The Fallen Prince by Shea Berkley

Author:Shea Berkley [Berkley, Shea]
Language: ara
Format: epub
Tags: (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Published: 2013-05-07T14:00:00+00:00

With Friends Like These

Leo has my back…and I appreciate the fact that Leo has my back, but there are some things a guy has to do on his own. Finding Bodog is one of them. He knows where Kera is, but the little guy is skittish even on his best days. For some reason, he’s decided to trust me. I can’t drag along an entourage just because there are a few uprisings going on.

Wyatt’s right. I can handle whatever magic pops up. They can’t.

But Leo won’t let it go. As we make our way through town, he starts in on me. “You know what you have? A classic case of zombie magic.”

I step around a broken cart. “I get the apocalyptic destruction of a village by unknown beings may lead someone to question their belief system, but,” I shake my head and glance his way, “there’s no such thing as zombie magic.” At least I’m pretty sure there isn’t.

His eyes grow big. “There must be, ’cause it’s eaten all your brains since you started this magical mystery trip.”

It’s hard not to laugh when Leo says stuff like that. We jig around a man who’s desperately trying to calm a horse, and I nearly get kicked in the head for wandering too close. “I’ll be careful.”

“Careful. Riiiight.” His voice deepens with doubt. “That’s not exactly a word most people associate with you, bro. Where are you going to start looking for him? Do you even know? There’s a lot of acreage out there to cover, and that’s assuming he’s found a little nest to hide in. You could be out there for days. These people need you here. Now.”

I get what he’s saying. The air is thick with the crumblings of the battle. It’s sad, really. Kera’s town had been a place like none other. Lively, clean, and picturesque. Even now, some of the firsts are using their magic to repair the buildings; some have pulled out tables and sit around sipping tea like nothing odd has happened. Others wander aimlessly as if the small amount of magic they have left is the only thing keeping them upright. It’s the mark of denial, of hopelessness, of sheer terror in the face of an unknown future.

“Kera needs me more. I can feel her, Leo. It’s like we’re attached. I can’t close my eyes without hearing her calling me, but it’s getting fainter. I need to find her. Now.” I hop over a deep trench in the middle of the road. “Besides, the best way I can help everyone is by finding Kera.”

“How is finding her going to help anyone but you?” Leo jumps over the trench, easily landing next to me. His serious gaze searches my face. “I’m not saying you shouldn’t find her. You should, but you’re doing this for yourself. Don’t act like Navar. He said what everyone wanted to hear when his real motives were all about him.”

I grab Leo by his shirtfront and jerk him close. “Navar and I are nothing alike.

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