Resistance (Ilyon Chronicles Book 1) by Jaye L. Knight

Author:Jaye L. Knight [Knight, Jaye L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Living Sword Publishing
Published: 2014-05-20T00:00:00+00:00

The next day’s overcast sky and on and off drizzle matched Kyrin’s mood. Wrapped in a black velvet cloak, she stood at the center of the nearly empty square and waited. Trev stood behind her, but they said little this morning. Could she trust him? Could she trust anyone from the palace? What if every word she spoke condemned her further? Tears burned her already sore eyes. She must look a sight. Videlle had been convinced she was ill and couldn’t understand her going out in this weather.

She blinked hard, desperately watching the street. Maybe Tarvin Hall’s instructors wouldn’t allow Kaden to meet her today. Then again, if he’d received her hastily sent message, he’d come with or without permission. She almost smiled, but the effort was too much.

After more than twenty minutes, her spirits sank into the cold puddles around her feet. If he didn’t show up soon, she would have to return to the palace, alone…scared. She bunched her fists in her cloak and closed her eyes. I need to see him, please. Her heart beat sluggishly, and her body ached. Maybe she had made herself ill.

“My lady.”

She opened her eyes to Trev’s voice, and her gaze locked on the tall figure entering the square. She rushed to meet her brother.

“Kaden,” she gasped, and latched onto him.

Safety. For the first time in days, she could breathe without drowning in uncertainty. She didn’t relinquish her hold for a good long moment. When they did part, he studied her face and his eyes darkened.

“Are you all right? You don’t look well.”

“I couldn’t sleep last night.” She glanced back at Trev and bit her lip.

The shadows around Kaden’s eyes deepened, and he stood up a bit taller, with his shoulders squared as if prepared to take on any enemy, no matter how big or ferocious. “What’s going on?”

She lowered her voice. “We need to go somewhere to talk.”

With a nod, Kaden guided her along with him. She had probably worried him, but he had good reason to be concerned. Though she’d tried her best to do her job like Sam said, everything she’d feared was manifesting itself.

They moved through familiar streets and didn’t say a word. It had begun to mist again when they came to a less populated area of the city filled with abandoned, dilapidated buildings. Here rose an old bell tower they had discovered a couple of years earlier. They stepped inside the dim, musty interior, and Kyrin turned to Trev.

“Will you stand guard here?”

His watchful eyes scanned the dark, cobweb-infested corners before he nodded. “Yes, my lady.”

Kyrin managed a bit of a smile. Maybe he wasn’t a spy. “Thank you.”

She and Kaden took the spiraling staircase up forty feet to the top of the stone tower. Though some areas had begun to crumble, the structure was still solid. Near the top, Kaden pushed open a heavy trapdoor, and they emerged into the space where the bell once hung. The sides were open to the elements, but the roof protected them from the rain.

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