The Darkest Night (Witch Queen Book 1) by A.D. Starrling

Author:A.D. Starrling [Starrling, A.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Silver Orb Publishing
Published: 2021-11-19T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Nikolai took a painful breath. “I don’t remember much else after that. When I woke up in my room, I realized that instead of letting Oscar finish me off, the Sorcerer King had spared me. It was only later that I found out that had been his plan all along.” A bitter chuckle left him. “He needed two successors, in case one ever fell to his enemies. With Oscar and I the last of his children standing, he always intended to stop the fight before one of us killed the other.”

“That man is a monster,” Mae growled.

Nikolai blinked and met her furious scowl. Something lightened inside him then. Though he had made allies who had helped him survive the Sorcerer King’s court and his life as one of the Dark Council’s minions over the years, he had never had friends before. True friends. Men and women who would stand by him through thick and thin.

He had a feeling Mae, Violet, and Miles would be that kind of people.

That’s if Mae ever forgives me for what I did. Guilt left a sour taste in his mouth at the thought of the secrets he had yet to reveal to her. Resolve filled him. I’ll just have to make her understand the reason for my actions.

“I made a vow the night Oscar killed my mother.” Nikolai frowned. “That I would not only find a way to avenge her death, but that I would stop Oscar and my father. Even if it meant selling my soul to the devil.” He met Bryony’s stare squarely. “So, I kept my head down and I waited for the right opportunity to strike.”

The New York coven High Priestess watched him impassively in the taut silence that followed.

She stole a glance at Violet and Miles. “An…ally of ours warned us something was going to happen in New York. And that it likely had to do with the Witch Queen’s prophesized awakening. How did you and the Dark Council find out this would not only happen, but that it would take place in my city?”

An ally? Nikolai cut his eyes to Violet and Miles. She must be talking about someone they know. Understanding dawned. He stiffened. So, that’s why they were ready for the fight that night!

Nikolai decided now was not the time to question them or Bryony about their source.

“Two weeks ago, one of my father’s Seers experienced a vision of the Witch Queen’s awakening. The details were blurry at best. All she could make out was that it would happen in a city, under a gibbous moon. New York wasn’t the only place the Dark Council sent reinforcements to.”

Surprise flashed on the faces of the coven members.

“So, that’s why their activities increased in every major metropolis in the world,” Abraham said grimly.

Mae arched an eyebrow at Violet and Miles. “Really?”

The cousins nodded.

“Then, how did you know the Witch Queen would awaken in New York?” Bryony asked Nikolai, her jaw set in a hard line.

Mae studied him with a faint frown, equally curious.

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