Untamable Lover (Worlds of Lemuria: Earth Colony Book 2) by Rosalie Redd

Author:Rosalie Redd [Redd, Rosalie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rosalie Redd
Published: 2016-05-05T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Seven

The walls narrowed in this portion of the Keep, forcing Tanen to turn sideways to squeeze through the passage. Several large boulders lay scattered along the path, aftereffects of the Keep’s last outburst when the Gossum had tried to enter their sanctuary using a portal. Good thing they hadn’t succeeded.

The sharp edge of a rock scraped the back of his arm, leaving a long scratch. Blood welled in the injury. Craya! A twinge of irritation flashed through his mind. He wiped the red fluid on his trousers and kept moving.

The Strong room hadn’t been occupied in hundreds of years. Stiyaha were steadfast in their loyalty to the royal family. The unused dungeon had sat in empty silence, as far back as he could recall. Not anymore.

The scent of mildew, wetness, and earth brought back memories of nights when he’d roamed the land outside the confines of the Keep. He hadn’t been outside in over a century, not since a Gossum had nearly taken him down. As a council member, he had all the same training as the rest of the warriors, but his skills were rusty from lack of use. After his little bout with the enemy, he’d elected to stay inside from then on.

As he walked along the corridor, Mauree’s sweet scent of roses merged with the other smells. There were nights when he wished he wasn’t council leader.

“Tanen, I hear you coming. Let me out of here!” Mauree grasped one of the bars and peered at him. Her blue eyes flecked with gold, and her greasy, matted hair hung limp around her shoulders. The dress she wore had a rip up the thigh, displaying one long elegant leg.

An open tome lay on the stone floor, face down, the spine broken. His cheeks heated. He loved his books and all the knowledge they contained. Narrowing his focus, he glared at her. She smiled, as if enjoying his discomfort and agitation.

“If you can’t treat the ancient texts with respect, then you can’t have any.” He spit the words at her.

She laughed. The high-pitched snicker reverberated off the walls and into the corridor. Goosebumps raced over his arms. She’s lost her mind.

He wished that were true. The lucid look in her eyes revealed she was as sane as anyone else in this horrible war. He shuddered and bile rose in his throat.

In direct contrast to her loud laughter, he lowered his voice. “How do you like your cell?”

She stared hard at him. Her chipped nails and scuffed shoes were so unlike her. She liked to be pampered, and had seemed to enjoy how the males tracked her with their admiring gazes whenever she walked by. Short skirts and tight blouses were her traditional outfits. He’d noticed every one.

She gripped the bars with both hands, her fingers turning white from her exertion. “Let me out and I will repay you…like you want me to.”

Her eyes twinkled, her smile all mischief. She opened her mouth. With a slow sweep of her tongue, she wet her bottom lip.

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