Leviathan's Song: A Slow Burn Paranormal Romance (The Boundlands Series) by Elsie Winters

Author:Elsie Winters [Winters, Elsie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Saturday morning was spent frantically packing for a two-week trip through the wilderness. Since our route would keep us away from most towns, I needed to bring our supplies with us from the start, so I did my best to pack practically: stout boots, warm clothing, easily washed blankets, and waterproof jackets.

I also refilled the venom compartments on my wasps and made sure I had all of my amulets in peak condition.

My mom was already tracking down dry rations and maps for us. I was looking forward to seeing her—however briefly—on Monday. I hadn’t seen her since before she left to go spend time with my dad while he worked several months ago. She often spent time traveling back and forth between the estate and wherever my dad was located.

Admittedly, I was a little nervous for her to meet Levi. She’d seemed a little surprised to find out a ‘boy’ was accompanying me on the delivery trip instead of Sidney but didn’t give her opinion about it either way.

Rafe was the only male she’d ever seen me interact with, and as implausible as it was, I think, deep down in her romantic heart, she’d always hoped I’d end up with him someday. How she thought that would work out biologically, I have no idea. The man was a sentient tree. I missed him terribly, but I’d never thought of him as anything more than a brother. With lots of bark and thorns.

By the time early afternoon rolled around, it was time to meet up with Levi. We were heading into Oar’s Rest to meet with a group of sprites Muriel had arranged for us to speak with last minute. I appreciated that she seemed to be taking my requests seriously, but the tenor of her messages made me suspect the rest of the council might not be.

Levi met me at the Gate to Oar’s Rest and his magic curled around me as I neared him, frothy seawater and warm sunshine. He was leaning against a brick column, wearing slightly dressier clothes than usual, with a long-sleeved button-down shirt cuffed up to just under his elbows. His dark blond hair was tousled, and he grinned when he saw me, making my heart give a happy little flutter.

“You look nice,” I complimented him.

“It seemed respectful,” he said, glancing down at his outfit. “I wasn’t sure who you were meeting with, and I didn’t want to risk rolling up on some feudal lord in sweatpants and a hoodie.”

I gave him a small smile, which felt a little wistful because he always looked so snuggly in his comfortable t-shirts and sweats.

“My Empress deserves a better escort than some scrub in track clothes.” He gave a tiny, self-deprecating smirk and pushed off the wall to head for the Gate.

“I like your track clothes,” I said a little distractedly as I studied the painful looking bruise on his jaw. “It looks worse than it did last night,” I said gently, feeling my smile dim a bit.

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