Ruthless Royals (The Shadow Kissed Series Book 4) by Rebecca L. Garcia

Author:Rebecca L. Garcia [Garcia, Rebecca L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-04-03T18:30:00+00:00

TWENTY-ONE

Sebastian

Avyanna drifted gracefully towards us. Her eyes twinkled as she grasped my wife’s hand between her own. Erianna, Anna, and Zach stood at my side. Zach shot me a look, then ran his hand over his hair, which was pulled up into a tight braid.

The entrance to Malum Dominor stood before us, and the streets were silent in the stillness of morning, evidence of previous festivities scattered around my feet.

“It's a pleasure to meet you,” she said.

“Yes, it’s good to meet you too.” Olivia cocked her head. “It seems you have a lot of thoughts about my future.” She pulled Avyanna closer, keeping their hands interlocked. “I don’t need anyone worrying my husband about things that don’t concern them.”

“I didn’t mean to offend anyone,” she said and let out a clipped laugh, looking at each of us in disbelief. “Us sorceresses must look out for one another.”

“That’s fine,” she said. “But in the future, keep your thoughts to yourself. Especially when they contradict what you supposedly want.”

I swelled with pride. Avyanna slid her stare to me, and I smirked. Her smile dropped and Erianna whistled out a breath behind us, Zach suppressing a laugh.

Erianna cleared her throat. “Olivia has enough people looking out for her, not that she needs it.” She winked and then Zach and Anna stepped to her side too.

Avyanna chewed on the inside of her lip, her eyes flashing. “So, it would seem. Well, I only meant to help, like I am now.”

Olivia exhaled slowly. “Azia trusts you, and I trust Azia. I hope he isn’t wrong. That would be bad, especially for you.”

I glimpsed the same look in Olivia’s eyes from when I’d found her at the beach last month, holding Hamza’s heart in her hands, covered in blood. The crazed in her gaze latched onto Avyanna, who nodded slowly.

“You can trust me,” she drawled, and I sensed the restraint as her jaw clenched. She was holding back how she really felt, but why?

I glared. “Let’s hope so.”

I knew she was supposedly doing us a favor by helping, but I didn’t trust her and if I could cut her loose before we got to the castle, then I would. Azia could get as mad as he wanted. I didn’t give a shit.

Avyanna was powerful. I could sense it from her touches, but Olivia was getting stronger each day. The more she used the spell book the old bookkeeper gave her, the better she’d gotten at performing spells. Her confidence was growing, and even though I was terrified for her, I had faith that she could handle herself.

Erianna shifted as the door opened, her racing heart pounding in my ears. I reached to grab her hand, but she flinched away.

Something was wrong.

I leaned into Erianna as Avyanna stepped to the side and Anna and Olivia started chatting. “What did you offer Salvor for him helping us?”

I knew their so-called love story, including things she kept from others. Because Salvor never simply let her go when she decided she no longer wanted to be with him.

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