Trial and Fire by Jada Fisher

Author:Jada Fisher [Fisher, Jada]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fairfield Publishing

8

Unpleasant Introductions

I was unceremoniously dropped onto what felt like cobblestone, bouncing several times and rolling forward. I came to a jarring stop as my side connected with a foot, and once more, I had the wind knocked out of me.

I wheezed and tried to crane my neck to look upwards, but I couldn’t with how I was bound. I could only breathe heavily and stare at the ground my face was pressed into.

“What’s this, Baelfyre? Did they really manage to get the girl to you?”

That voice sent chills down my spine. Even though it had been months, maybe even a year, since I had last heard him speak, one didn’t forget the voice of someone who had led you to your death.

It was the prince. Not the same one I had met in the other realm, but similar enough that I could feel that same cold menace radiating from him.

“Yes, Your Majesty. It seems I was wrong. Apparently, little Bronn’s hold on his own people is even more tenuous than I thought.”

“Pathetic. But to our benefit, I suppose. Roll her over. I want to see the face of the girl who’s given us so much trouble.”

I felt more hands roughly grip me—I was so tired of being manhandled!—and rolled over as he asked. I had to blink at the illumination all around me, and it took several moments for me to realize I was on the roof of a building. A very tall building judging by how cold it was and how the wind whipped around us.

I blinked rapidly, my eyes tearing up at the assault, before they cleared to land on the man standing over me.

He was startlingly similar to the other one I had met, except his golden hair was cut relatively short and he was dressed in stylish, modern clothes. A pair of what I recognized as designer glasses sat on his strong, roman nose and a single earring hung from one of his ears.

“Ah, there she is. Funny, I almost expected her to look…”

“Different?” Baelfyre supplied.

“More important, I suppose. But looks can be deceiving, can’t they?”

He crouched, bringing his smiling face closer to mine but still towering over me. He was gloating, all surefire and cocky, and I wanted nothing more than to plant a boot right in his face.

Too bad I wasn’t wearing any shoes at all.

“It’s so nice to finally meet you, Seer. I think you’ll find we have some lovely little surprises waiting for one of your kind, but those will have to wait.” He reached down, his finger sliding along the edge of my face and then along my cheek, stopping to flick the end of my nose. I reacted as quickly as I could, my teeth latching onto his finger and biting down as hard as I could.

He let out a curse and jerked his hand back, but I held on tightly, my jaw popping in protest. The next thing I knew, a too-strong hand slapped the side of my face, sending me rolling to my side.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.