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2024-10-29 19:42:56The skies were growing darker on the periphery of what Eli could see over the hedge, but the sound of water he heard in the distance wasn’t the rain—it was the fountain. He prayed he’d reach the landmark before Kit did, but it would be difficult to know for sure if she had already passed unless he came out of the passage and examined the area for footprints. Hopefully, he’d picked up enough time along the way that he’d get there just in front of her.
The sound of bubbling grew louder as he followed a rounded row of shrubbery past several tempting turns until he was certain the fountain was just ahead to his left. Eli paused briefly to catch his breath so that he wouldn’t give himself away. Kit was able to detect him so easily just from his scent or the feel of his eyes on the back of her head, the last thing he needed was for her to hear him.
Once he was certain he had his pulse under control, he took a few cautious steps toward the
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Kit was almost to the exit of the labyrinth. She could feel it. While she was slightly disappointed that none of the Representatives she was hoping to potentially spend the evening with had caught up to her, the idea that she could be successful where her mother had assumed she would fail was enough to make her keep running, despite the fact that her lungs were burning and her legs ached.The raindrops were increasing. Large drops splattered on her arms and wet her hair. Still, she pressed on. Even when a rumble of thunder caught her off guard and almost made her shout, which might’ve given away her location, she stifled her scream and kept going.Once she’d passed the fountain, she realized she had a good chance at getting out with all of her ribbons. She doubted any of the Representatives could’ve made it there before her. She fully expected anyone who was fast enough to lay in wait and pounce on her as soon as she stepped out of the passage, but wh
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It really was one simple wrong turn that had led Kit to a dead end and an impasse. Once they were back at the crossroads, it was easy to see she should’ve went the other direction. She wondered what may have happened if she had gone the other way. Would he have let her go, or would he have caught up to her? The princess decided she was better off not knowing.The trumpeters had relocated to the exit point, and as soon as Eli and Kit crossed the line, they blew their horns, signaling the contest was over. Kit was surprised to see the queen had already made her way over to this side as well. She was sitting in her carriage with the window flap up so that she could see out the glass. The expression on her face was priceless, but Kit chose not to look at her for more than a few seconds. Whatever her mother thought of the outcome, Eli had won the contest fair and square, and he would have his prize.The rain was beginning to fall harder as the footmen escorted Kit and
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Now that Kit was no longer so close to Eli, reality began to rush in and fill in the space. Kit set about correcting her bodice while Eli fixed his trousers and put the used sheath back in the pouch where no one else could find it until he had a chance to discard it. Kit decided it would be a good idea to put some more distance between them, so she moved to the bench across from him, though the area was still tight enough she could reach his hands if she needed to, and she raised the coverings over the windows.Very little daylight poured in because of the storm. The glass looked contorted through the rivers of rain running down the side of the carriage. She could tell they were approaching the road that would take them back to the castle and expected it to only be another five or ten minutes until they pulled in near the barn. There were some things she needed to say.“Eli, everything I just said to you was true, you know that.” He didn’t answer only
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The carriage made its way in through the castle gate and up the lane toward the entry nearest the barn. Kit saw several recognizable figures headed through the rain toward the steps that led to the door of Wrenbrook. The storm was passing, and as she stepped out of the carriage, only a few drops of rain greeted her—until she found herself completely swept off of the ground and into a massive pair of arms.“Cassius! What are you doing?” Kit laughed as he carried her up the stairs. A glance over his shoulder let her know that Eli was amused and didn’t look at all as if he felt Cassius had stolen his prize. Jate, Reeve, Landon, Drake, and Danyen also followed them up the stairs. Eli took a few steps past her to reach the door and hold it open for him as Cassius carried her inside.“I didn’t want you to get wet all over again,” Cassius replied, nodding in thanks to Eli, before he tipped his head toward her ear and added, “not
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Avinia and Isla arrived at Kit’s door just as she was about to head to the throne room. Her other seven escorts were there as well, and two of her guardsmen followed the group down the hall to the other side of the castle. Along the way, Kit whispered to Avinia, “Where is Seph?”“Your mother wanted to see her right away.” Her cousin’s words were measured, and Kit felt her stomach twist inside. The queen was up to something.There wasn’t much conversation as they walked along. It was is if they all knew this would be more than a celebration after the maze run, which was intended to be lighthearted and fun. Perhaps the queen had caught on to the fact that Kit had help in foiling her mother’s plan to mark Pierce as the winner. Perhaps there was something more.When they arrived at the formal throne room, the doors were open, and several others were already inside. The queen was standing in front of her throne, the oth
