Magic Lost: A New Adult Urban Fantasy Novel (Touched By Magic: Dragon Book 3) by Ashley Meira

Author:Ashley Meira [Meira, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2017-03-22T07:00:00+00:00

I clenched my cup of tea, the iciness in my fingers allowing me to feel some of its heat. Steam billowed, blocking Adam’s stern expression as he stared fixedly at Bane. The three of us remained silent as we waited for Bane to speak, the severity of the situation weighing on us. But not on the other Fireborn, apparently, because he calmly sipped his tea like he wasn’t about to drop a gigantic bomb on us. Maybe he wasn’t. Maybe this wouldn’t be as bad as I was expecting.

Yeah, because things like this always worked out in my favor.

“That wreath, the one that should be destroyed,” he added, fixing Charlotte a pointed look, “is called the Wreath of Narcissus, and it contains the soul of a fairy named Trixie. Not a very threatening name, I know, but she was horrible enough that the fae buried her on Earth, far away from them.”

“Of course.” I groaned, placing my cup down so I could bury my face into my hands.

Adam placed a hand on my back. “Didn’t you mention she was a god?”

“A self-declared god,” Bane corrected. “Any fae with enough power could ostensibly become an actual god. In Arcadia, at least. The laws of their world differ from ours.”

“I sense a pattern,” Charlotte said.

“Which makes you smarter than us,” I told her, palms muffling my voice.

“Technically not,” Adam said. “We had no idea the Heart contained Gadot.”

“You’re right. I blame your brother.”

He chuckled and pulled me against his side, brushing his lips against my temple.

Charlotte watched us, an unreadable expression on her face. “So, she basically was to the fae what Gadot was to people here?”

“No idea,” Bane said. “All I know is that she managed to obliterate every member of the Fairy Court and take over the Heartwood, the capital of Arcadia and the seat of power for the Court.”

“She obliterated the entire Court?” I asked.

“Yes. Six of the most powerful fae in Arcadia wiped away with a bat of her lashes. For the fae, who abhor drastic change and maintain a delicate balance of power between themselves, the upheaval was enough to make them fear Trixie. They went to war, of course. Despite being called the ‘Fair Folk,’ the fae are bloodthirsty, but terror still coated their every move.”

“But they won, right?” Charlotte asked.

Bane pressed his lips together, probably to hold back a sarcastic remark. I wondered if it hurt him as much as it hurt me? “Yes, but the fae are used to a different kind of warfare, one played out in the Court or ballrooms.”

“Like petty nobles?” I asked, wrinkling my nose over the memory of bodyguard duty. The first time I’d been assigned the job, I’d been astonished by how vicious the upperclass had been behind each other’s backs

“I wouldn’t say that to their faces, but yes. They suffered heavy casualties in the war.”

“So, Cyrus— Gadot is going to summon Trixie,” Adam said. “But why him? Did something happen to Diana?”

I frowned, trying not to worry. Was she okay? She may have been working for the enemy, but she was still my sister.

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