The Glass Blade by Ryan Wieser

Author:Ryan Wieser
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2017-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

Her forearm was the color of a plum, and quite possibly the worst bruise she had ever donned. She stared down at the metal contraption, screwed into her flesh, and grimaced. She was as upset about the idea of being linked to Kohl as she was about being disfigured in the first place. Gingerly, she dabbed the damp cloth against the marred flesh, touching at the freshly wounded skin with the soapy cloth until she felt as though she had sufficiently cleaned it.

The device was disgusting. She felt as though she were somehow part human, part machine, and fully deformed. It wasn’t her vanity that plagued her, for she had a body covered with scars. It was feeling like her independence, and her privacy, had been permanently impaired. She had a part of herself bound to Kohl; he could reach her at any time, whenever he pleased, and see her and know her whereabouts. It was as though they had married her off to him.

She stared down at the small screen. It made her feel on edge, as though she were anticipating his face to appear on her arm at any given moment. She cursed the Council under her breath and forced her gaze away. She studied her reflection in the mirror, her face becoming clearer as the steam from the washing stall slowly dissipated. Her long dark mane was still damp, hanging in long vines around her small face. Her dark, wet lashes framed her large green eyes. Her nose seemed slightly bruised, and her full lips curled tightly around a curse she hissed in Hanson’s name.

She couldn’t quite put into words the extent to which she hated the old Hunter. He had done nothing but train and torment Kohl for all the younger man’s life. She thought of her life in the Blade, and how vastly different it was compared to her years in Aranthol. She had her reasons for seeking out the Hunters of Infinity, but they did not know all that she knew, all that she was capable of, all that she thought of them. Women were not trained to be Hunters, women were not meant to know Sentio, and she didn’t come so far only to be killed by the Council for disclosing her true self to them.

She would continue with the Council, and Hanson, as she had with Kohl and Trax. She would win over their trust, she would prove herself to them, and with time, they would become more receptive towards the possibility of her true nature. She wouldn’t hide forever, but she knew, thanks to Kohl’s reactions, that it was too soon still. She fixed her tunic, forcing her gaze away from the hideous tracking device. She knew she needed to go speak with him. Their relationship had, admittedly, gotten out of her hands. She hadn’t remained in control with him, and while sleeping with him had secured her a position within his life, it had also opened doors she was not prepared to walk through.

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