Oath of Destruction by Jennifer Anne Davis

Author:Jennifer Anne Davis
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781732366121
Publisher: Reign Publishing

Allyssa

Allyssa lost all sense of time and propriety as she stood with Kerdan’s mouth on hers. His warm hands seared her back, holding her close. The feel of his body against hers, his lips devouring her, and his arms keeping her upright made her never want this moment to end.

Rema cleared her throat, interrupting Allyssa’s hazy thoughts. “I take it this is Kerdan?” Rema asked.

Allyssa broke away from Kerdan. They stared at one another, breathing heavily. “Yes, Mother. This is Kerdan.” She couldn’t take her eyes off him. He was here. In Emperion.

“I heard you were going to marry Odar,” Kerdan said. “So I came here to kill him.”

She wasn’t sure if he was joking or not. But she didn’t care. “I’m not really marrying him.”

Closing his eyes, he inhaled deeply before slowly letting it out. “I was afraid you’d changed your mind.” He took her hand and examined it.

“I still wear the ring you gave me.” His mother’s ring.

A slow smile spread across his face. “I don’t have to kill Odar?”

“No,” she whispered, wishing they were alone. She wanted to run her hands through his hair and kiss him some more.

“If the two of you are done,” Rema said, her voice clipped and irritated.

Allyssa forced herself to step away from him. “Mother, I’d like to introduce you to Kerdan.”

“It is a pleasure to meet you, King Kerdan,” Rema said.

“I always forget how formal you Emperions are with your manners.” He turned toward Savenek. “Sorry about the face.” He positioned himself so he stood next to Allyssa instead of in front of her.

Savenek kept his arms crossed, his stance mirroring Darmik’s. As Allyssa watched the two of them, she tried not to laugh. Rema glided over to Darmik, whispered something in his ear, and then stood on his other side. Allyssa suddenly became nervous. What did her mother think of Kerdan?

“Are you here on official business?” Darmik asked.

“No. I snuck away with some of my men. You’ve met them before: Brookfel, Hurit, and Larek.”

Allyssa liked all three of Kerdan’s men. They were part of his elite force, which he called Hunters. They’d worked together in Russek to help assassinate Jana.

“Just to be clear,” Darmik continued, “you snuck into this castle and managed to make your way here?”

“I brought him here,” Savenek said.

“Into the castle?” Darmik asked.

“Well, no. He did get into the castle, and he even managed to capture my guards.” Savenek shrugged. “But I willingly brought him to the Royal Chambers when he asked.”

“I’m pleased to know our security is so lacking,” Darmik muttered. “Savenek, make sure we address the issue with Neco after this.”

“Yes, sir.”

It still irritated Allyssa that Savenek didn’t call their parents Mother and Father. That he refused to form that intimacy with them.

“I want to know why everyone on the mainland has received an invitation to Allyssa and Odar’s wedding,” Kerdan demanded.

“We’re using the wedding as an excuse to lure everyone here, so we can talk about a truce between all our kingdoms,” Darmik said.

“Explain. I did not like hearing from my men that my woman is being married off.

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