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Kit’s lips were a little sore after all of the ribbons were traded in, but she was glad to have it out of the way and thankful Pierce had only managed to get two ribbons. She could tell by his expression he was angry that his scheme had not worked out, but she wasn’t in the mood to feel even the least bit sorry for a cheater who didn’t get to cheat.Back in her chambers, Kit’s muscles rippled with exhaustion. Not only was she physically spent from running through the maze, and from her exertion in the carriage, dealing with her mother was enough to leave her needing a nap all on her own.That wouldn’t happen though.As soon as the interior chamber door clicked closed, Avinia spun to face Seph, who was standing with her hands covering her face. Kit froze in the doorway, not sure what was happening. “What did she say?” her cousin asked. “Why did she wish to see you alone?”Realizing Seph’s tardines
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The loud knock on her antechamber door at a quarter till three in the morning didn’t startle Kit at all. In fact, she was waiting for it. With a deep breath, she smoothed back her skirt, the same one she’d been wearing since the assembly in the throne room, and pulled the door open a crack, sticking her head out into the hallway. “Yes?”It was scar face again. She wondered if he ever slept. Alongside him were a whole host of her mother’s guard who had pressed her own set of guardsmen away from the door. He had his hand wrapped tightly around Seph’s upper arm, and it was evident she’d been crying again. “Unhand her,” the princess demanded, but he didn’t do so.“Your lady has been caught sharing a bed with one of your men, Princess.” His gravelly voice sent shivers down Kit’s spine. She narrowed her eyes at him, daring him to keep his grip on Seph’s arm. Rather than merely letting her go,
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“You should go to sleep, Katrinetta,” Eli said, beginning to unpin her hair.“I shall have you in my bed for the first time, and you are suggesting we simply go to sleep?” She didn’t pull her head away from his chest to ask her question, nor did she open her eyes.“I am. If anyone knows how tired you are, it’s me. There will be plenty of opportunities for... other things. Besides, if your mother asks you if I pleasured you tonight after she specifically told you to invite Jate, she’ll be furious.”Kit looked up at him, finding a way to pry her eyes open. “Isn’t that no longer my concern? I was under the impression I was no longer worried about what did or did not infuriate my mother.”He leaned down and kissed the tip of her nose. “While I would agree with that, I see no point in irritating her just for the sake of irritating her.”“And is that all pleasuring
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Eventually, Kit stepped back, signaling she was done, and her party faded into the hallway. Eli was right, there was much to be done, and Kit wasn’t even sure where to begin with the task of restoring the realm to its former glory. But there was no doubt her first appointment with the council would be to approve the new law that would allow her to rule before the end of her Choosing, one that would allow her to keep all seven of the men who stood around her now.As if reading her mind, Zora, her great-aunt and a distinguished member of the council stepped forward. “Queen Katrinetta, I would like to present to you a new law, passed by the council earlier this day. All it needs is your signature.”Confused, Kit took the sheet of parchment and began to read. When her eyes reached the bottom of the paper, she looked up. “How did you know...?”“Junno explained everything to us,” Nil said, stepping forward. “And we agree
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“We love you, Kit. We’ll always be here for you,” Jate said to her right.“Even when we’re broken,” Danyen added, getting a giggle out of her and the others.“It’s our privilege to be with you,” Drake said in his deep, steady voice.Reeve took her hand. “Your belief in us has shaped us into who we are.”“And given us the confidence to stand with you as you become queen,” Landon said in her ear.“It’s all been well-worth it, Kit, to see you take the throne.” Cassius was still battered, but he looked much better now, with a smile on his face, than he had since Kit had found him in the dungeon.Kit shifted her eyes to Eli, assuming he would also say something. His eyes darted around several times, and she could tell he was attempting to come up with something no one else had said, but they’d all expressed themselves so well, it was a difficult
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No longer frightened of the woman who used to terrorize her, Kit raised her arms between her mother’s bringing them down to the sides quickly so as to prevent her mother from ever making contact with her neck. Rona’s arms snapped down and she winced in pain. Her eyes bulged in surprise at her daughter’s strength. Kit took advantage of her mother’s stunned expression long enough to plant her fist in Rona’s right eye. Her mother rocked backward, grabbing at her face as Kit felt Eli’s familiar hand on her shoulder, seeking to calm her. Clearly, the older woman was no physical threat to Kit or anyone else.The bejeweled, golden crown atop Rona’s head wobbled as the queen staggered from the blow. It slid free, tumbling toward the floor. Kit reached out a hand and plucked it from the air. “The goddess have spoken!” she declared, ignoring the fact that it was the force of her own strike that had dislodged the crown. Nearly everyo
