Of Mist and Murder (Daughters of Eville Book 5) by Chanda Hahn

Author:Chanda Hahn [Hahn, Chanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Neverwood Press
Published: 2021-06-21T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

I never thought I would love a castle so much. The room I was given was larger than the whole main floor of our tower. The four-poster bed was big enough for multiple people to sleep on, and the fireplace could hold Drake standing up. Two stuffed chairs faced the fireplace, and a red crested chaise lounge was in front of the double doors that led onto a private verandah. Rosalie was nice enough to give me a room with easy access to the outdoors.

Flinging the doors open, I gazed out onto the valley below, the gardens to the left, and a great glass dome of the flower conservatory. The many panes sparkled in the light, and I knew that was where the magical imperial roses were kept. To my right, I could see the town of Silverton at the bottom of the valley. Even now, dark smoke trails could be seen from the still smoldering buildings. Guilt weighed on me heavily as I tried to remember what had happened when I lost control. It started with that vision.

Was that vision I had real? Was I tapping into long-lost shifter memories? Did King Alder really kill shifters in cold blood with a silver embedded sword? I gnawed on the inside of my cheek and debated what my next course of action would be.

Allemar had promised he would tell me where the shifters were, and Aspen brought me right to them. This must have been his plan. What would he do to me when he found out I broke the wards and released them? Nothing good.

Maybe now that I was in the castle, I could search for Allemar’s study and find his spell books. Find a way to break the bond he held over me. As I paced the room, I heard a disturbing noise coming from my wardrobe.

I had assumed it to be empty since the suite was clearly for guests. Walking close to the furniture piece, I put my ear near it and listened. There was a rattling noise, followed by a loud thump.

I jumped back as the door unlatched and slowly swung open. A long green arm snaked out and pulled the door close again.

“What in the stars is that?” I muttered. Preparing for an attack by a beast, I flung the door open wide and looked into the shocked face of a green-skinned goblin. His long ears were drooping, and his nose round and red, but what surprised me the most was he was wearing a pair of earrings and had wrapped a silk scarf around his body in the form of a skirt.

“Grabberr dath,” the goblin sputtered.

“Get out of my closet,” I shouted at him.

The creature stuck his tongue out at me and preceded to ignore me as he focused on a pair of satin slippers embedded with blue beads and lace. One came flying at my face. I ducked, and it hit my shoulder.

“Ouch!”

He grasped the edge of the wardrobe, flipped me an obscene gesture, and then slammed the door.

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