The Case of the Purple Pearl by Amber Kell & RJ Scott

Author:Amber Kell & RJ Scott [Kell, Amber & Scott, RJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Publisher: Love Lane Books Limited
Published: 2015-11-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

When Idris stopped dead in his tracks, Hal nearly walked straight into him.

“What’s wrong?” he asked.

Idris turned. The expression in his silver-eyed gaze had Hal’s breath catching in his throat. So many years had passed since he’d been imprisoned in his stone form. He never thought he’d ever be able to touch Idris again, let alone talk to him. Emotion glowed in Idris’s beautiful eyes as he shook his head.

“I need time,” Idris whispered.

What did he mean? Time away from him? Hal’s anxiety could be nothing more than the stone hardening his chest, but to see Idris looking so sad made Hal think maybe this was it. This was the moment when Idris said he didn’t love him anymore.

“What do you mean?” Hal asked.

“I need time with you before we do anything else.”

Relief flooded Hal. Idris wasn’t abandoning him. He’d thought Idris meant time away from him.

“We only have a few days.” The triplets spoke in unison. Freaky.

“As your king, I say we can take an hour,” Idris argued.

The triad responded with a range of expressions. One sneered, another looked shocked, and the third looked scared. Was it possible they were capable of independent thought?

Idris tightened his grip on Hal’s hand and led him away from the people surrounding them. Left, then right, over and over through a twist of corridors that Hal had no hope of recalling. They walked for ages. In all that time, Hal didn’t speak. What was he going to say to Idris? What could he say?

Finally, they stopped outside a large carved oak door that Hal recognized from before he’d been cursed. Idris’s suite of rooms. Before Hal could comment, Idris laid his hand on the wood and muttered words under his breath. The heavy door swung open with a creak. The scent of disuse hit Hal. Evidently no one had come to air out Idris’s room. With a flick of his fingers, the moldy dusty smell disappeared, and the drapes opened to let in light. Another flick tidied the bed, swept the surfaces clean of dust, and brought the scent of lemons into the air. Hal inhaled deeply. This was the smell that reminded him of Idris. Every time Sam dusted his office he used a lemon furniture polish and Hal’s heart had cracked a little more.

The door swung shut behind them. Hal watched Idris wander around the large suite, checking the various side rooms with cursory glances.

“I haven’t been in here since…” Idris hesitated then started again. “Not since you left on that quest. The same morning I watched you leave.”

“I didn’t know you watched. You didn’t say goodbye.“

“I couldn’t talk to you; I was so angry that you chose to do those stupid tasks when you already had my heart. It should have been enough when I told you I loved you.” Idris pulled Hal close until he could rest his head on Idris’s shoulder.

“She told me you laughed at me when you were alone with her,” Hal whispered against Idris’s warm skin.

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