The King's Seal by Amy Kuivalainen

Author:Amy Kuivalainen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: adventure, contemporary fantasy, atlantis, ring of solomon, magic, treasure hunters, history, Venice
Publisher: BHC Press
Published: 2021-02-15T16:00:00+00:00

PENELOPE WOKE WITH her lips pressed to Alexis’s shoulder. He was sleeping deeply and didn’t wake when she moved out of his arms and off the bed. She was tired from the emotional upheaval of the previous day, her shoulders aching from how tightly she’d held herself.

In the bathroom, Penelope washed her face and wrangled her curls into a braid. She’d dreamed of burning cities, magical spells in books, and corridors in a tower she’d never been in before.

The rooms around her had changed a little—the new bed had been a welcome surprise—but it still felt like she was in an ancient city every time she looked out at the sea and the city of Atlas. Her mind boggled at the combination of magic and memory it would’ve taken to create.

These rooms were starting to feel more and more like a haven, tucked away from the horror and noise of the world, which was why Penelope had to get dressed and go see how things stood in the rest of the palazzo.

In the walk-in wardrobe, she found a clean pair of khaki pants and a floaty black singlet that fit her and then shut Alexis in the bedroom. He needed to heal and restore his magic, and this was the only place none of the other magicians could get to. She would have nightmares about his burnt shoulders and chest for as long as she lived.

After Alexis ordered her away, Penelope barely made it to Nereus’s rooms before she vomited up the contents of her stomach from the visceral horror of his injuries, the sight of Elazar bleeding, and the gruesome images from Florence, all of the innocent people mowed down in the streets. She’d climbed into the bath, the water instantly calming her and the strange magic that had awoken inside of her. She never would’ve dreamed that being in water would comfort her, but it did, pulling her to a place where she could think clearly again.

The attack on Elazar made her worry for her parents and Carolyn, not to mention Constantine, and she contemplated how to contact Kreios to make sure he warned her if Thevetat decided to go after them.

Eat something and then figure out the next steps. Her appetite was usually the first thing to go when her anxiety ramped up, so she would have to force herself to eat, even if her stomach protested every second of it, and she also needed to get Aelia to do some yoga with her to calm down. Most pressing of all, she needed to figure out which books in the astrolabe were going to be most useful to them. By the time Penelope had reached the kitchen, her to-do list was so long she wanted to cry.

After turning on the hot water kettle, she opened the fridge doors to hunt for something to eat.

“I was about to make some eggs for Elazar if you want some,” Zo said behind her.

“You know I’m never going to say no to your cooking.

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