Mind by Mary Duke

Author:Mary Duke [Duke, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-04T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

I immediately turned and walked away from the crowd. I hated being put on the spot, and I wasn’t about to stand before a crowd of people I’ve never met. I wasn’t stupid. A crowd of people that for all I knew still blamed me for the downfall.

“Sno,” Itheus called.

I ignored him and the eyes glued to my back.

“Where are you going?” Kegan asked, grabbing my shoulder.

“I need air,” I replied.

“We are outside.”

I rolled my eyes and looked back at the stage. Itheus was no longer alone, a young man now stood with him.

“They need you,” Kegan said, trying his best to lure me back towards the crowd.

“Come on, Sno,” Zavery called to me from Itheus’ side.

“I am not going anywhere near that stage with him,” I said under my breath.

Kegan reached out to me. “It’s not important anymore. Just join them. Listen to what Itheus has to say.”

“He’s the Prince,” I said aloud to Kegan. “He can handle it on his own.”

“What happened wasn’t his fault…he too was only a child, he had no say in the matter.”

A sarcastic laugh escaped my lips and I shook my head, turning from him and heading for the woods. I could barely breathe.

I followed the path we took to get here, returning to the large opening where the dragons had landed. This time I heard something I didn’t before, the sound of waves crashing against rock.

The thought of the seashore brought back a flood of memories, and it took everything I had to keep the tears from running down my cheeks.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to steady my breathing so I could listen for the direction of the shore rather than my own heartbeat.

I didn’t have a clue as to where I was going or what awaited me within the woods, and I didn’t care, at least not in this moment.

My mind was racing, and my heart was pounding. I had kept the horrible memories of my early childhood buried under the facade my parents had created, but last night’s episode with the nightshade brought them back to the surface.

Though I knew the truth, I remembered every word that was said between my father and the king, I let my parents believe otherwise, especially my mother. There were so many questions I had for them, so many things I wish I could hear from their mouths, but it will never happen… and for that, I blame Zavery and his family.

The trees began to thin and the thunderous crash of the waves grew more intense, drowning out my every thought as I walked aimlessly towards the coast.

Though I had no expectations of what I would find beyond the trees, I was still shocked by the view that unfolded before me.

The rocky beach was simply beautiful. Pure white sand filled the gaps between the wet rocks and boulders, soaked by the thrashing waves.

In the distance a storm brewed. The clouds rolling over one another, illuminated by hundreds of lightning bolts that streaked across the sky.

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