Heir of Broken Fate by Mads Rafferty

Author:Mads Rafferty [Rafferty, Mads]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
ISBN: 9780645803709
Publisher: Mads Rafferty
Published: 2023-04-30T06:00:00+00:00

After treading water for what feels like hours, my body is weak and wobbly as Knox and I emerge from the swimming hole. My feet and hands have turned to prunes, and my white t-shirt is completely see-through as it clings to my skin.

I hold onto the slippery rocks, not trusting my shaky legs as I exit the water.

No hounds are to be felt or heard for miles. I’m so focused on sensing them that the power that erupts behind me knocks me to the ground, a phantom shadow catching my fall before my face smashes into the rock.

I turn to Knox, his lower half submerged in the water hole, his chest rising and falling rapidly. Rage I’ve never seen in him before clouds his eyes. His fists are clenched so tight they’re shaking.

“Who did that to you?” he asks, deadly quiet.

My brows furrow in confusion. “What are you talking about?”

His rage pulses around us, making fear stuff itself down my throat.

He’s terrifying when he’s angry. I’ve never seen him lay a hand on anyone unless they’re attacking him. You haven’t known him long enough, I remind myself, and that thought makes anxiety churn in my stomach.

“Who did that to you?” he growls again.

He’s not looking at me directly; no, his gaze is locked onto the side of my stomach.

My blood turns to ice, freezing me entirely.

I open my mouth to say something, yet my own voice leaves me. Knox doesn’t take his eyes off my side, his gaze so fiercely strong I peer down at myself.

Rigged white lines start from the side of my stomach and snake around my back. I stopped counting how many lines of scars my father left after slicing me open. I’ve never looked at my back in the mirror out of fear, but I know small round circles pepper the jagged cuts. Those would be courtesy of the iron fire poker my father used to burn me. The image of what my back potentially looks like sends bile into my throat. I don’t ever want to see the permanent damage my father inflicted on me. The ramifications of his words and actions are felt every day, and the fact there’s physical proof of my unworthiness in my father’s eyes kills me.

Shame and embarrassment coat my tongue, propelling me into action.

Knox is still staring at me when I turn. Ignoring him and the eyes I can feel burning a hole into my back, I exit the water, only to smack into a wall of muscle.

Knox’s hands fly out to stop me from falling. I rip my arms out of his grip as if his touch burned me.

“Don’t touch me,” I snap.

My words make Knox stumble back.

He lowers his voice, yet it doesn’t contain the rage still simmering in his eyes. “Who did that to you?” he demands.

“What does it matter?” I snap. “It has nothing to do with you!”

He lifts his brows, astonishment and shock flashing in his eyes before determined anger takes over again. “So help me gods, Delilah, you will tell me who did that to you, or I’ll find out for myself.

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