart whispered that he had bought it for her but that didn't make any sense at all. Ixion couldn't afford to buy such an expensive item and, even if he could, why would he buy it for her?

She slipped down from the stage and came to stand in front of him. Staring down at him, she waited to see if he was going to explain. She knew that he wasn't a thief but she needed to hear him say it. She needed to know why he had the pendant that she had wanted.

"Princess Natalia.” The sound of her name spoken in his deep voice sent a shiver tripping down her spine and her stomach warmed. “I can explain."

She touched the stone at the same time as he did. It turned black. He snatched his hand back and the heart turned purple again.

She hadn't realised that it could do such a thing. No wonder it was expensive. Whatever it was made from, it wasn't a cheap stone that could be found anywhere. She had thought that it was just purple glass.

"Why do you have this?” Her voice shook almost as much as her hands. The pendant jiggled, the heart swinging in a small circle.

"I...” He lowered his head. The long finger-length black strands of his hair fell forwards to hide his face. She wished he would look up at her again so she could read the reason in his eyes because she was beginning to fear that he was going to leave her with no explanation. “Forgive me."

She frowned. Forgive him? His tone had held such a solemn note, one that spoke to her heart and told her to do as he had asked, even though she didn't know why he wanted to be forgiven.

"I should not have bought it,” he said to his knees. “But the Perseian took a little money and handed it to me. She spoke to me in my own language and made me foolishly believe in something which is impossible ... I never intended to give it to you. Doing so would break—"

"I forgive you.” Natalia didn't want him to continue. If he was going to mention his duty and his position then she had to stop him.

She knew that he had been watching her the whole time since she had left the palace but hadn't realised how closely. He must have seen her at the stall and seen the disappointment she had felt on realising that she couldn't afford the pendant. Taking a look at the scant silver Lynans in his jacket pocket, she realised that he probably hadn't been able to afford it either. Had the woman given it to him for only a few of his Lynans because he was Perseian or because she had realised why he had wanted it?

The woman had made him believe something that was impossible.

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