Fated (The Coldest Fae Book 4) by Katerina Martinez

Author:Katerina Martinez [Martinez, Katerina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Supernal Publishing
Published: 2021-04-24T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

True to his word, Radulf had me moved back to my room, which was a welcomed change of scenery. I had a chance to change, to bathe, to eat, all under the watchful eye of the Ulhan in my room. I still couldn’t quite figure them out. They didn’t do or say anything, they just sat there, occasionally squirming inside of their ice box.

It was a little unnerving, but after a while, I forgot they were even there; like they’d become part of the furniture. I wasn’t sure if that was by design, or because I was grossly sleep-deprived and exhausted, both mentally and physically. Either way, I went about my business as best I could until Mira was allowed to come and see me later in the evening.

I had a couple of things to tell her, and at this point, I didn’t care whether Tula knew about them or not.

Too tired.

“You look… not great,” Mira said, frowning.

I cocked an eyebrow. “Thanks.”

“I don’t mean to upset you; it was only an observation.”

“I’m not upset. In my defense, I was just paralyzed by a Wenlow… in the castle. Has your world gone upside down?”

“It has, and it’s our world, remember?” Mira shook her head. “I did not know what to do with myself when I saw those things emerge. They came from almost out of nowhere, and not a word was said about them.”

“I guess having Wenlow as pets is just the new normal around here now?”

“The King should not have allowed this.”

“I hate to tell you, but the King is the one behind all this. Mira, he’s gone totally insane. He has to be stopped, or… or everything turns dark and burns.”

“And the prophecy comes to pass.”

I scratched my neck, dealing with an itch that had come up. “I need to get this thing off if I’m going to beat Mareen,” I said, “Either that, or I have to find a way to kill her magic. She’s really powerful.”

Mira nodded. “Mareen is a gifted sorceress, but she is also…” she paused, as if she was searching for the word.

“Unhinged? Yes, we have a word for that.”

“That is perhaps something you can use to your advantage.”

“An advantage isn’t going to help me if she hits me with even one of those magic blasts, and this thing around my neck makes it really hard to keep up my fancy feet. It’s heavy.”

“It only feels heavy. The collar itself is almost weightless.”

“So, it’s all in my head?”

“Yes and no. Yes, the weight isn’t real, and no, it’s caused by magic. I cannot remove it or tamper with it, but I could give you some breathing exercises to help lessen that particular effect, at least.”

A little green light began to radiate from the back of Mira’s neck, and a moment later, Gullie emerged, rubbing her eyes. The little pixie walked along Mira’s shoulder, took flight on her butterfly wings, and settled on my shoulder.

“Good morning,” I said.

“Morning,” Gullie groaned. “I think I can help with the collar.

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