Broken Princess_A Dark Paranormal Romance by Alexa B. James

Author:Alexa B. James [James, Alexa B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Speak Now
Published: 2019-09-01T05:00:00+00:00

Seventeen

We climbed a set of clanging metal-and-concrete steps to the balcony that ran along the second story, the doors opening onto it. All the remaining guards surrounded Camila as if expecting an assassination attempt.

Not conspicuous or anything.

Gabor ducked into a room to check it before giving us the all clear. I was pretty sure they’d been watching too many spy movies. Yes, we’d been attacked, but that was because we’d gone into panther territory and started asking questions. I didn’t think they were seeking us out, and even if they had been, they wouldn’t be waiting in the room to ambush us. But what did I know? Maybe they had shifty senses or something.

“I’ll stand guard,” Gabor said.

“Um, I really don’t think that’s necessary,” I said. “I know you’re used to doing this at home, but it might actually put us in more danger to be so obvious.”

He gave me a look that he was probably not supposed to give a princess. It fell somewhere between stink-eye and resting bitch face. “I won’t be obvious.”

Deciding against an argument, I went inside to tend to Camila. With her maidservant gone, the job fell to me. It took me a couple hours to broach the subject I’d been thinking about earlier. Camila could be proud, even with me. It was better to wait until she asked for help, but this time, I didn’t know if I could. If something happened to her, I wouldn’t be able to live with myself.

“Maybe we should split up,” I said, sitting on the edge of the bed with a take-out box of unidentifiable fried food. “It will be less obvious when we’re traveling. I can check out where we need to go, find the people we need to talk to. Just to make sure it’s safe before you go in. Today, you were already in danger by the time we knew it wasn’t safe here.”

“You mean you’d get the amulets for me?” Camila asked, her eyes wide. She picked a flake of breading off the side of something and wrinkled her nose.

I popped a round thing in my mouth and chewed. It was slightly fishy and sweet. I was betting on scallops. “Father doesn’t even have to know,” I said. “He’s not here.”

She stared at me a second, then set her food on the bedside table that was already crowded with two lamps, a clock with red, digital numbers, and a box of tissues. “You don’t think I can do it,” Camila said.

Shit. I sucked at being sneaky.

“I think you can,” I said. “I just don’t know if it’s a good idea.”

Camila stood and paced across the tiny room with the matted, dingy carpet and the roaring window unit that didn’t begin to dispel the swampy heat in the air. “You won’t always be there to hold my hand,” she said. “Father was right. I’m already taking you with me. I can’t let you do it for me. I might as well hand over the crown and let you rule the clan for me.

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