The Fairhaven Chronicles Boxed Set: The Revelations of Oriceran by S. M. Boyce & Martha Carr & Michael Anderle

Author:S. M. Boyce & Martha Carr & Michael Anderle [Boyce, S. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2018-02-05T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

The general pushed Audrey ahead of him as they walked through another dark tunnel. This was more like a cave than any part of the castle. Audrey didn't have a clue where they were anymore. This place seemed to be filled with secret doors and passageways, which would've been cool in any other circumstance.

“So what’s the plan, General?" she asked the Atlantean behind her.

He put his hand on the small of her back, but she pushed him off her. Her body still ached from his attacks, and she didn't have the strength to do anything more than bat his hand away. To his credit, he didn't try again. “You'll see.”

She rolled her eyes. “I assume you're taking me to the tiara.”

It was a solid assumption and the general's eyebrows shot to his forehead in surprise, confirming she was right. It made sense, after all. She assumed there was some kind of controlling aspect to the tiara, and he would want her to wear it sooner rather than later to keep her under his thumb.

That wouldn't happen.

General Cato led her into a massive underground cavern with stalactites covering the ceiling, reaching toward them like teeth. A platform had been carved into the floor, and on it was an ornate silver altar, long enough for a person to lie on.

Surprisingly, the king stood behind the altar with his arms behind his back and a disappointed expression on his face.

“After all we've done for you,” he said softly, shaking his head.

Audrey curtsied mockingly. “Thank you for your hospitality. I wasn't aware kidnapping your guests and forcing them to stay was customary.”

The king clicked his tongue. “You will not speak to me that way.”

“I just did.” Audrey quirked an eyebrow, daring him to do something about it.

Sure, Audrey might have been walking a line here, but she didn't have many cards to play. For whatever reason they still wanted her to be their little princess, and if she could distract them long enough Victoria might be able to escape and get them all out of here.

The king snapped his fingers, and the small army dragged in a struggling Victoria and an unconscious Diesel.

Audrey sighed and resisted the impulse to face-palm. So much for her plan.

She eyed the king. Usually he wore a long cloak which hid his shoulders and much of his body. Tonight, though, he'd gone without. His barrel chest and broad shoulders reminded her of an MMA fighter, and she wondered how strong an Atlantean had to be to be king. He could probably beat the general in a fistfight, and since she had just lost to Cato she doubted she could take them both.

Brute force wasn't going to win this war or get her and her friends out safely. She needed to be clever.

A realization hit Audrey. “I don’t remind you of your dead children, do I?”

The king shook his head. “The queen and I have never had children, nor will we. Everything we did was done to woo you.”

“How ethical.

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