The King's Queen: Magiford Supernatural City (Gate of Myth and Power Book 3) by K. M. Shea

Author:K. M. Shea [Shea, K. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Chloe

Noctus scooped me up, pinning me against his armored chest with one hand as he swept a gauntlet-clad hand through my hair to cradle the back of my head.

His armor dug into my skin and uncomfortably poked me, but it was the most precious hug I’d ever had.

“Thank you,” I whispered. “Thank you for coming.” Tears blurred my eyesight as I rested my forehead on his pauldron. It was cold, and the edges cut into my skin, but I didn’t care.

“Always,” Noctus said.

I started to nod, until his words finally caught up with my brain. “Wait, what?” I picked my head off his shoulder and peered up at him. “But—you can’t. Even this—what are we going to do?” I was too afraid to say anything, so I tried to meaningfully glance at Oleander and Prydwen.

I couldn’t get a read on Noctus thanks to the helm he still hadn’t taken off, but his hand was gentle as he smoothed my hair. “It’s okay, Chloe,” he said, his voice mellow and warm.

“No, it’s not okay,” I hiccupped. “How are you going to cover this up?”

“We won’t,” Noctus said.

“You won’t?” I repeated.

“We won’t,” Noctus corrected.

No, I had to be misunderstanding him. There was no way the elves were coming forward. That would never happen.

“But…?” I started, but couldn’t even find the words to say.

Noctus moved the neckline of my sweater, seemingly inspecting me. “Calor Villa will reveal itself.”

I was afraid to breathe—anything I did might break the moment, and I’d find out it was all just a dream. “Then…we can…?”

“Yes.”

A sob clogged my throat as I threw myself into Noctus’s shoulder, holding him tighter.

In one moment, the agony that had endlessly torn at my heart was gone.

Everything wasn’t right in the world, but this was what I’d wanted more than anything, and now it had come true.

All this time I spent turning plans over, trying to figure out how we could make this work with the fewest sacrifices possible…and Noctus does this.

A small part of me felt like I was being unbearably greedy and selfish—this was going to change Calor Villa and those living in it forever.

But I’d do everything I could to help them and—probably more helpfully given their positions—if I asked Pat and Joy, they would too.

I wanted to tell Noctus this, but I couldn’t find the words. Not that it mattered—Noctus seemed fascinated by something on my neck, he kept rubbing his thumb against my throat.

“Amalourne indeed,” the Paragon said, his voice cold enough to make me let go of Noctus and step back. “Well done. The spell is destroyed. How amazing. Now, explain what is going on!” He stalked back over to us, his body stiff. “How many elves are you hiding in that house of yours?”

Noctus adjusted his grip on his rapier. “Don’t you want to know what happened here first?”

“No,” the Paragon said. “Because right now you’re the greater threat. I’m not asking anything the Curia Cloisters won’t ask when they arrive.”

“I stopped a supernatural who was attacking humans,” Noctus said.

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