Consort of Fire: A Paranormal Reverse Harem Novel (The Witch's Consorts Book 4) by Eva Chase

Author:Eva Chase [Chase, Eva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781989096147
Publisher: Ink Spark Press
Published: 2018-08-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Kyler

“I don’t know how else to explain it,” Imogen said, twisting one of her red curls around her finger as she frowned in thought. “It was just a feeling I got. The way the guys they brought around looked at me. The way they talked more to my aunt and uncle than they did to me, as if they were deciding whether to marry them… Nothing more obvious than that. That’s why it’s so hard to talk about it. It’s not like I can say, ‘See, of course I was scared when they said this horrible thing.’”

I looked up from my tablet where I’d been poised to take notes. The open document was blank, because Imogen hadn’t been able to offer any data that would get me anywhere. “That still sounds awful,” I said. “Regardless of why they were doing it. I might not have been part of this world for very long, but I know you deserve a consort who’s interested in you.”

She shrugged, her mouth twisting. “We were a small enough family to begin with, and my parents weren’t around to make any kind of name for themselves. It’s not like there’s a lot to gain from marrying me.”

“I didn’t gain anything from—” My voice cut off before I could say marrying Rose, the magical vise of the oath clamping around my vocal chords. I coughed. Imogen should be able to fill in the blanks after the amount of time she’d spent in our company. “From marrying who I married. Except for getting to be with a woman I think is amazing. That’s what marriage is supposed to be.”

“For some people. You don’t know what it’s like. Anyway, I’m sorry I can’t help more.” She paused. “You know how worried I have to be, don’t you? You know something about what my aunt and uncle are mixed up in. That’s part of what you’re not allowed to talk about.”

My tongue went heavy as lead in my mouth. What could I say to that without bumping up against the magical restrictions laid on me? Normally I was a pretty even-tempered guy, but right then, the frustration that had been growing in me over the last several days seared through my stomach. My hand clenched around the tablet.

For fuck’s sake, I should be able to tell this one girl her family had been ready to sell her into virtual slavery.

“I think you’re right to have come here,” I managed finally. “I think you’re safer away from them.”

“Yeah. That’s all Rose will say about it too.” Imogen grimaced and flopped back in the armchair.

“I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay. I know it’s not your fault. If I think of anything specific, I’ll tell Rose, okay?”

I nodded, tension still churning in my gut. “Thanks.”

I got up and walked into the front hall, but then I didn’t know where to go. I’d already talked to Lesley, who hadn’t been able to give me any details I hadn’t heard the first time I’d talked to her,

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