To Love a Dark Lord: A spicy enemies to lovers fantasy romance (The Iron Crystal Book 4) by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

Author:Kathryn Ann Kingsley [Kingsley, Kathryn Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Second Sky
Published: 2024-06-14T00:00:00+00:00

Galahad returned home, concern and anger clutching at him, sending his muscles tense with every step as he ducked under the jamb into the cottage he shared with Zoe.

The Gossamer Lady was sitting by the fire, wrapping a bandage around her arm. She was bruised, and a black spot marred her cheek by her ear. He hurried to her side, kneeling beside her, taking over the task of tending to her wounds.

Zoe watched him, her pink eyes searching his for information. “You let her pass.”

“Yes.” He made no attempt at excuses. He would not lie to his wife. “There was naught I could do to stop her, save… attempt to take her life.”

She frowned, leaning back in her chair to gaze into the fire. “I did what I had to do. If Mordred is now free, we—we are all lost.”

He paused for a long moment, not knowing in what order to best broach topics. “I am certain the Prince in Iron walks this land once more. We had best prepare as though he is free.”

“If we wish to be spared his wrath, we best apologize, I suppose.” Zoe cringed. “Though I loathe to do it.”

“There is no bother. Gwendolyn understands and seems to hold you at no fault for attempting to stop her. Perhaps she is a bit embittered, but I would hardly say wrathful. She did spare your life, it seems.” He moved on to another bandage. It was clear Gwendolyn could have ended his wife’s life but instead chose to spare her.

The young woman would have made an excellent knight. Galahad was certain that Gwendolyn and Arthur would have gotten along famously. A little too well, perhaps. Pointless musings for another time. He broke the silence again. “She told me of your plans.”

Zoe’s hand tightened gently. “I—I should have spoken to you first, my love. Forgive me. But I fear I lacked conviction until the moment I fought her. I could not let her and Mordred or Thorn usurp that which is rightfully mine, as it was so long ago…”

Galahad rested his forehead against the part of her arm that was not wounded. He knew of her past as the Queen of Avalon. How the beautiful lady had appeared to them in the woods that night to present to Arthur not just the crown of the island, but her crown.

Because she knew she needed to. Because the isle had told her of the moment the true ruler of Avalon came to the shores from Earth.

It made the bitter twist of fate that followed all the worse, when Arthur was rejected and died a mortal man.

“Is it truly what you wish, my love?” He lifted his head again to watch her. “To become queen?”

Sadness creased her features as she shut her eyes. “No… I do not know.” She sought his hand with hers, holding it tight. “I wish to cease all this pointless suffering in Avalon. I wish to stop them all from killing each other. Thorn will burn this world down to rule a pile of ashes, same as the demon.

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