Wings of Shadow (The Underground Trilogy) by Anna Kyss

Author:Anna Kyss [Kyss, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-05-23T16:00:00+00:00

The Gift of Survival

~ 12 ~

Fatigue overpowered her. Meghan fought the urge to sink deeper into the mattress and fade back to sleep. Something wasn’t right. Her mind searched to identify what was wrong, but her thoughts were too foggy. As she relaxed against the pillow, she inhaled, waiting for the sweet smell of Selena’s herbs and flowers. Instead, she sniffed smoke, mixed with the acrid scent of metal. Metal! Meghan forced herself to fully awaken. The four-poster bed, the armchair in front of a roaring fire—she was back in that infernal prison of a room, back to the Underground.

The room blurred as tears filled her eyes. She was supposed to be safe in the village. How had they been captured? Avery. Where was Avery?

Meghan tried the door. As expected, it was locked. Alone, imprisoned, she sank down in the armchair and gazed into the blazing fire.

Time passed. She could not tell how long, but her thoughts were more coherent now. Had she been drugged, and for how long? She really had no sense of the day or time. The warmth of the fire soothed her body, but she couldn’t imagine anything could calm her mind.

The sound of the lock, metal grating against metal, interrupted her thoughts. She stood, preparing herself, as fear rushed back to her. Time seemed to slow as her muscles tightened and stomach turned. She reminded herself to breathe. As the door slid open, black leather wings darkened the doorway. Shade beckoned for her to approach. She caught a flash of Chaos’s metal wings behind him.

“Where is Avery? I want to see him.” Meghan glared at them, refusing to take another step. Shade marched into the room and grasped her arm. She tried to break his iron grip, but his fingers clung tightly around her wrist. Chaos grabbed her other arm, his cold fingers holding her securely.

They marched her out of the room and turned in the direction of his room. Meghan twisted and squirmed, but her feet barely grazed the floor. Within minutes, they were at Lord Killian’s chamber.

Chaos knocked once and opened the door. They deposited Meghan in the room and secured the door as they retreated.

“Ah, it is delightful to have my little house guest back,” Lord Killian’s voice boomed across the chamber.

Meghan tried the door. “Where is Avery? What have you done to him?”

Lord Killian stood in front of the fireplace, sipping a drink. “I thought it was my other son you were interested in. Humans can be so fickle.”

The door opened again, causing her to jump. She really hated this place—she was jittery as could be down here. Avery was pushed inside. Meghan spotted the sharp metal tip of Chaos’s wing before the door slammed close.

She ran to Avery and threw her arms around him. His scent, the smell of the forest and the gardens, reminded her of the village she had grown to love. “Are you okay?”

He nodded. “What about you? Has he…” Avery stepped back and examined her neck, running his warm hand along her almost invisible scar.

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