Fragile Eternity: Wicked Lovely, Book 3 by Melissa Marr

Author:Melissa Marr
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Love & Romance, Magic, Science Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Fairies, General, Royalty, Fantasy, Etc, Rulers, Kings, Young Adult Fiction, Fiction, Etc., Fairy Tales & Folklore, Queens
ISBN: 9780061214738
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2009-04-09T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

Aislinn woke by midday. She was alone in Keenan’s room. Her clothes were laid out on an ottoman that someone had brought to sit beside the bed. A tray with breakfast foods sat on the bedside table. Before she dealt with food or dressing, though, she called Seth—

twice—but he didn’t pick up.

She called Keenan.

“How are you?” were his first words. He sounded calm, friendly, like nothing had happened.

She sighed in relief. “Better. I’m better.”

“There’s food”—his voice was tentative then—“beside the bed. I had them bring new trays every half hour so it’d be warm for you.”

“I could warm it. Sunlight, remember?” She felt relieved that they were able to talk, that they could feel comfortable with each other. “Where are you?”

“The orchards outside the city. It’s beautiful here. They’re healthy now.”

“So you’re there because…?”

“I just wanted to give them a little extra attention. Check on them.” Warm currents thrummed in his voice. He rarely sounded so at peace.

The depth of his joy at seeing the earth thrive again wasn’t something she could quite reach, but she shared it to a lesser degree. She’d known less than two decades of bitter cold; he’d known centuries of it—and had felt responsible for not being able to end it. The truth of that was epiphanic. “That’s where you go when I’m in school, isn’t it?”

“To the orchard? Not always.” His tone grew evasive.

“But other places like it.” She uncovered her plate. It wasn’t cold, but it wasn’t steaming hot either. She let a little heat into her fingertips and warmed the plate and its contents.

“Yes.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?” She took a bite of the omelet—spinach, cheese, and tomato—

one of her favorites.

“It’s something I’d rather do on my own. I didn’t want to offend you by telling you that you weren’t welcome.”

She paused, unable to say she wasn’t a little hurt. “Why?” He didn’t answer right away, and when he did, his voice was hesitant. “When I was bound, I used to see these places, the struggling trees and fields fighting to produce food for the mortals and the animals. I’d try. Little trickles of sunlight. That was all I had. It wasn’t much, but it was something. I have more now.”

“I could help someday.”

“Maybe. Right now, I don’t…it’s private. I’ve only ever shared it with one person.”

“Donia.”

“Yes,” he admitted. “She was mortal the first time. Afterward, I took her to some of the

Create PDF files without this message by purchasing novaPDF printer (http://www.novapdf.com) places over the years when I needed to talk to her, but I didn’t tell her why I went there….

I went to her today. We talked.”

“And?”

“We’re going to sort it all out. We’ll work around the pull between us. It’ll all be manageable. We just can’t let ourselves forget.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Whatever we do, it’s going to be something we both agree on. I held hope that our friendship would grow, that you’d choose to be with me, but…” She took a deep breath and asked again, “Will you help me find a way to change Seth?”

“No.

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