Sky of Thorns: An epic fantasy romance, Book One in the Vandeleur Trilogy by Fleur DeVillainy

Author:Fleur DeVillainy [DeVillainy, Fleur]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Alstroemeria Publishing
Published: 2023-12-04T16:00:00+00:00

Aramis

The clack of my boots reverberates off the cold, damp stones as I descend down to the dungeons. I can’t get Sybil out of my thoughts since apprehending her yesterday. Her usual scent of tea, lavender and vanilla was completely marred by the smell of damp stone and sweat. If fear had a smell, there’s no doubt it would coat her pale skin.

Seeing her so frail and scared, with her hair roughly cut and eyes empty of their usual light, had nearly driven me insane. I had promised her a fair trial and found her a shell of the woman I had retrieved from that cottage. Something is very wrong and I hate myself for not knowing what to do. Why am I so willing to sacrifice everything I have and everything I am to save her?

After presenting my report to both my father and Tricella the night before, I was determined to clear my mind of her. I tossed my shirt into the fire and submerged myself in the steaming water, but despite scrubbing my skin until it was raw and red, I could still feel and smell her. Even though she has been a prisoner for some time, I swear her lavender scent still lingers, as if my imagination can’t release her. Never have I experienced fury such as when Kieran laid his filthy hands on her and I was ready to see the light leave his eyes for that one small gesture. Goddess knows I only stopped myself because Tricella would have undoubtedly claimed a life for a life and killed Nero or Edmund to punish me. In a desperate attempt to dull my senses, I drank a few drams of dark starlight before finally succumbing to a deep, fitful sleep. Visions of her hair caressing her cheek as she tilts her head in thought, her soft rosebud lips, and those damnable soft hands still plague my dreams. Shaking my head, I rake my fingers through my hair.

The unicorn must have cast a spell on me once Tricella unleashed her powers, it’s the only way I can explain this obsession, this urge to make sure she is safe. Shifters are abominable creatures, only with animal instincts to fuck, kill, and conquer, I tell myself. My words ring false, even in my head, and I wonder why I keep trying to tell myself this, when I know Sybil has proven to be the only exception, demanding that I change my mind–that I do better.

“Why was she even free in the castle?” I question aloud as I turn the corner and proceed through another door, slamming it behind me. My movements are guided by an instinctive need to see her.

Another flight of stairs and over the reek of the dungeon. I smell the faint hint of her scent. My heart is pounding in my chest as I sprint toward the ominous entrance of her cell, but my steps grow heavy as I get a first glimpse at what lies behind the bars.

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