Now rumors were spreading that another group of Hoskali hunters were closing in on the camp. Olyva had slept through it all, and part of Lexi couldn’t help but envy her. At least Olyva wasn’t worrying herself sick the way Lexi was tempted to do.Lexi wouldn’t want to be caught unaware in another ...
Ten minutes passed before he came to. The guards were gone, along with Tiberius. Rafe felt the hot salty tears falling onto his face. His eyes fluttered open and he saw Olyva staring down at him. His head was in her lap and she was weeping with despair. He groaned and reac...
The next morning, they were tired and hungry. Lorik held up his hand for them to stop, then he stood in his saddle. He could see someone lying in the grass not far away.“Let’s rest the horses and get something to eat,” he told them. “Then we’ll push on.”“Oh thank goodness,” Vera said. “I haven’t ...
She had been to the old man’s hovel only twice, both times in search of information about a mark she’d been contracted to steal from. Ennis was a strange old man. Sometimes he sold books in the various underground markets. Sometimes he could be found begging near the earl’s palace. But most of hi...
The fever had ravaged their bodies, which had been weak to begin with. The adults were all elderly, the children just babes. Still, it broke Ti’s heart to know he’d been too late to help them. Perhaps if the water had been delivered the day before, they might have survived.Olyva spent the entire ...
She always rode ahead, and when they made camp for the night, he stood watch. To her credit she didn’t push him to do anything differently. She was perfectly content with her own thoughts and didn’t try to spark a conversation. In fact, she didn’t say anything to him other than what was absolutel...
He could hurt it, perhaps even cripple it, but it was moving too fast, and there was no place for Tiberius and Lexi to go. The war ship, which should have been waiting for them, was gone, and Tiberius knew he had to do something fast.“Fulguralis, fulguralis,” he chanted softly.He felt the magic s...
And then the worst happened: the horse tripped over the body of a slain refugee and stumbled. Vera went flying through the air and crashed hard on the ground. She didn’t move at first. Her whole body hurt, and then she felt a hand grasp her hair and pull.She screamed, her hands going up and then ...