Queen of the Fae by Linsey Hall

Author:Linsey Hall [Hall, Linsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bonnie Doon Press
Published: 2019-09-06T05:00:00+00:00

10

I rose before dawn, tension making it impossible to sleep any longer. There was no light coming from the door that led to the outside, and the rain seemed to have lessened.

I turned toward Tarron, who slept on the other side of the huge cushion that had been laid out over a stone platform.

We hadn’t gotten enough sleep last night. And we’d barely spoken.

I didn’t regret a single moment of it.

Sex with Tarron had been pretty much the best thing ever, and I wouldn’t regret it. Even when things got difficult.

I poked him. “Wake up.”

He blinked, coming awake immediately. His eyes heated as they met mine.

“Dawn isn’t far off,” I said regretfully. “We need to go.”

His eyes cleared, as if he remembered why we were there and everything that stood between us. I still hadn’t told him about our future. Guilt tugged harder than ever at me. I would tell him. As soon as we spoke to the goddesses, I would tell him. The guilt burned so strongly that if I had time now, I would.

I swallowed hard and shoved it away, then climbed from the pallet and began to dress. Tarron did the same, moving quickly.

Once we were ready to go, we headed toward the path that he’d found last night. Neither of us spoke. The field of flame would stop burning soon, and we’d need to reach the goddesses.

“Let me.” Tarron stepped in front of me, going first into the darkened tunnel.

Unlike the beautifully carved chamber in which we’d spent the night, the tunnel was roughly gouged out of the rock. It was only a few inches higher than Tarron’s head, and wide enough that three people could walk side by side. It made it a bit tight to stick right at Tarron's side, but I was stubborn and didn't like the idea of him going ahead of me and facing the danger alone.

No doubt he’d have scoffed at that, so I kept it to myself.

The tunnel was quiet and dark—eerily so. The air became staler the deeper we got, and Tarron ignited a flame in his palm to provide light. As we walked, I began to feel eyes on me. The prickle of attention was impossible to mistake.

“Do you feel that?” I whispered.

Tarron nodded. “Someone is watching.”

I turned around, searching the space behind me. A pair of bright white eyes blinked out of existence, disappearing. Definitely a creature, not a person, from the shape of them.

“From behind,” I murmured. “Not sure what it is.”

“And ahead.” Tarron pointed to the left wall in front of us.

I peered at it, spotting the slightest glow of eyes—as if the creature were squinting so they could still see us but not be spotted as easily.

“I think they are little animals,” Tarron said.

“Or sprites of some kind.”

I debated drawing a blade or shield, and decided against it. They didn’t feel threatening. Not yet at least. No need to change that.

“Burn?” I asked to the air. “Could you come here? Don’t act like a badass, okay? Try to look nice.

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