Wings of Deception: (Kingdoms of Faerie Book 2) by Skye Horn

Author:Skye Horn [Horn, Skye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

“Thea—” Kieran said as the door shut behind them, but Thea spun around to meet his gaze with narrowed eyes.

“No. I get to speak, and you get to listen. Understood?” She felt tired. No, she felt exhausted, but there was no time to let those feelings take over her now. There was only time to tell him what she needed to and then get out of this claustrophobic room.

She watched as his mouth snapped shut, lips pursing into a straight line in silence. He nodded.

“Good. First, I didn’t try to kill myself, so wipe that pitiful look off your face and stop feeling guilty.” It surprised Thea that her tone remained steady, but she was channeling her inner Haven to get through this conversation. Emotions that Thea didn’t want to see flashed across Kieran’s face, but she forced herself to continue to look at him through his regret. He was vulnerable, and despite her anger with him, that struck a nerve inside her. “When I was in the tub, I heard something, and then as I sank lower into the water, I felt her. I felt Ainé. She was reaching out to me, trying to ask for help, when Haven pulled me out of the water. I wasn’t able to get any answers, but I know something is wrong with the Goddess, Kieran. She needs our help.”

This got his attention. The moment of relief she’d seen flicker across his features was masked behind the formality of a soldier. In a single breath, his shoulders straightened, and despite his crooked, bleeding nose, a familiarity drew her back to him. Thea wanted to step closer. She wanted to comfort him through the physical pain he was experiencing, or at least hand him a towel to stop the bleeding, but she could do none of that.

The thing that no one seemed to understand was that Thea didn’t need to kill herself because of Kieran. The way he’d locked her out of his life was already killing her inside.

“What’s your plan?” Kieran asked, oblivious to the numbness she was trying to conjure around herself. For the past few months, she’d had a shield of protection every time she felt like she couldn’t handle the pain by succumbing to feeling nothing at all, to sinking into the darkness of herself just to continue living. Thea didn’t know if it was good for her to do, but it was the only way she’d survived this long.

“Iris knows how I can get to Ainé, but it could be a trap. Morrigan already tricked me once, and I don’t plan to go unprepared this time. That’s why I need you to go with me—and Haven.”

She’d added Haven to the plan, fearing that he might see how much she wanted him to be a part of this journey. Despite his cruel words before, the Kieran she’d fallen in love with stood in front of her now, ready to do anything for his home. She’d missed the passion in his eyes, the sheer determination to make things right.

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