The Affiliate by K.A. Linde

Author:K.A. Linde [Linde, K.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: YA Fantasy
Publisher: K.A. Linde Inc.
Published: 2015-09-13T16:00:00+00:00

Cyrene sank to her knees in the middle of the courtyard.

Leslin was…dead.

She covered her mouth as a sob racked her body.

Aralyn. Oh no.

How did Aralyn react to finding out that her friend is dead?

Cyrene hadn’t handled the news that Rhea had made Second Class very well. She couldn’t stomach thinking about something worse happening to her friend…or never seeing her again.

“Maelia,” Cyrene gasped.

“I know, Cyrene. It’s so terrible. When you were gone, I thought the worst had happened. I’m so glad that you’re all right.”

“I just…can’t believe this.” Cyrene brushed aside the tears that had fallen on her cheeks, and she slowly rose again.

“Me either. More guards have been called to duty around the perimeter and in the city, and the King instated a curfew. No one is allowed to be out after dark.”

“But Leslin wasn’t out after dark. It was the middle of the day,” Cyrene said.

Maelia nodded. “I know, but what else can they do?”

Cyrene didn’t know. She had never experienced anything like this. Who is killing people and for what purpose?

“I have to find my sister,” she told Maelia. “She was friends with Leslin.”

Was. It sounds so final.

“I’ll go with you. I don’t like the thought of you walking around here on your own,” Maelia admitted.

Cyrene didn’t even disagree with her friend, which really showed the severity of the situation. Her head was full of the news of the death of an Affiliate, but still, she couldn’t stop thinking about Basille’s demands for her to go to Eleysia. She needed to leave the castle, find Matilde and Vera, and get answers to her questions.

But how would that be possible when the castle is in such turmoil? And would I even be safe? Certainly not alone…

They strode through the Vines, past the clusters of Affiliates huddled together as they discussed the news, and stopped at Aralyn’s room. Cyrene knocked twice and waited. Aralyn answered almost immediately. She looked exactly like the last time Cyrene had been here. Her nose was buried in a book, her brown hair was pulled off her face, and her dress had been immaculately pressed.

“Aralyn,” Cyrene said softly.

“What is it, Cyrene? I’m in the middle of something,” Aralyn said.

Cyrene shared a look with Maelia. “We came to see how you were doing.”

“I’m quite well. Just about to leave for Kell on official business. I have much to do before I depart.”

She started closing the door, but Cyrene put her hand out.

“Have you not heard the news?”

“I don’t follow castle gossip,” Aralyn said. She finally closed her book and looked up at Cyrene with an exaggerated sigh. “What is it?”

Cyrene wet her lips and let the unsaid words hang in the air. She hated being the one to tell her sister, but she had to.

“Aralyn, I don’t know how to tell you—”

They heard footsteps stomping down the stone hallway, and all three girls turned their heads to see who was coming forward. Maelia yelped and jumped sideways as if someone were coming to attack her.

“Reeve,” Cyrene whispered.

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