Trial by Moon by Lizzy Ford

Author:Lizzy Ford [Ford, Lizzy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B017FCM1QG
Published: 2015-10-30T04:00:00+00:00

I’m crying by the end. I read the letter in his voice, and I can almost hear his sadness. It’s dated the day before his death. He knew his time was coming, and I’m terrified to consider I, too, will one day write such a horrible letter to my child telling them of the tragic death of my mate, our predecessors and the duty that restricts us to lives of loneliness and misery.

Does it have to be this way? My wolf is whimpering.

Intuition, courage and conviction. My daddy above everyone should know those words describe me least.

I sob for an hour and then put the letter away and collapse on the bed, exhausted. Everything I read is swirling through my thoughts. His explanation of the candidate who must be exiled, or the one I’m supposed to love, is nowhere near satisfying my curiosity yet.

But his explanation of the trials, of how I have to earn my Kingmaker magic, is another reflection of how much the candidates know that I don’t about what’s going on.

I can’t let go of his sadness long enough to think about all the things I wish I knew. He had told me about my mother’s death and the zombie clan’s anger with him long ago. It makes sense he hated the supernaturals, and I can easily forgive him for raising me to distrust and despise them, too. How lonely would it have been to raise me with no help and no support from family or either human or supernatural communities?

I can’t fathom the idea of being cursed with a similar destiny. Is it like this for every Kingmaker?

I hurt so much just thinking of it, of him, that I start to cry again and then force myself to stop. Climbing out of bed, I don’t resist my wolf and go to Ben’s closet. I drag out two of his dirty t-shirts and hug them, my face buried in his scent. My angst slides away in response.

Returning to the bed, I sling myself down, exhausted from my day. It takes some fumbling around with a remote on his nightstand for the blackout blinds to hum into place over the windows. Soon, it’s quiet, dark, and I’m surrounded by Ben’s scent.

Even knowing what I do, that I’m probably in danger from one of the predatory supernaturals who fears being exiled, I feel safe here.

Promising myself I’ll put his shirts back long before he shows up tonight, I curl up among the pillows and close my eyes for a nap.

When moonlight hits me, I awaken instinctively, humming with energy and the need to run. I sit up. The room smells of Ben’s recent presence, and I grumble to myself about him seeing me sleeping with his laundry. The blinds are up and there’s a note on the window I can read from across the room.

Come out back, it says. Naked.

I groan. I like this command too much. Stripping out of my clothing, I’m hyper aware of everything as I approach the double doors leading to his balcony and open them.

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