Wings of Fate: (Kingdoms of Faerie Book 1) by Skye Horn

Author:Skye Horn [Horn, Skye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-17T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“We’re leaving before sunrise,” Kieran told Mirielle as she excused herself from the den. She promised to return before they left.

In the meantime, Iris left to pack Thea a bag of clothing, reassuring her that it would include plenty of pants. Kieran didn’t bother to tell his aunt to rest. He knew she was giving him and Thea space to speak freely. However, he wasn’t sure what to say once he and Thea were alone in the room. It was unusual that he felt nervous around her, but their change in behavior brought an unfamiliar wave of nerves.

“So, Ainé wants us to go to Lake Wysteria,” Thea whispered, eyeing the open door with uncertainty. Kieran was sure no one was listening to them, but Thea’s new information surprised him.

“Lake Wysteria is the largest lake in Faerie. My mother used to tell me that if I was ever lost in the forest, all I needed to do was follow the river because every river led back to Lake Wysteria; it’s the source of all four kingdoms’ water supply.”

“Why do you think she wants us to go there?” Thea asked.

“Well, you were unconscious the last time we were there, but that’s the location of the Threshold. She came to you in a dream?”

Thea nodded her head and patted the spot next to her.

“You don’t have to sit on the floor, you know.” Her usual playfulness had returned, but the same nervousness that he felt seemed to reverberate in her tone. “I won’t bite.”

“Of course not.” Kieran moved to sit beside Thea, knowing he was being ridiculous. He’d sat beside her multiple times before without feeling this way, but something had shifted between them. Despite the fact that they’d been at the funeral of an ex-boyfriend only hours earlier, Kieran didn’t feel the intense jealousy he’d experienced before their conversation.

How could he be jealous when she was looking at him like that? It made his heart race.

“I seem to be unconscious a lot lately,” she said, seeming pleased by his new spot on the couch.

“Yes, about that—”

“Something is wrong with me, isn’t it?” She looked at him guiltily, answering his previous questions. She knew the exhaustion wasn’t normal, and she’d been hiding it from him. “I wasn’t one hundred percent sure, of course. It’s just that none of you collapse every time you use magic.” Her eyebrows furrowed, frustration lining her face.

“It appears you can control all four elements, which, no, is not normal.”

“So, I’m a freak in the human world and a freak in the Faerie world.”

Kieran saw through her amusement to the underlying concern.

“You’re not a freak in any world,” he said seriously, pulling her against his side. She rested her head on his shoulder while his wings blanketed her shoulders. When she reached out to stroke their feathers with her fingertips he shuddered, his eyelids fluttering closed. “You really shouldn’t do that.”

“Oh?” she questioned, but her fingers didn’t stop. The hairs on the back of his neck and arms rose, but not how they did when he was scouting something dangerous.

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