Knights of Riona by K T Webb

Knights of Riona by K T Webb

Author:K T Webb [Webb, K T]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-22T16:00:00+00:00


“It’s the strangest thing. The stone isn’t lab-created, but it isn’t exactly natural either.”

I watched uncomfortably as the jeweler ogled the amulet through a tiny jeweler’s loupe. His tone of voice led me to believe he was seeing something rare and unique; I wasn’t sure I liked it. He set down the small black eye piece and looked between us.

“How much do you want for this?”

“It’s not for sale.” The words shot out of my mouth before I had time to think. It was all I could do to keep myself from snatching the necklace from his hands.

“Oh...I uh...where did you say you got this?”

“I got it from a friend.”

“Hmm. Your friend has interesting taste. This stone, I’ve never seen anything like it before, I don’t even know what it is. I’d like to know where it came from.”

“If we find out, we’ll be sure to let you know,” Paula replied.

I met resistance as I retrieved the amulet from the jeweler’s hands. He had clearly thought the conversation would end a different way. The Bloodstone meant more to me than he would ever know, and there was no chance I would sell it to someone. We left the store with the necklace safely tucked away in the leather pouch.

We walked down the street toward the subway station that would take us to the outskirts of the city. Parking was a nightmare and everyone drove like there were no traffic laws. As we descended the steps into the subway, something caught my eye.

A nearby building was under construction, which wasn’t unusual for the downtown area. What gave me pause were the construction workers staring at me as though I was the first woman they’d ever laid eyes on. I looked at them with what I hoped was disdain when one of them caught my eye. Taeren. I stopped on the stairs, causing Paula to run into me from behind.

“Paula, do you see those construction workers?”

“You’ve picked a strange time to become interested in men, Delia.”

“Don’t be absurd! I mean, do you see them? They’re actually there?”

Paula sighed. “Not this again. Yes, of course I see them. Why?” She narrowed her eyes at them.

Satisfied that I wasn’t entirely crazy, I decided to try the next question. “The one in the middle, the one who took off his helmet and bowed? That’s the man who gave me the amulet.”

“Oh, yeah, I remember him. Well, he could be less attractive, but he’s real.”

I had no idea what she meant, but I wasn’t about to find out. As we stood there staring at each other, two things happened. The first thing was that Taeren began to lower himself from the scaffolding they were standing on, and the second thing was the man next to him shouted my name.

“Delia!”

“Maybe they’re all fans?” Paula whispered.

“Or they’re all a bunch of nut-jobs who want to kidnap me and make me their queen.”

“Or that. Let’s go before he gets down from there!”

Quickly, we rushed down the stairs. I heard



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