The Siren (Laments of Angels & Dark Chemistry Book 1) by Meg Xuemei X

Author:Meg Xuemei X [X, Meg Xuemei]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Silver Wheel Publishing
Published: 2014-08-09T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

Lucienne in her rose-red, Francis leather jacket approached the Fury house, accompanied by Orlando and Duncan.

Cam, stationed by the door, saluted Lucienne. Duncan knocked.

Peder answered, a stunned expression on his face—it seemed he hadn’t recovered from the shock of his son’s return.

Strolling beside Peder, Lucienne heard joyful cries and crooning from Clement and high-pitched laughter from Violet. Natural, lukewarm light illuminated the house, comfortable to the eyes without drawing attention from the neighbors. The temperature inside was just perfect.

Quantum energy at work, Lucienne mused. Did the boy produce light and heat with the power of the Eye of Time? She suppressed a mixture of jealousy and amazement. Wearing a sweet smile, she approached the group in the sitting room.

At the sight of Lucienne, Ashburn rose from a chair beside his mother. His intense gaze, though steady and cool, didn’t conceal his astonishment, as if he had déjà vu. As if he had known her from a past life, but was seeing her for the first time.

Lucienne also had a reaction. The moment her gaze met Ashburn’s, the air sucked out of the room. What was happening? What was he doing to her? Was he trying to strangle her by thinning the air she breathed? She gasped for air and threw a frantic look toward Kian, wanting him to confirm her suspicion. But for the first time, Kian didn’t understand her look. He stood with the others to pay his respect to her, sending her an assured look—that he had the situation under control.

No one else seemed to be affected by the thin air. Orlando and Duncan looked fine, effectively blending into the background.

“Son,” Peder said, “this is Queen Lucienne. Her Majesty has been good to us.”

“I know who she is, Papa,” Ashburn said with a slight British accent, turning to Lucienne. “Thank you for taking care of my parents.”

The air returned to the room, though it was still a little too thin for her lungs. Why had she overreacted to the presence of this boy? Nothing had ever shaken her quite like this before, and she didn’t know what to make of it. Lucienne gestured for the group to sit and flashed Ashburn one of her winning smiles.

Jed had taught her to use it as a weapon. “A smile can kill,” he had said.

“Don’t be too overwhelmed with gratitude,” Lucienne said to Ashburn, her enchanting smile aimed right for him.

Ashburn smiled back. “You look different in person.”

“Seeing through the glass is never the same as seeing in person,” Lucienne replied.

Ashburn looked gorgeous in the video feed, but it did not do justice to him in the flesh. Vladimir was ruggedly handsome with a blend of refinement and roughness, but this boy was of mythical perfection. His pale champagne hair had dried, flowing down his broad shoulders. It would probably feel like silk between her fingers, she thought. But it was his eyes that held her captive, their ice blue deepening to a dark shade, their power drawing her in.

Everyone

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