Onyx Queen by LC Taylor

Author:LC Taylor [Taylor, LC]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LC Taylor Publishings
Published: 2020-08-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Loud banging woke Onika. It took her a moment to realize someone was at her door.

“Luca,” she poked at his side, “there is someone at the door.”

Luca groaned, rubbing his eyes to clear the sleep, “What, Onika?”

“I said, there is someone at the door.” Another loud knock echoed through the room.

“Hang on!” Luca called out, slipping from the bed, and pulling on his discarded pants. “Cover up, I’ll go see who it is.”

Onika watched as Luca cracked the door to her chambers, “Yeah… What? When? Give us twenty minutes.”

“Luca?” Onika watched as he pushed the door shut and turned to her, his face was a mask of sorrow. “What is it?”

“There’s been another explosion in the Sapphire Kingdom.”

“What? When?”

“Several hours ago. Captain Hanson has been trying to call us,” he reached for his phone that had fallen out of his pants and skidded across the floor, “FUCK. Twelve missed calls.”

“What aren’t you telling me, Luca?”

He sat on the edge of the bed, tangling his fingers in her hair, “The explosion was in the village where Queen Stephanie had been staying. You know she and Sarifena weren’t speaking. She’d only moved there a few weeks ago to stay with an old friend.”

“Oh no… please,” Onika sucked in a strangled cry, “don’t tell me… is she…is she dead?”

“Yes. Both Queen Stephanie and her guard are gone. Heath asked you to come to the castle. He feels she needs her sisters – even if the relationship is new.”

“Of course,” Onika rushed out of the bed, “Let me change. Then we can go.”

Luca watched as she threw on some clothes. They hurried to clean up in the bathroom and rushed downstairs. Constable Peters was waiting for them.

“I will send several men to the site of the explosion. This is a tragedy. Please give the Queen my condolences.”

Nodding, Onika let Luca ease her into the car. Her mind was a mess of thoughts. Poor Sarifena, how would she cope with this loss.

The car had barely stopped and Onika was out of her seat. Luca took her hand and escorted her inside. She could hear Emersyn talking as the approached the living room. Her breath caught when she saw Sarifena.

“Where is Onika?” Sarifena managed to ask through the tears.

“I’m here!” Onika ran into the room, “Sorry… I wasn’t here sooner.”

Squeezing in beside Sarifena and Emersyn, she wrapped her arms around her.

“What do you need?” she brushed Sarifena’s hair from her face.

“Nothing… everything,” she sighed, “Hell, I don’t know.”

Just as Sarifena rested her head on Onika’s shoulder, the sound of a toddler crying filled the room. Onika watched as Sarifena moved abruptly, taking a small boy from Heath’s arms.

“It’s ok, I got you.” Sarifena whispered against the child’s ear.

The boy immediately calmed down and relaxed against Sarifena. He scanned the room, his eyes wide with apprehension and curiosity, Sarifena bounced him.

“Sarifena?” Onika glanced at Emersyn, then to Heath, “Why do you have a toddler in your arms?”

“His parents were killed today. He wouldn’t let anyone else help him but me.

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