Warlord's Oath by Mira Gracen

Author:Mira Gracen [Gracen, Mira]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mira Gracen

The Lhiannes were stalling. Garrett didn’t know why, but considering Serafina hadn’t given an outright rejection, he knew she wanted something—he just wasn’t sure what. Not knowing grated. He’d sent Xander to keep a pulse on their movements. He hadn’t reported anything unusual.

“Garrett,” Serafina acknowledged once the others had left the room. “May I talk to you?”

He gestured for her to have a seat. He was curious what this was about. Perhaps she would finally tell him.

She sank into the chair, watching the flames crackle. From the fire, her hair reflected an orange glow, almost ethereal. She was silent for a while, as if something in the flames were divining some sort of mystical truth. But she wouldn’t come to him if it wasn’t important, and so he waited.

“Did you know the other Kilrhinns blame her?” she finally asked.

His brows drew together. “Who?”

“Freya.”

The name stopped him, his attention drawn like a hawk’s. “For what?”

“They think she caused the storm.”

He will find them, and they will pay for even having that thought.

Displeasure made her lips purse. “Somehow, they think we’re capable of creating one in a matter of seconds.” Her lips lifted up only slightly, but it hadn’t reached her eyes. “While I’m flattered they think we have that power, quite frankly, it’s insulting.”

“Serafina—”

“You invite us here, you welcome us, we risk our lives and you treat us like we’re different. No, don’t even try to deny it.”

Fuck. He felt their chance for a partnership slipping from his fingers. “I won’t deny what my people think. That much is clear to me.” He knew they would have this reaction from the start. But to create change, someone had to instigate it. “I can’t control what they think,” he admitted. “But I can promise we’ll do our best to shield you from any possible harm.”

Serafina was worried about the tension and distrust. It was a valid concern, and in time, he hoped working together would soften people’s opinions about them.

But he had no clue. If he could strangle people for their sheer idiocy, he would’ve already done so. The Lhiannes had protected them from a devastating monster of its own kind, and his people had the audacity to blame the Lhiannes. Freya, who had only sought to help, putting her own self at risk. He had the urge to see her now.

Serafina looked at the flames again, and this time, a genuine smile touched her lips. “I’m going to hold you to it.”

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