Two Thousand Tears (Kings of Chaos Book 2) by Jocelynn Drake

Author:Jocelynn Drake [Drake, Jocelynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-03-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Rei

Raindrops glistened on leaves as he walked through the garden. A steady drip, drip, drip, accompanied the nightly song of the frogs and crickets. A brief rainstorm had moved through the area while they were talking with the other vampires. Just enough to clear the heavy pollen from the air and wash away the last of the day’s heat.

As refreshing as he should have found it, the lovely garden did nothing to lift the weight squatting on his chest.

He was one elf.

What good was a single elf against an army?

Against the king?

Against his own people?

Shame should be eating him alive for daring to stand up to the oak and holly crowns. He was the fucking crown prince of the fae people, heir to the Dawn throne. He should be standing by his father’s side as they fought to usher in a new era of growth and power for the fae. The Earth in human hands had suffered. Wiping out the humans and claiming the land for the fae would help to restore nature.

But the Earth had never belonged to the fae. They were supposed to be occasional stewards, nudging things along here and there. A vacation spot to visit before returning home.

There was nothing wrong with their home. It wasn’t as if it were dying or that it was too small for their needs. No, King Ash had grown greedy or gone insane. Possibly both.

Besides, destroying the humans meant destroying the vampires. It meant death for the witches and the shifters who would fight to protect the humans.

No, as strange as it felt, he couldn’t question that he was on the right side of this war. His father and mother weren’t doing anything to help their people.

But what good was one elf against an army?

Something shifted in the air, and it was as if a mysterious hand forced his lungs to expand, dragging in a fresh breath. With it came a hint of that hypnotic smell that was pure Yiyi.

Of course, his vampire had come searching for him. He’d accompanied Xiao Dan as they showed their guests to their car, thanking them for their help in rescuing him from the fae. Rei had taken the chance to escape to the rear gardens to think, even if it meant those thoughts were spinning in useless circles.

“Did Bel make another request for your blood?” Rei inquired as Yichen drew close.

He ducked under a low branch and came up grinning. The smile was lopsided while his eyes sparkled in the starlight with laughter. Gods, an eternity looking at that smile wasn’t long enough.

“I think he wanted to, but Marcus kept a tight grip on his didi as they left. We didn’t even get the chance to talk about our blood bond issue.”

Rei snorted as he walked around the tree, dragging his right hand along the rough bark. “If we’d done that, there’s no way he would have left prior to sunrise.”

“True.” Yichen chuckled and when he stopped, he cocked his head to the side.

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