Ruby: Uncut and on the Loose (The Veil Book 1) by Danica Avet

Author:Danica Avet [Avet, Danica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-27T18:30:00+00:00

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Having sat staring at the window for several long minutes, Ruby finally faced some hard truths. Lucian wasn’t ever going to give up trying to put her in Council hands. Not really. Even now, she could hear them talking downstairs. They were no doubt planning her removal.

He expected her to stick around and calmly concede to Council “protection.” There was no way she would allow herself to be kept in a gilded cage. Ruby had spent most of her life trying to find her niche in the world and now, with the powers she possessed, she found she didn’t resent them as much as she would’ve expected. It was a heady thing to realize that by brushing her hand against someone, even if she still cringed at the idea of being touched by strangers, she could see everything in their past, present, and future.

She’d tried brushing her fingers against Lucian a few times, but she got no readings from him, so maybe his theory about being her destined mate was true, not that it mattered now.

She had a purpose in the world, Ruby thought in satisfaction. The Eturi might be clamoring for her capture, but she wasn’t without her own skills. You couldn’t go twenty-some odd years trapping in the swamps without being stealthy. Ruby didn’t fool herself into thinking she would avoid detection completely, but her freedom was at stake, and she wasn’t about to let it be curtailed because of some drop-dead gorgeous vampire.

The decision made, she stood and took a deep breath to steady her nerves. With her back against the wall opposite her gate to freedom, she ran at full speed. She launched herself at the windows, feeling the wards Lucian had on them snap at the same time the alarms went off.

She broke through the glass, shredding her skin but not caring. She had a duty to her line to get away, even if it was away from the man she’d unsuspectingly bound herself to. Ruby flew through the air, landing on her side with a grunt. Her shoulder popped and a few of her ribs snapped. She couldn’t stop though.

Ruby got to her feet as fast as she could and began running, holding her ribs. She could hear the councilors shouting back and forth, trying to figure out which way she’d gone.

Lucian wouldn’t be out because he was confined by the sunlight, but the others would be after her in full force. Ruby darted through the tangled oak trees. The Instinct spurred her body onward once more. She loped through the sugarcane field beyond Lucian’s house, heading for the thick woods and swamp. She peered behind her only once and it was to see three distinct movements in the field. She was glad she was as tall as she was because it enabled her to keep one step ahead of them.

Reaching the woods, her bare feet found every sharp stick and sticker plant, but she kept going. She needed to put a lot of distance between her and the group before nightfall.

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