Siege: A Borrowed Magic Novella by Shari Lambert

Author:Shari Lambert
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, love, fantasy, magic, sorcery, sword

Six

They were everywhere. Men with dark eyes and scars in too many places to count. And things that weren’t men, beings created by Kern’s dark magic. Evil seeped from them into the surrounding air, coating everything in a gloomy haze that perfectly matched their goal.

To lay siege to the city of Delorme.

As far as Maren could tell, no cannon had been fired yet, but the roads were blocked in and out. She’d gotten here late the previous night and snuck into camp, posing as one of the many serving girls brought for the sole purpose of being ogled – and possibly more – by the men. She intended to get any information she could and sneak back out before…she shivered…just before.

The sun had touched the horizon. Torches had been lit and word spread that the men were to gather at the main tent. Maren followed, staying along the edges, trying to be inconspicuous.

It seemed to be working – until Lord Kern climbed onto a platform in front of the crowd.

She gasped, drawing the attention of the men around her.

They laughed and one of them grabbed her arm. “What? Did you think this was some kind of party?”

She tried to pull away but he only yanked her closer. “We’re here for killing, my girl.” His arm slid around her waist, and he smiled in a way that left her no doubt as to his intentions. “And other things, when we have the time.”

He pushed his mouth against hers, only seeming to relish it more when she struggled to push him away.

“Boys,” he called. “We have a fighter.”

Then another set of hands were there. And another. And another. Their foul breath made her want to vomit. Their laughter made her furious. But no matter what she did, there was always another one with groping hands and hungry eyes. And it seemed the more she fought, the more they enjoyed it, feeding off her terror.

Which gave her an idea.

She stopped doing anything, let her knees go weak in the current man’s arms, and pretended to pass out.

At which point he dropped her on the ground, and she heard him slap one of the other men on the back. “We were too much for her boys.” They all laughed, satisfied, as if they’d accomplished something.

She didn’t move until she heard Kern’s voice slither over the crowd. “Thank you all for joining my cause. I’ve waited years for this moment, and I’m happy to have so many of you here to enjoy it with me.”

The crowd raised fists to the sky and shouted their support.

Maren inched away. Now that Kern had their attention, she had a chance. Besides, she couldn’t listen to him. Not and stay silent. Or rush the platform and try to strangle him.

“Tonight we will lay siege to Delorme,” Kern yelled, gaining him another round of cheers. “King Daric already knows what it’s like to have those closest to him taken away. Now he will know what it’s like to be trapped. We won’t stop until every last one of them is dead.

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