A Wish Upon the Stars (Tales from Verania Book 4) by TJ Klune

Author:TJ Klune [Klune, TJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2018-03-26T18:30:00+00:00

IT HAD been easy, really.

Our luck had to run out sometime.

There were voices outside the passageway that led back to the garden.

I couldn’t quite make out what they were saying. Ryan stood stiffly in front of me after dousing the torch he carried. The others were gathered behind us with Randall bringing up the rear.

“Why have you stopped?” he hissed up at us.

“There’s someone out there,” I whispered back. “We don’t know who it is.”

Randall groaned. “The King’s escape will not go unnoticed for long. We don’t have time for this. Find out what is going on and deal with it.”

“You deal with it!”

“I’m old and I just climbed the world’s longest staircase. Do you think I’m in any position to handle ruffians?”

“This is why elderly people are put into homes,” I muttered to Ryan.

“I heard that!”

“Look,” Ryan whispered, “I’ll go up. You stay here and protect the others—”

“With what? Magic? Myrin will know we’re here. It’s better if you stay. I’ll go, just to see who it is. If it comes down to it, you know I can talk my way out of anything.”

“That’s not—”

“Trust me. I’m Sam of Dragons. I got this.”

He scowled at me but let me pass.

Before I was out of reach, he took my hand. I looked back at him. “Don’t die,” he said seriously. “I just got you back, and I’ll be pissed if something happens to you.”

I squeezed his hand, and he let me go.

I stuck to the shadows on the last few steps. The thick vines that covered the hidden entrance still hung as they had before, and I wondered if that was enough to keep it from sight. Either that, or someone had discovered the passageway, and we were totally screwed.

I really hoped that wasn’t the case. I didn’t want to die wearing Dark wizard robes. They were terrible.

I reached the top of the staircase, and I didn’t see anyone. The voices were a little louder, and it seemed as if they were coming from beyond the small clearing. I pushed through the vines, quietly and carefully, out into the cool night air. I looked back, and the vines obstructed most of the entrance. The shadows did the rest. No one would see the passageway unless they inspected the vines closely.

There was something familiar about one of the voices, even if I couldn’t make out the words. I recognized the cadence to the speech, though I couldn’t quite place it. It was just out of reach, an itch I couldn’t scratch.

I took a step closer.

“—and we’re as secure as ever, sir,” the voice I didn’t recognize said. “There’s nothing to worry about. No one can get it into Castle Lockes without us knowing.”

“Is that right” was the response, and a dark chill raced down my spine.

My knees felt weak, and I placed a hand on top of the obelisk that marked the final resting place of my mentor. There was a warm pulse underneath my hand, though it might have been just my imagination.

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