The Book of Azrael (Gods & Monsters 1) by Amber V. Nicole

Author:Amber V. Nicole [Nicole, Amber V.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rose & Star Publishing
Published: 2022-09-28T00:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Seven

Dianna

“Rise and shine, Your Royal Highness,” I said, shaking Liam’s shoulder. He was facing away from the door, still in the same position he had fallen asleep in. Honestly, if I hadn’t been able to see his chest rising and falling, I would have thought he was dead.

I leaned closer to him and whispered, “Liam. If you die, does that mean I won’t go to a godly prison or whatever?”

He groaned as he slowly turned over. I stood and placed my hand on my hip. “Hey, sleeping beauty.”

He stretched, his shirt riding up to reveal a strip of bronzed skin over the defined muscles of his abdomen. His hands hit the ugly headboard, and his feet hung off the other end, the bed way too small for his massive frame.

“What time is it?” Sleep edged his voice, making it an octave deeper. He rubbed his eyes as he sat up on his elbow, part of his hair sticking to the side of his head. He was the most beautiful and annoying thing I had ever seen. I shook the thought from my head.

“Almost eight.”

That woke him up. He sat up and swung his legs off of the bed, placing his feet on the floor. He rubbed his face once more before looking at me. “We need to leave. Why did you let me sleep that long?”

“Because you don’t sleep, and you need it.” I picked up the bag from where I had set it on the old, worn chair when I’d come back to the room. “I burned the rest of the stuff Nym gave us, so I went out and got you some clothes. She might have poisoned the clothes she sent, and you need to blend in. I want to make a pit stop before we get on the road, so hurry and get dressed.”

“‘Pit stop’?”

“Yes. Paige, the sweet old lady who runs this place, told me about a small breakfast area a few miles outside town. I’m hungry, and you need to eat, too.”

I could tell by the look on his face that he was about to refuse.

“Look, if we’re going to try this whole ‘let’s be friends’ thing, you have to eat.”

I watched him open his mouth to say something, but I cut him off.

“Ah, nope, I don’t want to hear it. You may fool your friends, but you can’t fool me. I haven’t seen you touch one piece of food since we started our little journey, and it’s been almost a week. That’s probably why you keep having those headaches, too. I honestly don’t know how you keep all of that,” I waved a hand toward his physique, “in shape while not eating.”

“Do not tell the others,” he said, the corner of his mouth lifting. “Please.”

“Your secret is safe with me, Your Highness.”

His eyes narrowed at me. “Also, stop calling me that.”

“I will if you eat.”

He held my gaze a moment longer before looking at the bag. “I do not need the clothes. I am assuming they are the wrong size, just like everything else Logan has given me.

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