The Curse of the Fallen: A Soulmate Romance by Abbey Fox

Author:Abbey Fox [Fox, Abbey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Wild Rabbit LLC
Published: 2024-04-07T00:00:00+00:00

24

NAVA

Pirates, fae, and sorcery—those three words would never have crossed Nava’s mind a year ago. Alas, this was what her life had become. She pulled the metal stamp from the black wax, revealing an uneven seal stuck to the parchment.

“Everything will be fine. I just have to play the part,” she repeated to herself for the hundredth time. Maybe this time she would believe it.

Arkimedes’s voice carried through the floorboards as he called to her from downstairs. He’d been on edge ever since they’d woken up before sunrise and gone over the details of their plan. A plan that sounded completely ridiculous, given how awkward she became when she was nervous.

Even Arkimedes hadn’t seemed convinced it was a good idea, so why should she be? It wouldn’t surprise her if he changed his mind and demanded that she stay behind while he took care of the rest with Devon.

Nava handed the letter to Leela, who’d been waiting by the bedroom door. “Are you sure it’s not too much trouble to take this to the post?”

“Not at all. It’s near the house, and I’m glad to help.”

When they arrived the night before, the first thing on her mind had been Cameron. What would happen to him if things went awry and disaster struck? She could have lost her life in the fight with the Zorren and he would never have known.

Nava had no home to return to on Grey Island, even if they succeeded—because she’d freed their prisoner and that would never be forgiven.

So she poured the truth about everything that had happened onto pages.

When her parents died, she’d promised Cameron the truth. Her little brother deserved that much, and the situation was dangerous enough now that, if she died, she wanted him to know what had happened. In the end, Cameron would never forgive her if she’d kept it all from him.

Leela tightened the strings of her tunic around her neck. It was the same color as Nava’s, a deep shade of green that brought out the blue hue of her friend’s eyes.

Nava reached inside her coat pocket and grabbed the sun stone. Its warmth seeped through her cold, clammy fingers, lending her some strength to move forward. At least she had this small piece of Ari coming with her.

Devon and Arkimedes were waiting for her outside the shop. Both leaned against the wall, talking in hushed voices as they watched the fae pass up and down the busy street. Arkimedes’s eyes settled on her as she exited the building, and Nava’s heart jolted, butterflies flying in her stomach as she took in his handsome features. The chill of the morning did nothing to cool off the heat washing through her body.

“You’ve got everything you need?” he asked, and the intensity behind his eyes told her he was having the same reaction to her.

She nodded. The gentle hum of the sun stone inside her pocket comforted her, even in this dreary weather.

“You won’t return?” Leela asked, locking the door of her shop behind her.

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