Royal Enchantment (Skeleton Key) by Lia Davis & Skeleton Key

Author:Lia Davis & Skeleton Key [Davis, Lia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: paranormal fantasy, Fantasy, Romance, Shapeshifters, Elves
Publisher: After Glows
Published: 2016-06-14T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Ava stepped out onto the green lawn that seemed to stretch out for acres behind Finn’s large estate. They’d returned an hour ago from the Calim kingdom. Ava had told Finn she was tired, but when she got to her room, she couldn’t rest. Too much going through her mind.

Her main concern was how she had not thought about home or anyone there. Was she being too insensitive about Jeff’s death and Alice? Of course, the widow had stolen from her.

“A pebble for your thoughts.”

Finn’s rich, slightly accented voice smoothed over her from behind. It was so hard to deny him, or stay away from him. “I’m a little restless, and thought some night air would help.”

He came to stand next to her then linked their hands together. “You are troubled.”

“Before I found the skeleton key and entered this world, I found out that my business partner was killed. I was sadder for his wife than myself. Does it make me a horrible person that I don’t mourn his death?” Once the words had left her mouth, she realized that she hadn’t grieved for her parents either. Well not for a long period of time. Sure, she was sad—she’d even cried—when they died, but she didn’t mourn for them like other people did. Like humans did.

“We don’t see death as an end. It is the beginning of their next journey. So no, you are not a horrible being.” Finn faced her and placed her hand over his heart. “I miss my parents every day, but I know I will meet them again. If not in the afterlife, then in the next one.”

That is how she felt, but didn’t know how to explain it. “I guess I kind of knew something was going to happen. I mean, Jeff had been acting strangely for a few weeks before his death. I guess it was why I’d started to pull away from the business, like I was looking for something else.”

Finn began to walk, tugging her along with him. “I’m not surprised you have strong intuition. You could have gotten it from your grandmother on your father’s side.”

Ava nodded. Now that she knew that her father’s mother was a seer, a lot of things made sense to her. “Why was the Calim King unforgiving? I mean, he was a Calim Elf.”

“The differences between the Calim and the Morna are not good versus bad. It’s in our magick. The Calim get their powers from the sun and all things ruled by it. My people and I are ruled by the magick of the moon, the darkness.” Finn glanced at her briefly. She swore she saw a flash of concern in his eyes. It was his next words that confirmed what she saw. “You are both. Therefore, you get your powers from both the sun and the moon.”

“Making me more powerful than any elf alive.” Suddenly, she wasn’t sure she wanted to be there anymore. “No wonder your uncle wants me dead.”

“Sana is also a hybrid.

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