Knight Of Darkness by Kinley MacGregor

Author:Kinley MacGregor
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2011-11-09T12:11:06+00:00

Chapter 12

Varian’s dreams drifted through fragmented imagesof Merewyn like a broken kaleidoscope as he felt a warm comfort the likes of which he’d never known before. It was as if he were wrapped in a heated blanket on a cold winter’s night. He could hear her soft voice, whispering gently to him while her tender fingers caressed his skin in what felt like a loving touch.

It was so wonderful until a brittle voice intruded. “Varian? Where are you…?” He jerked at the sound of his mother’s lilting accent whispering through his head as it tore away the succor of his dream.

“Varian? Answer me! You know you can’t hide from us. We will find you. You’re only making it worse on yourself by running…”

His gut instinct was to tell her to shove her threats, but then that was exactly what shewanted—it would be the worst kind of stupidity. The minute he said anything to her mentally, she’d be able to find him.

His comfort ruined, he opened his eyes to find Merewyn asleep by his side. She was turned into him with her hand resting softly against his whiskered cheek while her head was tucked under his chin. Beau lay on the other side of her and made a noise that sounded oddly like a quiet snore.

Not wanting to disturb them, he pulled back slowly. But the instant he did, Merewyn awoke with a panicked gasp. She jerked so sharply that her head slammed into his chin, causing him to bite his lip.

Varian cursed as he tasted blood.

“Oh no,” she whispered, looking up at him. “I’m so sorry, Varian. I didn’t realize it was you waking me.”

He wiped at the blood on his lip as the cut throbbed. Most likely not. Knowing his mother and her ilk, he was sure Merewyn was usually awakened harshly, with insults and blows. No wonder she was jumpy.

He should have thought of that before he moved. “It’s all right. I didn’t mean to disturb you.” Her brow furrowed by worry, she reached up and turned his head so that she could see where he’d bitten his lip. “Please forgive me?”

How could he not? No one had ever been so concerned over hurting him before. “It’s nothing. Really.”

“Yes, it is. There’s nothing worse than waking to pain.”

God, how he wanted to kiss her. The scent of her skin, the look on her face…it tore through him. And he probably would have yielded to that urge had someone not sneezed.

Rolling over, he realized that the others were all bedded down, too. And by the looks of them, they’d been asleep for quite some time. It was completely dark, with the moon high in the sky while the campfire burned low.

It had to be after midnight…

“How long have I slept?”

“Hours. I wouldn’t let them wake you once supper was ready, but we saved you some of the meat.” He doubted there was really a “we” in there. Merewyn must have put the food aside for him.

She started to sit up, but before she could, he pulled her back into his arms.

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