Marked Prince: A Qurilixen World Novel (Qurilixen Lords Book 2) by Michelle M. Pillow

Author:Michelle M. Pillow [Pillow, Michelle M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Raven Books LLC
Published: 2020-08-18T18:30:00+00:00

11

The feel of Fiora against his mouth wouldn’t leave him. It stayed with Jaxx as he moved stealthily through the trees like a blessing upon his lips. He felt himself being pulled back to her if only to be in her presence.

Fiora had said danger was coming, and they’d listened. He trusted her without thought or hesitation. Though, he could hardly credit that sensation as otherworldly when everything she said was the truth.

Each step took him farther away from her, and he was glad she was in the safety of the house.

The familiar sounds of their footsteps were like signatures marking the members of his family. They kept pace through the trees. To his right, he heard his father. Grace approached on his left. Grier followed behind.

Jaxx focused his hearing, listening to the trees. He heard the brush of leaves in a rhythmic pattern as if someone moved through them. The sound underscored the louder crashing of leaves overhead.

Grace picked up her pace, breaking formation.

Before he could react, heavy thuds came from behind.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

The sound caused him to hesitate. Why was someone coming from the house? His mother wouldn’t chase after them, not with two others to protect. That left Salena and Fiora.

“Don’t move,” Grace ordered.

His cousin’s voice spurred Jaxx back into action.

“Put it down,” Grace insisted. “I don’t want to hurt you.”

A grunting noise answered Grace.

Jaxx found his cousin standing behind a couple of trees. Her back was to him, her hands lifted at her sides. A blue glow outlined her body. She stood in her half-shifted form, the armor of her dragon flesh protecting her human shape. If she were to shift fully, she could have firebombed whoever she faced. They wouldn’t have stood a chance against her.

The thudding steps sounded from behind them. His father motioned that he was going to stop the runner from passing.

“You’re safe,” Grace said, her words softening to indicate she was letting the dragon slip from her features to face them as a woman. He heard the quiver in her voice. Whatever she faced frightened her. “Please, don’t do whatever you’re thinking.”

“I won’t let you…” The shaky response revealed a female.

The thudding steps ended, and for a moment, Jaxx thought his father had stopped whoever had come after them.

Swish. Thump. Thump…

He’d assumed too soon. Someone dove through the brush behind him. The footfall quickened, the gait more uneven than before as the person went off the path.

Jaxx moved toward his cousin. Grace should not have dropped her shift to leave her body exposed. The dragon armor would protect her from an attack.

“Stop!” Fiora’s voice shot past him.

Jaxx instantly obeyed her command even though he didn’t know if it was meant for him. But he was the only one to do so. Sounds erupted all around.

Fiora dove past his line of vision, through the underbrush toward Grace, and directly into danger. Jaxx sprung back into action. He leaped between two trees. The strange blue glow intensified.

Jaxx roared in warning. His talons stabbed into the trunk as he propelled himself toward his cousin.

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