Crowns & Chaos (Gifts of the Gods Book 2) by Josie Gold

Author:Josie Gold [Gold, Josie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-02-22T16:00:00+00:00

FENNION

I graciously stepped aside and let Kylarn twirl Harken away. Something prickly and poisonous spread in my stomach as I watched them dance. They looked handsome together. Harken, with her thorny beauty, and Kylarn with his golden allure. Harken’s expression was bored and aloof but Kylarn looked utterly charmed by her.

I got myself a drink and drank it back in one long gulp.

“Looks like your little guardian has moved on,” a voice on my right said. I prided myself for not flinching.

Highlar reached around me to grab a drink. I smiled amiably at him. He was dressed in black velvet and wore a mask that resembled a bloodied skull. Death himself.

“No longer pretending I don’t exist?”

“Oh you exist,” Highlar said dismissively, “pity.”

He turned to leave and I couldn’t stop myself from grabbing his arm. He whirled on me, expression murderous.

“Why do you hate me?” I tried to sound strong, but it came out pleading. He looked me up and down derisively. He yanked his arm out of my grip.

“I don’t explain myself to worthless worms.”

And then he was swallowed by the menagerie of costumes. I took a deep breath and scanned the crowd, searching for Harken. I found her being led out of the ballroom by Kylarn. She looked over her shoulder and met my eyes.

Game on.

I followed stealthily behind them as they walked arm in arm. Kylarn’s head was tilted close to hers, whispering in Harken’s ear. Harken laughed low at whatever he said. Thorns crept from my stomach up my throat.

Harken, that little minx, had clearly convinced him to take her to his forge. He would tell her all about his marvelous creations and when the opportunity was right, we would sneak in and steal one.

Kylarn and Harken stopped outside an iron door. I could feel the heat of the forge several paces away. He opened the door, letting Harken walk in first. Then he paused and looked over his shoulder. Although there was no way he could have seen me from my hiding spot in the shadows, I could feel his dark honeyed eyes on me.

“Oh little Prince,” Kylarn purred, “come out.”

Shock shuddered through me. Harken appeared at the door again.

“Fennion,” she said, “he knows.”

Kylarn’s workshop was humid and smoky from the hot forge and cluttered with half-finished projects and tools. Kylarn sat on a copper chair, legs spread wide and eyes glinting.

Harken wandered the room curiously while I faced Kylarn.

“You told him?” I accused Harken. She glared at my tone.

“He had already figured it out,” Harken countered. I looked at Kylarn, who shrugged.

“I heard from a friend of Highlar’s that you were solving the Library murders,” Kylarn explained, then looked at Harken, “and I recognized that lovely thing from the Library.”

“And you just put two and two together?” I scoffed.

“I’m very smart,” Kylarn fiddled with his jacket as if bored, “so you thought you would steal from me, eh?”

Guilt made my cheeks glow red. Kylarn grinned at me hungrily.

“No matter,” he stood, stretching leisurely, “I’ll help you.

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