Steal the Sky: An MM Rapunzel Retelling (Beautiful Nightmares Book 2) by Anna Fury & Amy Pennza

Author:Anna Fury & Amy Pennza [Fury, Anna & Pennza, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Gothel

I shouldn’t have left Tower like that, not after seeing him for the first time in two weeks. Well, that's a lie. I’ve seen him plenty, I’ve just spied from the shadows while he worked to learn patience. He needed space for this part of his training, but the heart in my chest that I’ve forced not to beat draws me to him anyhow.

Tower du Sang is my mate. It’s hard to believe. We seem so unlikely, but if I know anything, it’s that life has a way of surprising us.

Pumping my wings hard, I circle my buildings, searching for clarity. I’ve thrown myself deeply into my work as Sky Syndicate leader for the past two weeks, but that lonely, aching part of my soul that wants companionship has other ideas. I steer toward my office window and sail in.

It’s not lost on me that if Tower is my mate, I’ll need to be up front with him soon. But he is first and foremost my ward, and we need to solve his power issue. I have more motivation than ever. Before I knew what he was to me, I simply wanted to fix a lost and wayward man.

Everything is different now that I know the truth.

It’s unlike me to grumble, but I do it now as I settle into my office chair to reread a stack of paperwork. The lines blur as I struggle to focus. Growling, I toss the contracts aside and reach under my desk, pressing the button to access a hidden drawer. It slips open soundlessly, and I pull a singular item out of it.

A book. My most important and treasured possession.

It’s wrapped in the softest of leathers, and I sigh as I look upon it. The book itself is leather as well, bound with blood-red thread and gold lettering. The name on the spine is mine. Well, it’s my full name.

Gothelevenus of House Cortal.

This book is the only possession I have that remains from my time before the Veil fell. It was given to me by a lover, a mountain witch with golden eyes who left the book for me after a wild night in the sheets together. I thought there was something between us, but the note he left me made it clear there wasn’t. And the reason for that lies within the book’s pages.

Like I have every day for the last two weeks, I open the book and let the pages flutter and fall naturally. And like every other day, the scene before me sours my gut.

On the page, there’s an uncanny illustration of Tower moving stealthily through my office. The illustrated version of him tiptoes across the page as if I’m watching one of the humans’ old “movies.” He’s beautiful in his natural form, white hair piled high on his head in a sexy bun. Tendrils of it fall around his ears as they twitch. He’s listening for me, probably because I’ve surprised him so many times.

I ache to touch him, to push my fingers into that bun and tear it all down.

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