Sacrifice: A Reverse Harem Dragon Fantasy by Ava Sinclair

Author:Ava Sinclair [Sinclair, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-06T16:00:00+00:00

DRORGROS

Where is Imryth?

I’m in no mood to search the castle, and bark the question at every servant I pass. I am rarely in so foul a temper. I do not like to see the servants’ friendly faces transformed by fright as I snap at them, but with each shake of the head, each, “No, my lord,” I grow more anxious.

Imryth is usually the reliable one. Within hours, Tythos will enter the hall with Lyla clad in ruby red, his color. The crowds will roar especially loud, for their arrival will bring the House of Fra’hir one step closer to the Deepening, and with it, the bond that quickens our seed. But the Deepening won’t happen until the final mating. Imryth is the last. Where is he?

He must be in the castle, because if he isn’t, that can mean only one thing — he has defied my wishes and gone to scout. I’ve searched it all, from the Oracle’s keep to the storerooms to the pools to the libraries. I’ve looked in every nook and alcove. The only place I did not search was the Crystal Cavern, the exclusive realm of bonded females. It is full today with the mates of the Drakoryan celebrating in the hall. After the Deepening, Lyla will be welcomed there for her own celebration, and after that, she will become its official Mistress, hosting other human mates in the cavern whenever there is a council meeting or other affair here at Castle Fra’hir.

There is only one place to look. I descend to the bowels of the castle, past the dungeon to a hidden passage that leads to a great cave opening to an inland sea. Here there are platforms that jut out over the water. A dragon rests on one of the rocks. I recognize him by his color — a silvery blue. It is Skryll, one of Enid’s mates in his drake form. I saw him at dawn, reeling in the sky and sparring for fun with one of his brothers. I call to him now and he lifts his head and yawns, a plume of smoke rising from his throat. He sits up, stretching as we begin a telepathic communication common to our kind.

“Drorgros. What brings you here?”

“Where’s your brother, Bartax?”

He stretches again, rubbing his eyes. “He left earlier, with Imryth.”

I curse under my breath. “Did he say where they were going?”

“No, only that they’d be back before everyone in the hall woke up.”

“Curses to those two. I told my brother not to leave!”

“He’s probably just sparring,” Skryll says. “I’m sure he’ll be back soon. It’s his night with your mate, after all. Surely…”

I turn away, not wanting to alarm Skryll. So far, we are the only ones who know about the ShadowFell. We will have to call the council soon enough, but I do not want to raise panic before the Deepening, especially given the prophecy. Once we have all consummated the union with Lyla and formed our bond, then we will call the lords together.

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