Court of Dragons and Ruin (The Dragon Crown Series Book 4) by G. Bailey

Author:G. Bailey [Bailey, G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Midnight Publishing Limited
Published: 2024-05-30T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

My house in Silloth is still the same. The small townhouse is nestled between others, with the same door, the same windows, the same roof with many missing tiles. It always fills me with this complete sense of being home when I stand out on the cobbled streets, staring in. It is my home because she is my home. I know my mum and dad were there until I was six, and they were brilliant parents. But my grandmother, she brought me up for the rest of my life, and I love her completely and utterly. It was always her.

I don’t know how to ask her for this because it will change everything. She deserves a quiet life in a sleepy town, just like she chose. I know, deep down in my soul, that she’ll say yes when I ask. Without question, without blinking. She’ll do anything for me. Even if it means losing her forever. My hand shakes as I turn the handle and step inside, hiding the staff in shadows by the door. The warmth of the house blows over me, along with the smell of freshly baked cookies.

My grandmother’s in the kitchen, her back to me as her multicoloured dress swings with her dancing. Her grey hair is a mess of curls, clipped with bright plastic flowers that I see on school kids. She sings to a song on the radio, slightly dancing and in her element. When she turns back, her eyes widen when she sees me, and her smile makes me feel warm. She drops the washing in her hands. Liquid bubbles hover all over her fingers as she runs my way, wrapping her arms tightly around me. “My dear girl.” She leans back. “Have you seen your mother? Did she send you back here to tell me everything is okay?”

I blink. “My mother… What?” I look around like I half expect her to be sitting in the corner of the lounge. I was rushed getting here, and I didn’t even think about my mother, how she could be awake already. “Is she here?”

“No…she’s in Ayiolyn, looking for you.” She gently touches my shoulders. “Oh, my girl, you look so much stronger than the last time I saw you. Like a true queen.”

She cups my cheek like she always does. “I’m better now. I’m with them and, wait…she’s awake and in Ayiolyn?”

“Yes.” She takes one of my hands and leads me to the sofa. “You’ve not seen her, have you? Come sit with me. I’ve got to tell you something that your mother was going to do. Time is a funny thing, and I don’t want to run out. Now tell me everything that has happened.”

I quickly run over everything that’s happened, and why I went to this other world. My grandmother takes it all in her stride and pats her legs. “Cronus. I have not seen the old buggar in centuries. He always was a nosy old bastard. Cronus sent you back to Earth.

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