Throne of Deceit by K N Lee

Author:K N Lee [Lee, K N]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Captive Quill Press
Published: 2019-01-30T16:00:00+00:00

Part II

Chapter Twelve

Mother was dead.

“It can’t be,” she said to Inora.

Her hand slapped over her mouth, stifling a scream. As she stared into Inora’s eyes, her fingers dug into her cheeks as the panic rose.

“It’s true, my dear,” she said. “But, do not despair. We will get through this.”

The message she’d deciphered on the wind, and her grandmother’s words hit her full force, and she nearly fell over and vomited onto the floor.

Princess Polly yelped, and she realized she’d been holding the piglet too tightly. Horrified, she released her, and watched as she scurried away.

For a moment, she went numb, and stared off as Princess Polly ran from her.

“How do you know?”

“The messenger just left,” Inora said.

An intense surge of energy filled Elise’s body, and nearly lifted her into the air. Instead, it fueled her legs, and she ran from the castle, and back outside.

“No,” she whimpered. “Please. No.”

How could she live without her? Her mother was everything to her, and the one person she knew she could trust to keep her safe.

No. She shook her head, and bit down on her bottom lip as more whimpers bubbled up from her throat. Such a thought was selfish. Her mother was more than her protector.

She was everything.

She’d ran and chased after Harry as he began down the road.

“Stop!” Elise shouted. The desperation in her voice made Harry turn around and stare down at her.

“My lady,” was all he could say.

“Tell me everything you know,” she demanded, mustering all of her strength to keep from breaking down.

He dismounted, and stood before her. Destan approached from behind, and she ignored his presence.

“I’m sorry. I don’t know what to say,” Harry replied.

Unacceptable. She needed more.

Tears poured from her eyes as she wept and cried out into her hands.

Harry knelt beside her, and did something completely outside of decorum.

He held her.

“How did she die?” Destan asked, and Elise didn’t even utter a word against him.

Darkness filled her vision, and nausea churned within her stomach.

Harry smelled of sweat and the horse he rode through the village and towns. She didn’t care. All that swarmed her mind was a disbelief and horror at knowing what the letter Destan now read held.

“Seems Lady Seyena Devyn died in her sleep,” he said.

Elise shot up from the ground, her hands in fists at her side. She faced Destan, rage rising from the soles of her feet to the heat in her cheeks.

“Lies,” she said. “He killed her. I know it. You know it. Soon, the whole kingdom will know it.”

She raced away from Harry’s stunned expression, and Destan’s intense gaze.

As she ran, she made a vow.

Make him bleed.

May him pay.

Father or not. He’d taken the one person who loved her without limit. He’d destroyed her entire world.

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