Ula (Born of Shadows Book 1) by J.R. Erickson

Author:J.R. Erickson [Erickson, J.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-22T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Morning arrived well after noon for Abby. Even as she opened her eyes, a flight of longing for her dreamless sleep beckoned her back beneath the covers. She stared at the vaulted ceiling, crisscrossed with enormous wood beams, and thought of the previous night. It was blurry and unreal, but her place in the elaborate bedroom rendered it concrete. Like so many things of late, this, too, was not a dream.

She pushed back the dense, silvery-pink comforter, allowing it to heap at the foot of the bed, and slid off the edge. The room was shaped like a hexagon. A floor to ceiling window stretched along a single wall facing the choppy waves of the lake. Straight down from the window, she could see a small ridge of sandstone cliff that plummeted into the water.

Dazzling sunlight poured over the shining blond wood floors, basking everything in a warm, summer glow. She traveled the room slowly and brushed her fingers along the velvet drapes. Intricate woodwork accentuated each piece of furniture, and she wondered how long it took to carve the tiny spirals and knobs. It all looked alarmingly antique and yet in impeccable shape, not a single scratch anywhere. A salmon colored chaise stretched beneath the window, several sets of clothes draped over it.

Abby picked up a silk blouse, eying it warily. They were beautiful and expensive, but definitely not her own. Dafne's, she thought, who was around her same size, but slightly taller. Probably not an easy feat - soliciting Dafne's clothes. She chose a pair of cream silk pants and a beige tank top. A pair of brown flat-heel Mary Janes sat on the floor with a note tucked into one of the soles.

“Hope everything fits - Helena.”

She put them on and cast a final glance around the room before leaving. The spiral staircase led her back to the vaguely familiar hallway, but she was clueless as to where to go from there. She looked stupidly at the blank doorways, curious because the castle held a million intrigues, but also dazed. She understood that another world existed outside of her own and that she was a part of it, but she still did not understand her role, which frightened her. After passing several doors and getting no closer to finding Sebastian or Elda, she started leaning her head against the heavy frames. Three doors and silence, then she heard voices, hushed.

She recognized Dafne's shrill tone followed by Helena, trying to calm her.

"Dafne, you have no authority to cast them out. They have every right to be here," Helena stated in a loud whisper.

"She might, but he doesn’t. Not only does he not deserve to be here, but he’s a danger to all of us," Dafne declared, sounding alarmingly close to the door.

Abby backed up, afraid that it may burst open and ran into Faustine, who huffed loudly, but put his hands out to prevent further damage.

“I see you’ve risen,” he told her shortly, turning on his heel. “Come with me.

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