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Watching the battle take place from the hallway had been unsettling for Kit, especially when she saw Eli faltering. For a moment, it had looked as if Vin might be victorious. Her attention had been pulled away when she learned Danyen was injured. Despite Galter’s best efforts to stop her, the princess insisted on going in and tending to him, and she had been there, placing pressure on the wound when Armant arrived. Danyen apologized for not being as handy with a sword as he was a quill, but Kit had only kissed him and assured him he was perfect in her sight.And then she’d seen hesitancy in Cassius and Eli as they considered mercy for Vin, the monster who had hurt and tortured so many. Ending him seemed like the right thing to do for all of the people of Yewforia, though she could never fault her men for weighing the costs of taking a life, even when that life was as worthless as scar face’s.She’d been stunned to see Jecob standing on the dais,
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Across the room, Eli heard a shout and a roar of laughter. He could hardly let the situation distract him, but his head flickered in that direction for a moment, and he saw Danyen on the ground, grasping his middle. Drake was there and ended the laughing soldier who’d stabbed Danyen, but the Representative looked seriously wounded. Looking around the room, as he saw Vin trying to take advantage of his distraction, out of the corner of his eye, Eli spotted a member of his own guard who had just finished a man off. “Nen! Go to the infirmary and fetch Armant, as quickly as you can!”Eli hardly had time to see the guardsman nod in understanding before Vin’s persistence paid off, and his sword caught Eli in the left shoulder. It was a glancing blow as Eli dodged to his right, but this wound was deeper than the last and hurt more. It was not enough to slow him, though. Eli came flying back at Vin with a vengeance, thinking of his comments about Kit, how he h
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The scene in the throne room was chaotic at best. Looking around, Eli quickly ascertained the situation. While the revolutionaries and several members of the Princess’s Guard had the upper hand, there were still twenty or thirty members of the Queen’s Guard and military doing their best to defend the door to the queen’s chambers.Across the room, Eli caught sight of a familiar set of dark eyes grimacing in his direction, and the Commander narrowed his focus as he stared him down. Scar face didn’t take his eyes off of Eli as he began to work his way through assailants, cutting them down easily as he moved toward his target. As he advanced, the aura of pure evil shifted the room such that darkness seemed to blot out everything around them until only Eli and the man who’d tried to end him remained. One of them would not walk out of this room.His concentration was broken when he heard another recognizable voice shout, “Goedwig! You&rsqu
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The door to the castle was nearly nonexistent. Shards of wood hung from the upper posts, a few clung to the doorjambs, but for the most part, what had been an elegant entryway was now reduced to nothing but splinters and flecks of gold paint, thanks to the battering ram Eli had mentioned earlier.Realizing the only weapon she had was the small dagger, Kit scoured the ground for a sword. She saw one lying on the floor just inside of the castle entrance and picked it up, certain the poor fellow reposing nearby would no longer need it. She turned to tell her ladies they should do the same but noted they were already armed. Seph and Isla both had swords, though not as large and cumbersome as the one Kit had just procured, and Avinia had a bow she must’ve been carrying on her saddle, a quiver strung to her back.Armant and the other men who had come along with him stepped forward. “This is where we must leave you. We’ll head to the infirmary and check on t
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“Are the two of you at peace now?” Kit asked Eli and Cassius.“I suppose so,” Eli began. “If he wants to go off and get himself killed, there will be one less person to share you with.” He smiled at Cassius, a mischievous twinkle in his eye, and the larger man reached around Kit and popped him in the arm.“You’d better not get yourself killed. Any of you.” Kit looked around and saw all seven of the men she’d chosen nearby, five of them already saddled and ready to go, the other two done arguing. While she hadn’t made Drake’s appointment official, she would, as soon as she knew the outcome of the battle at hand.Kit’s hip was still aching from where she cut it on the door earlier. Normally, she’d be able to mount Belle by herself, but with her leg torn up, she decided it would be easier to ask for help. Turning to Eli, she asked, “Will you give me a boost?”&ldq
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Avinia had quite an entourage with her, including several wagons’ worth of food and water, clean clothes, a few weapons, and Armant with medical supplies. She’d enlisted some castle servants to drive the wagons, and as soon as they reached the remaining prisoners, they also helped the physician as he began to assess wounds and care for the sick and injured. Bea, his nurse who was also a faithful member of the revolt, was there to help as well.Kit wasn’t sure who to go to first. Both of her cousins, along with their husbands, dropped down from their horses, and Kit could see Avinia’s eyes searching for her through the crowd. But she also wanted to run to Drake and Danyen, who were bringing up the end of the line, along with Gavin, Asher, and a few of the other remaining Representatives.The men would have to wait. Avinia rushed over, embracing Kit quickly before she backed up. “You smell terrible.”“Thank you. I just sli
