Watch Over Me (Guardians Book 1) by Shane Morgan

Author:Shane Morgan [Morgan, Shane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2020-03-30T05:00:00+00:00

13

I’d felt a gentle touch on my face in the wee hours of the night and a protective shadow looming over me. I knew without opening my eyes, it was Lars. He’d returned to watch me sleep. But he’d already left the room when I woke.

After a bath, I dressed and walked to the dining hall, hoping to at least have breakfast with him. But Lars was nowhere in sight. While he swore to protect me, I couldn’t expect him to tow me around with him. He had a life. Other duties. It was enough to be safely inside the kingdom.

Still, eating alone under the prying eyes of gargoyles in the dining hall was beyond awkward. I quickly finished and went in search of Obel for answers.

I halted my trek at the sound of my name. When I glanced across the courtyard, I spotted Obel sitting on a stone bench shaded by a tree. He waved me over.

“You look like a woman on a mission,” he joked, smiling kindly.

Face serious, I sank down beside him. “You said you’d tell me about my father.” I was eager to learn everything.

A sympathetic look masked his features. “Yes. His name was Bejo. We trained together as boys. But obviously, he went on to become a guardian, and I took a different path.”

“Bejo,” I repeated softly, memorizing my father’s name.

Obel patted my hand. “He was a great guardian on the path to becoming general. Others praised his integrity and skills. But a time came when he began acting differently.”

I scowled. “What happened?”

He stared off into space as he explained, “Your father became secretive. Then one day, twenty-five years ago, he left for a mission in your world and never returned. Our leaders at the time never spoke of him again. And it remained that way until now.”

That upset me. My pitch heightened. “So, they just forgot about him? I thought gargoyles were all about unity?”

“We are, Calissa. But once a gargoyle breaks his oath, it is the law to shun him or her. That is our way.”

Agitated, I ruffled my curls and drew air through my teeth. “I don’t like your ways. You could’ve helped him and my mother if it weren’t for your so-called laws. They’d still be alive now. And maybe…”

“The union between a gargoyle and a human is doomed from the start. Neither world would accept it. Gargoyles are given mates. It is our way of—”

“Growing the kingdom,” I finished, irritation evident in my voice. “Yes, I know. Ilris told me all about that.”

Lars entered my mind. At the thought of never being together, I felt a jab in my chest.

Why am I thinking such a thing, anyway?

He was a gargoyle, and I was…

I had no idea who the hell I was.

“You seem deeply upset by this,” Obel discerned, snapping me out of my thoughts. “Why? Does it have anything to do with Lars?”

A sly gleam was present in his grey eyes as he narrowed them on me.

I wobbled my head, pretending as if something wasn’t growing inside.

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