Kissed by the Sun (Bound by the Veil Book 3) by Helen Scott

Author:Helen Scott [Scott, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-09-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Thirteen

Senara

The world tilted as Thorn leapt from the crumbling watchtower, his arms wrapped tightly around me. Wind whipped my hair as they plummeted towards the ground far below. The horde of corrupted fae swarmed at the edge of the tower's roof, some even falling off as they continued to try and reach us. Their twisted faces and grasping claws fading from view.

My heart pounded. This was it. The end. I clutched Thorn fiercely, burying my face in his chest. His warmth enveloped me, a final comfort as death rushed to meet them.

"I'm sorry," Thorn's voice was barely audible over the rushing wind even though I could feel his lips moving against my hair and the rumble of his voice in his chest vibrating into me. "I couldn't save us."

I raised my head, meeting his anguished gaze as I tried to say something but the ground hurtled closer. All I could do was squeeze my eyes shut and brace for impact. At least we would die together.

Suddenly, searing heat erupted around me. My eyes flew open as flames engulfed Thorn's body, spreading to consume me as well. A scream ripped from my throat, agony filling me as fire licked across my skin.

"Thorn! What's happening?" I cried, struggling in his grasp.

His eyes blazed with an otherworldly light, his Sun Kissed mark seeming to take over both of his eyes instead of just the one.. "Trust me," he growled through gritted teeth.

The inferno intensified, the pain becoming unbearable. My vision blurred, darkness creeping in at the edges. Just before I lost consciousness, time seemed to freeze and I became acutely aware of everything around me, the bite of the cold wind even through the heat of the flames, the scent of something burning filling my nose, which wasn’t surprising.

It was the sound of Thorn’s voice that had me glancing up at him to see if he was experiencing the same strange pause in time that seemed to surround me. I found him watching me with sorrow and regret filling his gaze. He blinked and the emotions morphed into a fierce determination, his voice grew to a primal roar as he chanted words in an ancient tongue. Even though we were still falling, we had slowed to a crawl. It was enough that Thorn could let me go and draw the small throwing knife he kept on his belt.

"By the eternal flame, I offer my life's blood," Thorn intoned, his voice resonating with power. "Spare her, take me instead!" I wasn’t sure why I understood him all of a sudden unless he’d switched back to the common tongue. Somehow I didn’t think he had though. It was more like my brain was being forced to understand exactly what he was doing.

Before I could make sense of anything he’d drawn the knife across his wrist. Crimson droplets surged out of him only to hang suspended in the air, glowing like embers. I gasped, "Thorn, no!"

But it was too late.

The blood ignited, and a searing heat engulfed us both.

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