Hunted Princess: A Paranormal Dark Romance (Feline Royals Book 3) by Alexa B. James

Author:Alexa B. James [James, Alexa B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Speak Now
Published: 2019-12-19T06:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

Itzel

Princess, Ocelot Nation

“We should go back,” I hissed to Kwame as we ran through the tiled courtyard after climbing out the window. “She thinks Shadow has the amulets. She ordered them to kill him. What if he’s dead?”

“He’s not dead,” Kwame said, his cool hand tightening around mine. “Come, we must hurry.”

“How do you know?” I asked, digging my heels in and yanking at his hand.

Kwame turned to face me, resting his hands on my shoulders and squeezing. “Itzel, this is the plan. He would give his life for you just like any one of us would. There is no greater honor than to die for your mate. Come. We must stick to the plan.”

“The plan wasn’t for someone to die,” I said, but I let him pull me on, through the entrance to the palace and back out toward the helicopter pad.

Sir Kenosi’s pilot came running from the other direction, gave a quick salute, and hopped in. He’d been told to be ready when we decided to go, and a rush of relief and gratitude swelled inside me when the chopper started up. The pilot had come through for us even when his employer had left this world, but I had no doubt it was because of his loyalty to Sir Kenosi that he was so willing and ready to help.

“The plan was for us to get to the mountains, and for them to stop your sister,” Kwame said, lifting me into the helicopter. “Of course there are small hiccups, but we stay the course. Right?”

He searched my face, letting it sink in that this was my decision. I could go back now, give the amulets to Camila, and be done. I could let her pay for the snow leopard amulet however Gao Jetsun wanted to make her. But something had changed in me the night Tadeu had told me the truth. Camila had known all along that he was alive. She had taken him to see me while I tried to fuck away my grief over losing him with a complete stranger. She had set it all up so he would hate me, so he would never come back and so that I never knew he could.

She was the one who had separated us. I was pretty fucking sure she was the one who had ordered his execution, not Father. Sure, my relationship with Tadeu pissed off the king, but nothing had happened to make him suddenly want to execute him. Camila couldn’t have known how it would all play out, but she must have seen him as a threat. He was a distraction, someone I loved that didn’t benefit her. She knew I wanted to marry him, elevate him in status. She knew I wanted to give my virginity to him. And she’d known that I would be much more malleable if I didn’t have my heart in two places.

Fury rolled through me, and I squeezed Kwame’s hands before turning to close the helicopter door. “Let’s go.”

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