The Poisoned Veil (Accessory to Magic Book 4) by Kathrin Hutson

Author:Kathrin Hutson [Hutson, Kathrin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Exquisite Darkness Press
Published: 2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00

WHEN THE POTION WAS finished, Jessica could hardly keep her eyes open. She kept yawning and couldn’t touch another bite on the plate, despite have a bag that remained uneaten.

Leandras ladled a huge glob of the stuff into a coffee mug, then turned and nodded toward the stairs. “Let’s go.”

“No, I can take it right now.” She reached for the cup, but he pulled it away with a raised eyebrow.

“It’s quite strong, Jessica. You’ll be asleep seconds after drinking it. So unless you want me to carry your unconscious body up the stairs to tuck you nicely into your own bed, I suggest we head upstairs first.” There was that devious smile again.

He knew he had her cornered with that one, didn’t he?

“Fine.” She pushed herself out of the chair and walked toward the hall, looking back over her shoulder. “You know what, I’ll just take it and drink it upstairs—”

“Everything has side effects.” Leandras tilted his head. “No, they’re not nearly as severe as with the warded rune, but I prefer to monitor you for a time.”

She folded her arms. “You don’t actually think it’ll work.”

“I know it will. But keeping the Brúkii out of your mind is merely the root intention. Sometimes, there can be additional...complications.”

“Spit it out.”

“Your body might reject the potion.”

“Christ, will I never get a break with you and your shitty options?”

His lips twitched. “You’re not the only one who hopes this is the last time.”

“And if I do reject it, you better tell me you have something for that too.”

Leandras opened his other hand, and a brief pulse of silver light flashed before dimming to reveal a small brown square in his palm.

She pointed at him. “Is that chocolate?”

“The antidote is much more palatable when administered this way.”

“Great.” Spinning around, Jessica stalked down the hall and ran a hand through her hair. “I’m getting escorted upstairs so a fae can feed me sleep-potion poison and chocolate. Don’t say anything to that. I’m not in the mood.”

‘Wait... Were you talking to me or him?’

“Either of you.”

Leandras’ soft chuckle followed her as she rounded the first landing of the stairs and headed up to the second floor.

When she reached the top, she stopped to study the slowly pulsing purple lights in the anchoring threads spreading away from the stone. “Is that supposed to happen?”

The fae stopped beside her and cocked his head. “Hmm.”

“What?”

His smile widened. “It’s doing exactly what it’s meant to do, Jessica. Feel free to let your guard down anytime.”

Without letting her respond—and she wouldn’t have anyway, because he was back to his usual exasperating self again—he walked into her bedroom and left her there in the hall.

Let her guard down. Right. Because she hadn’t already.

‘Not if you put it right back up again.’

Leandras waited for her beside the bed, the emergency-remedy chocolate hidden once again in whatever secret magical depository he kept on him. He gestured with his free hand toward the bed and didn’t say a word.

The whole thing felt way too much like being scolded by a parent to get back to sleep in the middle of the night.

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