The Four Nations Tournament: The Aegis of Merlin Book 6 by Wisher James E

Author:Wisher, James E. [Wisher, James E.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781945763182
Publisher: Sand Hill Publishing
Published: 2017-12-10T16:00:00+00:00

7

Opening Ceremony

After Heather’s visit, Conryu had a hard time getting back to sleep. It wasn’t that he expected her to return and try again, more that he couldn’t get his heart to stop hammering a thousand miles an hour. He loved Maria, more than anything, but he was only human and Heather, whatever else you might say about her, was a stunning woman.

At the same time, he couldn’t remember the last time he’d been so angry. At both her and Malice. What was he going to have to do to get the Kincade family to leave him alone? Conryu didn’t want to make threats, especially since he probably wasn’t willing to do anything really violent to them anyway.

God! What had she been thinking? How much of her story was true? She’d sounded sincere, but he didn’t trust himself to judge. One thing was certain, it was going to be awkward at the opening ceremony today.

He tried to meditate and empty his mind. He couldn’t control what might happen later so he needed to let it go. What would be, would be, as Dad liked to say.

Conryu jumped out of bed and took a cold shower in hopes that it would wake him up. Fifteen minutes later he was dressed and ready to go downstairs to the hotel restaurant. Conryu was supposed to meet Kelsie, Jonny and the Kanes for breakfast. He still hadn’t made up his mind whether he should tell Maria about what happened. Part of him understood he had to, but he didn’t want to risk her doing anything crazy. For someone so generally in control, she had a quick temper sometimes.

He almost laughed out loud. Imagine him worrying about Maria doing something rash. He sighed. There was no way around it, he was going to have to tell her. If she found out some other way, she’d never trust him again. He didn’t dare take that chance.

Conryu opened the door and found Grant standing in the hall in a crisp uniform, hands clasped behind his back, waiting for him. A quick glance down the hall revealed the other cadets waiting for their charges to emerge.

“Did you sleep well, sir?” Grant asked.

“Not as well as I would’ve liked. Are you planning to follow me down to breakfast?”

“It’s my job to follow you wherever you go, sir. Please don’t try to ditch me, if you do I’ll catch hell over it with my commander.”

Perhaps Grant could help him restrain Maria when he told her what Heather had done. “Well let’s get a move on then.”

As he rode down the elevator Conryu asked, “Am I the first one up?”

“Yes, sir. I suspect the others will join you shortly. The bus is due to arrive in an hour and a half to pick everyone up.”

The elevator bell chimed and the door slid open. Conryu stepped out into the lobby and looked around, trying to spot the others. He didn’t see anyone, but they might’ve been waiting in the restaurant already.

“Prime, do you sense Maria anywhere?”

“No, Master.

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