Charming as a Killer (Keepers of Enchantment Book 1) by Kendra Moreno

Author:Kendra Moreno [Moreno, Kendra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-27T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 20

The wedding day looms closer. With only three days to go until I’ll be forced to walk down the aisle and marry a man I despise with my entire being, my anxiety is through the roof. I’m a bundle of nerves, trying to work through every contingency plan if anything goes wrong. What if I miss and don’t get Phillip in the heart? What if he survives whatever blow I inflict? Worse, what if I’m stopped before I can succeed and am forced through the wedding and chained down? If I’m stopped, they’ll know what I plan to do and ensure I won’t get the opportunity again. I have to make sure to move fast, to hit him in the heart with the blade and twist. A blow that no one should be able to recover from.

Despite all that anxiousness, it’s not the only thing my mind focuses on. That kiss with Jack haunts me. My body begs me to repeat it every time he walks past me, whistling without a care in the world. I can’t tell if the kiss affected him just as much as it has me. I can’t tell if he’s imagining kissing me again. I yearn for him, but I don’t dare focus too much on him for fear someone will take notice of the way my cheeks flush when he’s around.

In addition to all that, the closer we get to the wedding, the more lewd and disgusting Phillip acts. My stomach roils when he’s close and tonight is no different. I’m still forced to sit beside him for dinners, as if I’m a trophy just in his reach. Tonight, we’re honoring some terrible court member for getting more coin out of the villagers despite them not having any to give. Apparently, he’d taken the little bit they’d saved up to leave. Now they’ll be stuck here, just like I am. I feel for their plight.

On my other side, Jack is still seated, telling me Phillip is none the wiser about the thoughts I’ve had of him, about the kiss we’d shared. That at least relieves me. I couldn’t handle something happening to Jack in the midst of all this.

My eyes remain fixated on my plate, a way to avoid looking at any one person for too long. If I look at Phillip, the hatred I feel will flash in my eyes. If I look at Jack, I’m afraid of the desire that might show. The court members are nothing but evil humans, so the plate is my safest bet. Jack hasn’t said a word in his seat, but I can feel his awareness of me.

“Soon, you’ll be dressed in white for me,” Phillip purrs, but I don’t look up at him. “You’ll be presented for me to claim, a sacrifice long coming. You’ll swell with my child and provide the heir I’ve always wanted.”

I don’t answer his prodding, don’t acknowledge it, and that pisses him off. His hand reaches beneath the table and cups my thigh, a claim.

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