The Gargoyle Lord's Wife by Celeste King

Author:Celeste King [King, Celeste]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Protheka Publishing
Published: 2022-12-15T16:00:00+00:00

15

Uri

The journey down the rest of the mountain is worse than I remember going up it.

It’s steeper and more icy from the wind constantly blowing over the mountainside, creating almost a sheer drop off that, if I took one wrong step, I’d fall to my death.

I have no doubts that Kallus would swoop in to save me, but on the off-chance that he becomes distracted with something else, I don’t want to take my chances.

I cling to him while we descend, keeping my body flush against his not only to stay safe but to stay warm as well. It’s frigid up here and he’s a beacon of warmth that feels nice against my side.

As we get to the bottom of the mountain, we come along a steep hill that drops off towards the base of the pathway leading up. The orc encampment is visible from here with their tents pitched and a few fires blazing to keep them warm among the elements.

My eyes scan the tents, searching for my coven sisters.

There are a few orcs that walk around the encampment, carrying large weapons with an ease that scares me. Fighting them before had been terrifying, but now that there’s the threat of them harming the others hanging over my head, it makes this mission all the more dangerous.

I can’t help but feel the sinking pit in my stomach over it. If I’d been back in the village, and hadn’t let myself be swept away by Kallus’ charm, would I have been able to defend them and prevent all of this?

The guilt eats at me, even though I know that I could be down there myself, facing the same fate as the others.

Or worse, dead.

Would Kallus have come to save me? Would he have realized that I’d been missing and come to investigate, only to find the village in pieces and me nowhere to be found?

I want to think that his feelings for me have grown like mine have, but I’m not sure. He’s cruel in a sense but not towards me. With me, he’s actually kind of… caring.

As strange and foreign as that realization is, it’s the truth.

I wish I could understand how his mind operates. Maybe then, I’d be able to gauge his feelings for me instead of feeling as though I’m drifting out to sea with no boat under me to keep my afloat.

I don’t necessarily want to fall for him, but at the same time, I don’t believe I have a choice in the matter. My heart has become entangled with his, and the longer I spend time with him, the more I’m finding it difficult to break away.

Kallus leans over me, shielding me with his body and wings that give me enough coverage from the wind as well as from another potentially spotting me from the encampment as we spy on them.

“If you try to go down there, they’ll only spot you and capture you.” He tells me, his voice grave.

I look up at him, surprised by the seriousness in his voice.

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