The Royal Romance Collection: Three Book Romance Series by Tilly Hart

Author:Tilly Hart [Hart, Tilly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Dante

Hours had passed since I had left my brother in Ellerd's hands, and each moment brought me deeper into misery. If Ellerd kept going, there wouldn‘t be much of my brother left to help. No man was invincible, and despite his wrongs, I didn't want him to die.

Whatever had happened with the necromancer, whether magic was real or otherwise, Diego believed that a curse had affected him and compelled him to act. Perhaps there would be a way to reach him by finding someone to undo it. If he lived.

I sat on the edge of my bed, where only hours before I'd been making love to Simone. All my desires had come true, and for a brief time in her arms, I'd been a man made whole. It was all a lie. She claimed that she felt the things I felt for her, but if she had, there was no way she'd have taken a knife to my throat. My fingers instinctively touched at the point where the knife had grazed my skin. She had been so close. They'd have had her killed on discovering the murder, there wasn't a possibility that she could have killed me and lived. The guards knew she was the only one in my chambers. She'd attempted it knowing it would be the end of her, and me, to save her sisters. If it hadn't been my life on the line, I'd have respected the fierce loyalty she must have for her family. Few people would take someone's life and give their own for another.

Simone slept curled up on the couch, her blond hair spilling out around her. Dark circles marred the delicate skin under her eyes, and she was paler than I‘d seen her. Tonight had taken its toll on her too. What was I going to do with her? I should have her imprisoned, but knowing the reasons behind her folly, I was remiss to do so. Diego used his position and leverage to twist her into feeling like she had no choice. It didn't make it right, but I couldn't fault her desperation either.

I loved her, still.

A soft knock jolted me from my seat and I stepped outside the door, nodding at the head of my personal guard, Matteus. 'What news?'

'The girls are at death ridge, half a day if we ride hard.'

'Ellerd is sure?'

'Yes, your Majesty.' Matteus knitted his eyebrows as he nodded. 'He said there was no doubt.'

'The horses are ready?'

'Yes, your Majesty.'

'Then let's make haste.'

'Should I wake Lady Simone?'

I shook my head and started toward the doors. 'No, we don't know what we'll find, Diego may have had them killed, so they weren't a nuisance. I think he'd capable of just about anything.'

The guard bowed and followed me. I glanced at the door to my chamber where Simone slept beyond. She would want to come, but it was a kindness that she did not. If her sisters came back unscathed, the relief would outweigh anger. If bodies were all that we returned with, her presence would have made no difference.

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