Heiress of Fire (The Heiress Trilogy Book 1) by Sherlyn Garcia

Author:Sherlyn Garcia [Garcia, Sherlyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sherlyn Garcia
Published: 2024-08-17T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-ONE

Sitting above the log, she recalled a night she wished to forget. An evening where she was accompanied by the kindest soul she’d ever met, the essence of a man that seemed too good to be true.

It was impossible not to think of how he gently brushed away her tears when she had tried so hard not to let them fall before him. But now he was another reason added to her long list of sorrow.

Davina had sacrificed a relationship with Ron to fight the war for her siblings and now she was forbidden from seeing them. She couldn’t hug them, speak to them, or be in their proximity because it was Nico and Mae’s will.

She found it hard not to hold resentment toward her mother. Davina was the child of her womb, a firstborn Almenara, yet Mae disregarded her as if she were otherwise. As if she were a stranger that took up space in their home.

Her leg bounced repeatedly while she rested her head in her hands, and questions ran wild in her mind. What kind of mother chose another man above her daughter? Who, in their right mind, would do that? What had she ever done to deserve all this pain and suffering?

She had enough of it, yet she had no idea how to stop drowning in her baggage.

A branch snapped and boots clomped onto the thicket nearby. She immediately snapped her gaze in the direction of the incoming stroller. No one ever really came to these sides of the woods, so who would want to be this deep into the trees?

Once she locked eyes with him, she felt her heart drop to her stomach. She shot up, quickly examining his demeanor.

His pale lips were curved down, his brows were scrunched, there was a slight clench in his jaw, and dark circles hugged the bottom of his eyelids. Long wrinkles ran down his brown sleeves and his royal blue trousers were disheveled at the hems.

“Vivi,” Ron noted.

She felt a strong palpitation in her chest.

He flashed his teeth, and it was like his misery was gone in mere seconds. “I’m glad to see you here, love. I’ve been meaning to talk to you.”

Davina clenched her fists while she breathed in through her nose. “You don’t get to call me that anymore.”

“Why not?”

“We’re done, Levina. I’m not going to repeat myself,” she said.

Ron made sure to slowly scan her before taking a step closer. “Are we done, though?” he questioned.

“Yes,” she affirmed.

“Mm, I’m not quite sure.”

“We are, now leave. I’m in a sour mood, and I don’t feel like dealing with you today.”

Her boots felt like they had been glued to the foliage beneath as he continued to stride toward her. The golden rays of the afternoon sun highlighted his gray-flecked eyes. She dropped her gaze since that look of his only seemed to cut her open even more.

“Mm, it’s fine. I like angry you,” he mumbled, reaching for her chin and making her meet his eyes again.

No. She

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