Lost (The Daughter of Ice and Moonlight Book 1) by Katerina Martinez

Author:Katerina Martinez [Martinez, Katerina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Supernal Publishing
Published: 2022-12-20T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Gullie’s small, shimmering form radiated green light from a distance. It wasn’t until she got close enough to you that you could see her features, and while a soft halo of green remained, it wasn’t so overpowering that you couldn’t look at her directly. She held her form in the air with those butterfly wings of hers and looked at me with big, inquisitive eyes.

“I wouldn’t call this place a dump,” I said, “It’s charming.”

“I was only messing,” she said, smiling brightly. “My Gods how you’ve grown… you get bigger every time I see you.”

One of my eyebrows climbed, all by itself. “Bigger?”

“You know what I mean. Stronger. Leaner. It’s all that training you’re doing, isn’t it?”

“I think the word you’re looking for is escaping, and my parents hate it.”

“I mean, I guess I know a little bit about that.”

“A little?”

“Oh, your mother likes to check in with me pretty much daily, so, I have an idea how things are going. If I also had to hazard a guess, she doesn’t know you’re in our company?”

“No…”

Gullie tapped the side of her nose. “I won’t tell her,” she said.

I breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank you, Gullie.”

“You don’t have to thank me. I’m the cool aunt. How lame would I be if I ratted you out?”

“Pretty lame… almost as lame as calling yourself my cool aunt,” I added, a slight grin curling the corners of my mouth.

The little Pixie frowned. “Well, if I’m not your cool aunt, then I don’t really have a reason not to call your mother right now and let her know where you are? She’s probably worried sick.”

“No, no, no. Please don’t do that,” I begged. “She probably already knows where I am. I’d be surprised if she hasn’t sent half the kingdom to retrieve me already.”

“I wouldn’t be either. She’s pretty extra like that.”

“Extra?”

“Yeah… it’s a word from Earth.”

“I know what it is… I’m just surprised you know it.”

Gullie gave me a sly smile. “Cool aunt, remember?”

I rolled my eyes. “Unbelievable,” I said, shaking my head. “Hey, where’s Melina? Is she around?”

“Unfortunately, no, my lovely wife is out on patrol at the edge of the forest. She should be back tomorrow morning if you want to have breakfast with us?”

“Yeah… I think I’d really like that. It’ll take my mind off… everything.”

She lowered her head. “Yeah. Like I said, I kind of know a bit about what’s been going on… honestly, I don’t blame you for leaving.”

“You don’t?”

“Your mother would’ve probably done the same. Hell, she kind of did do the same.”

“What?”

“I mean, she was accused of murder at the time, so we didn’t have a choice but to flee the castle.”

“What?! Murder? Why haven’t I been told about this?”

Gullie’s hand shot to her mouth. “Oops. I probably shouldn’t have said that.”

“When was my mother accused of murder?”

“I guess she never told you about that part of her journey… don’t worry about it.”

“What do you mean, don’t worry about it?”

“Seriously, don’t worry about it. The important thing is, your mother was just as much a fighter as you are.

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