Ruins of Starlight: A Fantasy Romance Novel (Celestial Devotion Book 1) by B.C. FaJohn

Author:B.C. FaJohn [FaJohn, B.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2025-02-11T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

ASTER

It was my fault. I’d given Morgana too much truth. The kind of brutal honesty that could break a person’s will to live, their reserve. And, at first I thought that’s exactly what I’d done as she collapsed. When the shadows overtook the room, I wondered if she’d lose herself to the madness like Galen had.

But there was something dangerous about this. It smelled lethal. Poisonous, almost. And when the fires followed it, I feared what sort of magic this was. I cursed, grabbing hold of her and stomping out the fire that had consumed Galen’s letter, desperately to try and save it. I took hold of it and ran from the room, twisting out of the figures that took form from the darkness and sliced through my jacket, into my arm. I curled my frame over Morgana to protect her.

They chased after me into the halls, up the stairwell, through the corridors until the large chandeliers near the main hall provided enough light that the darkness could not survive. I turned over my shoulder in time to see it hiss, fizzling out of existence as if it were no stronger than droplets of water over a blazing fire.

Only then did I slow my pace. I looked down at Morgana, her cheeks and arms scratched from the shadows that had attacked us. I wasn’t sure if that was Morgana’s doing—if she was fighting against herself in this wicked pursuit of agony—but it was lethal nonetheless.

After calling for the guards to control any of the fire that remained, I raced toward my room—one her servants would not expect her to be in. One where Erynna, Atlas, or any of the council would not expect her to reside. I rested her on the bed, removed her shoes, and wiped away the ash that could have infected her cuts with a damp cloth. They were superficial at best, but I had to make sure.

I pulled the covers over her, rested the charred letter on the bedside table next to her, and sat on the chair in the farthest corner so I could watch over her.

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