Under Twilight: an Urban Fantasy Novel (Fearless Destiny Book 3) by Debbie Cassidy

Author:Debbie Cassidy [Cassidy, Debbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

15

“You look beautiful,” Mum said, fingering the ruffles at my sleeves.

“Mum, you need your eyes checked.”

“No,” Sabriel said. “She is correct. The colours and the cut flatter you.”

I cocked my head and studied my reflection in the mirror, and yeah, now that I took an unguarded moment to assess it, the coronation outfit wasn’t so bad.

“I guess it’s all right.” I shrugged.

“It will be perfect once the crown is placed on your head,” Mum said.

A rap on the door and then Baal strode into my chambers, his expression serious. My heart lurched with joy, and then Sabriel’s words came to mind, puncturing the joyous balloon expanding in my chest. How was I going to do it? How was I going to stop loving him? Surely knowing he’d killed my sister and possibly conspired to assassinate my father should have been enough. Then why wasn’t it?

“Kenna,” he took my hands in his. “I will have to leave immediately after the coronation.”

I turned my face up to him. “Why?”

“A message from Brett. He says it’s important and wants to see me.”

Would Baal hurt Brett? No. What would that possibly achieve? Still … “I’m coming with you.”

He tracked my features with his emerald gaze. “You will have hundreds of subjects wishing to speak with you, to mingle and know their queen. You will need to hold court, Kenna.”

He was right, and asking him to wait wasn’t an option. Brett wouldn’t have asked him to come to Lindrealm if it wasn’t important.

“Fine, but you need to get back ASAP and let me know what’s happened.”

He leaned in and pressed his lips to my ear, his voice a seductive whisper. “Keep the dress on until I get back. I always keep my promises.”

He’d promised to peel it off layer by layer. Hot needles pricked my eyes. Where had that moment gone? Sabriel’s eyes were narrow slits, his mouth tight. Yes. Baal was the enemy. I needed to remember that.

Fixing a smile on my face, I pulled back and injected a naughty twinkle in my eye. “Of course.”

Although that wouldn’t happen. I’d made Mum sleep with me last night, no reason why the girly time couldn’t continue a little longer, and then I’d need to think of another excuse. He ran a finger down my cheek and my core tightened in response. Yeah. I needed to make up some of that damn petal water ASAP.

***

The palace was strangely silent as I made my way out into the private courtyard reserved for the monarch and her stables. Everyone who was anyone had already left for the coronation venue. It was an hour ride, and Davin had orchestrated it so that I’d arrive once everyone was seated. From the plans he’d shown me, this one day had taken up his every waking hour to organise. He’d taken this on without my asking, and damn I was grateful to him.

He’d gone on ahead to ensure everything went smoothly. It was the priestess’s role to crown the monarch. Speaking of the priestess; I still hadn’t felt the snap of the tether between Erebus and me yet.

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