Shaedes of Power: A Dark Fae Fantasy Romance (Soul Magic Book 1) by Jenny Grimes

Author:Jenny Grimes [Grimes, Jenny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2025-03-11T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

When I awoke, I noticed the fire had somehow built up again. All the candles were lit, and the heavy fur blankets had been wrapped around both Glory and myself, making the warm little nest of blankets almost impossible to leave. In the dressing area, two dark gowns lay splayed out over the lounge chair where Edmyn had slept, Edmyn being nowhere in sight. I rolled over to Glory.

“Wake up,” I gently urged her. “Glory, you need to wake up.”

She moaned a little in vexation, then her brain caught up with her body, and she shot up with a jolt.

“Oh my stars! What happened? What time is it? Are you okay? Are we okay?” She grabbed a hold of me, looking me over. “Where is Edmyn?”

“I have answers to almost all your questions,” I said and started filling her in with everything that had transpired after she was hit with the sleep spell, minus the tiny detail about Edmyn’s prior shaede. He had kept that secret for so many years that it seemed wrong to repeat it.

“I hate it here,” she said finally, getting up and stretching her sore muscles. “It’s so dark that it’s impossible to know what time it is. Everyone looks at everyone like they’re food, and without access to my magic, I feel hollow. It’s the most terrible, aching feeling.”

“I know. I feel it too,” I answered. “But don’t mention food again. More than anything, I am starving.” I also got up, feeling well rested and knowing we must have been sleeping for hours. I could feel it in my bones. It was the next day, and for all we knew, a war had already been waged against our realm, one in which we were completely incapacitated to participate. I wondered if Ciaran had already learned of Edmyn’s deceit if perhaps a civil war might also be brewing within these castle walls. But the growling in my empty stomach overrode all other thoughts, so I walked over to the dresses.

“Black on black, or black on black?” I offered sarcastically to Glory.

“Hmm, that’s a tough one. You choose,” she responded with a wry smile. I tossed her dress on the bed, and we both quickly dressed, thankful for sleeves and something thick enough to hide our nipples.

Mine was off the shoulders, rimmed with complex black lace, and had a heavy satin skirt. Glory’s was also black satin but had a little bit of fur around the collar and cuffs. Our hair had managed to survive the night, so we just left it as it was, and timidly opened the bedroom door.

One of the servants from last night stood in the shadows, waiting. It was the grumpy one that pushed me into the bath. She looked at us appraisingly and then said, “Follow me.”

We walked a fair distance through hallways I didn’t think we’d traversed the night before, but it was hard to tell in a place that knew no light. We were shown into a large dining room where candles floated overhead and another massive fireplace was aflame.

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