My Ruthless Prince by Gaelen Foley

Author:Gaelen Foley [Foley, Gaelen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: ePub Bud (www.epubbud.com)
Published: 2011-12-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Bavaria

A few days later, Drake stepped out of the cool gray shadow of the castle and paused in the afternoon sunshine, gazing at his one little ally in this fight. Emily was picking wildflowers in a sunny meadow just beyond the gardens. As always, she remained under the watchful eyes of her guards, but Drake ignored them, a tender pang taking hold of his heart.

God's truth, ever since he had confided in her about the true nature of his self-appointed mission, he was no longer sure he was doing the right thing.

It had been easier not to question his plans when he had kept them bottled up inside himself alone. But sharing them with her had caused him to step back and check himself. Did his plan really make sense, or was he merely being driven by pain into some dark and twisted death wish?

He hadn't cared about the answer before, but now it seemed to matter.

The other day, he had deliberately not told Emily his scheme concerning the flammable gas leak inside the Promethean temple. He knew she would too quickly grasp that his chances of surviving the fireball were very slim, indeed. He didn't want her to worry.

But as much as he hated to question himself, he'd begun to wonder. Was his notion really for the best?

He did not doubt that it would work. He had only begun to wonder if he was thinking like a lunatic. Could it be that if everything he'd been through had him galloping headlong into self-destruction merely to escape facing up to it? Had he survived all that merely to throw his life away?

Maybe it didn't have to be that way.

Maybe his dearest, sweetest, most trusted friend could somehow give him a reason to go on.

As he strode across the terrace and down through the gardens, eager to join her in the field, he could not take his eyes off her--the warm beauty drenched in sunshine with an armful of flowers, the ribbons on her playful straw hat billowing on the breeze.

One thing was certain. Any hope that he had left in life centered around her. Their difference in rank no longer mattered a whit, if it ever had. He had the sense his life depended on her though of course he would never admit to it. But privately, he had noticed the change within himself ever since he had taken her into his confidence.

Prior to their talk, he had been filled with nothing but darkness and hate, rage and bitterness eating him up from within; but ever since he had let her in, her gentle words of hope and promises of healing echoed in his soul.

He had found himself oddly distracted since then, repeating her words over and over in his mind, until the one small ray of light left in him began to gather strength. Maybe she was right.

Maybe he could be saved. Maybe, somehow, he could be whole again . . . but that was a question for another day.

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