The Vicious King by Gina L. Maxwell

Author:Gina L. Maxwell [Maxwell, Gina L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gina L. Maxwell LLC
Published: 2024-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-TWO

TARYN

Edevane stands in the doorway, his shoulder-length blond hair gleaming and his emerald-green eyes sparking with malevolence. A smug grin spreads across his handsome face, revealing lethal fangs.

Finn steps in front of me, feet braced apart, fists clenched at his sides, and a menacing glint in his golden eyes that promises death if he’s challenged. “You take a single step in her direction, and I swear to the gods, I’ll rip your fucking head from your body.”

My brows shoot up in surprise at the melty feeling in my chest. I would rather die than ever let a male fight my battles. So why do I think it’s sweet that Finn just threatened dismemberment for looking at me wrong? Shaking myself out of it, I sidestep the giant to stand next to him, as his equal. He glances down at me, seeming to consider something briefly. Then he gives me a slight nod and returns his attention to Edevane.

“I’m not here for her. I’m here for what she’s holding.”

My breath catches in my lungs as I close my left hand tighter around the tiny scroll.

“I don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about,” Finn says. “We came down here to pay respect to my father.”

“Nice try, but I watched the two of you fumble around the atrium for a good ten minutes trying to solve the clue you found at the Conservatory.”

Narrowing my eyes, I shoot invisible daggers at the fae. “I knew that was you. How were you able to find us through our shield glamours?”

Edevane’s lips twist into a smug grin. “A magician never reveals his secrets, Your Highness. Now hand over the next clue. I have a spear to find.”

“Like hell you do,” I grate out. I summon a swirling ball of violet fire with my right and thrust it at him with a rage-filled shout.

Edevane flicks his wrist like he’s swatting a fly, and the fire ball changes course. It blows a hole in the side wall, the force of the explosion throwing me into Finn. He steadies me, then lunges for the Light King with a roar. Another casual flick sends Finn flying across the cavern and crashing so hard into the back wall that the cement buckles and cracks. When he falls forward onto his hands and knees, blood leaks from his head and trails down the side of his neck.

“Finnian!” I rush to his side but he’s already shaking it off and pushing to his feet.

“I’m good.” He tilts his head to each side to crack his neck, then rolls his massive shoulders back.

I whip my gaze in Edevane’s direction. “Your magic,” I say, seething. “I can feel traces of mine in it. How the fuck did you do that?”

“Oh, that? There are more than just a few traces of you in here,” he says, sweeping his hand down the front of his body. “All those times you were knocked out in my facility, we were taking your blood.”

I think back to the times I woke up after being unconscious, trying to reconcile what he’s claiming.

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