The Burn of the Underworld by X Meg Xuemei

Author:X, Meg Xuemei [X, Meg Xuemei]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Paranormal, Vampires
Amazon: B07Q1DW47M
Goodreads: 44593906
Publisher: Meg Xuemei X
Published: 2019-05-16T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

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“We’re free, Bas,” I said fiercely.

My brother grinned at me, his face wet with tears, and hugged me tighter. “I never thought we would have this day.” He pulled away from me and studied me from head to toe. “Gods, Calamity, you’re a beautiful woman.”

Even as my brother, he’d never seen my true form; I couldn’t afford to let my guard down for one second while I’d lived as a slave.

It felt incredibly liberating to wear my true face and be my own self.

And I was no longer his little “brother.” I was a woman, through and through. I could see how relieved he was that he didn’t need to pretend anymore. He no longer needed to worry that a slip of the tongue could get me killed, or worse.

“We’ll never go back,” I said.

“Hell, no,” he said.

I touched his forehead with the back of my hand to test his fever. The temperature felt right. He was getting better, though his blue skin was still dull and his lips remained cracked.

Sebastian eyed our companions over my shoulder. “Your friend brought me medicine and helped me get away. Is he a Sváva? He looks like an upgraded version.”

Our adopted father had never told him about the history of the Sváva. When an angel fell to the Underworld, he became a demon. Over time, his appearance also changed to fit the environment.

I knew Elijah was a pure Sváva, but Max was something else.

Just then, Max stalked up to us, and his obsidian wings vanished.

Sebastian’s eyes widened like eggs. “How did he do that?”

“To answer your question, dragonian, I’m not a full-blooded Sváva,” Max said. At our expectant gazes, he shrugged. “It’s a long story.”

Which meant he didn’t like to talk about his heritage.

That was fine with me. I’d disguised myself as a boy my entire life until yesterday. There were reasons for people having to hide their identities.

“We gotta move,” Max said. “When Cain doesn’t see his captain return, he’ll send a small army.”

Ash jogged toward us and handed Sebastian an angelblade, which he had taken from the dead demon captain.

“I’m sorry about your friends,” the fae prince said to me, his eyes brimming with sympathy.

That reminded me. How selfish was I! I should have tended to Octavia first instead of running to hug my brother. But when I’d spotted Sebastian, I’d been overjoyed that he was safe.

I knew beyond doubt that Lydia was gone. I’d seen her chest impaled by an angelblade, but Octavia was still alive.

I rushed toward her.

“Octavia!” I called.

She couldn’t move, but she struggled to open her eyes, which were filled with relief and joy.

“My queen,” she breathed out. “You...survived.”

Her dark eyes begged me to leave her and run for my freedom. She wouldn’t want to be a burden.

“Go to the...Prophet,” she pled.

“I won’t leave you behind,” I said.

“I can carry her,” Sebastian offered, squatting by my left side. “She’ll heal on the road.”

When I sent a demon to his death with my lethal touch, I’d seen his essence through the contact.

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