Echoes of War : A State of the Union Novel #2 by Nelle Nikole

Author:Nelle Nikole [Nikole, Nelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Primal Instinct Publishing
Published: 2024-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

Reina did not give the people of Casper a chance to make any decision about their future for themselves. She used every ounce of magic that she had to make sure we came to agreeable terms. By agreeable, I mean, every item on what she determined was on Amaia’s list of demands was checked off by the time we descended through the gates and back to our horses. There was no need for us to stay the night, or even sit for a meal with the speed she worked her magic. The people of Casper were defenseless. Everyone was when it came to Reina’s powers, but their citizens didn’t even get a chance to acknowledge who she was or what she was capable of.

We’d spread out our belongings, running through a quick check of all our materials and what we were running low on. Reina had said two sentences; we do not need to stay at another settlement again. Not if we could help it.

As we settled in, my thoughts drifted off to our next stop: Cheyenne. While my sister needed to keep this facade for her own sanity, the people of Cheyenne would end up better off siding with us in this war. Something had to give.

If it didn’t, Reina would never find the power to forgive herself for doing what was necessary. Her actions were brutal. There was a fat chance many, many people would never forgive her. But it was important that she left room inside her to forgive herself.

That night, during the full moon while Reina slept, I surrendered another piece of my soul. For magic like this always demanded a price.

My sweetening spell wouldn’t do much, but it would make her more tolerable for Cheyenne and the rest of our journey back home. If Reina continued on with this lack of empathy and emotion, two things she was known for, people were going to compare her to her father and brother. That fact alone would destroy her when this was all said and done.

Reina would never be the sweet Reina she once was. I knew that. Despised Seth for taking that from her. But I would do everything I could to preserve what little of it she had left.

It was risky, given the fact that Reina could feel every emotion Abel, and I had. Most of our energy throughout the day and while we waited for her to fall asleep had been spent trying to keep a level head. I needed to make sure this spell stayed buried deep down, where Reina could not feel it, but it would still affect her in small ways until she was ready to heal. Only then would it restore what remained.

I pulled out my small vial made from ethereal glass. It was a gift I carried with me everywhere. My sister June and I had used it to make our mom more … susceptible to letting us do things we pleased. I’d kept it put away for so long, holding it in my fingers now was odd, as if it was brand new.

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