House of Bastiion by K.L. Kolarich

Author:K.L. Kolarich
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rogue Kite Publishing
Published: 2020-10-02T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-TWO

Luscia

The vibration of Aksel’s snore lulled Luscia to sleep as her head sank further into the pillows of her lavish Unitarian bed. With a weighty sigh, she let go of the evening she’d spent at The Veiled Lady; her seductive song and ravenous banter, the skeletons her matron masked with desire. Troubled but limp from exhaustion, Luscia melted into the sea of sheets. At last, rest would come.

Rapid murmurs in the receiving room outside licked her ears. Rolling over, Luscia buried her face in a blanket.

“Claims it’s important, m-madam. I’m not to return without her.”

“I’ll say it again. The al’haidren is not to be disturbed at this hour. Now go, you little twit!”

Groaning, Luscia swung her feet to the ground, much to Aksel’s dismay, and cracked her bedroom door. In the foyer stood Dmitri’s young page. Shakily, he extended a sealed scrap of parchment to her enraged lady’s maid. Tallulah ripped it from the timid boy and studied the impression in the wax. Straightening her nightcap, the older woman looked up, bewildered.

“Ock, why’d you not show me this ten minutes ago? Making me all upset when the prince’s seal was in that sorry pocket of yours!”

“It’s okay, Tallulah,” Luscia said with a yawn, making the maid jump. “Let’s have it,” she added, reaching for the correspondence.

“Oh, Lady Luscia, I’d have woken you if I thought the boy was speaking truth! This foolish lad here, he—”

“Wem, the prince’s message, Tallulah. Bolaeva, please.”

“Ah.” She handed over the crisply folded note. “Right.”

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