Saving the Fae (Daughter of Light Book 3) by Leia Stone

Author:Leia Stone [Stone, Leia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-09-30T23:00:00+00:00

There was only darkness for a moment because, from the blackness, I was pulled into a bright light. It felt like someone had hooked me behind the navel, and everything spun. It took me a second to realize I had touched a portal. That tree trunk wasn’t some normal wood. After the darkness, then flash of light, my feet slammed down onto soft grass.

What the…

I stood before the Queen. Long pink hair flowed down her back as blades of tall grass tickled her chin. She wore a confused expression, brow furrowed, hands up in warning. Her short blue summer dress flitted in the breeze of the open field we were in.

Her gaze roamed over me, and her confusion led to shock. Her entire face fell, hands shaking.

“Lily? Is that you? How long have I been asleep?”

Okay, I didn’t know what the hell was going on, but she looked real, and she clearly knew she’d been asleep.

“What is this place?” My voice was dreamy, sleepy sounding.

A sob formed in her throat, and she stumbled forward. “Lily? Are you my Lily?”

My throat clenched at the agony in her face as her hands flew to clasp mine. “You’re here?” she breathed, and then her mouth formed an O shape. “The tree. That means… how old are you? Oh my beautiful girl!” Tears rolled down her cheeks, and she pulled me into a hug, wrapping her warm arms around me.

How did you tell someone that you didn’t think of them as your mom? Someone who fought so hard to keep you safe, someone who loved you so much she hid you with her own sister in an effort to save your life.

You didn’t.

“It’s me,” I said.

Pulling away from me, she examined my face. “You’re so grown.” Worry pulled at the edges of her mouth. “Indra… she’s keeping me asleep.”

I nodded. “I just found out. We’re trying to wake you, but she’s been feeding you sleep potion for two decades, and we only have three crystals. It will take time.”

When I said two decades, she stumbled backward a little, nearly falling over. “I missed everything… missed watching you grow up?” Tears rolled down her cheeks, and at this point, I accepted the idea that I’d taken some portal into her mind somehow. I wondered if my body was still back at the tree but only my consciousness had traveled. That seemed most likely.

“Yeah…” I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t want to break her heart.

Her face brightened. “Your aunt, did she tell you all about me? Did she tell you how much I love you? How is she? I miss you both so much.”

At first, I was confused. My aunt? But then, I realized she meant my mother… A sob formed in my throat. “She’s… dead.”

Every single ounce of confusion or sadness left her body in a rush, and rage replaced her features. “The Winter King?” she growled.

I didn’t want anyone to know what my mother had become in the end, that she’d been so desperate for a crystal she was willing to put a gun in a sick five-year-old’s face.

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