The Lady of Teansong (The Light of Shadows Book 1) by Angie O'Reilly

Author:Angie O'Reilly [O'Reilly, Angie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-12-17T00:00:00+00:00

Returning to the stables, Kallessa slid from Sunu’s back, her legs trembling with exhaustion and emotion. “Thank you, Sunu. Mama would be so proud of you.” The words caught in her throat as thoughts of her mother intertwined with the bitter revelation about Tynan. His face, with those moody dark eyes and unruly curls that she’d always adored, now belonged to a villain.

The air grew heavy with an impending storm as she walked the winding path from the stables back to the grand estate. She slipped in through a side door, grateful to avoid the bustling crowds of the evening’s festivities.

The thought of donning a mask of serenity and playing the part of a proper lady made her stomach churn. Her body ached from riding, her eyes swollen and raw. All she craved was the solace of a hot bath, to wash away the day’s revelations, along with the dust and sweat.

Yet, as she entered the warm hallways, an invisible force tugged at her, drawing her inexorably towards the library. She hesitated at the threshold, memories of Nevander’s kiss in the hidden nook flooding back. A surge of raw emotion quickly overpowered the bittersweet nostalgia.

Inside, the once-cold fireplace now roared with life, casting dancing shadows across the room. Kallessa marched to the shelf where the slim green tome of Tynan’s poetry sat, mocking her with its innocuous presence. She slid it out, its weight a leaden reminder of shattered dreams and bitter truths.

With trembling fingers, she flipped to page 34, where her once-favorite poem resided. The words blurred before her eyes, but she didn’t need to read them. They were etched into her soul, each line now holding a meaning it never held before, revealing the real man behind them. She slid her fingers across the fine paper to the top, separating the page from the others.

Slowly, she tore the page, savoring the severing of sheet from binding, ripping it from its home, like Tynan had ripped her away from hers. Once freed, she crumpled it tightly in her fist and with a vehement motion, she hurled it into the flames.

A small grin crept upon her lips, a rush of exhilaration coursing through her veins as the flames hungrily consumed the words she once held so dear. One by one, she tore the pages from the book and tossed them into the fire, each page curling and blackening before turning to ash, just as her last vestiges of feelings for a man she hadn’t really known burned with them. Finally, she held only the binding, and she wrenched it back and forth, trying to rip it in half, but it wouldn’t give. In a fit of exasperation, she flung the remnants into the flames, her chest heaving with a mixture of exhaustion and a lingering sense of madness.

“That was one of mother’s favorite books,” a voice spoke behind her, startling her from her frenzy.

Kallessa whirled around to find Prince Castien standing there, one eyebrow raised.

She knew she should apologize, or curtsy, or something, but in that moment, she didn’t have it in her.

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