War Bringer, The Red Team Series, Book 6 by Levine Elaine

Author:Levine, Elaine [Levine, Elaine]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: military romance, alpha heroes, contemporary romance, Romantic suspense
Published: 2016-04-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Fiona’s two guards dragged her down the stairs. She considered resisting, but where was she going to go? Mr. Edwards was in complete control of this entire place. A vision of Kelan, battered and tied to a chair, flashed through her mind. “Do what they tell you,” he’d said. “I will find you.”

But who was going to find him? Who was going to save him? She’d only been able to cut his feet free, but hopefully that would give him the mobility he needed to fight back.

A little seed pearl fell from the set woven into her hair. It was the second one she’d lost. Maybe the string was coming undone. She reached up to feel for the rest. She pulled a string of them free and let one fall every few steps.

Down and down they went. Where were they going? Ellen had said they were taking her to her dress, but why hadn’t she been allowed to come with Fiona?

One of the guards pulled his badge and pressed it against the corner of the wall. A small panel lit up inside the doorway. It beeped when his badge was successfully read, then the whole wall moved to the right. Her guards pushed her into the dark room beyond and let the big wall slide closed behind her, leaving her alone.

She looked around the space, confused at the extreme shift in decor. Small, flickering flames danced from sconces in the stone walls. The floor she stood on was highly polished stone, inlaid with what looked like ancient patterns of scrolls and plants and…monsters? Hydras, dragons, centaurs—classical beasts that were both beautifully rendered and terrifying in their presentation.

She looked behind her. The sleek steel wall she’d just come through was faced on this side with heavy stone like that of an ancient castle. It was as if she were at a theme park, standing on the dividing line between two worlds.

A couple of women came toward her. They were wearing gray velvet capes similar to her red one. Their dark hair was also arranged into complex updos, but without the adornment that hers had.

One carried a small tray with a glass of red wine on it. “Welcome, Princess Fiona. We’ve been waiting for you. Would you care for a sip of wine? It will ease your nerves and help you relax.”

Fiona hesitated. “Where’s Ellen? She was going to help me dress.”

“She’s on her way.” The other woman smiled at her. “You’re twenty-one today. You can drink wine.”

Yes, she was, wasn’t she? Though it wasn’t at all the birthday celebration she and Kelan had planned. Fiona picked up the glass and took a long sip. The wine was dry, not sweet. It warmed her mouth and throat. She hadn’t realized how chilled she was. She took another long sip. Why had they brought her here? Why was her being here worth torturing Kelan to achieve?

“What happens to him next depends on you.” What did that mean? What was it that she

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