Touch of Ice (The Vaskell Empire Book 1) by Aleah Raynes & Mandy Caruso

Author:Aleah Raynes & Mandy Caruso [Raynes, Aleah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Opal Moon Press
Published: 2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00

Too Young to Be an Outlaw

Dain

We were out of time. To hope we’d make it to the castle and save everyone without facing some kind of trouble, for lack of better words, wouldn’t come to pass. However, I didn’t think it would find us so quickly. Which meant our disappearance had been relayed to the mad king and we were officially outlaws.

“Run. Hide.” I didn’t know what else to say. We didn’t have weapons, and the girls’ magic had been bound still by whatever spell or curse placed on them. “We’ll find you. Keep the tear safe.” I turned from her and glanced at my friends. They were of the same thought—keep them safe. When I faced her again, my heart broke. Fear and dread were etched into her beautiful features. “I promise.” I kissed her cheek before reluctantly running from her.

I don’t know why I did it. It felt…right. I liked her all right, I guess. Heck, I couldn’t dwell on it right now, I needed to think. Maybe if we distracted the guards the girls could continue to Oighear. We’d catch up with them when we could.

I followed Vander to a craggy area where boulders would shelter us for the moment. Caspian pushed in between us along with Jaden. Our breaths came in heavy pants, echoing off the rocks surrounding us. We couldn’t stay put, the girls were out there alone. “What are we going to do?”

“Grab whatever you can. This is a long shot.” By far. Vander didn’t have to say it aloud.

“We’ve got your back.” I clapped him on the shoulder. It might not be a great plan, but what did we have to lose?

“Distract them, pull them toward Vander and me. We’ll be up here. We’ll find something to knock them out.”

Which in turn would give us enough time to get far away and find the girls. I grabbed a few rocks then stuffed them into my pockets before scurrying away. In the distance, the blue fabric of Ayla’s cloak disappeared into the thickest part of the forest and trees, and I could breathe a bit easier. Thankfully, the snow became rain once more and their tracks would be hard to follow. We needed them as far as possible for this to work.

Jaden took up position behind a row of trees, and I waited by the banks of the stream. The men were closer now. Their voices were grew louder, and thankfully, they hadn’t seen any of us yet. My heart pounded. Anxiety made my hands shake. I realized the minute I left home, this quest wouldn’t be easy, yet it didn’t stop the quiver of dread racing down my spine. For as fearless as I’d been this whole time, I couldn’t help the idea that this was “it.”

I might die today.

We all might.

I licked my top lip as perspiration gathered there. My fingers curled around the smooth stone within my pocket, waiting for the moment I could sling it at the coming guards. Anticipation tightened my muscles.

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