Darkest Rose (The Inevitable War Book 1) by Vera Morgana

Darkest Rose (The Inevitable War Book 1) by Vera Morgana

Author:Vera Morgana [Morgana, Vera]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vera Morgana
Published: 2020-10-24T05:00:00+00:00


Chapter 23

‘Finally, I see these eyes again, Marcie,’ said Sir Wilkin, leaning against the wall behind the messenger. He was holding an open locket, proving that Sir and Lady Desouza were in an illusion.

‘Let me get straight to the point, Bodolf. Stop their illusion now. They are not your target.’

‘No, that’s where you are wrong, Marcie. I guess you being their nurse and serving humans all these years has changed you.’

‘The part of you that never changed is beating around the bush. Your target is Elizabeth, just her. I don’t remember you ever going after anyone else other than your target.’

Wilkin narrowed his eyes. ‘Yes, you see, I have been really patient, waiting for you to do what you were assigned to do, but when I found out that this man has kept a secret from me, I realized that I have been deceived this whole time.’

Marcie questioned, ‘What is this big secret they were hiding?’

‘That night when we were chasing Vaughan, we were stopped by the Queen of Elves, Vasilisa. You probably remember that.’

Marcie nodded cautiously. That was the first time she had seen Sir Wilkin so weak in front of anyone, let alone a different species. Still, to the best of her knowledge, Vasilisa had been missing ever since.

‘I know what you’re thinking. That she has been missing since then.’

‘Hasn’t she? After that magick, I was the last one to leave the woods that day. She was so weak and frail that it would have been almost impossible to just run away or hide – at least not immediately.’

‘She was able to do that spell because of her circlet.’

‘The one you gave Ella.’

‘Yes. Just the circlet alone absorbs negative energy, making the wearer bring out their worst emotions. I managed to get my hands on the circlet that night, by the river.’

‘What exactly are you after? You sent me here to kill her, Wilkin. She was only a few months old, and she already had enemies she did not even know about.’

‘The gem on the circlet … That’s what I am after.’

Marcie looked at the frozen Desouzas again. ‘All right. This has gone on long enough. Stop the illusion already.’

Wilkin snapped the locket shut. ‘Fine. I stopped it. I did what you asked. Don’t forget to do what I asked.’

‘You still want me to kill her? Isn’t she your future wife? Wait, make that your second wife.’

‘No, no. Not kill her. I realized after meeting her in the dream world that killing her would get me nowhere. What I want is for you to find out where that gem is. The last person to set eyes on it was Vaughan, and the last person who saw Vaughan dying was Derrick Desouza. You have till the morning of the Moonlight Festival to find out.’

‘What if I don’t?’

‘Then you will end up like that maid girl on the floor.’

‘Is that why you did this to them? For defying you …?’

‘They were so foolish that they decided to cover up his



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