Hyacinth, Scarlet - From the Ashes [Chronicles of the Shifter Directive 7] (Siren Publishing Epic Romance, ManLove) by Scarlet Hyacinth

Author:Scarlet Hyacinth
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2013-09-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

The next day

The ancient war with the werewolves and the vampires had devastated the world. The original failure of the forces of the draechen-fae alliance to hold back the forces of the attackers had led to countless deaths, a lot of them on the Ivenian side. The ruins of Eternelle were testament to that fact.

Karein walked over the field that had once held a thriving settlement. Up ahead, he could see the decrepit remnants of the fae citadel, now overrun by time and vegetation. He supposed he shouldn’t have been surprised that the fae had picked this location for their meeting. It was a symbol of their previous inability to collaborate, and of all the people who’d died because of it. Was that the mindset the fae would bring to the negotiations? If so, it would take a lot of effort from Karein’s part to achieve his goals.

He stole a look at Phoenix and Rachen, watching them take in the sight of the formerly beautiful Ivenian capital. Both men had a haunted look on their faces, and Karein wondered what other difference existed between their worlds with regard to Eternelle. According to the reports Phoenix and Rachen had obediently provided, he’d gathered that the war had been similar, up until the Eternelle battle at least, which meant that the fae capital had been destroyed in the original reality, too. Of course there must have been details which Phoenix and Rachen hadn’t had the time to mention, and the fate of Eternelle could be among them. Karein would have to remember to ask. In the meantime, he could only be in awe about how easily he’d adjusted to the idea that another world existed outside the one he ruled, one where he had a family, a child, a lover, and a stable empire.

Truth be told, he still wasn’t sure what he’d do about that. The part of him that had been drawn to Phoenix—which, according to the explanation, could likely be Rachen’s absorbed soul—had been quiet since Karein had discovered Sari. Karein still felt the pull toward Phoenix, but it was more like an itch that refused to go away rather than an unbearable ache. Even so, Phoenix’s obvious pain and guilt was something that bothered him more than he’d have liked to admit. If it was true that the reason behind this whole disaster had been Rachen’s death, where did that leave them? Phoenix claimed that there could be a way to get his powers back, but the real question was what would happen after that. Karein couldn’t imagine Phoenix eagerly agreeing to restore the old world if it meant his mate dying again.

“You never mentioned what had happened to Eternelle in your world,” he said in an effort to break the silence.

“Oh,” Rachen said. “We must have overlooked it. Eternelle was rebuilt and made into a temple.”

“Somehow, that sounds fitting, and far more hopeful than what we have now,” Caelyn murmured.

It was true that the sight here looked pretty dismal.

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