More Tales of the Southern Kingdoms_One Volume Edition by Barbara G. Tarn

Author:Barbara G. Tarn [Tarn, Barbara G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: m/m lovers, princes and bodyguards, black or blind princesses, twin royalty, hooded man
Publisher: Unicorn Productions
Published: 2016-11-25T05:00:00+00:00

The Conspiracy

The rain kept pouring outside of his window, matching his mood. Harish lay on his plush curtained bed in the fetal position, barely listening to the sound. It was morning, but the light had gone away and the room was bathed in a dim gray light.

A gush of wind brought in the smell of earth and leaves. That season when they changed colors and fell still felt new to him after five years in the royal palace of Amrendra. Not a golden prison, but home, on the hills of Delen, facing the ocean.

When he'd first set foot in the three-room apartment five years earlier, his eyes were wide in wonder at his sudden change of status. From jester to prince heir of the most northern southern kingdom, that was quite a jump!

But then, he was an acrobat, jumps were never a problem. He'd jumped off Master Zahin's wagon to run away from his itinerant circus with Kartik. He'd jumped down the wall of the royal palace gardens of Lakeshi, to escape from the king's lust. And he'd jumped into his new life with the same ease. Because Kartik was by his side.

His savior, his protector, his lover, his world. The one and only he cared for. The hero he had admired for ten years in the itinerant circus and who had finally admitted he loved him. They'd been so happy together, whether wandering through Lakeshi, hiding in its jungle, or even here, in the Amrendran palace, in this very room that now felt so empty and cold...

He heard voices and footsteps. Servants were bringing lamps for him, but he wasn't going to get out of bed anyway. He barely watched as they set down the flickering flames and left with deep bows.

The shadows started dancing on the white walls and the downpour slowly stopped. It was still a gray day, but it was less dark outside. Inside, nothing had changed. Not for him and his empty bed.

"What do you mean my wretched cousin is still in bed?" Ajay's voice erupted from the antechamber, sounding indignant.

Harish didn't move. Not even his twin had managed to shake him so far.

Ajay muttered something and then everything was quiet. A redbreast sat on his balcony and sang, which made him cry.

Rohit stepped into the room unannounced and came to sit on the edge of the mattress.

"Rahul," he called softly. "Will you come downstairs to eat?"

"No," he answered with a lump in his throat.

He hadn't gone to the family dining room in over a month. He hadn't left his apartment in over a month. He didn't want to see anyone, but couldn't leave Rohit out. They were twins. He knew Rohit could feel his pain and his sorrow. But they couldn't read each other's mind and some things he couldn't say, not even to Rohit. Especially since Rohit called him by his new name.

Of course only Kartik had promised to keep calling him Harish. Everybody else called him Rahul or Your Highness. Your Majesty,

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