Of Blood & Nightmares by Chandelle LaVaun

Author:Chandelle LaVaun [LaVaun, Chandelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wanderlost Publishing
Published: 2023-10-23T16:00:00+00:00

Seventeen

RHODELIA

His amber eyes met mine over the crowd. My pulse quickened, pushing heat through my veins. My cheeks warmed, and judging by the way his gaze lowered a little, I knew I was blushing. He looked to his left but then his gaze shot right back to me and sent butterflies dancing in my stomach.

I gripped the blanket in my hand and sighed hard. “Dammit,” I whispered under my breath.

Kahsi chuckled from suddenly right beside me.

I flinched and turned to her. “What?”

"So, it’s not that you hate him . . .” she yanked the blanket out of my grip and leaned forward to whisper, “. . . it’s that you don’t hate him at all.”

If possible, the heat in my cheeks got hotter. I clenched my teeth and tried to think of an acceptable response that justified why I cursed and backed up my hatred of him. But when I opened my mouth, I heard myself whisper back, “He has no right to be that pretty and that mean to me. Do you know how confusing that is?”

She buried her face in the blanket and laughed, her shoulders shaking.

I glanced up to see where he was, and a groan slipped out of my mouth. He stalked his way across the courtyard like a jungle cat on the hunt. “Such an ass.”

Kahsi was still laughing, but she lifted her head and spoke through the giggles, “Conray says when you came through the portal, he pinned you to a tree by the throat. Is that true?”

My mind replayed that moment in vivid color, and to my horror, I shivered.

She threw her head back and laughed.

I grabbed a blanket off the rack and threw it at her. “You could at least find out why he hates me,” I whispered.

She wiped the tears out of her eyes. “I asked Conray about an hour ago. He was hoping I knew. I can try to find out . . . Unless you’d prefer I didn’t?”

I arched one eyebrow at her.

But before I could respond, Varan slowed to a stop right in front of us.

“Your Majesty.” Kahsi curtsied. Then she stood and grabbed a new stack. “I shall deliver more blankets.”

I stared up at him, trying to shake the conversation I’d just had now that he was right in front of me where I could easily embarrass myself.

Those amber eyes looked me up and down. “Nice dress.”

I narrowed my eyes. “Where have you been?”

“I was thinking.”

I scoffed and grabbed a blanket off the rack to distract myself. “Well, think out loud. With me. Please.”

“How is that helpful? None of it will mean anything to you,” he said in a low, rough voice.

I slammed the folded blanket into his stomach. “Listen, I don’t know why you loathe me so much, and frankly, I don’t give a fuck. That’s your prerogative. But this isn’t just about you.”

“It’s about the people”

“It’s about us, Varan.” I leaned forward so my voice wouldn’t carry too far. “So I need you to be a big boy and take all that hate and animosity and set it aside.

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