Truth of Embers by Caitlyn McFarland

Author:Caitlyn McFarland
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-09-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Blinded

It took Juli days to free herself from the cuffs—not only because it was difficult, but because dragon locks weren’t like human ones. They were activated by magic, so there was no way to physically manipulate them. She might have given up, if it wasn’t for Jiang’s thoughts about poison in Eryri.

There were only a few people in Eryri important enough to poison, and to one degree or another, Juli loved every single one of them. Rhys was the most likely candidate, but since he and Kai ate together, anything that got to him would probably kill Kai, as well. Now that they were on their way back, her time was limited. She had to find out who Jiang’s contact was.

She couldn’t give everything up for Kai only to have her die anyway.

Two days after the incident with Owain, Kavar cooled off enough to come visit her again. He paced around and snapped at her, but they both felt the relief of being physically close.

It only took the edge off for Juli, however. The longer she was with Kavar, the more she wanted Ashem. Not only in the normal “I miss you” way, which was bad enough, but in the biting, hollowed-out way of the heartswearing. Even spending time deep within their mental connection was little comfort for either of them. They needed to be together.

But when she was with Ashem, she would still need Kavar. If Kai’s behavior when she’d been away from Rhys for nearly two months was any indication, soon her emotions would be completely unmanageable.

Juli watched Kavar pace and wondered whether she was doomed to a nearly immortal life only to become a starving wraith—her body insatiably craving something her heart and mind would never want.

It would drive her insane.

Desperate, Juli told Kavar what she’d heard in Jiang’s mind—that he was supposed to be in Eryri to take the fall for poison.

“You lie,” he said. “Poison is a coward’s way—a human way. If dragons poisoned each other’s food, Owain would’ve killed Rhys a thousand years ago.”

“You think so?” Juli opened their connection and shoved the memory into his mind.

His eyes widened, then he spat Jiang’s name. “Owain can’t possibly know about this. He let Rhys capture me so Jiang would have credibility, but he would not have condoned my execution.”

That was the end of that day’s visit.

Juli sank back onto the couch, scratching at her chained fingers. She felt bad for Kavar. Bad enough that she wished she didn’t have to push. But her need to get free was more important than his hurt feelings. If she could find out who in Eryri was supposed to deliver the poison and who their target was, Ashem could stop it from happening.

She needed the key. To get it, she would have to distract Kavar.

So she decided to seduce him. Just a little.

Ashem was not on board, but there were lives at stake. Besides, Juli was sure she could do it. She’d gleaned the most important thing she could about Kavar: he was jealous.

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