The Curse and the Prince (Kingdom of Curses and Shadows Book 2) by Day Leitao
Author:Day Leitao [Leitao, Day]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sparkly Wave
Published: 2021-01-13T16:00:00+00:00
Everything was falling apart. Crumbling. And Larzen had no way to fix any of that. He opened the door to his quarters feeling exhausted. A flame on a lamp flickered in a corner. Odd. His office had been dark when he left. His eyes moved to the other corner, where, in an armchair, Riadne was sitting. Instinctively, Larzen touched the hilt of his dagger. That was beyond dumb. Since when heâd been scared of one single lady? And then, maybe there were good reasons for him to fear Riadne, but a dagger wouldnât solve anything. What was he going to do? Cut magic?
âWhat do you want?â His voice didnât sound half as harsh as he wished.
She showed the palms of her hands. âPeace. Iâm conceding defeat. I want a truce. Whatever you people call it.â
âAre you going to fix Kiran? Not sure you noticed but I have a problem here.â
âThatâs not my fault. I didnât do that. Not sure you noticed but heâs been threatening me too.â
Larzen did recall the way his older brother had held her throat, her slight look of panic, and how sheâd run. But still. âI donât know. You might be trying to get my sympathy.â
âI am. I saved your brother, in case you didnât notice that either. Wasnât that what you wanted? I did my part. Now let my brother go and Iâll leave never to bother any of you again.â
Larzen crossed his arms. âOooh. Tempting.â He looked up, as if he were thinking. âLet me see⦠You drove my older brother mad, youâre about to have us tearing ourselves apart, and now I let you go. What do I get with it?â He scratched his chin. âHum⦠let me see⦠Nothing.â He glared at her. âYou think Iâm stupid?â
âI saved your brother. I didnât have to. It was a gesture of goodwill. Ideally, I should have been smart and asked you to release Lukas before saving Griffin. Silly, stupid me.â
âYour gesture is appreciated, Riadne. But now you need to fix Kiran.â
Riadne got up. âThereâs no fixing, donât you see? I canât do that and Iâm starting to fear for my life.â
âOne reason to be motivated to solve this mess.â
She chuckled bitterly. âYou donât understand. Eventually I might have to use my magic to save my life. Eventually other people could get hurt. Would you like that?â
That was likely true. The guards had blocked Kiran from going after her. Could she ask them to kill him? Maybe. But Larzen still had a bargaining chip and planned to use it. âSure. Except for the part where youâre supposed to get us all to kill each other. And that other part where I have your brother.â
âI donât want to get you all to kill each other. I stopped Kiran from killing Griffin! These things, these prophecies⦠I donât know. Some of us believe that itâs all written, that life is not a straight line but a circle, and that you can find the end in the beginning. Itâs all there.
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