Wings of Light (The Obsidian Order Book 1) by Katerina Martinez

Author:Katerina Martinez [Martinez, Katerina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Supernal Publishing
Published: 2019-01-19T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

I felt gross, I was sure I stank, and my shoulder blades were still killing me from before, but at Abvat and his goons were gone, and I’d watched Aaryn take Felice with her. We were at the Black Fortress, and we were safe… which felt odd to admit to myself, considering a few weeks ago, this place had looked very much like a prison I was being sent to for the crime of being different.

Crag led me through the dark, quiet hallways to a part of the fortress I’d never been to before. A door stood before us, covered in wavy runes and sigils that pulsed with silver light. Crag opened his mouth, said a few unintelligible words, and the door opened for him, revealing a spiral staircase. I’m being brought to one of the towers, I thought, my heart already pounding.

Without being told to, I walked ahead of Crag and took to the spiral staircase, following it until I reached a single door also covered in glowing runes. This time, Crag didn’t speak. The door opened from the other side, and there was Draven wearing a simple black shirt and pants. The room beyond him was dark, almost to the point where I wondered if there were any windows, or even lit candles.

“As you requested, boss,” Crag said.

“Good,” Draven said, “Leave us.”

Crag nodded, gave me a sidelong glance, and started down the stairs, leaving me alone with Draven and his dark chambers. He opened the door further, and without having to use the words, commanded me to step into the room. There were windows here, but they were all shut, not a sliver of sunlight made it through. A small handful of candles did their best to provide illumination, but seeing anything in here was a real struggle. Already I could feel that familiar panic start to descend upon me like a vulture, I didn’t like being in dark places like this, much less with someone who had already expressed his willingness to kill me at a moment’s notice.

“Do you know why you’re here?” Draven asked, shutting the door behind himself.

I shook my head. “Something to do with the trial?”

He stared at me from where he stood, his hands in his pockets, his eyes narrow. “Take off your clothes.”

I took a step back, my heart slamming against my chest. “What?”

“Take off your clothes,” he repeated. “You’re filthy.”

“Yeah, well, I did mention that to your little henchman, but he wouldn’t let me go for a shower first, so, not my fault. Also, I’m not getting naked in front of you. That’s a creep move.”

He walked over to me and I thought he was going to grab my neck and force me to do what he’d asked, but he crossed right past me, opened a door, and gestured me toward it. The walls inside were glowing with pearlescent light, there were candles spread out around the edges of the room, and set into the floor was a pool of bubbling, steaming water.

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