Breaking Legacies by Zoe Reed

Author:Zoe Reed [Reed, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-08-31T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

I woke from the dream with a start, sitting up in bed and with tears already streaming down my face. It should’ve been a relief that I’d truly gotten to speak with Ava. Perhaps I should have felt some hope, because she was alive. All I felt was panic. She was alive, but just barely. I’d been trying to find her for six months, and it had been painful and stressful enough without being pressed for time. Now time was everything. I had to find her before she faded away.

Though I couldn’t be sure what hour of the morning it was, or if it even was morning, I threw my blankets off and rushed to dress in the dark. In my haste, I was relying on thoughtless habit to get myself clothed and to the door, all the while pondering exactly how I’d tell Kingston. That thoughtlessness caused me to open the door and stand there for a long moment, simply holding it open. It’s what I used to do so Albus could go out before me and I could close it behind us, but then I realized I’d done it purely out of old habit, and Albus was still gone.

It cut through my panic like a knife, and I stood there for a few moments more to regain my breath, to recover from the blow of the reminder as I wiped the renewed tears from my eyes. With the wiping of those tears, I felt the last of the panic fade, and it was replaced with determination. I’d lost Albus and Brande, and for six months I’d refused to accept that I’d completely lost Ava. Now I had the chance to get her back, and I wouldn’t let anything stop me. The moment we found out where she was, I was going to get her. And I would get to her before she grew too weak. That was the only option.

I rushed out of my bedroom and down the hall toward Kingston’s private chamber. It wasn’t far, and my fist hammered at the door, but there was no answer. Considering there were people moving about the corridors, I could tell that it was early morning, and the only conclusion for Kingston not being in his room was that he’d already woken. The next likely place to find him was the dining hall. I hurried to it, stopping at the entrance to scan the tables. Eventually I found him, sitting across from my mother and Nilson as they all enjoyed their breakfast.

Reaching the table, I plopped down at my mother’s side and directly across from Kingston. “Morning, Mother,” I said on a breath, giving her an earnest kiss on the cheek, but I didn’t leave her a chance to say anything. “Kingston,” I greeted.

“Kiena,” he returned, setting his spoon down with a curious look in his eyes.

I didn’t know how else to get it out, so I blurted, “Ava’s alive.”

Kingston’s gaze flashed a mixture of emotions – instinctive skepticism, surprise, and then interest.

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