Vixen's Magic by Aron Lewes

Author:Aron Lewes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal shifter books, shifter romance, shapeshifter romance kitsune, asian fantasy, japanese fantasy, kitsune romance, young adult fantasy books
Publisher: Aron Lewes
Published: 2021-03-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

PRINCE LARIEN WAS RIPPED from a deep sleep at an obscenely early hour, by a voice whispering in his head, “Larien! Prince Larien, are you awake?”

He rolled over, rubbed his eyes, and answered in his mind, “Well, now I am.”

“Sorry for waking you up, but I have important news,” said the Esha in his head. “We've captured Edmore. Where would you like us to take him?”

It was too early to focus on names and places, but Esha was waiting for an answer. Larien had to think of something. “Take him to Laramie Abbey. It should be halfway between your location and mine. Do you know where it is?”

“I think so. Is that the ruined abbey?”

Esha had to wait for an answer. The prince stuck his head into the hall to order eggs and bacon from one of his servants. As the servant walked away, Larien replied, “Yes, the ruined abbey north of Thebes. I'll set out for the abbey as soon as I've finished breakfast. Can you get there by noon tomorrow?”

“We'll try,” whispered Esha's voice. “Do you have any other orders or requests?”

“None that I can think of,” Larien said. “If you don't mind, I'm signing off. I had a few drinks last night, and this communication is hurting my head.”

Only Esha could sever the link. If he wanted to, he could have haunted the prince all day, but he never disobeyed an order. Larien was glad when his friend's voice faded, because there was too much pressure in his head.

Larien collapsed on his bed for ten minutes before a tap on his door made him rise again. He expected breakfast, but he didn't expect its deliverer. Vala, with a rare smile on her face, was holding his plate.

“Hello, Highness,” she greeted him, shoving the plate into his hands. “I wanted to apologize for my bad behavior yesterday.”

“Really? I recall no such behavior.” Larien returned to his bed, motioned for her to enter, and started on his breakfast.

“Well, I was... drunk. Too drunk,” Vala said. “When you get as drunk as I did, you're no fun to have around.”

“I think you were fun,” the prince disagreed. “I recall that you were rather charming, actually.”

“No offense, but you have a twisted definition of charm, Your Highness.” Vala sat on the end of Larien's bed and waited for him to protest. When he said nothing, she crawled a bit closer. “Are you so bored of pretty, proper ladies that only a drunk assassin can amuse you?”

“Probably,” Larien agreed. “The ladies I've courted... they all say the same things. They all act a certain way, dress a certain way. It's as if they've all modeled themselves after the same perfect lady. But if there's one thing I've learned in all my years, it's that perfection doesn't exist. No one remembers how to act like themselves, but you do. When you're with Vala, you get Vala, and you make no apologies.”

“Well, technically, I did apologize,” Vala pointed out. “Just now, I did.”

“True.” Larien chuckled.

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