Under A Veil Of Shadows: A Dark Flame Series Novella (The Dark Flame Series) by Katherine Whiteheart

Author:Katherine Whiteheart [Whiteheart, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2024-08-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Breathe.

It was the only thing that she could do. But the closer they got to the Silver Palace, the more her hands shook—the more her fear and anxiety seemed to latch itself onto her, curling around her spine, digging its venom-tipped claws in her stomach.

Kaya swallowed, lifting her eyes from the iridescent runes that marked her wrist and looked at the males riding to her left.

Keegan Aeros was the general of her father’s army. And his aura just seemingly emitted a raw, carnal energy that was both terrifying and comforting. It made sense that they were brothers, sired by the same male who had served as her father’s advisor since before she was born.

He smiled when he caught her staring at him, a kindness and gentleness to his face that was utterly shocking.

Keegan officiated their mockery of a wedding ceremony the night before, both her and Ilias exchanging rushed vows and a chaste kiss before a couple of Keegan’s men arrived with Ilias and Kaya’s belongings that’d been left in G’Illach. Even her goats were amongst the caravan—strategically harnessed to her horse as they’d been the day she claimed them as her own.

She thanked the Mother that she’d been able to change into actual clothing before they left the Borderlands because the shocked expressions of the Holidonian soldiers that saw her… scantily clad appearance was enough for her to want to hide her entire body in thick, oversized clothing for the rest of her life.

With a small smile, she looked back down at her wrist, tracing over the markings that entailed their union was blessed by the Mother—a union that had been written in the stars, long before they were a thought in their parents’ minds.

Married.

She was a married female now. And though she hadn’t the slightest idea as to what her union with Ilias meant, it was not what mattered. What mattered was the panic she felt when she imagined her father’s face when they told him their news—if his face would turn red and purple or if he would just look at them with disappointment. She didn’t know which would be worse.

And she feared for Ilias, that his position as captain would be ripped from him for being so foolish. Because they were being foolish, weren’t they? Eloping late in the night in hopes to keep her from being forced to wed a spineless brute that was keen on killing their people…

It didn’t sound foolish to her. Not really.

And Ilias was just as stoic and calm as always, the only telling sign that anything bothered him was in the occasional way he rubbed at that awful, hideous, and absolutely gorgeous beard of his.

“Are you sure you’d want to marry a halfblooded bastard like me, princess?”

She didn’t care about his humanity at the time. She didn’t care about it now, either. And she wondered, as she watched him exchange a few hushed words with his brother, if it was his humanity that made him such a peculiar creature.

But

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